John H. Kendall

Lifespan: 1870 – 1944

Summary

Born 1870 in Lexington, Le Sueur County, Minnesota. Son of William John Kendall (age 48 at John’s birth) and Eliza Lambert (age 43). Married Margaret Schindler on February 2, 1892 in Le Center, Le Sueur County, Minnesota. At least 3 sons and 3 daughters. Lived in Lexington Township (1910), then St. Peter, Nicollet County (1940). Died 1944 in Le Sueur County, age 74.

Relationships

• Parents: William John Kendall (b. c. 1822) & Eliza Lambert (b. c. 1827)
• Wife: Margaret Schindler (b. c. 1872, Lexington, MN) — m. Feb 2, 1892, Le Center, MN
• Children (6):
  • Mary Jane Kendall (Dec 11, 1893–1971)
  • William E. Kendall (1895–)
  • John H. Kendall Jr. (1896–1896) — died as infant
  • Hazel Victoria Kendall (1898–1968)
  • Noah Nathan Kendall (Oct 6, 1900–)
  • Delta Kendall (1907–1919) — died at ~12

Sources

• FamilySearch (birth, marriage, death, parents)
• Marriage License, Le Sueur County District Court, Jan 29, 1892 — primary source. “John Kendall” and “Maggie Schindler.” Clerk: Jacob Gish, Le Sueur Center.
• Le Sueur County birth register: “Mary A. Kendall” (Dec 11, 1893) — father John H. Kendall age 24, mother Maggie Kendall age 21
• Return of Deaths, Town of Lexington, c. 1896 — line 6: infant “John H. Kendall”, died Oct 14, age ~15 days. Father: John H. Kendall (Lexington), Mother: Margaret Kendall (Lexington).
• Minnesota birth record: Noah Nathan Kendall (Oct 6, 1900) — father John Kendall age 32
• 1900 US Census, Lexington Twp, Le Sueur Co, MN — household #199/2046. John (Head, June 186?/187?), Margarett (Wife, Apr 1866?), Mary (Daughter, Apr 1895), Wm (Son, May 189?), Hazel (Daughter, Jan 1898). Margaret’s parents both born Germany; John’s parents both born England.
• Minnesota death index: Feb 12, 1944, St. Peter, Nicollet Co — father listed as William Kendall
• 1920 Census, Cordova, Le Sueur Co — spouse “Anna M Kendall”, child “Noa”
• 1930 Census, Cordova, Le Sueur Co — spouse “Margret Kendall”

Research Notes

• Born in Lexington, Le Sueur Co — deep-rooted local family
• Father William John Kendall was 48 at John’s birth — another late-in-life father
• Death record lists father as “William Kendall” — confirmed. NOT son of John Kendall Sr. (1833–1895) & Caroline Hugunin.
• 1920 census lists spouse as “Anna M Kendall” — may be Margaret’s middle name, or a second wife, or enumerator error. 1930 census shows “Margret” again.
• Living in St. Peter by 1940 — same town as Minnesota State Hospital where Mary Schmidt (Schmidt family) died in 1909.
• Family oral history: “Noah Kendall was grandpa’s grandpa” — actually grandpa’s uncle. Noah was Mary Jane’s brother.
• Allen Noah Schmidt (Mary Jane’s son) named after brother Noah Nathan Kendall.