Biographies listed in the 1905 History of Coles county, IL

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History of Coles County, Illinois
By Charles Edward Wilson
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CHAPTER IX
CITIZENS OF COLES COUNTY
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Transcribed by ©K. Torp, 2009

KANE, James, farmer, Humboldt township, Coles county, was born in the city of Belfast, Ireland, December 12, 1833, the son of Patrick and Eliza (O'Hara) Kane, natives of Ireland, where both died. Emigrating to american in 1855, Mr. Kane supported himself by working at the cooper's trade, which he had learned in the old country. He located in Madison, Ind., and afterward went to Switzerland County, in that State, where, during the Civil War, he enlisted in Company D, Twenty-second Indiana Infantry, serving for fifteen months and being engaged in several serious battles. He was wounded at Pea Ridge and ordered home to Indiana. After his recovery he worked at his trade in Lafayette and Delphi, and later established a shop of his own at Rockfield, where he resided for many years, before finally locating (in 1882) on his fine farm of 160 acres on Section 13, Humboldt Township, in Coles County, Ill. In 1857, Mr. Kane was united in marriage to Mary, daughter of James and Rosa Brady, of Madison County, Ind., who were originally natives of Ireland. Mr. and Mrs. Kane are the parents of eleven children, four of whom are deceased. Those living are: Patrick, Robert, James, Daniel Charles, Ellen, wife of John Stewart; Sarah, wife of William Mead; and Maggie, wife of Daniel James. In his political views Mr. Kane is affiliated with the Democratic party. He is a member of the Catholic Church.

KEENAN, Richard, retired, Mattoon, Ill., was born June 6, 1830, in Westmeath County, Ireland, the son of John and Helen Keenan, natives of the "Emerald Isle." Landing in New York about 1850, Mr. Keenan was employed for three years at Greenwood. N. Y. At the expiration of this time he came as far West as Chicago, an adventurous undertaking in those days, and here he found work with the Illinois Central Railroad, continuing in their employ until 1898, although in the meantime he had changed his place of abode to Mattoon. Through industry and economical habits he has accumulated seven pieces of city property in Mattoon.
On August 16, 1872 Mr. Keenan was married to Tabitha, daughter of Joseph Egan, of Tennessee, and they have one son, John, now a locomotive engineer on the Illinois Central Railroad. Mr. Keenan is a Democrat. He is a member of the Catholic Knights of America, and attends the Catholic Church.

KENDALL, Harry Frederick, editor and publisher, Mattoon. Ill. was born in Flora, Ill., August 17, 1865, the son of Cyrus D. and Catherine Rovilla (Miller), the former a native of Erie County, Pa.. and the latter of Bellefontaine, Ohio. His paternal grandparents were Cyrus and Lucy (Aubrey) Kendall, and his great-grandparents on the same side, Morrel and Mary (English) Kendall, all natives of Orange County, Vt., where the family resided for some generations. Mr. Kendall's grandparents on the maternal side were Thompson and Abbie (Sparks) Miller, and his great-grandfather, through his grandmother, Lucy (Aubrey) Kendall, was John Frederick Aubrey, who was a surgeon in the British Navy during the French and Indian War, which ended with the capture of Quebec by the British in 1759, in which Dr. Aubrey took part. He was discharged from the British service in 1779, soon after came to America and joined the Continental Army, with which he served up to the close of the Revolutionary War. Cyrus D. Kendall, father of Henry Frederick, served four years as a soldier of the Eleventh Missouri Volunteers during the Civil War, in which he held the position of Captain.

Harry F. Kendall's childhood was spent at Louisville, Clay County, Ill., his family later removing to Newton, Jasper County, where he graduated from the Newton High School in 1884. In the fall of the same year he entered the preparatory department of the University of Illinois, and a year later matriculated in the University proper, graduating in the class of 1889 with the degree of A. B. He then read law for two years in the office of T. J. Smith, of Champaign, and in 1891 passed the examination before the Illinois Supreme Court and was admitted to the bar. He then took up newspaper work, and in October, 1895, became owner and publisher of the Mattoon (Ill.) Gazette. On January 2, 1905, he effected the consolidation of "The Gazette" and "The Journal" of Mattoon under the name of "The Journal-Gazette," and is now President of "The Journal-Gazette" Company, issuing daily and weekly editions, and of the Gazette Printing Company. His success as editor and publisher has been demonstrated by the standing which that paper has attained under his management.

Mr. Kendall was married March 2, 1898, to Jessie B. Johnson, who was born at Alma, Marion County, Ill., and educated in the Newton (Ill.) High School, the Kirkwood (Mo.) Seminary and the New England Conservatory of Music, Boston. She is a daughter of Hale Johnson, who was a candidate for Vice-President on the Prohibition ticket in 1896. Mr. Kendall supports the principles of the Republican party as an editor and a citizen, and fraternally is associated with the Court of Honor and the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks.

Kenny, Wm

Kershaw, Moses

Kincaid, George M.

King, Arthur

Kinnaw, Edward

King, Wm H.

Kinzel, Fred

Kitchens, Asbury

Kitchin, James

Knollenberg, Fred

Kurtz, Frederick

Lambert, Richard

Lane, Hon. Thomas P.C.

Lanphier, Henry

Larue, Jacob

Lawson, Benton

Lee, Charles L.

Lehman, Hon. Lewis L.

Linder, Elisha

Linder, Isaac V.

Linder, John O.

Linder, Mrs. Rachel A.

Lippincott, George W.

Lord, Livingston

Loudermilt, S.J.

Lowe, Francis M.

Lumpkin, Iverson A.

Lumpkin, Wm Cutler

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