The Ancestors and Cousins of Tracy Lynn DeVault

Kathryn Louise White^1,2

F, #3426, b. 22 September 1901, d. 3 October 1976

Parents

Father	Sherman S. White (b. 14 November 1864, d. 10 May 1946)
Mother	Blanche Larimore (b. 6 August 1866, d. 22 July 1950)

Pedigree Link

Family: Kenneth Coover Sonner (b. 14 April 1899, d. 30 November 1967)

Son	Kenneth White Sonner+
Son	Andrew Larimore Sonner+
Son	Alan McKenzie Sonner+
Son	Stephen Sonner+

BASIC FACTS

Kathryn Louise White was born on 22 September 1901 in Marion, Marion Co., Ohio.² She and Kenneth Coover Sonner were married on 2 August 1924.² She died on 3 October 1976, at age 75, in Rockville, Montgomery Co., Maryland.² She was buried in Maple Grove Cemetery, Granville, Licking Co., Ohio.³

Kathryn Louise White had reference number 3454. She resided in Cincinnati, Hamilton Co., Ohio (1958.)⁴ The doctor that attended Kathryn's delivery was the father of Nan Britton, Warren Harding's most notorious mistress.

NEWSPAPER ARTICLE

THE STAR
MARION, OHIO
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 23, 1933
Mrs. Sonner and son White, are guests of the former's parents, Mr. and Mrs. S. F. White of Prospect street.

GRAVE MARKER

KATHRYN WHITE
SONNER
1901 - 1976.

Citations

[S12379] Report on Henry Dewald and Family by Newland DeVault dated 1975, Source Medium: Book
[S5810] Genealogy prepared by Donald L. Boyd
[S4980] Find A Grave (Internet), Source Medium: Book
[S11372] Obituary - Mildred Burdette (White) Gardner, M.D

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Kenneth Coover Sonner^1,2

M, #3427, b. 14 April 1899, d. 30 November 1967

Parents

Father	Jesse Leroy Sonner
Mother	Adah M. Coover

Pedigree Link

Family: Kathryn Louise White (b. 22 September 1901, d. 3 October 1976)

Son	Kenneth White Sonner+
Son	Andrew Larimore Sonner+
Son	Alan McKenzie Sonner+
Son	Stephen Sonner+

BASIC FACTS

Kenneth Coover Sonner was born on 14 April 1899 in Western College, Iowa.² He and Kathryn Louise White were married on 2 August 1924.² He died on 30 November 1967, at age 68, in Rockville, Montgomery Co., Maryland.² He was buried in Gettysburg National Cemetery, Gettysburg, Adams Co., Pennsylvania.³

Kenneth Coover Sonner had reference number 3455. OBITUARY (Ancestry.com)

SONNER, KENNETH C.
On Thursday, November 30, 1967, Suburban Hospital, KENNETH C. SONNER of 621 Azalia dr., Rockville, MD, husband of Kathryne W. Sonner; father of K. White, Andrew L., Alan M. and Stephen G. Sonner; he is also survived by 11 grandchildren. Service and interment were private.

GRAVE MARKER

KENNETH C
SONNER
OHIO
PVT CO F 147 INF
WORLD WAR I
APRIL 14 1899
NOVEMBER 30 1967.

Citations

[S12379] Report on Henry Dewald and Family by Newland DeVault dated 1975, Source Medium: Book
[S5810] Genealogy prepared by Donald L. Boyd
[S4980] Find A Grave (Internet), Source Medium: Book

Family Explorer

Kenneth White Sonner^1,2,3

M, #3428

Parents

Father	Kenneth Coover Sonner (b. 14 April 1899, d. 30 November 1967)
Mother	Kathryn Louise White (b. 22 September 1901, d. 3 October 1976)

Pedigree Link

Family: Roberta Maguire

Son	Christopher Sonner (b. 30 December 1950, d. 1989)
Daughter	Roberta "Robin" Sonner
Son	Anthony Sonner
Son	David Sonner

BASIC FACTS

Kenneth White Sonner and Roberta Maguire were married in 1948.² He and Roberta Maguire were divorced in 1975.⁴

Citations

[S12379] Report on Henry Dewald and Family by Newland DeVault dated 1975, Source Medium: Book
[S5810] Genealogy prepared by Donald L. Boyd
[S1825] 1930 Census, New York, Erie County
[S5802] Genealogy prepared by Don Boyd (www.landofthebuckeye.net), Source Medium: Book

Family Explorer

Bruce Lee Larimore^1,2

M, #3429, b. 4 April 1871, d. 4 December 1951

Parents

Father	John Larimore (b. 7 October 1831, d. 9 April 1911)
Mother	Hannah Minerva Lane (b. 2 April 1835, d. 29 July 1918)

Pedigree Link

Family: Mary Elma Bonham (b. 28 September 1872, d. 13 October 1953)

Son	Philip Bonham Larimore+ (b. 13 June 1896, d. 25 August 1969)
Daughter	Leota Grace Larimore (b. 1 July 1903, d. 2 February 1980)

BASIC FACTS

Bruce Lee Larimore was born on 4 April 1871 in Union Twp., Licking Co., Ohio.¹ He and Mary Elma Bonham were married on 2 October 1895 in Kirkersville, Licking Co., Ohio.¹ He died on 4 December 1951, at age 80, in Memphis, Shelby Co., Tennessee.¹ He was buried in Memorial Park Cemetery, Memphis, Shelby Co., Tennessee.³

Bruce Lee Larimore had reference number 3457. He resided in Jacksonville, Florida (1911); Memphis, Shelby Co., Tennessee (1939); 411 South Perkins Road, Memphis, Shelby Co., Tennessee (last residence.)^1,3,4,5 GRAVE MARKER

FATHER
BRUCE L. LARIMORE
APR. 4, 1871 * DEC. 4, 1951.

Citations

[S5810] Genealogy prepared by Donald L. Boyd
[S332] 1880 Census, Ohio, Licking County
[S6988] Genealogy prepared by Philip B. Larimore, Source Medium: Book
[S10218] Obituary - Frederick Buxton "Fred" Larimore
[S10773] Obituary - John Larimore

Family Explorer

Mary Elma Bonham¹

F, #3430, b. 28 September 1872, d. 13 October 1953

Parents

Father	Simon Peter Bonham
Mother	Emma Moore

Pedigree Link

Family: Bruce Lee Larimore (b. 4 April 1871, d. 4 December 1951)

Son	Philip Bonham Larimore+ (b. 13 June 1896, d. 25 August 1969)
Daughter	Leota Grace Larimore (b. 1 July 1903, d. 2 February 1980)

BASIC FACTS

Mary Elma Bonham was born on 28 September 1872 in Kirkersville, Licking Co., Ohio.¹ She and Bruce Lee Larimore were married on 2 October 1895 in Kirkersville, Licking Co., Ohio.¹ She died on 13 October 1952, at age 80, in Memphis, Shelby Co., Tennessee.² She died on 13 October 1953, at age 81, in Memphis, Shelby Co., Tennessee.¹ She was buried in Memorial Park Cemetery, Memphis, Shelby Co., Tennessee.²

Mary Elma Bonham had reference number 3458. GRAVE MARKER

MOTHER
MARY E. LARIMORE
SEPT. 28, 1872 OCT. 13, 1953.

Citations

[S5810] Genealogy prepared by Donald L. Boyd
[S6988] Genealogy prepared by Philip B. Larimore, Source Medium: Book

Family Explorer

Allen Temple Howland^1,2,3

M, #3431, b. 1833, d. 12 January 1894

Parents

Father	William Howland
Mother	Maria Lane (b. 1807, d. 1880)

Pedigree Link

Family: Sarah Ann Larimore (b. 20 August 1834, d. 24 May 1905)

Daughter	Sallie or Lettie E. Howland+ (b. about 1858, d. before 1900)
Daughter	Clara E. Howland+ (b. 25 July 1860, d. 6 July 1940)
Son	Jimmie L. Howland (b. 9 December 1864, d. 1 August 1867)

BASIC FACTS

Allen Temple Howland was born in 1833 in Virginia.^3,4 He was born about 1834 in Ohio.² He and Sarah Ann Larimore were married in 1856.¹ He died on 12 January 1894, at age ~61, in Newark, Licking Co., Ohio.^5,4,6 He was buried in Cedar Hill Cemetery, Newark, Licking Co., Ohio.⁴

Allen Temple Howland was also known as Allen Howard.⁷ He had reference number 3459. He was enumerated on the census in Licking County, Ohio (1870, 1880.) He was a Jailer & Sheriff (1880.)³ In the 1850 Census, Allen was living with the Spellman or Heltman family in Newark, Ohio.

