Family Group Sheet
NameLeander “Lee” Kendall
Birth22 Jan 1890, Rowan Co., Kentucky
Death26 Nov 1964, Greencastle, Henry Co., Indiana
FatherHenry Amos Kendall (1857-1912)
MotherSarah Ann Short (1870-1958)
Marriage5 Mar 1908, Rowan Co., Kentucky
SpouseAmanda Jane Royse, 2C2R
Birth15 Nov 1893, Rowan Co., Kentucky
DeathOct 1975, Indianapolis, Marion Co., Indiana
FatherWilliam Robert “Bob” Royse (1868-1938)
MotherCallie Mannin (1870-1944)
Children
1 FNettie Opal Kendall, 3C1R
Birth12 Jun 1910, Rowan Co., Kentucky
3 FTheo “Peggy” Kendall, 3C1R
Birth30 Jun 1913, Rowan Co., Kentucky
DeathIndianapolis, Marion Co., Indiana
SpouseClaude Clayton Baldridge
SpouseClay D. Boswell
4 MHerbert Kendall, 3C1R
Birth23 Apr 1916, Rowan Co., Kentucky
5 MHobart Kendall, 3C1R
Birth1 Apr 1918, Rowan Co., Kentucky
Death26 Mar 1945, Germany
Death MemoWorld War II
6 MGlenn Kendall, 3C1R
Birth28 Jun 1920, Putnam Co., Indiana
Death19 Feb 2001, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Co., Oklahoma
SpouseVernice Armeda Hane
7 FMabel Kendall, 3C1R
Birthabt 1922, Putnam Co., Indiana
8 MChester Raymond Kendall, 3C1R
Birth24 Dec 1926, Rowan Co., Kentucky
9 MWillard L. Kendall , 3C1R (Data Omitted for Privacy)*
Notes for Leander “Lee” Kendall
His WW I draft registration card, filed 5 June 1917, records Leander Kendall, age 27, residence RR 5, Greencastle, Indiana, born 22 Jan 1890 in Rowan Co., Kentucky, occupation farm hand, employer Lacy Sonter, Madison township, Putnam Co., Indiana, married supporting a wife and 3 children.
His WW II draft registration card, filed 27 Apr 1942, records Lee Kendall, age 52, residence R#3, Greencastle, Putnam Co., Indiana, born 22 Jan 1890 in Rowan Co., Kentucky, nearest relative Mrs. Mauda Kendall, same address, employer Indiana State Highway Dept, Greencastle, Ind. There is an explicit notation “(none)”” in the middle initial field.
The SSDI records Lee Kendall, born 22 Jan 1890, died Nov 1964, last residence Indiana, SSN issued in Indiana before 1951.
His WW II draft registration card, filed 27 Apr 1942, records Lee Kendall, age 52, residence R#3, Greencastle, Putnam Co., Indiana, born 22 Jan 1890 in Rowan Co., Kentucky, nearest relative Mrs. Mauda Kendall, same address, employer Indiana State Highway Dept, Greencastle, Ind. There is an explicit notation “(none)”” in the middle initial field.
The SSDI records Lee Kendall, born 22 Jan 1890, died Nov 1964, last residence Indiana, SSN issued in Indiana before 1951.
Census
The 1930 census of Morehead precinct, Rowan Co., Ky, records Lee Kendall, age 40, married, age at first marriage 18, as an inmate at the county jail.
Notes for Amanda Jane Royse
The SSDI lists Amanda Kendall, born 15 Nov 1893, died Oct 1975, last residence Coatsville, Hendricks Co., Indiana.
Notes for Leander “Lee” & Amanda Jane (Family)
Rowan Co., Ky marriage book 6, p. 349, records the marriage on 5 Mar 1908 of Lee Kendall and Manda J. Royse.
Census
I cannot find this family in the 1910 census.
1920 census of Putnam Co., Indiana, Monroe township, enumerated 29 Jan, lists on p. 13A as family #5:
Kendall, Lee A., 29, farm laborer; Amanda, wife, 27; Opal, dau, 9; Theo, dau, 6; Herbert, son, 3 8/12; Hobart, son, 1 8/12. All born Ky Ky Ky.
1930 census of Rowan Co., Ky, Wagoner precinct, enumerated 11 April, lists on p. 4B as family #71:
Kendill, Amanda, 38, married, age at first marriage 15, farmer; Theo, dau, 16, divorced, age at first marriage 15; Herbert, son, 13; Hobart, son, 12; Glen, son, 10; Mabel, dau, 8; Raymond, son, 3 3/12; Willard, son, 8/12. Glen and Mabel born Ind Ky Ky, all others Ky Ky Ky.
1920 census of Putnam Co., Indiana, Monroe township, enumerated 29 Jan, lists on p. 13A as family #5:
Kendall, Lee A., 29, farm laborer; Amanda, wife, 27; Opal, dau, 9; Theo, dau, 6; Herbert, son, 3 8/12; Hobart, son, 1 8/12. All born Ky Ky Ky.
1930 census of Rowan Co., Ky, Wagoner precinct, enumerated 11 April, lists on p. 4B as family #71:
Kendill, Amanda, 38, married, age at first marriage 15, farmer; Theo, dau, 16, divorced, age at first marriage 15; Herbert, son, 13; Hobart, son, 12; Glen, son, 10; Mabel, dau, 8; Raymond, son, 3 3/12; Willard, son, 8/12. Glen and Mabel born Ind Ky Ky, all others Ky Ky Ky.
