Benton Co., AR - Biographies - Thomas B. Kendrick

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Thomas B. Kendrick is a native of Benton County, Ark., born in 1842, 
and is a son of Martin and Nancy (Phillips) Kendrick. [See sketch of 
Lafayette G. Kendrick.] He has always followed the occupation of 
farming, and owns a farm of eighty acres, a portion of which he 
inherited from his father's estate, and the rest he purchased. In 1861 
he enlisted in the Confederate army in Company F, Fifteenth Arkansas
Infantry, and was a participant in the following battles: Corinth, Big 
Black, Port Hudson and the siege and surrender of Vicksburg. He 
started home after the battle of Vicksburg, but was taken ill on the 
way, and it was over a year before he was able to reach his 
destination. He then resumed the occupation of farming, and has 
continued the same with fair success up to the present time. He was 
married, in 1873, to Miss Susan Phillips, of Benton County, and five 
children have blessed their union: Bettie A. L., Ben. W., Nettie B., 
Mary J. and Nancy E. Mr. Kendrick and wife are members of the Baptist 
Church.