OBITUARY - Maria (Lane) Howland (mother of Allen T. Howland), Granville Times, Granville (OH), March 30, 1883, page 3

The remains of Mrs. Maria Howland, who died last Monday, In Chestnut, Ill., were brought to Granville for interment, reaching here Wednesday, about half past twelve o'clock. Funeral services were held in the Episcopal Church, Rev. W. C. P. Rhoads officiating, after which the corpse was interred in Maple Grove Cemetery. A large number of sympathising friends from here, Newark, Union Station and other places attended the funeral. Mrs. Howland was about 75 years of age, and was well known here, and highly respected by all. She was the mother of ex-sheriff Howland, of Newark, and John Howland of Granville. We tender or sympathies to the relatives in their sad bereavement.

NEWSPAPER ARTICLE - Newark Daily Advocate, Newark (OH), December 2, 1893, page 8

The report circulated upon the streets this morning concerning the death of Ex-Sheriff A. T. Howland proved, happily, to be untrue. He is said to be improving.

FUNERAL NOTICE

The funeral of Allen T. Howland took place from his late residence in Union township yesterday morning at 11 o'clock. The services were conducted by Rev. E. L. Collins, pastor of the Licking Baptist church, of Union township. The funeral was attended by a large number of friends and relatives of the deceased. Interment was made in the Cedar Hill cemetery.

Citations

[S5810] Genealogy prepared by Donald L. Boyd
[S191] 1870 Census, Ohio, Licking County
[S332] 1880 Census, Ohio, Licking County
[S4980] Find A Grave (Internet), Source Medium: Book
[S616] 1900 Census, Ohio, Licking County
[S5530] Genealogy prepared by Charles Geach - crgnsew (Ancestry.com)
[S12379] Report on Henry Dewald and Family by Newland DeVault dated 1975, Source Medium: Book

Family Explorer

Sallie or Lettie E. Howland^1,2,3

F, #3432, b. about 1858, d. before 1900

Parents

Father	Allen Temple Howland (b. 1833, d. 12 January 1894)
Mother	Sarah Ann Larimore (b. 20 August 1834, d. 24 May 1905)

Pedigree Link

Family: John Hopkins Sniffen (b. 12 March 1852, d. 2 January 1930)

Son	Edgar Howland Sniffen+ (b. 20 June 1884, d. 4 August 1949)
Daughter	Louise Sniffen (b. October 1885)

BASIC FACTS

Sallie or Lettie E. Howland was born about 1858 in Ohio.² She and John Hopkins Sniffen were married on 2 August 1883 in Licking Co., Ohio.⁴ She died before 1900.⁵

Sallie or Lettie E. Howland had reference number 3460. She was enumerated on the census in Licking County, Ohio (1870, 1880.)

Citations

[S12379] Report on Henry Dewald and Family by Newland DeVault dated 1975, Source Medium: Book
[S191] 1870 Census, Ohio, Licking County
[S332] 1880 Census, Ohio, Licking County
[S8536] I.G.I. Version 5.0
[S616] 1900 Census, Ohio, Licking County

Family Explorer

Clara E. Howland^{1,2,3,4,5,6,7}

F, #3433, b. 25 July 1860, d. 6 July 1940

Parents

Father	Allen Temple Howland (b. 1833, d. 12 January 1894)
Mother	Sarah Ann Larimore (b. 20 August 1834, d. 24 May 1905)

Pedigree Link

Family: Robert William Jones (b. 29 August 1854, d. 23 May 1939)

Daughter

Florence Frances Belle Jones+ (b. 24 February 1883, d. 27 December 1973)

BASIC FACTS

Clara E. Howland was born on 25 July 1860 in Ohio.^2,4 She died on 6 July 1940, at age 79.⁴ She was buried in Estates of Serenity, Marion, Grant Co., Indiana.⁴

Clara E. Howland had reference number 3461. She was enumerated on the census in Licking County, Ohio (1870, 1880); Grant County, Indiana (1900 - 1930.)⁸ She resided in Marion, Grant Co., Indiana (1905.)⁹ GRAVE MARKER

CLARA E. HOWLAND
WIFE OF
ROBERT W. JONES
1860 - 1940.

Citations

[S12379] Report on Henry Dewald and Family by Newland DeVault dated 1975, Source Medium: Book
[S191] 1870 Census, Ohio, Licking County
[S332] 1880 Census, Ohio, Licking County
[S4980] Find A Grave (Internet), Source Medium: Book
[S808] 1910 Census, Indiana, Grant County
[S1188] 1920 Census, Indiana, Grant County
[S1645] 1930 Census, Indiana, Grant County
[S6425] Genealogy prepared by Karen Valenzuela (email address)
[S11882] Obituary - Sarah Ann (Larimore) Howland

Family Explorer

Jimmie L. Howland^1,2

M, #3434, b. 9 December 1864, d. 1 August 1867

Parents

Father	Allen Temple Howland (b. 1833, d. 12 January 1894)
Mother	Sarah Ann Larimore (b. 20 August 1834, d. 24 May 1905)

Pedigree Link

BASIC FACTS

Jimmie L. Howland was born on 9 December 1864. He died on 1 August 1867, at age 2.² He was buried in Church Cemetery near Hebron, Licking Co., Ohio (V.)³

Jimmie L. Howland had reference number 3462. GRAVE MARKER

JIMMIE L.
SON OF
A. T. & S. A.
HOWLAND
DIED
AUG. 1, 1867
AGED
2Y 7M 23D.

Citations

[S12379] Report on Henry Dewald and Family by Newland DeVault dated 1975, Source Medium: Book
[S8044] Grave Marker - Jimmie L. Howland, Church near Hebron, Licking Co., Ohio
[S8045] Grave Marker - Jimmie L. Howland, Little Church near Hebron, Licking Co., Ohio

Family Explorer

Corington H. "Cory" Larimore^1,2

M, #3435, b. August 1873, d. 7 April 1893

Parents

Father	James Larimore, M.D. (b. 5 March 1840, d. 18 August 1904)
Mother	Arabella W. "Relle" Brady (b. 13 November 1841, d. 9 July 1907)

Pedigree Link

BASIC FACTS

Corington H. "Cory" Larimore was born in August 1873 in Ohio.^2,3 He died on 7 April 1893, at age 19, in Newark, Licking Co., Ohio.^4,3 He was buried in Cedar Hill Cemetery, Newark, Licking Co., Ohio.

Corington H. "Cory" Larimore had reference number 3463. OBITUARY - Newark Daily Advocate, Newark (OH), April 7, 1893, page 5

Falls Unpn a Weary Sufferer and Cory Larimore Sleeps in Peace.
Cory Larimore, the youngest son of Dr. and Mrs. James Larimore, died at the home of his parents this afternoon at one o'clock. He had been a sufferer from consumption for about a year and a half. All that medical skill could do to arrest the ravages of the dread disease, was done. Patient watching over his couch, and the most tender care were exercized, but all in vain.
The end came today after an heroic struggle, and the form of him who was loved so well now lies inanimate, for the spirit has gone to the God who gave it.
Cory Larimore was about to enter the estate of manhood, and had he lived until August, would have arrived at the age of Twenty years.
He was a young man who was loved and respected by all, and the announcement of his death will be received with the most profound regret.
He leaves a sorrowing father and mother and one brother to honor and chrish his memory.
The sympathy of all will certainly surround and support those who are bowed down in sorrow over the untimely departure of son and brother.
Arrangement have not as yet been . . .

OBITUARY - The Granville (Ohio) Times, April 13, 1893, page 8

Cory Larimore, son of Dr. and Mrs. Larimore, died Friday of consumption, age twenty years.

GRAVE MARKER

CORRINGTON H.
LARIMORE
1873 -- 1893.

