Kendall Family.
Biographical notes:
George Wilkins Kendall was a founder of the NEW ORLEANS PICAYUNE and the first documented American war correspondent. He was also a sheep rancher in the area which became Kendall County, Texas. Married in 1849 to Adeline de Valcourt, he had four children: Georgina Kendall Fellowes, who collected material relating to her father's life; George William Kendall; Henry Fletcher Kendall, a West Point graduate who served in Cuba, Texas, and the Philippines; and Caroline Louise Kendall. Fletcher's son, William Henry Kendall, was also a West Point graduate and served during World War II in Hawaii.
From the description of Papers, 1789-1949, (bulk 1846-1946). (University of Texas at Arlington). WorldCat record id: 34241909
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- Mexican War, 1846-1848
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- World War, 1939-1945
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