Allen Family History

 (last update 14 Feb 2005)

Third Generation
( MELTIRE ARNOLD², EDWARD¹)

Children of Meltire Arnold and Judith Kendall

1. Peter Bunyan Kendall [6620] was born 29 November 1849 in Arkansas. He married Mary Frances 'Mollie' Orrick on 3 September 1874 in Johnson County, Arkansas. She was born 15 January 1857 in Tennessee.

Children of Peter Kendall and Mary Orrick are:

1. + David M. Kendall, born Dec 1879 in Arkansas.
2. John B. Kendall, born Aug 1883 in Arkansas.
3. Mary Ellen Kendall, born Mar 1891 in Arkansas.
4. Effie Einifred Kendall, born Dec 1896, Texas or Oklahoma.

Bibliography

• 1860 Federal Census, AR, Johnson County, Horsehead Township, page 37b-38a, M. A. Kendall.
• 1870 Federal Census, AR, Johnson County, Horsehead Township, page 89, M. A. Kendall.
• 1874 Dodd, Jordan, Liahona Research, Arkansas Marriages, 1851-1900, Ancestry.com [Electronic]
• 1880 Federal Census, TX, Denton County, page 185b.
• 1900 Federal Census, TX, Grayson County, page 301.
• 1910 Federal Census, TX, Young County, page 283a, Peter B. Kendall.
• Bible Records, Paul Bunyan Kendall.

Children of Meltire Kendall and Susannah Gilliam

4. Bethena Celia 'Beth' Kendall [928] was born 24 February 1857 in Hartman, Johnson County, Arkansas. She married William Allen on 7 July 1880 in Johnson County, Arkansas.

Children are listed under William Allen.

5. Thomas W. Kendall [6621] was born May 1859 in Hartman, Johnson County, Arkansas, and died 15 March 1939 at the home of his son Dane Kendall in Johnson County, Arkansas. He married Mary B. 'Mollie' Armstrong on 3 November 1891 in Johnson County, Arkansas. She is the daughter of John M. Armstrong, the first elected Sheriff of Johnson County. She was born 21 June 1868 in Spring, Hill, Arkansas, and died 26 April 1928. As a young man Thomas taught school at Coal Hill and Spring Hill. Thomas was a farmer and businessman and in 1909 was elected as the Johnson County Representative to the Arkansas State Legislature, serving two terms. He built and operated one of the first gins in Johnson County. Thomas has been described as a "courtly gentleman of Smeadley." He later was employed in the store of Sam Laser and Captain John C. Hill. Thomas' sister "Deena" lived with them in Johnson County, in 1920. In 1930, after Mary's death, Thomas moved to Clarksville and was a roomer in the home of Anderson Michael, an English immigrant.  Thomas and Mary are both buried in Oakland Cemetery, Clarksville, Johnson County, Arkansas.

Children of Thomas Kendall and Mollie Armstrong are:

1. Otto A. Kendall, born 12 August 1892, Arkansas; died 20 December 1950, Johnson County, Arkansas; married Bonnie Castleberry on 1 June 1916, Hartman, Johnson County, Arkansas.
2. Dane A. Kendall, born September 1894, Arkansas; died 15 September 1961.
3. Thomas Loren Kendall, born 28 June 1897, Arkansas; died 10 May 1970, Clarksville, Johnson County, Arkansas; married Loraine Green, born 28 May 1908, died 8 April 1999.
4. Mary S. Kendall, born about 1903, Arkansas; died after 1920; married Roy Peters.

Bibliography

• 1860 Federal Census, AR, Johnson County, Horsehead Township, page 37b-38a, M. A. Kendall.
• 1870 Federal Census, AR, Johnson County, Horsehead Township, page 89, M. A. Kendall.
• 1880 Federal Census, AR, Johnson County, Horsehead Township, page 356a, Mrs. S. J. Kendall.
• 1891: Marriage Records of Johnson County, Arkansas, Thomas W. Kendall, Book R, page 86
• 1900 Federal Census, Johnson County, Arkansas
• 1900 Federal Census, Franklin County, Arkansas
• 1910 Federal Census, Johnson County, Arkansas
• 1920 Federal Census, Johnson County, Arkansas
• 1928 Grave Marker, Oakland Cemetery, Mary Kendall
• 1928 Probate records of Johnson County, Arkansas, Milken
• 1929 Obituary, Herald-Democrat, Clarksville, Johnson County, Arkansas, 31 May 1929 (Mrs. T.W. Kendall)
• 1929 Grave Marker, Oakland Cemetery, Johnson County, Arkansas (Mollie B. Kendall)
• 1930 Federal Census, AR, Johnson County, Spadra Township, Clarksville, page 2a, Anderson Michael.
• 1935 Poll Tax List, Johnson County, Arkansas
• 1939 Obituary, Herald-Democrat, Clarksville, Johnson County, Arkansas, 20 Mar 1939 (Thomas W. Kendall)
• 1939 Grave Marker, Oakland Cemetery, Johnson County, Arkansas (Thomas W. Kendall)
• Family Bible, Lillian Allen
• History of Johnson County, The First Hundred Years, Ella Molloy Langford