Citations

[S12379] Report on Henry Dewald and Family by Newland DeVault dated 1975, Source Medium: Book
[S332] 1880 Census, Ohio, Licking County
[S4980] Find A Grave (Internet), Source Medium: Book
[S9762] Obituary - Corington "Cory" Larimore

Family Explorer

James A. Larimore, Jr.^1,2,3

M, #3436, b. 8 November 1867, d. 1923

Parents

Father	James Larimore, M.D. (b. 5 March 1840, d. 18 August 1904)
Mother	Arabella W. "Relle" Brady (b. 13 November 1841, d. 9 July 1907)

Pedigree Link

Family: Louise "Lou" Ebner (b. 22 March 1866, d. 26 April 1933)

Son	Fred Campbell Larimore, M.D.+ (b. 8 December 1889, d. February 1965)

BASIC FACTS

James A. Larimore, Jr., was born on 8 November 1867 in Ohio.² He and Louise "Lou" Ebner were married about 1888.² He died in 1923, at age ~56, in Pittsburgh, Allegheny Co., Pennsylvania.⁴ He was buried in Cedar Hill Cemetery, Newark, Licking Co., Ohio.⁴

James A. Larimore, Jr., had reference number 3464. He held the title Dr. He was a Telegraph operator (1900); telegraph operator - Pennsylvania Railroad Company.^1,2,5 He resided in Pittsburgh, Allegheny Co., Pennsylvania (1907); California.¹ He was enumerated on the census in Licking County, Ohio (1880, 1900.) GRAVE MARKER

JAMES A.
LARIMORE
1867 - 1923.

Citations

[S12379] Report on Henry Dewald and Family by Newland DeVault dated 1975, Source Medium: Book
[S616] 1900 Census, Ohio, Licking County
[S332] 1880 Census, Ohio, Licking County
[S4980] Find A Grave (Internet), Source Medium: Book
[S11058] Obituary - Louise (Ebner) Larimore

Family Explorer

Fred Campbell Larimore, M.D.^1,2,3,4

M, #3437, b. 8 December 1889, d. February 1965

Parents

Father	James A. Larimore, Jr. (b. 8 November 1867, d. 1923)
Mother	Louise "Lou" Ebner (b. 22 March 1866, d. 26 April 1933)

Pedigree Link

Family: Irene E. Unknown (b. 28 February 1889, d. May 1979)

Son	Frederick James "Fred" Larimore (b. 30 January 1921, d. 13 April 2005)

BASIC FACTS

Fred Campbell Larimore, M.D., was born on 8 December 1889 in Newark, Licking Co., Ohio.^2,5,4 He died in February 1965, at age 75.⁵

Fred Campbell Larimore, M.D., had reference number 3465. He resided in Pittsburg, Alleghney Co., Pennsylvania (1933, 1942.)^1,4,6 He was enumerated on the census in Licking County, Ohio (1900); Allegheny County, Pennsylvania (1920.) His Social Security Number was 169-28-0006, issued: Pennsylvania, last residence: Colorado.⁵ He was a Physician - doctor's office (1920.)³

Citations

[S12379] Report on Henry Dewald and Family by Newland DeVault dated 1975, Source Medium: Book
[S616] 1900 Census, Ohio, Licking County
[S1404] 1920 Census, Pennsylvania, Allegheny County
[S12460] U.S. World War II Draft Registration Cards (Ancestry.Com)
[S12398] Social Security Death Index, Source Medium: Book
[S11058] Obituary - Louise (Ebner) Larimore

Family Explorer

James William Kirkendall, Jr.^1,2,3

M, #3438, b. 12 June 1838, d. 13 April 1909

Parents

Father	James William Kirkendall (b. 13 October 1806, d. 13 February 1848)
Mother	Delilah Gilmore (b. 1818, d. 25 December 1892)

Pedigree Link

Family: Caroline Larimore (b. 11 November 1842, d. 9 January 1918)

Daughter	Louella L. Kirkendall (b. 17 September 1867, d. 20 February 1939)
Son	James Freeman Kirkendall (b. 7 April 1869, d. 19 April 1935)
Son	Charles Allen Kirkendall+ (b. 24 February 1871, d. 3 December 1942)
Son	Frank Elmer Kirkendall (b. 20 November 1873, d. 17 July 1944)
Son	Carl Hubert Kirkendall+ (b. 30 May 1876, d. 9 March 1960)
Daughter	Olive Dell Kirkendall+ (b. 17 August 1878, d. 16 February 1973)
Son	Relna Don "Rell" Kirkendall+ (b. 26 October 1880, d. 29 December 1918)

BASIC FACTS

James William Kirkendall, Jr., was born on 12 June 1837 in Etna, Licking Co., Ohio.^4,5 He was born on 12 June 1838 in Etna, Licking Co., Ohio.^2,6 He and Caroline Larimore were married on 30 October 1866 in Licking Co., Ohio.² He died on 13 April 1909, at age 70, in Columbus, Franklin Co., Ohio.² He was buried in Green Lawn Cemetery, Columbus, Franklin Co., Ohio.²

James William Kirkendall, Jr., had reference number 3466. He held the title Captain. He was a Farmer (1880); sign painter; police officer for the city of Columbus, Franklin Co., Ohio.^3,6 Civil War, Union Army, 1st Regiment, Ohio Cavalry, see notes.^6,7 James served in Ohio Volunteer Cavalry, Company D, 1st Regiment. Enlisted August 5, 1861, Camp Chase, Ohio; 5' 7" tall, fair complexion, black eyes, black hair. Occupation at the time of enlistment: Farmer
October 7, 1862: In pursuit of Gen. Bragg's army, received a disabling gunshot wound to his right hand in a skirmish with rebels near Springfield, Kentucky, the day prior to the Battle of Perryville. He returned to the fight after having his hand treated by the surgeon.
Feburary 12, 1863: As First Sergeant of Captain S. G. Hamilton's Company D, First Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Cavalry, received commission as 2nd Lieutenant at age 23. April 8, 1864: Received promotion to Captain. September 13, 1865: Mustered out.

MEMORIAL TO JAMES WILLIAM KIRKENDALL, JR.

In Memorium.
Captain Kirkendall's father, James Wm. Kirkendall, emigrated from Pennsylvania to Licking County, Ohio, when a young man and soon after his arrival was married to Delilah Gilmore, a native of Licking County. The family resided at Etna until about the year 1841, and then moved to Kirkersville, where the father went into the mercantile business and was quite prosperous. James W. Kirkendall, the subject of this sketch, resided with the family until he reached his majority. He was educated in the common schools and assisted his father as a salesman during his boyhood days.
At the breaking out of the War of the Rebellion he enlisted in the first call for three years men in Company D, First Ohio Volunteer Cavalry, as a private, August 5, 1861. The regiment was organized at Camp Chase, Ohio, and at the organization he was appointed First Sergeant of his Company.
He was promoted to Second Lieutenant January 1, 1863, First Lieutenant, March 31, 1864, and to Captain January 6, 1865.
Captain Kirkendall's military record was most distinguished throughout his more than four years service. He participated with his regiment in all the decisive battles of the Army of the Cumberland, including the siege of Corinth, where the regiment received its baptism of fire, the battles of Perryville, Stones River, Chickamauga, Mission Ridge, the "one hundred days under fire from Chattanooga to Atlanta," in the great battle summer of 1864.
Also in the greatest cavalry expedition of the war commanded by Gen. James H. Wilson, through Alabama and Georgia in the spring of 1865. Captain Kirkendall was severely wounded at the battle of Perryville, Ky., October 8, 1862, and was never absent from his command during the war, excepting for the few brief weeks he was recovering from his wound, and he was on the firing line in all of the more than two score battles marked on the flag of his regiment.
He was a brave soldier, an excellent commander and won his promotions by "meritorious conduct on the field." He had the full confidence of the officers of high rank under whom he served.
Having been associated with him intimately, as a soldier and fellow officer in the same regiment, I speak from personal knowledge, as our friendship of almost half a century was "welded in the fire of battle," and has continued uninterrupted since the dark days of the war.
At Hilton Head, South Carolina, after a service of four years and one month at the front, he was mustered out of the service with a record during that war in which any soldier might take a just pride.
After the close of the war, he returned to his home in Ohio, and on the 30th day of October, 1866, was united in marriage to Miss Caroline Larimore, of Licking County. To this union was born seven children, all of whom, with the widow, survive. James of Chicago, Luella, Frank, Carl, and Mrs. Olive Rogers of Columbus, Charles of Louisville, Ky., and Rell in the South. One brother and one sister survive him. Mrs. Olive Lyon of Denver, Colorado, and Freeman P. Kirkendall of Omaha, Nebraska.
He settled with his wife on a farm near Newark, Ohio, where he continued to reside until about the year 1893, when he removed with his family to Columbus, having received an appointment under the administration of Gov. McKinley. He also served as an officer on the police force at the State House under the administration of both Governor Herrick and Governor Harris. In all the public positions held, he was a competent official and faithful to his trust.
Of the thirteen commissioned officers who served in Company D. Major Moore and Captain Scott were killed and Lieutenant Stevens died in the army. All the others have died, excepting one, Captain Erwin having died April 6, 1909, one week prior to the death of Captain Kirkendall. The gallant soldier, faithful citizen, how fitting on this occasion the beautiful words of the poet who sang:

"As man may, he fought his fight,
Proved his truth by his endeavor;
Let him sleep in solemn night,
Sleep forever and forever.
Lay him low, lay him low.
What cares he? He can not know;
Lay him low.

