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John Marshall Kenderdine

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John Marshall Kenderdine

Birth
Bucks County, Pennsylvania, USA
Death
4 Apr 1927 (aged 80)
Fort Worth, Tarrant County, Texas, USA
Burial
Fort Worth, Tarrant County, Texas, USA Add to Map
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John M. Kenderdine was the son of Jesse and Jane (Cummings) Kenderdine of Bucks County, Pennsylvania. He was a soldier during the Civil War, enlisting at age 16 from Philadelphia, where he was learning the machinist trade. He served in the 1st Pennsylvania Reserve Light Artillery until the close of the war. John then re-enlisted in the 4th U.S. Cavalry where he saw frontier service until his discharge in 1868. He returned to his Bucks County home in 1869 and married Mary Jane, daughter of Isaac G. Stauffer, of New Galena. In 1877, following Mary Jane's death, he moved to Fort Worth, Texas where in 1880 he married Rose Ella May, daughter of Dr. M. H. Ragsdale, of Paris, Lamar County, Texas. John was a successful carpenter and contractor in Fort Worth. Mary Jane Kenderdine, John's first wife, is buried at North Wales Cemetery in Montgomery County Pennsylvania.

Civil War Service:
First served in Co F, 7th Delaware Infantry- 12 July 1864 - 11 Aug 1864
Battery C, 1st PA Res Art- 16 Nov 1864 - 29 Jun 1865

Was commander of GAR Parmley Post 4 at time of death.
John M. Kenderdine was the son of Jesse and Jane (Cummings) Kenderdine of Bucks County, Pennsylvania. He was a soldier during the Civil War, enlisting at age 16 from Philadelphia, where he was learning the machinist trade. He served in the 1st Pennsylvania Reserve Light Artillery until the close of the war. John then re-enlisted in the 4th U.S. Cavalry where he saw frontier service until his discharge in 1868. He returned to his Bucks County home in 1869 and married Mary Jane, daughter of Isaac G. Stauffer, of New Galena. In 1877, following Mary Jane's death, he moved to Fort Worth, Texas where in 1880 he married Rose Ella May, daughter of Dr. M. H. Ragsdale, of Paris, Lamar County, Texas. John was a successful carpenter and contractor in Fort Worth. Mary Jane Kenderdine, John's first wife, is buried at North Wales Cemetery in Montgomery County Pennsylvania.

Civil War Service:
First served in Co F, 7th Delaware Infantry- 12 July 1864 - 11 Aug 1864
Battery C, 1st PA Res Art- 16 Nov 1864 - 29 Jun 1865

Was commander of GAR Parmley Post 4 at time of death.

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