EARLY DAYS IN THE TOWN OF LYMAN
by Bela Foster
Continuing . . .
Joel Kenward was a Normal student and taught school a number of years. He went into the jewelry business in Roberts. He afterward ran a general store in Fisher. He married Carrie MaHanna, a sister of Mrs. W. H. Wakelin. They had one daughter. She married Henry Koyen. They live in Fisher and run a general store there. Both Mr. and Mrs. Joel Kenward are deceased....
John Kenward Jr. farmed here a while and then went to California. He was accidently killed in a lumber yard in 1902.
Ira Kenward is a graduate of Wesleyan University. He taught school a while and then went west and practiced law at Boise City, Idaho.
Patience Kenward ran a millinery store in Roberts for several years. She never married. She died in 1923.
Samuel Kenward married Olive Foster and went to housekeeping on the Kenward home place. He farmed for about five years and then sold out and moved to Bradley, where they resided until the death of Mrs. Kenward in 1905. They had six children born to them. Two died in childhood. The remaining are: Hazel, Nancy, John and Harry. Harry was a babe, when his mother passed away. His aunt, Mrs. E. S. Haling, took him and was a real mother to him. He is a very nice boy. It is very seldom that any slang escapes from his lips. He lives at Thawville, Illinois.
Hazel Kenward married Otto Pflueger, a government teacher. Mr. and Mrs. Pflueger taught school in the Phillippine Islands for a few years. The live at the shool there. They have one son. This is his second year in school.
Nancy Kenward lived with her grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. John Kenward, after her mother died. She was always a very industrious girl, and was always ready to do her part. She taught school for a short time and then after joining hands in matrimony with Otto Seng, the son of Mr. and Mrs. William Seng, moved to North Dakota, where they lived until 191?, when they moved back here. At present they are living on sixt...y acres that was part of the Kenward estate.
Mr. and Mrs. Otto Seng have one son and one daughter, (Lawrence and Della). Lawrence is in High School and Della will be next year.
John Kenward, Mr. and Mrs. S. S. Kenward's older son, lived with his uncle, W. P. Kenward for several years and then went to Seattle, Washington, and lived with his father and sister, Hazel, until his sister, went to the Philippine Islands, after that he and his father roamed together until his father's death in 1933. He is in the newspaper business in Seattle now. He is a large strong man.
Aaron Kenward not the youngest, but the samllest of the boys farmed while he lived here. He was his own cook, housekeeper, chore boy and boss for several years on this farm in eastern Wall. He married Mary Adamson, the daughter of Robert and Elizabeth Adamson two early settlers of Lyman. Both Mr. and Mrs. Adamson and their two daughters are deceased. Lizzie Adamson married George Hewson. The Adamson children were my pupils for two or three years.
Mr. and Mrs. Aaron Kenward went to North Dakota after living in Roberts a short time. They had one son and one daughter. The son married Lillie Bressie, the daughter of C. E. Bressie, formerly of Roberts, one of they young early settlers. The daughter is married. They live near Page, North Dakota.
W. P. Kenward lived on the farm until his parents moved to Roberts in 1885. He went to school for a few years and when his brother left the farm he worked it....
He married Julia Gullett, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. William Gullett, who had recently occupied the farm that Mr. Van Steinberg had owned.
Mr. and Mrs. Kenward went to housekeeping on the Kenward home place. Mrs. Kenward was a good housekeeper. She was always neat and had a continued smile upon her face. I carried their mail for several years and never had any quarresl with the W. P. Kenward family. They had four daughters and two sons, who grew up and are now four women and two men just as nice as they were girls and boys, and their mother has that same smile on her face that she had when a school girl. I believe Mr. and Mrs. W. P. Kenward realized that a home filled with sunshine and smiles was an ideal environment for boys and girls. The children are all married. I remember the boys name as they were like their mother's smile permanent but the girls have changed their names except Leona.
Mr. Kenward went into business in Melvin many years ago. He has had very good success and we believe he merits it all.