"Fold him in his country's stars,
Roll the drum and fire the volley.
What to him are all our wars,
What but death bemocking folly?
Lay him low, lay him low,
What cares he? He can not know.
Lay him low.

"Leave him to God's watching eye,
Trust him to the hand that made him.
Mortal love weeps idly by;
God alone has power to aid him,
Lay him low, lay him low.
What cares he? He can not know.
Lay him low."

At Green Lawn Cemetery, with funeral service of the Military Order of the Union Veteran Legion, of which he was an honored member, surrounded by his family, friends and comrades, "taps" was sounded and his remains were laid to rest to await the "reveille" on the other shore.

GRAVE MARKER

1839
JAS. W. KIRKENDALL
1909. Rev. H. W. Hiestand performed the ceremony.

Citations

[S12379] Report on Henry Dewald and Family by Newland DeVault dated 1975, Source Medium: Book
[S5810] Genealogy prepared by Donald L. Boyd
[S332] 1880 Census, Ohio, Licking County
[S6988] Genealogy prepared by Philip B. Larimore, Source Medium: Book
[S12477] U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Applications 1889 - 1970 (Ancestry.com)
[S4980] Find A Grave (Internet), Source Medium: Book
[S9600] Obituary - Caroline (Larimore) Kirkendall

Family Explorer

Louella L. Kirkendall^1,2,3

F, #3439, b. 17 September 1867, d. 20 February 1939

Parents

Father	James William Kirkendall, Jr. (b. 12 June 1838, d. 13 April 1909)
Mother	Caroline Larimore (b. 11 November 1842, d. 9 January 1918)

Pedigree Link

BASIC FACTS

Louella L. Kirkendall was born on 17 September 1867 in Licking Co., Ohio.² She died on 20 February 1939, at age 71, in Columbus, Franklin Co., Ohio.² She was buried in Green Lawn Cemetery, Columbus, Franklin Co., Ohio.⁴

Louella L. Kirkendall was also known as Luella L. Kirkendall.⁵ She had reference number 3467. She was a For 40 years she served as stenographer and secretary to the grand secretary of the Grand Lodge of Ohio, I. O. O. F.⁶ OBITUARY - The Granville (Ohio) Times, February 23, 1939

Heart Attack Fatal To Louella Kirkendall
Miss Louella L. Kirkendall, who for 40 years has served as stenographer and secretary to the grand secretary of the Grand Lodge of Ohio, I. O. O. F., died suddenly at her home, 2678 Valleyview drive, Columbus, Monday night.
She was a native of Union township, Licking county, the family having resided near the B. V. Price farm about 40 years ago.
Miss Kirkendall had been at her office as usual Monday, her death following a heart attack. She was a life-long resident of Columbus and had been active in Odd Fellowship, working through the Rebekah organization with which she was affiliated in Columbus.
Funeral services were held at 2 p.m., Wednesday at the residence. Three brothers and a sister, Frank, Carl and Charles Kirkendall and Mrs. A. Rodgers, survive her.

OBITUARY #2 - The Granville (Ohio) Times, December 28, 1939

Miss Louella Kirkendall, native of Union-twp., died Feb. 20, in Columbus where she was engaged in secretarial work in offices of the Grand Lodge I. O. O. F.

Citations

[S12379] Report on Henry Dewald and Family by Newland DeVault dated 1975, Source Medium: Book
[S5810] Genealogy prepared by Donald L. Boyd
[S332] 1880 Census, Ohio, Licking County
[S4980] Find A Grave (Internet), Source Medium: Book
[S10345] Obituary - Hannah Minerva (Lane) Larimore
[S11049] Obituary - Louella Kirkendall

Family Explorer

James Freeman Kirkendall^1,2,3,4,5,6

M, #3440, b. 7 April 1869, d. 19 April 1935

Parents

Father	James William Kirkendall, Jr. (b. 12 June 1838, d. 13 April 1909)
Mother	Caroline Larimore (b. 11 November 1842, d. 9 January 1918)

Pedigree Link

BASIC FACTS

James Freeman Kirkendall was born on 7 April 1869 in Newark, Licking Co., Ohio.^2,7 He and Hazel V. Wood were married on 3 July 1899 in Omaha, Douglas Co., Nebraska.² He died on 19 April 1935, at age 66, in Chicago, Cook Co., Illinois.^2,7 He was buried in Rose Hill Cemetery, Chicago, Cook Co., Illinois.⁷

James Freeman Kirkendall had reference number 3468. He was a Salesman - traveling (1910); traveler - commercial company (1920); traveling salesman - wholesale clothery (1930.)^7,4,5,6 He resided in Chicago, Cook Co., Illinois (1918.)⁸ He was enumerated on the census in Cook County, Illinois (1910 - 1930.) NEWSPAPER ARTICLE - The Granville (Ohio) Times, Friday, April 8, 1887

Jas. Kirkendall, Jr., of Outville, and Frank Hunter of Lancaster, left some time since for Nebraska, where they expect to locate. We wish the boys success. He and Hazel V. Wood had children in No Children.

Citations

[S12379] Report on Henry Dewald and Family by Newland DeVault dated 1975, Source Medium: Book
[S5810] Genealogy prepared by Donald L. Boyd
[S332] 1880 Census, Ohio, Licking County
[S774] 1910 Census, Illinois, Cook County
[S1152] 1920 Census, Illinois, Cook County
[S1608] 1930 Census, Illinois, Cook County
[S3987] Death Records - Illinois, Deaths and Stillbirths 1916 - 1947 (Ancestry.com or LDS)
[S9600] Obituary - Caroline (Larimore) Kirkendall

Family Explorer

Charles Allen Kirkendall^1,2,3,4,5

M, #3441, b. 24 February 1871, d. 3 December 1942

Parents

Father	James William Kirkendall, Jr. (b. 12 June 1838, d. 13 April 1909)
Mother	Caroline Larimore (b. 11 November 1842, d. 9 January 1918)

Pedigree Link

Family 1: Mary Ellen Bainter (b. 10 June 1871, d. 23 March 1910)

Son	James Stuart Kirkendall+ (b. 11 September 1903, d. 7 June 1990)
Son	Charles Allen Kirkendall, Jr.+ (b. 8 November 1905, d. 16 June 1980)

Family 2: Margaret Caplinger (b. about 1884, d. 14 November 1950)

Daughter	Dorothy Louella Kirkendall (b. 6 June 1912)
Son	Walter Murray Kirkendall, M.D.+ (b. 31 March 1917, d. 11 July 1991)

BASIC FACTS

Charles Allen Kirkendall was born on 24 February 1871 in Licking Co., Ohio.^1,6 He was born on 24 February 1871 in Delavan, Tazwell Co., Illinois.⁷ He and Mary Ellen Bainter were married on 20 September 1899 in Columbus, Franklin Co., Ohio.^1,6 He and Margaret Caplinger were married in June 1911.⁶ He died on 3 December 1942, at age 71, in Cincinnati, Hamilton Co., Ohio.⁶ He was buried in Cave Hill Cemetery, Louisville, Jefferson Co., Kentucky.⁸

Charles Allen Kirkendall had reference number 3469. He was a Train dispatcher - railroad (1900, 1910, 1930.)^1,3,4,5 He resided in Louisville, Jefferson Co., Kentucky (1918.)⁹ He was enumerated on the census in Jefferson County, Kentucky (1900, 1910, 1930.)

