- CHARLES KENDALL, Justice of the Peace and Notary Public of
Beloit, was born in Scottville,
- Monroe Co., N.Y., on the 25th day of January, 1827, and is
a son of Seth and Dorothy (VAN AUKER) KENDALL. They were the
parents of two children, Charles of this sketch, and Mary, wife
of J. J. BOYLE, a leading citizen of Beloit. The death of Mr.
KENDALL occurred in 1832, after which his widow became the wife
of William KENDALL, a brother of her former husband. Unto them
were born four children - Luther W., who is now residing in Beloit;
Sarah, Andrew, and Burkley. The last three named are dead.
- Our subject remained in his native county until seven years
of age, when he went with his step-
- father to Cattaraugus County, N.Y. He received a liberal
education, attending the academy at Fredonia, and in 1847, emigrated
to the West, locating in Rockton, Winnebago Co., Ill. On the
11th day of April, 1848, he was joined in wedlock with Miss Jane
CLARK, a daughter of Hubbard CLARK, of Nunda Valley, N.Y. The
family circle of Mr. and Mrs. KENDALL was made complete by the
birth of three children - William, who is now foreman in the
factory of Thomas PERVIS, a cigar manufacturer of Beloit; Mary,
wife of E. V. MUNN, general State agent for the Continental Insurance
Company, and President of the state Board of Underwriters; and
Carrie, wife of Andrew J. PETERSON, a prominent merchant and
cashier of the Aurora State Bank, of Aurora, Neb.
- In the fall of 1850, Mr. KENDALL returned to Cattaraugus
County, N.Y., where he spent the
- succeeding three years, when he returned to the West and
became a resident of DeKalb County, Ill. While residing in that
county, he became established as an insurance agent, and has
since that time continued in that line of business in which he
has been quite successful. In 1863, he located in Beloit, and
has since been identified with the leading interests of the city.
For several years he represented the Northwestern Paper Company,
of Beloit, as traveling salesman, but now devotes his time exclusively
to his insurance business and official duties.
- Politically, Esquire KENDALL is a Democrat, and has been
elected to various local offices. In
- 1888, he was elected to the office of Justice of the Peace,
a fact which speaks well for his personal popularity, as the
Republican party is largely in the majority in the city. Possessing
good sound common sense and carefully weighing the evidence in
the case, he makes a fair decision and has proved an efficient
officer. Mr. KENDALL takes great interest in civic societies
and has been an active worker in the orders to which he belongs.
He is a member of the Masonic fraternity, a Knight Templar, and
has filled the position of Master in the Blue Lodge. He is among
the oldest members of the I.O.O.F., joining the order in 1853,
and has filled the offices of Grand Patriarch and Grand Representative.
In 1887, he visited the Grand Lodge at Denver, Col., and in 1888,
represented this jurisdiction in the Grand Lodge at Los Angeles,
Cal. Mr. KENDALL is a valued and worthy citizen and receives
the respect of all who know him.
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- Taken from "The Portrait and Biographical Album of
Rock County, Wis." (c)1889, p. 389.
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- Courtesy of Carol
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