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Below is a family biography included in the History of Allegheny County, Pennsylvania published in 1889 by A. Warner & Co. These biographies are valuable for genealogy research in discovering missing ancestors or filling in the details of a family tree. Family biographies often include far more information than can be found in a census record or obituary. Details will vary with each biography but will often include the date and place of birth, parent names including mothers' maiden name, name of wife including maiden name, her parents' names, name of children (including spouses if married), former places of residence, occupation details, military service, church and social organization affiliations, and more. There are often ancestry details included that cannot be found in any other type of genealogical record.
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PROF. J. C. KENDALL, Homestead, was born in Somerset county, Pa., Sept. 4, 1851, a son of John C. Kendall. His great-grandfather was a native of Frederick county, Md., and of Swiss descent, and his grandfather, Christian Kendall, was a farmer in Somerset county, Pa., where he reared a large family. The father of the subject of this memoir, by trade a mechanic, was born June 5, 1817, and died January 30, 1888; his wife, Elizabeth (Miller) Kendall, survived him. They had a family of eight children, of whom Samuel A. is principal of the Jefferson high-schools in Iowa. Prof. J. C. Kendall was educated at Mount Union College and at the California State Normal School, graduating from the latter in the class of 1880, and has since been an efficient and successful teacher. After teaching a number of years in his native county in district and normal schools, and one term in Ohio, he came; in 1881, to Homestead, where he is now principal of the public schools. He is a member of the I. O. O. F., A. F. & A. M. and Jr. O. U. A. M.
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This family biography is one of 2,156 biographies included in the History of Allegheny County, Pennsylvania published in 1889 by A. Warner & Co.
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