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Lewis K Kenoyer

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Lewis K Kenoyer

Birth
Newton County, Indiana, USA
Death
Mar 1930 (aged 80)
Newton County, Indiana, USA
Burial
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Lewis Kenoyer's parents were Reuben and Sarah Ann (Timmons) Kenoyer.

Lewis married Mary Margaret West on April 14, 1870. She bore him two sons:
Frederick Kenoyer, born about 1871, and
Frank R Kenoyer, born in April 1874.

Mary Kenoyer died February 4, 1875, before reaching her 21st birthday.

Lewis later married Melissa F Webber on March 10, 1886 in Newton County, Indiana. She bore him the six children listed below.
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Lewis Kenoyer. Success consists in a steady betterment of one's material conditions and an increase of one's ability to render service to others. Measured by this standard, one of the exceptionally successful men of Newton County is Lewis Kenoyer, proprietor of a very large stock and grain farm in Jefferson Township and a sturdy, upright and vigorous citizen who has never failed to perform his duty in all the varied relations of his career.
That his family was among the very first settlers of this section of Indiana is indicated by the fact that Mr. Kenoyer was born in Newton County January 4, 1850. His parents were Reuben and Sarah Ann (Timmons) Kenoyer. His father, a native of Pennsylvania, came West, in the early '40s and was one of the first to locate in the country north of Kentland in Jefferson Township. He had just begun to prosper as a farmer there when death took him away at the age of twenty-seven. He left a family of three children, all of whom are still living. Reuben Kenoyer was not only a farmer but also a minister of the Christian or Campbellite Church. He was exceedingly devout and pious and a man of most upright principles and character.
Lewis Kenoyer grew up in Newton County, had the advantages of some of the pioneer schools, and has found ample employment for his energies in farming. He now owns 588 acres of land, and his specialty as a stockman is hogs and cattle. His farm is thoroughly equipped with all appliances and machinery necessary for systematic and efficient management. The home is in the extreme northwest corner of Jefferson Township.
Mr. Kenoyer has never neglected the public welfare even at the expense of some personal inconvenience. For several years he served as township supervisor, and in politics is an active republican.
He has been twice married. His first wife was Melissa West, and the two children of that marriage are Frank R. and Frederick. Their mother died three years after her marriage, and Mr. Kenoyer married for his present wife Miss Alissa Webber, who was born in Miami County, Indiana, October 10, 1864, the second of the seven children, three sons and four daughters, of George R. and Amanda Jane (Long) Webber. Five of these children are living and reside in Indiana. Mr. Webber, the father, was a native of Pennsylvania, received his educational training in its schools and became a brick and stone mason. He served as a valiant soldier during the Civil war, and he now resides in Morocco. Mrs. Webber was born in Kosciusko County, Indiana. Her death occurred in about the year 1911, and she lies buried in Morocco. Into the home of Mr. and Mrs. Kenoyer have been born six children: Cleo, Delbert, Vernissa, Otha, Dorothy and Doris, the last two being twins. Cleo is the wife of Merble Chapman, and their home is in Morocco. Their two children are Estil Otho and Lewis Monroe. The son Delbert is a graduate with the class of 1910 of the Kentland High School. He married Miss Maude Cross, and is engaged in farming. Otha graduated from the grades and will enter the high school at Kentland. Mr. Kenoyer has taken special pains with the rearing and training of his children, and has given them all such education as they require for life's purposes. Mr. and Mrs. Kenoyer and their children are members of the United Brethren Church, known as Mount Zion Church. The homestead of Mr. and Mrs. Kenoyer is known as Pleasant View Stock Farm.

SOURCE:
A Standard History of Jasper and Newton Counties, Indiana Vol. II, 1916
Lewis Kenoyer's parents were Reuben and Sarah Ann (Timmons) Kenoyer.

Lewis married Mary Margaret West on April 14, 1870. She bore him two sons:
Frederick Kenoyer, born about 1871, and
Frank R Kenoyer, born in April 1874.

Mary Kenoyer died February 4, 1875, before reaching her 21st birthday.

Lewis later married Melissa F Webber on March 10, 1886 in Newton County, Indiana. She bore him the six children listed below.
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Lewis Kenoyer. Success consists in a steady betterment of one's material conditions and an increase of one's ability to render service to others. Measured by this standard, one of the exceptionally successful men of Newton County is Lewis Kenoyer, proprietor of a very large stock and grain farm in Jefferson Township and a sturdy, upright and vigorous citizen who has never failed to perform his duty in all the varied relations of his career.
That his family was among the very first settlers of this section of Indiana is indicated by the fact that Mr. Kenoyer was born in Newton County January 4, 1850. His parents were Reuben and Sarah Ann (Timmons) Kenoyer. His father, a native of Pennsylvania, came West, in the early '40s and was one of the first to locate in the country north of Kentland in Jefferson Township. He had just begun to prosper as a farmer there when death took him away at the age of twenty-seven. He left a family of three children, all of whom are still living. Reuben Kenoyer was not only a farmer but also a minister of the Christian or Campbellite Church. He was exceedingly devout and pious and a man of most upright principles and character.
Lewis Kenoyer grew up in Newton County, had the advantages of some of the pioneer schools, and has found ample employment for his energies in farming. He now owns 588 acres of land, and his specialty as a stockman is hogs and cattle. His farm is thoroughly equipped with all appliances and machinery necessary for systematic and efficient management. The home is in the extreme northwest corner of Jefferson Township.
Mr. Kenoyer has never neglected the public welfare even at the expense of some personal inconvenience. For several years he served as township supervisor, and in politics is an active republican.
He has been twice married. His first wife was Melissa West, and the two children of that marriage are Frank R. and Frederick. Their mother died three years after her marriage, and Mr. Kenoyer married for his present wife Miss Alissa Webber, who was born in Miami County, Indiana, October 10, 1864, the second of the seven children, three sons and four daughters, of George R. and Amanda Jane (Long) Webber. Five of these children are living and reside in Indiana. Mr. Webber, the father, was a native of Pennsylvania, received his educational training in its schools and became a brick and stone mason. He served as a valiant soldier during the Civil war, and he now resides in Morocco. Mrs. Webber was born in Kosciusko County, Indiana. Her death occurred in about the year 1911, and she lies buried in Morocco. Into the home of Mr. and Mrs. Kenoyer have been born six children: Cleo, Delbert, Vernissa, Otha, Dorothy and Doris, the last two being twins. Cleo is the wife of Merble Chapman, and their home is in Morocco. Their two children are Estil Otho and Lewis Monroe. The son Delbert is a graduate with the class of 1910 of the Kentland High School. He married Miss Maude Cross, and is engaged in farming. Otha graduated from the grades and will enter the high school at Kentland. Mr. Kenoyer has taken special pains with the rearing and training of his children, and has given them all such education as they require for life's purposes. Mr. and Mrs. Kenoyer and their children are members of the United Brethren Church, known as Mount Zion Church. The homestead of Mr. and Mrs. Kenoyer is known as Pleasant View Stock Farm.

SOURCE:
A Standard History of Jasper and Newton Counties, Indiana Vol. II, 1916


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