Jacob Kendall
Jacob Kendall, farmer and stock-raiser, Section 13, Prairie Township, is a native of Holmes County, born October 9, 1825, a son of Daniel and Elizabeth (Karper) Kendall, former a native of Maryland, and latter of Pennsylvania, both of German descent. His father died in 1836, his mother is still living at the advanced age of eighty-eight years.
Jacob Kendall was reared in his native county, and had but limited educational advantages, as at the early age of eleven years his father died and he was obliged to assist in the work of the farm. He remained with his mother until manhood, having charge of the farm, and making for her a comfortable home. March 27, 1864, he enlisted in the defense of his countyr in the War of the Rebellion, and was assigned to Company C, Sixty-seventh Ohio Infantry. He was with Gen. Butler at the attack on the city of Richmond May 9 and 10, 1864, and then for a year was with the Army of the Potomac, and participated in the capture of Petersburg and Richmond, and later, at Appomattox Court House, where Lee surrendered. He was honorably discharged at the close of the war, and returned to his home in Ohio. He was married in 1866 to Susan Donaldson, who was born in Holmes County, in 1839, a daughter of George W. and Hannah (Poulson) Donaldson, both natives of Virginia, and early settlers of Holmes County. Five children have been born to Mr. and Mrs. Kendall, viz: Edwin D., Donaldson O., Austin K., William A. and Oma B. Mr. Kendall has a good farm of eighty-one acres, all under cultivation, and his improvements are among the best in the township. His residence, a fine brick building, was erected at a cost of $2,800, and his barn cost about $1,500. In politics Mr. Kendall is a Republican, and he takes an active interest in the success of the party.
From Commemorative Biographical Record of the Counties of Wayne and Holmes, Ohio, J. H. Beers & Co., Chicago, 1889