Grundy County IL Archives Biographies.....Kirkendall, Lorenzo C 
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Author: History of Grundy County, 1914

Kirkendall, Lorenzo C. – Many of the most prosperous farmers of Grundy County 
combine operation of their land with buying fine stock for the market with 
profitable results.  One of the men who has made his name well known in 
connection with his stock operations is Lorenzo C. Kirkendall of Braceville 
Township.  He owns a fine farm of 240 acres in Braceville Township, which he 
devotes to general farming, and at the same time he carries on a large stock 
business.  He was born in Livingston County, Ill., December 20, 1860, being a 
son of William and Margaret (Clover) Kirkendall, both of whom were born in 
Indiana, but came to Grundy County in 1854, where the father farmed until he 
moved to Dwight, Ill., where he died June 14, 1908.  His widow still lives at 
Dwight.  They were the parents of five children:  George Edwin, Lorenzo C., 
Belle Harvey, Ella, who is deceased, and Everett E.

Lorenzo C. Kirkendall attended school in Livingston County and remained on the 
homestead until he was thirty-one years old.  In 1892 he rented 320 acres of 
land in Grundy County, and operated it until he bought his present farm in 
1897, on which he has made all the improvements.  He has developed his stock 
business from small beginnings, until now he is one of the leading buyers in 
this and surrounding counties.  On February 16, 1890, Mr. Kirkendall married 
Nellie Parmenter and they have five children:  Clinton, Delmer, Cecil, Fayre 
and Merle, all at home.  The family all belong to the Congregational Church.  
Mrs. Kirkendall began teaching school in Grundy County when eighteen years of 
age and taught until she was twenty-three years old.  She is a member of the 
W. R. C. and the Gleaners.  A Democrat, Mr. Kirkendall has served as a school 
director for six years, and secretary of the Adams school.  Mrs. Kirkendall 
has served as a school director for two terms in Braceville Township, and has 
been superintendent of the Sunday school.  They are both influential in the 
social and educational life of their neighborhood, and their home is a 
pleasant gathering place for their hosts of friends who are entertained with 
sincere hospitality.

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Source:  History of Grundy County, Illinois, Chicago: Munsell Publishing Co. 
Publishers; 1914

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