James William Kendrick (1882 - 1972)

Born 16 Jul 1882 in Des Arc, Iron Co., Missouri

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Died 15 Jan 1972 at age 89 in Poplar Bluff Hospital, Poplar Bluff, Missouri

Biography

Education: Des Arc, Missouri.

Buried JAN 1972. Des Arc, Missouri.

Occupation: fired the steam boiler.

Notes

Died of old age and cancer of the bowel.

Jimmy K. had so many wives because he would hire a housekeeper to help.

with his children, the gossips would start in the little town and he.

would marry the house keeper to protect her reputation.

One of his wives, Kate Brooks, was tried for murder of her first.

husband while married to Jimmy. When Jimmy found out he sent her.

packing. The children were delighted as she was very mean to them.

when Jimmy was not around.

According to the 1900 Union Township, Iron Co., Missouri Census James.

Kendrick could not write - this is because he was left handed.

James W. Kendrick operated a store in Piedmont, MO. until the death of.

his wife Sadie. He then moved to the Des Arc, area. Around 1930 he.

purchased a farm in Cedar Spring Hollow and lived there until his.

death. He fired the Des Arch Handle Mill boiler for 23 years until.

retirement. Literally wearing out 3 scoop shoves shoveling sawdust.

He walked 2 miles to work of a morning made the 4 mile round trip at.

noon to check on the children when they were small and walked the 2.

miles home at night. Many times he hoed his garden by lantern light.

He would feed anyone that asked- known to have 25 people at his table.

His youngest daughter, Lillie, is not on the 1920 census in his household because Sadie died just a few months after Lillie's birth and she was sent to live with her Grandmother Mary (Moss) Hodges. The above stories were told to Katrina Whitaker by Lillie (Kendrick) Pearson and Mary (Kendrick) Stabbe. As well as Olive (Pearson) Whitaker who remembered her Grandpa Jimmy K.

Sources

United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K7Q2-SW8 : accessed 23 February 2018), James W Kendrick, Union Township, Iron, Iron, Missouri, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 47-11, sheet 23A, line 33, family 396, Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, RG 29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012, roll 2113.

"United States Social Security Death Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JTST-56K : 20 May 2014), James Kendrick, Jan 1972; citing U.S. Social Security Administration, Death Master File, database (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, ongoing).

"United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHF3-X48 : accessed 23 February 2018), James W Kenderick, Union, Iron, Missouri, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 9, sheet 2A, line 48, family 48, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 1191; FHL microfilm 2,340,926.

United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M888-YGM : accessed 23 February 2018), James Kendrick, Benton, Wayne, Missouri, United States; citing ED 172, sheet 3B, line 59, family 62, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1992), roll 962; FHL microfilm 1,820,962.