Emily Irene Beach

  Noted events in her life were:

• Birth: From Family Search org, 12 Nov 1867, Lyons, Ionia, Michigan. Name: Emily Irene Beach
Birth Date: 12 Nov 1867
Birthplace: Lyons, Ionia, Michigan
Gender: Female
Race:
Father's Name: Marshall Beach
Father's Birthplace: N.Y.
Father's Age:
Mother's Name: Emily A Beach
Mother's Birthplace: N.Y.
Mother's Age:
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Film Number: 2297919
Digital Folder Number: 4206203
Image Number: 559
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Reference Number: item 2 p 184 rn 273

• Residence: From her father's military disability record, 1899, Blissfield, Michigan.

• Residence: From 1910 Census, 1910, Blissfield, Lenawee, Michigan. Name: Irene Kendrick
Birthplace: Michigan
Relationship to Head of Household: Wife
Residence: Blissfield, Lenawee, Michigan
Marital Status: Married
Race : White
Gender: Female
Immigration Year:
Father's Birthplace: New York
Mother's Birthplace: New York
Family Number: 16
Page Number: 1
Household Gender Age
Spouse Cicero S Kendrick M 45y
Irene Kendrick F 42y
Child Ethel E Kendrick F 21y
Child Ruth S Kendrick F 12y
Charles H Kendrick M 82y

• Residence: From 1930 Census, 1930, Blissfield, Lenawee, Michigan. Name: Irene E Kendrick
Event: Census
Event Date: 1930
Event Place: Blissfield, Lenawee, Michigan
Gender: Female
Age: 62
Marital Status: Married
Race: White
Birthplace: Michigan
Estimated Birth Year: 1868
Immigration Year:
Relationship to Head of Household: Wife
Father's Birthplace: New York
Mother's Birthplace: New York
Enumeration District Number: 16
Family Number: 45
Sheet Number and Letter: 3A
Line Number: 11
NARA Publication: T626, roll 1007
Film Number: 2340742
Digital Folder Number: 4608264
Image Number: 390
Household Gender Age
Spouse Cicero S Kendrick M 65
Irene E Kendrick F 62
Muriel J Hartman F 15 She is a granddaughter

• Gravestone: From FInd a Grave, Jan 1958, Blissfield, Lenawee, Michigan. Emily Irene Beach Kendrick
Birth: 12 Nov 1867 Lyons, Ionia County, Michigan, USA
Death: 10 Jan 1958 Adrian, Lenawee County, Michigan, USA
Burial: Pleasant View Cemetery, Blissfield, Lenawee County, Michigan, USA
Memorial #: 20835575

Bio: She was 5 foot 2 with eyes of blue. I can only imagine she had a lot to say. She was a school teacher for a few years. She described herself as a farmers wife when she first applied to the Telegram as a columnist, Called "Now And Then In Lenawee".

The Obit! Blissfield---- Mrs. Emily Irene Kendrick, the widow of Cicero Sherman Kendrick, and a well known Blissfield resident most of her life, died Friday afternoon at 4:30 in the home of her daughter in Adrian. Mrs. Kendrick had been in failing health in recent years and was taken to the home of Mrs. Leroy Smith (Ruth) at 514 North Broad St. two weeks ago.

Mrs., Kendrick, 90 years was the author of an historical column "Now and then in Lenawee" which was printed for a number of years with the farm page section of the Adrian Daily Telegram. The column was widely read and won many friends for the author. It was discontinued at Mrs. Kendrick's request several years ago.

She was born November 12, 1867, at Lyons in Ionia Co. the daughter of Marshal and Emily Swarthout Beach. The family until 1917 when they moved into the village. Mr. Kendrick died in 1930.

Mrs. Kendrick described herself as a "farmer's wife" when she first applied to the Telegram as a columnist. Her efforts turned out to be highly entertaining bits of home spun philosophy as well as comments on the past and present political scenes. Readers reported clipping the columns for scrapbooks as well as sending them to former residents and relatives all over the country.

Mrs. Kendrick prepared a description of her life for the Telegram's biographical file. It reads; "Ancestry on both sides of the family traces back to colonial days. Men have been explorers, pioneers, and soldiers in every war. None were prominent in politics, only a few protestimonials, not many musicians and no criminals.". None have become distinguished-- just common folks. "I inherit a love of adventure, literature, music, and have undeveloped artistic taste. In late years, other than in my family my interest has been in local history."

Mrs. Kendrick was one of the early members of the Lenawee County Historical Society and helped form a Blissfield Historical group which later was disbanded. She belonged to the Methodist church and was a member of Blissfield Service Club. She was also active in Grange work and served loyally for many years in the American Red Cross.

She is survived by two daughters, Mrs. Smith of Adrian and Mrs. Floyd B. Hartman (Ethel) of near Blissfield with whom she made her home in resent years; nine grandchildren; 14 great grandchildren and a half brother Raymond Beach of Tennessee.

The funeral will be Monday at 2:30 at the Tagsold Funeral home in Blissfield. The Rev. Dalton Bishop and the Rev. Ralph Lewis will officiate. The burial will be in the Pleasant View Cemetery.

Family Members
Parents
Marshall Beach 1840-1915
Emily Anne Swarthout Beach 1840-1883
Spouse
Ciscero S. Kendrick 1865-1930
Siblings
Bessie Marsha Beach Colyer* 1874-1926
Ralph William Beach* 1879-1888
Half Siblings
Raymond Joseph Beach* 1892-1967
Children
Ethel Estelle Kendrick Hartman* 1888-1959
Ruth Emily Kendrick Smith* 1898-1983

Created by: LindannB (46910477)
Added: 7 Aug 2007
URL: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/20835575/emily-irene-kendrick
Citation: Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 18 February 2018), memorial page for Emily Irene Beach Kendrick (12 Nov 1867–10 Jan 1958), Find A Grave Memorial no. 20835575, citing Pleasant View Cemetery, Blissfield, Lenawee County, Michigan, USA ; Maintained by LindannB (contributor 46910477) .

Emily married Cicero S. Kendrick, son of Charles H. Kendrick and Maria E., in 1888 in Michigan. (Cicero S. Kendrick was born in Feb 1865 in Michigan and died on 20 Dec 1930 in Adrian Township, Lenawee, Michigan.)