Owen Kendall
Owen Kendall is a native of Holmes County, Ohio, born March 11, 1855,, a son of Levi and Lydia (Wood) Kendall, latter of whom died, leaving six children--Owen, Elizabeth, Rosetta, Josephine, Daniel H. and Laura. After the mother's death the father married Matilda Cobb, and to them were born eight children, some of whom are living , and she dying, Mr. Kendall married Sarah Bonner, by whom there were no children. Owen Kendall was the eldest of a large family of children, and his father being in limited circumstances he was early obliged to rely on his own resources. Being energetic and industrious he became successful, and now owns 134 acres of what was formerly the Lockhart farm. The residence, which was built in 1825, is one of the best in the township, and although it has existed over sixty-four years it is a model of convenience and comfort. Mr. Kendall was married October 10, 1878, to Miss Arkanna Pyers, and they have had six children, five sons and one daughter, as follows: Marion Emmet, born September 3, 1879; Halleck Leroy, born July 4, 1881; Orie Clyde, born June 13, 1883; Ira Welker, born March 29, 1885; Roscoe Clifford, born January 20, 1887, and Roxy Florence, born April 8, 1889. Mr. Kendall is a Republican and a strong advocate of Prohibition.
From Commemorative Biographical Record of the Counties of Wayne and Holmes, Ohio, J. H. Beers & Co., Chicago, 1889