Andrew Jackson Kendig (1909)
BEVINGTON, BUTLER, ENSIGN, HOCKADAY, KENDIG, NIELSEN, REAM, STITT
Posted By: Kent Transier
Date: 8/8/2008 at 14:25:58
The Winterset Reporter
Winterset, Iowa
Thursday, April 8, 1909
Page 3Death of A. J. Kendig
In the death of A. J. Kendig, one of the oldest settlers of Winterset passes away. He came here in the early days and was one of the prominent businessmen of pioneer times. He was a man of more than ordinary ability and activity. It was only about a month ago that he took a twelve mile walk into the country notwithstanding he had passed his eighty-first birthday. He leaves a wife and one daughter, Mrs. L. Nielsen, to mourn him.
______________________The Winterset Reporter
Winterset, Iowa
Thursday, April 15, 1909
Page 4, Column 3Obituary
Andrew Jackson Kendig was born at Reamstown, Lancaster county, Penn., Dec. 27, 1827, and died at Winterset, Ia., April 8, 1909, aged 81 years, 3months and 12 days. Son of Abraham Kendig and Nancy Ream Kendig who emigrated to Stark county, Ohio, in 1838. He came with them at that early period and grew to manhood in that state.
In the year 1857, he came to Winterset with his wife, Jane Ann Hockaday Kendig who united with him in matrimonial alliance Dec 4th, 1851. To them was born one son, Phil Sheridan Verner, who preceded his father by death at his father’s home on August 23, 1891, and was buried in the family lot of the Rock City cemetery of this city.
In his youthful years he became a student on literature, so that before he was eighteen years of age he presented himself for examination before the county superintendent to test his qualifications as a teacher of rudimentary studies. He obtained employment in the town of his residence as principal in a graded school, continuing in his position for four consecutive years with masterful success. In his westward move in 1857 he located in this city, then in its embryo state of pioneer transition and became at once a participant as merchant and general business activities of this then formulative community, serving as agent for fourteen years of the U. S. Express Co.
On the 17th day of April, 1870, his then wife died of that fell disease, tubercular consumption. On April 11th, 1872, his second marriage occurred, being united in matrimonial bonds with Hannah M. Stitt, widow of Capt. R. A. Stitt deceased, and to them was born a daughter, Jennie Maude Kendig now Nielsen, his wife bringing into the family circle two daughters, Hilda E. Stitt now Ensign and Clara Stitt now Bevington.
His surviving near relatives are his wife and her three daughters, Hilda Stitt Ensign, Clara Stitt Bevington and Jennie Maude Nielsen and husband C. L. Nielsen, one grandson, Eugene Verner Nielsen, Rebecca Kendig, and Delila M. Kendig Butler, sisters and his only living brother Henry R. Kendig. Sisters and brother are residents of Oskaloosa, Ia., the two latter attending his funeral obsequies.
Temperate and even abstentions from vicious habits of appetite of every kind.
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