Citations

[S12379] Report on Henry Dewald and Family by Newland DeVault dated 1975, Source Medium: Book
[S332] 1880 Census, Ohio, Licking County
[S526] 1900 Census, Kentucky, Jefferson County
[S1726] 1930 Census, Kentucky, Jefferson County
[S861] 1910 Census, Kentucky, Jefferson County
[S5810] Genealogy prepared by Donald L. Boyd
[S12477] U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Applications 1889 - 1970 (Ancestry.com)
[S2894] Cemetery Records - Cave Hill Cemetery, Louisville, Jefferson Co., Kentucky
[S9600] Obituary - Caroline (Larimore) Kirkendall

Family Explorer

Mary Ellen Bainter^1,2,3

F, #3442, b. 10 June 1871, d. 23 March 1910

Pedigree Link

Family: Charles Allen Kirkendall (b. 24 February 1871, d. 3 December 1942)

Son	James Stuart Kirkendall+ (b. 11 September 1903, d. 7 June 1990)
Son	Charles Allen Kirkendall, Jr.+ (b. 8 November 1905, d. 16 June 1980)

BASIC FACTS

Mary Ellen Bainter was born on 10 June 1871 in Muskingum Co., Ohio.² She was born on 10 June 1871 in Franklin Co., Ohio.³ She and Charles Allen Kirkendall were married on 20 September 1899 in Columbus, Franklin Co., Ohio.^1,2 She died on 23 March 1910, at age 38, in Louisville, Jefferson Co., Kentucky.^1,2 She died on 26 March 1910, at age 38, in Louisville, Jefferson Co., Kentucky.⁴ She was buried in Cave Hill Cemetery, Louisville, Jefferson Co., Kentucky.⁵

Mary Ellen Bainter had reference number 3470. She was enumerated on the census in Jefferson County, Kentucky (1900.)

Citations

[S12379] Report on Henry Dewald and Family by Newland DeVault dated 1975, Source Medium: Book
[S5810] Genealogy prepared by Donald L. Boyd
[S526] 1900 Census, Kentucky, Jefferson County
[S12477] U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Applications 1889 - 1970 (Ancestry.com)
[S2894] Cemetery Records - Cave Hill Cemetery, Louisville, Jefferson Co., Kentucky

Family Explorer

James Stuart Kirkendall^1,2

M, #3443, b. 11 September 1903, d. 7 June 1990

Parents

Father	Charles Allen Kirkendall (b. 24 February 1871, d. 3 December 1942)
Mother	Mary Ellen Bainter (b. 10 June 1871, d. 23 March 1910)

Pedigree Link

Family: Content Douglas Lansing (b. 5 November 1906, d. 10 November 1988)

Daughter	Content Douglas Kirkendall+
Daughter	Nancy Stuart Kirkendall (b. 27 December 1935)
Daughter	Marianne Yates Kirkendall+ (b. 8 October 1941, d. April 1979)

BASIC FACTS

James Stuart Kirkendall was born on 11 September 1903 in Louisville, Jefferson Co., Kentucky.^1,3 He and Content Douglas Lansing were married on 3 February 1929.⁴ He died on 7 June 1990, at age 86.⁵

James Stuart Kirkendall had reference number 3471. His Social Security Number was 435-10-7061, issued: Louisiana.⁵ Kentucky National Guard, 138th Field Artillery.³ He was enumerated on the census in Jefferson County, Kentucky (1910); Boyd County, Kentucky (1930.)⁴ He was a Geologist with gas company (1930.)⁴

Citations

[S12379] Report on Henry Dewald and Family by Newland DeVault dated 1975, Source Medium: Book
[S861] 1910 Census, Kentucky, Jefferson County
[S12477] U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Applications 1889 - 1970 (Ancestry.com)
[S5810] Genealogy prepared by Donald L. Boyd
[S12398] Social Security Death Index, Source Medium: Book

Family Explorer

Charles Allen Kirkendall, Jr.^1,2,3

M, #3444, b. 8 November 1905, d. 16 June 1980

Parents

Father	Charles Allen Kirkendall (b. 24 February 1871, d. 3 December 1942)
Mother	Mary Ellen Bainter (b. 10 June 1871, d. 23 March 1910)

Pedigree Link

Family: Ophelia May Suel (b. 3 May 1918, d. 3 May 1952)

Son	D. Kirkendall+

BASIC FACTS

Charles Allen Kirkendall, Jr., was born on 8 November 1905 in Louisville, Jefferson Co., Kentucky.^1,2,4 He died on 16 June 1980, at age 74, in Shelbyville, Shelby Co., Kentucky.^5,4

Charles Allen Kirkendall, Jr., had reference number 3472. His Social Security Number was 400-01-1411, issued: Kentucky, last residence: Shelbyville, Shelby Co., Kentucky.⁵ He was enumerated on the census in Jefferson County, Kentucky (1910, 1930.) He was a Salesman (1930.)²

Citations

[S12379] Report on Henry Dewald and Family by Newland DeVault dated 1975, Source Medium: Book
[S1726] 1930 Census, Kentucky, Jefferson County
[S861] 1910 Census, Kentucky, Jefferson County
[S5646] Genealogy prepared by D_KIRKENDALLSr (Ancestry.com)
[S12398] Social Security Death Index, Source Medium: Book

Family Explorer

Ophelia May Suel^1,2

F, #3445, b. 3 May 1918, d. 3 May 1952

Parents

Father	Charles Alford Suel
Mother	Mayme Thacher

Pedigree Link

Family: Charles Allen Kirkendall, Jr., (b. 8 November 1905, d. 16 June 1980)

Son	D. Kirkendall+

BASIC FACTS

Ophelia May Suel was born on 3 May 1918 in Louisville, Jefferson Co., Kentucky.² She was born on 3 May 1918 in Lawrenceburg, Kentucky.³ She died on 3 May 1952, at age 34, in Louisville, Jefferson Co., Kentucky.² She was buried in Everygreen Cemetery, Louisville, Jefferson Co., Kentucky.³

Ophelia May Suel had reference number 3473. She was enumerated on the census in Jefferson County, Kentucky (1930.) Ophelia was later married to Unknown Kittel.

Citations

[S5810] Genealogy prepared by Donald L. Boyd
[S5646] Genealogy prepared by D_KIRKENDALLSr (Ancestry.com)
[S3754] Death Certificate - Ophelia May (Suel) Kirkendall-Kittel

Family Explorer

Margaret Caplinger^1,2,3

F, #3446, b. about 1884, d. 14 November 1950

Parents

Father	William S. Caplinger
Mother	Maggie A. Unknown

Pedigree Link

Family: Charles Allen Kirkendall (b. 24 February 1871, d. 3 December 1942)

Daughter	Dorothy Louella Kirkendall (b. 6 June 1912)
Son	Walter Murray Kirkendall, M.D.+ (b. 31 March 1917, d. 11 July 1991)

BASIC FACTS

Margaret Caplinger was born about 1884 in Kentucky.² She and Charles Allen Kirkendall were married in June 1911.¹ She died on 14 November 1950.⁴ She was buried in Cave Hill Cemetery, Louisville, Jefferson Co., Kentucky.⁴

Margaret Caplinger had reference number 3474. She was enumerated on the census in Jefferson County, Kentucky (1910, 1930.) Margaret's sister, Sarah E. Caplinger was living with the family in the 1930 Census.

Citations

[S5810] Genealogy prepared by Donald L. Boyd
[S1726] 1930 Census, Kentucky, Jefferson County
[S861] 1910 Census, Kentucky, Jefferson County
[S2894] Cemetery Records - Cave Hill Cemetery, Louisville, Jefferson Co., Kentucky

Family Explorer

Dorothy Louella Kirkendall^1,2

F, #3447, b. 6 June 1912

Parents

Father	Charles Allen Kirkendall (b. 24 February 1871, d. 3 December 1942)
Mother	Margaret Caplinger (b. about 1884, d. 14 November 1950)

Pedigree Link

BASIC FACTS

Dorothy Louella Kirkendall was born on 6 June 1912 in Kentucky.^1,3,2 She and Andrew Stallard were married about 1949.³ She died in Deceased.⁴

Dorothy Louella Kirkendall had reference number 3475. She was enumerated on the census in Jefferson County, Kentucky (1930.)