Leona Kenward lives in Champaign, Ill. Hilda is married and lives in Decatur, Ill. Grace Kenward Rudolph and family live in Chicago. Della Kenward married Gust Paul. They live in St. Louis. Roy Kenward, M. D. is married and is doing an extensive business in the Melvin vicinity. John Kenward is married and in the mercantile business in Melvin.
Janie Kenward married Neils Jensen. They have made their home here ever since. Mrs. Jensen was born on the homestead in Wall Town. She and her brother, Willard, are Suckers. The balance of the children are Badgers being born in Wisconsin. Mr. and Mrs. Jensen have one daughter. She is a graduate from the University of Illinois. She married Roland Koyen of Washington Island, Wisconson. The have one daughter.
Peter and Niels Jensen, the sons of Rasmus and Anne Jensen, (deceased) of Jutland, Denmark, left their two brothers and three sisters and set out for America in 1888. They came to Chicago, Ill., and after remaining in the city for about six months came to Roberts, Ill. Peter put up a carpenter shop and went to work at his trade. He married a sister of Mrs. James Parkin and in a short time they moved to Boise Cit...y, Idaho, where he died in 1913. Mrs. Jensen and family still reside there.
Niels Jensen was brought up on a farm and knew what it meant to work, so when he came here he went to work and has been at it the most of the time since he came. Though the work was so much different then the work in Denmark he soon learned the way of doing things in America and could do as well as the best. He has been a very handy man for our town. He would fit in any place, and the places have been many. He has filled many offices in the Village, the Town of Lyman and the School District. Besides he has held many offices in the K. of P., Woodman and Church. He was manager of the Roberts Tile Factory and engineer for many years. He had a way of managing men that was pleasant to all. I was there for hours some days and saw how like clockwork his men performed. It would be nice to see more men do their part in the manner that Niels Jensen has done. He was out in Toronto, Kansas, one year drilling for oil. He saw the failure of the project and advised them that drilling in an underground lake of asphalt would not make a successful oil well.
by Bela Foster
Continuing . . .
Joel Kenward was a Normal student and taught school a number of years. He went into the jewelry business in Roberts. He afterward ran a general store in Fisher. He married Carrie MaHanna, a sister of Mrs. W. H. Wakelin. They had one daughter. She married Henry Koyen. They live in Fisher and run a general store there. Both Mr. and Mrs. Joel Kenward are deceased....
John Kenward Jr. farmed here a while and then went to California. He was accidently killed in a lumber yard in 1902.
Ira Kenward is a graduate of Wesleyan University. He taught school a while and then went west and practiced law at Boise City, Idaho.
Patience Kenward ran a millinery store in Roberts for several years. She never married. She died in 1923.
Samuel Kenward married Olive Foster and went to housekeeping on the Kenward home place. He farmed for about five years and then sold out and moved to Bradley, where they resided until the death of Mrs. Kenward in 1905. They had six children born to them. Two died in childhood. The remaining are: Hazel, Nancy, John and Harry. Harry was a babe, when his mother passed away. His aunt, Mrs. E. S. Haling, took him and was a real mother to him. He is a very nice boy. It is very seldom that any slang escapes from his lips. He lives at Thawville, Illinois.
Hazel Kenward married Otto Pflueger, a government teacher. Mr. and Mrs. Pflueger taught school in the Phillippine Islands for a few years. The live at the shool there. They have one son. This is his second year in school.
Nancy Kenward lived with her grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. John Kenward, after her mother died. She was always a very industrious girl, and was always ready to do her part. She taught school for a short time and then after joining hands in matrimony with Otto Seng, the son of Mr. and Mrs. William Seng, moved to North Dakota, where they lived until 191?, when they moved back here. At present they are living on sixt...y acres that was part of the Kenward estate.
Mr. and Mrs. Otto Seng have one son and one daughter, (Lawrence and Della). Lawrence is in High School and Della will be next year.
