Kendall, John S. (John Smith), 1874-1965

John Smith Kendall was an academic author and professor of Spanish at Tulane University. He also worked as a journalist with the New Orleans Picayune newspaper, and as a war correspondent to Cuba and Nicaragua.. He wrote primarily historical works about New Orleans, but also was a poet. John S. Kendall married Isoline Rodd; their children, Elizabeth and Lane, were born in 1910 and 1912.

From the description of John S. Kendall papers, 1889-1959 (bulk 1950s). (Tulane University). WorldCat record id: 758975955

John Irwin Kendall served with the Fourth Louisiana Infantry Regiment during the Civil War. After the war he lived and worked primarily in Mexico, first as the representative of a New Orleans sewing machine company, then representing several Mexican railroads and an American oil company in Mazatlan. His son, John Smith Kendall, was a New Orleans journalist, war correspondent, university professor of Spanish, and historian.

From the description of Recollections of a Confederate officer, 1930. (Louisiana State University). WorldCat record id: 180192174