Citations

[S12379] Report on Henry Dewald and Family by Newland DeVault dated 1975, Source Medium: Book
[S1726] 1930 Census, Kentucky, Jefferson County
[S5810] Genealogy prepared by Donald L. Boyd
[S5246] Genealogy prepared by b bodine (Ancestry.com)

Family Explorer

Andrew Stallard^1,2

M, #3448

Pedigree Link

BASIC FACTS

Andrew Stallard and Dorothy Louella Kirkendall were married about 1949.²

Citations

[S12379] Report on Henry Dewald and Family by Newland DeVault dated 1975, Source Medium: Book
[S5810] Genealogy prepared by Donald L. Boyd

Family Explorer

Walter Murray Kirkendall, M.D.^1,2

M, #3449, b. 31 March 1917, d. 11 July 1991

Parents

Father	Charles Allen Kirkendall (b. 24 February 1871, d. 3 December 1942)
Mother	Margaret Caplinger (b. about 1884, d. 14 November 1950)

Pedigree Link

Family: Margaret Jane Allen (b. 24 March 1923, d. 28 May 2009)

Son	William Charles Kirkendall+
Son	James Allen Kirkendall+
Son	Matthew John Kirkendall+
Son	Thomas Murray Kirkendall+
Son	David Edwin Kirkendall+
Daughter	Nancy Jane Kirkendall+
Daughter	Mary Margaret Kirkendall+
Daughter	Kathryn Ann Kirkendall+
Son	Joseph Howard Kirkendall
Son	Michael Bruce Kirkendall

BASIC FACTS

Walter Murray Kirkendall, M.D., was born on 31 March 1917 in Louisville, Jefferson Co., Kentucky.^3,4 He and Margaret Jane Allen were married on 31 March 1948.¹ He died on 11 July 1991, at age 74, in Chicago, Cook Co., Illinois.⁵ He died on 13 July 1991, at age 74, in Houston, Harris Co., Texas.³

Walter Murray Kirkendall, M.D., had reference number 3477. He held the title Dr. He was a Medical Doctor.¹ World War II, U.S. Army, served in North Africa and Italy. He resided in Houston, Harris Co., Texas (1971.)⁶ His Social Security Number was 372-18-8821, Michigan, last residence: Houston, Harris Co., Texas.^3,7 He was enumerated on the census in Jefferson County, Kentucky (1930.) W.C. Kirkendall's Eulogy of Walter Murray Kirkendall Delivered during funeral of Walter M. Kirkendall July 17, 1991 Saint Michael's Catholic Church, Houston, Texas

Thank each of you for attending and for your thoughts and prayers. I can't tell you what a comfort this has been to my mother and our family during this all too sudden travail. After the service all of you are invited across the street from the church here for a gathering. Please join us.
My brother Tom and I want to share with you some remembrances and thoughts from the family about Dad and his life.
We are comforted in a sense in knowing that life goes on -- birth and death are the eternal cycle from which none of us are immune. Dad died in the Chicago-area while there to attend my cousin Sarah's wedding. As my brother Jim mentioned, that really is a beautiful symmetry.
But although this is the natural course of things that Dad too should pass from this temporary existence, it is not only fitting but necessary that we pause to reflect on the life of this truly remarkable man.
I've heard many wonderful anecdotes from many wonderful people this week about Dad, his foibles, his passions, his humor - but anecdotes aren't adequate to tell the full measure of this man. Very few people can honestly say that their father was the best person they ever knew but I believe Walter's kids can.
When I think of Dad, the foremost attribute I remember - the underpinning of
all the others we will mention - was his integrity. Somebody called him "the last truly
honest man" and in many ways he was.
He didn't lie
He wasn't obfuscatory
He was rarely disingenuous unless absolutely necessary to win an argument at the dinner table when he had taken a clearly untenable position simply for the sake of argument.
He was totally honest about everything - except, of course, golf, about which he was an incurable optimist. My cousin Joe said that the night before he died, Dad was trying to find a driving range to practice on. Totally unrealistically, he believed the next swing might be the perfect one.
Dad once told me that "an honest man never minds having his change counted." He lived by that bromide - in fact, I suspect no one ever made change for him that he did not count. Quintessentially fair, though, he expected his to be counted as well.
He never sought an unfair or unearned advantage in any situation in his professional or personal life---although some of his golfing friends might dispute that after being subjected to his 1st tee soliloquies. One friend of mine, a notoriously parsimonious dentist in Seguin, played once with my dad several years ago with a new friendly wagering game Dad was promoting, called "Wolf". When the game was over and the wagers computed, my friend had shot about an 80 and Dad shot his usual 105-110 — and my friend owed Dad about $30.
Thereafter this friend wanted to know whenever Dad came to town -- so he could be gone.
In addition to the sense of fairness (or possibly because of it) he had the rare habit of expecting the best from people because he expected people to act as he did.
But he understood one truism of life--you can never be happy with other people if you hold them to the same standards you hold yourself.
Quite possibly some former students or residents would dispute that but you must remember his altruism--the people he was concerned with while teaching were not so much his pupils as their future patients.
He would demand excellence but no more than a person was capable of. Because of these attributes he could extract that which was good from everyone he encountered and promote their continued excellence.
He could be understanding and forgiving, with time, and, unlike many at his level of achievement, adaptable.
That is not to say he was passive or never angry or frustrated but he got over it, put it in perspective and his belief in people allowed him a remarkable resilience and persistence. Which, of course, is the major reason he survived in the politics of academic medicine--surely the most labyrinthine since the court of Louis XIV.
A true egalitarian, he never met a person from whom he couldn't learn something. He could as easily have a good time speaking to the gas station attendant as to a judge or university president. Being in politics and elective office myself, I pride myself on that quality but Dad outstripped us all because he noticed people. He could joke with them or share a frustration with them. He had many, many patients from very different walks of life with whom he remained close because they had made that "connection" he was so good at making. Naturally and incurably curious, Dad regarded each person as a resource.
He had no personal pretensions of any kind. When the young kids would visit his office, we would wonder why everyone else's office was so neat, no piles of articles, no notes pinned to wall, no boxes piled up in the corner. The fact is that Dad didn't care a whit what his work area looked like as long as he knew where everything was and he could work in relative peace and efficiency.
Service to people and to the community was one of the most important attributes he preached to us. When we wrote his obituary, it was amazing how often the word serve or service had to be used:
he served in the army;
he served as a teacher;
he served as a doctor;
he served as a consultant;
he served on numerous boards and committees;
and all without regard to compensation. That is not to say he didn't enjoy it when he got compensation but it was never the primary reason. His goal, his primary goal, was to be productive (which was possibly his favorite word in the English language) and to leave the world a better place.
He knew that the only way for the world to work is for everyone to make the best contribution possible--and he did, every single day of his life.
But the defining aspect of his life will always be his family. He told me once that he always knew that his greatest joys and his greatest sorrows would be in his family. He got his priorities right very early.
When we were young he worked long hours and very hard but he gave up everything else to raise a family. No golf until we were old enough to join him, no private hobbies or sanctuaries. Every moment away from the hospital was devoted to his family.
This man who liked order and the scientific method in his work loved chaos at home--the more the merrier. Remember the song from Les Miserables? "Master of the house, keeper of the zoo. . ." That was Dad. Nothing thrilled him more than seeing a half dozen or more cars in the driveway when he came home.
Mom and Dad will leave many legacies but their family is the greatest. Not many people can say they have done the sheer physical act of having and raising 10 children but to have 10 productive & reasonably well-adjusted adults thrilled him to no end. And he has had, and the lessons he left will have, the same kind of impact on his grandchildren.
Funerals for Christians represent sadness at a temporary separation. We will always have Dad here in spirit but we cannot help but grieve at all our loss.
Jesus said "in my father's house are many rooms. . ." When we someday join Dad in that house I know that he will have explored every room, in the company of his beloved grandson, Walter Hugh, who predeceased him this year, will know every person in those rooms and will be impatiently wondering what took us so long.