John Kenward, Mr. and Mrs. S. S. Kenward's older son, lived with his uncle, W. P. Kenward for several years and then went to Seattle, Washington, and lived with his father and sister, Hazel, until his sister, went to the Philippine Islands, after that he and his father roamed together until his father's death in 1933. He is in the newspaper business in Seattle now. He is a large strong man.
Aaron Kenward not the youngest, but the samllest of the boys farmed while he lived here. He was his own cook, housekeeper, chore boy and boss for several years on this farm in eastern Wall. He married Mary Adamson, the daughter of Robert and Elizabeth Adamson two early settlers of Lyman. Both Mr. and Mrs. Adamson and their two daughters are deceased. Lizzie Adamson married George Hewson. The Adamson children were my pupils for two or three years.
Mr. and Mrs. Aaron Kenward went to North Dakota after living in Roberts a short time. They had one son and one daughter. The son married Lillie Bressie, the daughter of C. E. Bressie, formerly of Roberts, one of they young early settlers. The daughter is married. They live near Page, North Dakota.
W. P. Kenward lived on the farm until his parents moved to Roberts in 1885. He went to school for a few years and when his brother left the farm he worked it....
He married Julia Gullett, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. William Gullett, who had recently occupied the farm that Mr. Van Steinberg had owned.
Mr. and Mrs. Kenward went to housekeeping on the Kenward home place. Mrs. Kenward was a good housekeeper. She was always neat and had a continued smile upon her face. I carried their mail for several years and never had any quarresl with the W. P. Kenward family. They had four daughters and two sons, who grew up and are now four women and two men just as nice as they were girls and boys, and their mother has that same smile on her face that she had when a school girl. I believe Mr. and Mrs. W. P. Kenward realized that a home filled with sunshine and smiles was an ideal environment for boys and girls. The children are all married. I remember the boys name as they were like their mother's smile permanent but the girls have changed their names except Leona.
Mr. Kenward went into business in Melvin many years ago. He has had very good success and we believe he merits it all.
Leona Kenward lives in Champaign, Ill. Hilda is married and lives in Decatur, Ill. Grace Kenward Rudolph and family live in Chicago. Della Kenward married Gust Paul. They live in St. Louis. Roy Kenward, M. D. is married and is doing an extensive business in the Melvin vicinity. John Kenward is married and in the mercantile business in Melvin.
Janie Kenward married Neils Jensen. They have made their home here ever since. Mrs. Jensen was born on the homestead in Wall Town. She and her brother, Willard, are Suckers. The balance of the children are Badgers being born in Wisconsin. Mr. and Mrs. Jensen have one daughter. She is a graduate from the University of Illinois. She married Roland Koyen of Washington Island, Wisconson. The have one daughter.
Peter and Niels Jensen, the sons of Rasmus and Anne Jensen, (deceased) of Jutland, Denmark, left their two brothers and three sisters and set out for America in 1888. They came to Chicago, Ill., and after remaining in the city for about six months came to Roberts, Ill. Peter put up a carpenter shop and went to work at his trade. He married a sister of Mrs. James Parkin and in a short time they moved to Boise Cit...y, Idaho, where he died in 1913. Mrs. Jensen and family still reside there.
Niels Jensen was brought up on a farm and knew what it meant to work, so when he came here he went to work and has been at it the most of the time since he came. Though the work was so much different then the work in Denmark he soon learned the way of doing things in America and could do as well as the best. He has been a very handy man for our town. He would fit in any place, and the places have been many. He has filled many offices in the Village, the Town of Lyman and the School District. Besides he has held many offices in the K. of P., Woodman and Church. He was manager of the Roberts Tile Factory and engineer for many years. He had a way of managing men that was pleasant to all. I was there for hours some days and saw how like clockwork his men performed. It would be nice to see more men do their part in the manner that Niels Jensen has done. He was out in Toronto, Kansas, one year drilling for oil. He saw the failure of the project and advised them that drilling in an underground lake of asphalt would not make a successful oil well.
--Roberts Herald. 11 March 1936. Bela Foster.
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