Mrs. Kate (Strott) Kendall 1877-1960

KENDALL, STROTT, SPROTT, BRYSON, STREIGHT

Posted By: Volunteer - Karen DaPra
Date: 10/12/2002 at 04:48:45

MRS. KATE KENDALL

WINFIELD--Mrs. Kate Kendall, 83, former resident of Henry county, died Monday at Duarte, Calif.

The former Kate Strott, she was born and raised at Hillsboro. Survivors include four nephews: P. F. Bryson of Winfield, Dee Bryson of Stockport, Charles (Pete) Strott of Mt. Pleasant, and Dewey Strott of Ft. Madison.

Services will be in California.

(Photocopy of this obit is located on page 56 of Obit Book A found in the Van Buren County, Iowa Genealogical Society's collection at the Keosauqua Public Library in November 1999. Name and date of newspaper not given but may be from late October 1960 possibly from the "Hawk Eye.")

I am NOT related to this person and am posting it for those who may find him/her in their family tree.

NOTE: California Death Index shows Kate S. Kendall born 27 February 1877 birthplace blank, mother maiden name-Streight, father-blank. Died 24 Oct 1960 Los Angeles County, California [note Duarte is in Los Angeles Co.] age 83 yrs. Also gives her social security number.

[Original Post 21 January 2000]

Message posted 23 August 2000 states:
I was browsing the Van Buren County obituary web site and came across an obituary of my great sunt, Kate (Strott) Kendall. Her maiden name was Sprott, not Strott and she was one of the youngest of thirteen children born to J. and Sarah Sprott. My father was Dee Bryson, Stockport, Iowa, son of Gene and Ida (Sprott) Bryson. Gene Bryson owned the Bryson Hotel in Hillsboro, Iowa, Henry County, and Aunt Kate went there to live and take care of five year old twin girls Ida and Gene had taken in when Ida passed away in 1915. She went to California to live with one of the twin girls, Retta, when my grandfather, Gene, passed away in 1940. I love browsing the Iowa web site looking for relatives. Thanks -- Sally (Bryson) Thornton.