Matthew Kirkendall's Eulogy of Walter Murray Kirkendall Delivered during Memorial Service for Walter Murray Kirkendall, M.D. July 18, 1991 University of Texas Medical School, Houston, Texas

Dr. Ribble and Dr. Willerson:
My family is honored to be with the University of Texas Medical community today to share our sorrow at the death of Dr. Kirkendall.
You all were very important to him and in truth represented an extended family for him - bound by his love for the practice of medicine.
He had a productive life with a medical career that spanned 50 years and gained a national reputation for clinical and academic excellence. Many of you helped him in his work and share in his accomplishments.
I've talked to so many of you over the last several days and thank you for your condolences and kindness to our family. I was struck, though, by how often it was personal interaction with him that was so important. Ward service together, committee assignments, discussion of a problem, or just a joke in the hallway — many such events over months and years established for you individually many of his endearing qualities. So many of you noted that you would just stop in on a regular basis to exchange ideas.
His office was on the first floor and his door was always open. This kind of activity gives the school its life and soul.
I'd like to share some memories of Dr. Kirkendall with you.
He was born in Louisville, Kentucky and supposedly obtained his demanding nature and southern charm from his mother, one of the Caplinger girls who were notorious Southern belles of the day. These women were known for a series of Byzantine-like feuds where one or another wouldn't talk for months at a time. Walter noted that while growing up he often wouldn't know which aunt he was officially allowed to talk. All of this may have prepared him for the intricate politics of a career in academic medicine. But he preferred cooperation rather than confrontation. Many of you noted to me that he seemed to be a man without enemies and above criticism.
He went to the University of Louisville Medical School and this provided the only deep, dark secret I know about him - in that he planned to become a surgeon. It was the needs of the U. S. Army which determined his career as an internist.
He served in North Africa and Italy with distinction during World War II. His medical citation noted his organization of a field hospital provided excellent medical care with limited supplies and became the model for such facilities in the entire theatre. He was always quite reticent about his wartime service and never gave many details. However he did note that a portrayal of General Patton in one movie was "too nice to the S.O.B."
He came to the University of Iowa after the war to finish his medical residency. It was during this time that he met Margaret Allen who was an R.N. at the university hospital. Apparently, their relationship developed slowly, Dad had the reputation of being rather the General Patton of the medicine wards. The courtship was marked by a series of fits and starts with Margaret vowing more than once to be done with the 30 year old spoiled, confirmed bachelor. Thankfully, for myself and my 9 brothers and sisters, things finally worked out. The marriage they developed over 43 years was
marked by profound love and respect. Margaret was supportive and a partner in all his accomplishments and endeavors. Woe unto the poor person who implies to Margaret Kirkendall that a housewife and mother is not a career woman.
He was always very competitive and loved to challenge someone. A patient evaluation was part of the Internal Medicine board exam at that time. Dr. Kirkendall drew a patient with dyspnea reportedly from COPD, which had been diagnosed by several dozen examiners prior to that time. Walter disagreed with that diagnosis and found mitral stenosis instead. His examiner could not hear a murmur, but he was a gastroenterologist who had access to the correct diagnosis, but felt unsure of himself when confronted by the self-assured candidate. He asked another examiner, a cardiologist, his opinion, who agreed with the diagnosis of mitral stenosis. So was started the legend, soon to become the bane of a generation of medical students, residents and fellows of Dr. Kirkendall's preeminence at physical diagnosis.
Through his life, Dr. Kirkendall received many awards and honors. Those that he cherished the most were the teaching awards he received from his students. It is so appropriate that he should be remembered as a teacher. He so often tried to impart not just medical information to students but some of his joy and enthusiasm in the practice of medicine. Admittedly, this could be painful at times — such as trying to commit large tracts of Debocolin and DeGowin physical diagnosis to memory. But he also tried to foster curiosity — to instill the need to research a problem because so much of medicine has to be self-taught and the need to reeducate oneself never ends.
He had rigid standards — but then his predominate concern was for competent patient care. He always had great compassion for his patients and felt whatever their background or means, they were due his best effects. A patient had come to pay his respects and when asked what he remembered best about Walter he said "he's my doctor who'd do just about anything to keep me well." A fitting epitaph for any physician.
Another physician when surveying Walter's life noted that he had always been a builder, that each place he went he would build a foundation and not an empire. Each institution would have a chance to grow and develop. It was this urge to build which attracted him to Houston and the University of Texas — to help create a new medical school, one without limitations that with work and care might become one of the preeminent schools in the country — this challenge continued to stimulate him. Margaret had long ago given up hope that he might retire one day, but took solace in knowing every day he was happy and doing what he wanted and loved to do.
My Father's death has left a great void in our family. It is a period of transition for us, but also for you. Walter knew better than most that things change — he always sought to grow in his life, for if you didn't, you risked stagnation.
But he exhibited qualities that helped him deal with new situations and these should be important to us in our personal and professional lives:
Kindness and honesty.
Compassion to patients and loyalty to friends, and always an insatiable curiosity.
He leaves us challenges — that as physicians, nurses, and medical personnel, we strive always to improve patient care and as colleagues we make a commitment to continue to build this university.
Try to hold his memory with us.
In the library or in the hall when you pass his old office — remember his door was always open.
Dr. Walter M. Kirkendall: husband, father, physician, teacher, friend.

MEMORIAL
WALTER MURRAY KIRKENDALL
CHEVES M. SMYTHE
JOHN W. ECKSTEIN

Walter M. Kirkendall died suddenly and unexpectedly on Saturday morning, July 13, 1991. He was born March 13, 1917, in Louisville, Kentucky, and graduated from the University of Louisville School of Medicine in 1941. He interned at the University of Iowa in 1941-42 and, after a three-year stint in the Army in North Africa and Italy, returned to Iowa to complete his training in medicine. There he married Margaret Allen in 1948. He spent 26 years at Iowa developing a national and international reputation as a student of hypertensive disease.
Walter, a happy, competitive house officer, was fond of quoting, "Residents are people who reside in the hospital." He followed this dictum and was the first to arrive on the wards in the morning and last to leave. He became a role model for students and younger house officers. He made popular the "game" of upstaging colleagues by uncovering physical signs and important details of the patient's history which others had missed. Thus when William B. Bean arrived in 1948 to be the Head of the Department of Internal Medicine, the intensity of the search for missed heart murmurs and skin lesions was established. Bean understood the value of this emphasis on precision and thoroughness in clinical data gathering as an important teaching technique.
Walter joined the Iowa faculty in 1949 and played a major role in the development of the Department during the next 23 years. He belonged to that special group of young physicians who returned from World War II to become the new academic leaders. His colleague, Mark Armstrong, remembers Walter Kirkendall at the bedside in those post-war years insisting that malignant hypertension could be reversed, that cardiac edema could be treated, and that bacterial endocarditis need not be a mandatory death warrant. This optimistic view of therapeutic intervention was a remarkable change from the sense of therapeutic powerlessness which these men inherited from their pre-World War II professors. Armstrong believes that Kirkendall's attitude of therapeutic optimism, which he held throughout his life, was one of his greatest contributions to the education of his students.
Kirkendall developed a program of teaching and research in hypertension and renal disease for which he received national and international recognition. This was to continue throughout his professional career. His first publications involved various aspects of renal disease, and by 1955 there were papers on the effects of drugs in patients and hypertension. After 1960, virtually all his 85 abstracts and 72 papers can be considered studies of the clinical pharmacology of hypertension. He was active in many organizations including the American Heart Association, the American College of Physicians and those clinical and research societies concerned with hypertension and kidney disease. For the National Institutes of Health he was chairman of the Heart Training Committee B from 1966 to 1970. He was a member of the Executive Committee of the National High Blood Pressure Education Program of the NIH, and a member of the NIH Policy Board on the Study of Sodium, Potassium and Weight Reduction in Hypertension. He was a member of the Merit Review Board for Nephrology in the Veterans Administration; he chaired the Board from 1968-1970. He was a member of the Executive Committee of the V.A. Cooperative Study of the Effects of Withdrawal of Antihypertensive Medication. One of his favorite organizations was the American Heart Association's Council for High Blood Pressure Research where he served on all important committees of this council and went through the offices.
He became the first Chief of Medicine at the Iowa City Veterans Administration Hospital in 1952, and in that role he helped initiate an affiliation which later became a model for Dean's Committee Hospitals. He directed the Cardiovascular Research Laboratories at Iowa from 1958 to 1970 and the Renal-Hypertension Division from 1970-1972. During his years at Iowa, he directed or participated in the training and academic development of many residents, fellows and junior faculty members. Each of these persons became close friends and professional colleagues. It would be difficult to count the number of deans and associate deans, professors of medicine, division directors in cardiology and nephrology, and faculty members in pharmacology and physiology whose careers were advanced because of Walter's help and advice. He was liked and his help and counsel was appreciated.
In 1972 he went to Texas as the first Professor and Chairman of the Department of Medicine at the new University of Texas Medical School at Houston. He remained there as an active contributor to the work of the Department and its major teaching program at Hermann Hospital until the day of his death. Walter was not the retiring type. Indeed, his name is on an abstract to be presented four months after his death.
This outline epitomizes much about him: two institutions served loyally for over twenty years each, one area of medicine persistently studied for a lifetime. But it does not present his unique and endearing qualities. He truly cared about people. As Chief of Medicine, he was devoted to his residents and development of their careers. He was an outstanding and gifted teacher of medical students. Although he possessed an acutely developed and sometimes applied critical sense, his was a generous spirit which could forgive much.
Any account of his life must include his family. Walter and Meg raised ten children-seven sons, three daughters and now twenty-two grandchildren. As one of his sons said at the memorial service, "He must have been doing something right because all of us have turned out to be reasonably well-adjusted and productive human beings." He was a caring father and was deeply involved in transferring to his children those values which guided his life. These principles were evident daily in Walter's work. He brought to clinical medicine the same qualities he brought to everything he did: thoroughness, fairness and profound concern for his patients, their problems and their families and understanding humor. Patients rich or poor, famous or unknown, in Iowa or Texas sensed this as did students and residents. It was from his being a superior physician that he was awarded the respect which allowed him to be so effective in Medical School and Hospital affairs.
As the years went by, Walter became the father, the patriarch of the faculty of the University of Texas Medical School at Houston. Many parts of his personality came together to make this role almost inevitable. As a result his always open door was entered by a stream of people seeking advice, or just in for a chat, and this included everyone from junior medical students to the most senior members of the faculty. The value placed on his judgment also led to yet another role as the person to whom both Medical School and Hospital turned when a firm and even hand was needed. Thus, he chaired the Committee for the Protection of Human Subjects, the Student Evaluation and Promotion Committee, served repeated terms on the Curriculum Committee, and was repeatedly appointed to lead internal department review committees.
Walter had other facets. Any conversation about him invariably turns to anecdotes about his detestation of wastefulness; the clutter of his office; his sense of humor; his competitiveness; his stress on physical fitness especially after his first myocardial infarction in 1972, his suspicion that the sodium ion is bad for your health, and golf. He loved the game, and in his arrangement of teams, bets, presses, his unremitting verbal psychological warfare against his opponents, his delight in winning, we all saw much of his zest for living.
As one could predict, the attendance at this unusual, much loved, active man's funeral was huge, as it was at a memorial service held for him at the Medical Center. Not only the numbers, but the extraordinary range and diversity of people who came to honor him, added up to a powerful statement of his positive influence on many lives.