8. Robert S. Kendall [1331] was born 20 November 1864 in Arkansas, and died 21 October 1902 in Johnson County, Arkansas. He married Mallie Jane Melvina McDaniel, daughter of William Bowman McDaniel and Elizabeth L. Ogilvie, on 27 December 1895 in Johnson County, Arkansas. Mallie's daughter was a veteran of the Civil War and Deputy Sheriff of Johnson County. She was born 16 January 1873 in Johnson County, Arkansas, and died 20 August 1945 in Johnson County. After Robert died, Mallie and her children moved back in with her father. They are both buried in Kendall Cemetery, Johnson County, Arkansas.

Children of Robert Kendall and Mallie McDaniel are:

1. Robert Harold 'Hal' Kendall , born 17 August 1896, Arkansas; died 19 October 1983.
2. Arlie Leonard Kendall , born 28 December 1897 in Bethlehem, Johnson County, Arkansas; died 28 March 1980, Johnson County, Arkansas; married Gladys L. Deacon.
3. Elizabeth K. 'Lizzie' Kendall , born 29 November 1899, Arkansas; died 27 March 1997; married George Bethel Patty.

Bibliography

• 1870 Federal Census, AR, Johnson County, Horsehead Township, page 89, M. A. Kendall.
• 1880 Federal Census, AR, Johnson County, Horsehead Township, page 356a, Mrs. S. J. Kendall.
• 1895: Marriage Records of Johnson County, Arkansas, Robert S. Kendall, Book R, page 473
• 1900 Federal Census, Johnson County, Arkansas
• 1910 Federal Census, Horsehead Township, Johnson County, Arkansas
• 1902 Grave Marker, Kendall Cemetery, Robert Kendall
• 1920 Federal Census, AR, Johnson County, Horsehead Township, page 8a, Mallie J. Kendall.
• 1945 Grave Marker, Kendall Cemetery, Mollie Kendall
• Family Bible, Lillian Allen

9. Green D. Kendall [1332] was born February 1870 in Arkansas, and died after 1939. He married Claudia Cherry on 17 February in Johnson County, Arkansas. She was born August 1874 in Arkansas, the daughter of Albert G. and Mary E. Cherry. Green was a carpenter. They lived in Sebastian County in 1900 and moved back to Franklin County by 1910 then back to Sebastian County, by 1920. The following articles appeared in the local Clarksville newspapers...

June 5th, 1913 - In Honor of Miss Kendall

Miss Allen Kendall very pleasantly entertained in honor of her cousin, Miss Cherry Kendall at the home of Mrs. Rogers on College Hill. Games of various kinds were enjoyed throughout the evening, also a 'beheading' contest was puzzled over. The most lucky beheaders proved to be Miss Fleta Thompson and Mr. Roscoe McPherson who received a box of delicious candy. At a late hour the guests were invited to the dining room where refreshments were served. The guests were Misses Rillie Lasar, Maxie Covington, Fleta Thompson, Jane Everett Morns, Cherry Kendall, Claudie Allen and Alma Ross, Messrs. Rogers McKennon, King Basham, Orville Arrington, Odus Wilkinson, Denver Misenheimer and Roscoe McPherson.

Children of Green Kendall and Claudia Cherry are:

1. Cherry Kendall, born January 1898, Johnson County, Arkansas
2. Lyle Kendall, born November 1899, Johnson County, Arkansas
3. Donald Kendall, born about 1902, Johnson County, Arkansas

Bibliography

• 1870 Federal Census, AR, Johnson County, Horsehead Township, page 89, M. A. Kendall.
• 1880 Federal Census, AR, Johnson County, Horsehead Township, page 356a, Mrs. S. J. Kendall.
• 1897: Marriage Records of Johnson County, Arkansas, Green Kendall, Book R, page 559
• 1900 Federal Census, Sebastian County, Arkansas, page 375a
• 1910 Federal Census, Franklin County, Arkansas
• 1920 Federal Census, AR, Sebastian County, Upper Township, page 9b, G. D. Kendall.
• Family Bible, Lillian Allen