Citations

[S12379] Report on Henry Dewald and Family by Newland DeVault dated 1975, Source Medium: Book
[S1726] 1930 Census, Kentucky, Jefferson County
[S5810] Genealogy prepared by Donald L. Boyd
[S4921] Eulogy - Dr. Walter Murray Kirkendall
[S6358] Genealogy prepared by Joseph Howard Kirkendall (Ancestry.com)
[S11129] Obituary - Margaret Jane (Allen) Kirkendall
[S12398] Social Security Death Index, Source Medium: Book

Family Explorer

Margaret Jane Allen¹

F, #3450, b. 24 March 1923, d. 28 May 2009

Parents

Father	William Allen
Mother	Grace Payne

Pedigree Link

Family: Walter Murray Kirkendall, M.D., (b. 31 March 1917, d. 11 July 1991)

Son	William Charles Kirkendall+
Son	James Allen Kirkendall+
Son	Matthew John Kirkendall+
Son	Thomas Murray Kirkendall+
Son	David Edwin Kirkendall+
Daughter	Nancy Jane Kirkendall+
Daughter	Mary Margaret Kirkendall+
Daughter	Kathryn Ann Kirkendall+
Son	Joseph Howard Kirkendall
Son	Michael Bruce Kirkendall

BASIC FACTS

Margaret Jane Allen was born on 24 March 1923 in Cedar Rapids, Linn Co., Iowa.² She and Walter Murray Kirkendall, M.D., were married on 31 March 1948.¹ She died on 28 May 2009, at age 86, in Dubuque, Dubuque Co., Iowa.² She was buried in Guadalupe Valley Memorial Park, Guadalupe Co., Texas.²

Margaret Jane Allen had reference number 3478. She was educated Graduated from Franklin High School (1940); earned a registered nurse degree from the University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa (1944.) OBITUARY - Telegraph-Herald, Dubuque, Iowa, May 31, 2009

Margaret Jane (Allen) Kirkendall, 86, died at 9:22 p.m. Thursday, May 28, 2009, at The Finley Hospital, Dubuque, after a lengthy illness.
A funeral Mass and burial will be held in Texas. The Egelhof, Siegert & Casper Westview Funeral Home and Cremation Services, 2659 Kennedy Road, is in charge of arrangements.
She was born on March 24, 1923, in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, the first child of Grace (Payne) and William Allen. She grew up in Cedar Rapids and graduated from Franklin High School in 1940. At an early age, Margaret decided to become a nurse and eventually put herself through the nursing program at the University of Iowa in nearby Iowa City, graduating with a registered nurse degree in 1946.

OBITUARY - Houston Chronicle, May 31, 2009

MARGARET ALLEN KIRKENDALL died on May 28, 2009 in Dubuque, Iowa after a lengthy illness. She was 86 years old. Visitation will be held on Tuesday, June 2, 2009 from 5 to 7 p.m. followed by a rosary at 7:00 p.m. at Tres Hewell Mortuary Chapel. Mass of Christian Burial will be recited on Wednesday, June 3, 2009 at 10:00 a.m. at Sts. Peter and Paul Catholic Church in New Braunfels. A reception will follow in the St. Mary's Fellowship Hall. Graveside services and interment will be at 1:30 p.m. at Guadalupe Valley Memorial Park. Margaret Jane Allen was born on March 24, 1923, in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. She was the oldest daughter of Grace (Payne) and William Allen. At an early age, she decided to become a nurse and eventually put herself through the nursing program at the University of Iowa, graduating with an RN degree in 1944. Margaret planned to pursue a career in academic nursing, but met a new medical resident, Dr. Walter M. Kirkendall, who had come to the University of Iowa following his military service in Italy during World War II. They were married on March 31, 1948. Throughout their life together, Walter and Margaret had a close relationship and truly seemed to complete one another. As Walter pursued his academic career in medicine at the University of Iowa Medical School, Margaret supported his efforts and worked to provide a stable home life. Margaret and Walter were the proud parents of 10 children. Their home was known as a busy and often boisterous place. There was always an open door for the frequent visitors and Margaret was well known for her energy, hospitality, and plentiful food. I n 1971, Walter accepted an opportunity to help establish a new medical school at the Texas Medical Center and moved the family to Houston. Margaret admitted to some trepidation at leaving Iowa and her many friends, but she lived by her often-quoted adage that "you bloom where you are planted." With this attitude, it was not long before she brought many new friends and Texas traditions into her life. Throughout this time, Walter and Margaret continued to work as a team to help to establish the Department of Internal Medicine at the University of Texas Medical School at Houston. Their efforts helped set the foundation for the medical school and its subsequent development as a premier teaching institution. After Walter's death in 1991, Margaret remained busy with her family and friends and continued to participate in a wide variety of community service activities. In retirement, she lived in New Braunfels and then Austin, Texas until she finally returned to Iowa, to live in Dubuque. She is survived by her sister, Frances Allen Rassenfoss of Park Ridge, Illinois and Margaret's 10 children: Judge W.C. (Alice) of Seguin, Texas; James (Kathleen) of Minneapolis, Minnesota; Dr. Matthew (Isabelle) of Dubuque, Iowa; Thomas (Susan) of the Woodlands, Texas; David (Ann) of Tomball, Texas; Nancy (Robert) Cook of Austin, Texas; Dr. Mary of San Antonio, Texas; Kathryn (Gene) Acuna of Austin, Texas; Joseph of Los Angeles, California; Michael of Austin, Texas; her 32 grandchildren and 5 great grandchildren; numerous nieces and nephews. In lieu of flowers, gifts may be sent to the endowment for the Walter M. Kirkendall, M.D. Lecture Series in Internal Medicine at the University of Texas Medical School, 6431 Fannin, MSB. 1.122, Houston, TX, 77030, in care of Philip C. Johnson, M.D. You are invited to sign the guestbook at www.treshewell.com. Arrangements under the direction of Tres Hewell Mortuary, 165 Tor Dr., Seguin, Texas, 78155, 830-549-5912.

Citations

[S12379] Report on Henry Dewald and Family by Newland DeVault dated 1975, Source Medium: Book
[S11129] Obituary - Margaret Jane (Allen) Kirkendall