Rolla Martin (R. M.) Kendrick was born on July 17, 1867 in Attica, Iowa and died on May 21, 1947 in St. Louis, Missouri. After graduating at the top of his class from the Burlington, Iowa high school on Jan. 29, 1886, he went into newspaper reporting work, including work at the Keokuk, Iowa "Gate City". Rolla was known to his newspaper co-workers as "Rolly."
It was in Keokuk that he met Alice White Irwin, whom he married in New York City on June 27, 1900, following a frustrating trip to Europe in which he had hoped to marry Alice in Paris (precluded by red tape) when Alice was returning from her trip to Lisbon. Rolla and Alice spent the rest of their lives in the St. Louis, Missouri area. For several years R. M. worked for the St. Louis "Daily Globe Democrat", mainly as drama and art critic. It was an interesting and satisfying job, and R. M. had a talent for writing. However, as the Globe was a morning paper, the middle-of-the-night hours were tough on family life, particularly after their daughter, Mary Stephanie, was born. Consequently, R. M. left the newspaper business and subsequently worked for Buxton and Skinner Stationery Company for the rest of his life. One of the company partners came to his death bed in the hospital to ask how R. M. handled election supplies - R. M. was just two months shy of his 80th birthday! During World War I, R. M. served in the Missouri Home Guard. The great hobby of R. M. was gardening on the acre of land around their house in Ferguson (St. Louis County), including an orchard, three very long lines of grape vines, a perennial asparagus-bed plot, and annual planting of all sorts of crops, from tomatoes to sweet potatoes. R. M., affectionately called "Boppai" early on by his grandson who lived in the same house, was an extremely sweet, self-effacing, good-tempered gentleman. As an example of his character - R. M. had early desires to be an electrical engineer, but, instead of going to college himself, he helped a younger brother (William) through college.
Missouri death certificate #19014: age 79y, 10m, 4d, married to Alice Irwin, father Americus Vespucius Kendrick b. Illinois, mother Martha Ann Rogers b. Indiana, informant Mary Stephanie McDermott of St Louis. Cremated on May 23, 1947.
It was in Keokuk that he met Alice White Irwin, whom he married in New York City on June 27, 1900, following a frustrating trip to Europe in which he had hoped to marry Alice in Paris (precluded by red tape) when Alice was returning from her trip to Lisbon. Rolla and Alice spent the rest of their lives in the St. Louis, Missouri area. For several years R. M. worked for the St. Louis "Daily Globe Democrat", mainly as drama and art critic. It was an interesting and satisfying job, and R. M. had a talent for writing. However, as the Globe was a morning paper, the middle-of-the-night hours were tough on family life, particularly after their daughter, Mary Stephanie, was born. Consequently, R. M. left the newspaper business and subsequently worked for Buxton and Skinner Stationery Company for the rest of his life. One of the company partners came to his death bed in the hospital to ask how R. M. handled election supplies - R. M. was just two months shy of his 80th birthday! During World War I, R. M. served in the Missouri Home Guard. The great hobby of R. M. was gardening on the acre of land around their house in Ferguson (St. Louis County), including an orchard, three very long lines of grape vines, a perennial asparagus-bed plot, and annual planting of all sorts of crops, from tomatoes to sweet potatoes. R. M., affectionately called "Boppai" early on by his grandson who lived in the same house, was an extremely sweet, self-effacing, good-tempered gentleman. As an example of his character - R. M. had early desires to be an electrical engineer, but, instead of going to college himself, he helped a younger brother (William) through college.
Missouri death certificate #19014: age 79y, 10m, 4d, married to Alice Irwin, father Americus Vespucius Kendrick b. Illinois, mother Martha Ann Rogers b. Indiana, informant Mary Stephanie McDermott of St Louis. Cremated on May 23, 1947.
Rolla Martin (R. M.) Kendrick was born on July 17, 1867 in Attica, Iowa and died on May 21, 1947 in St. Louis, Missouri. After graduating at the top of his class from the Burlington, Iowa high school on Jan. 29, 1886, he went into newspaper reporting work, including work at the Keokuk, Iowa "Gate City". Rolla was known to his newspaper co-workers as "Rolly."
It was in Keokuk that he met Alice White Irwin, whom he married in New York City on June 27, 1900, following a frustrating trip to Europe in which he had hoped to marry Alice in Paris (precluded by red tape) when Alice was returning from her trip to Lisbon. Rolla and Alice spent the rest of their lives in the St. Louis, Missouri area. For several years R. M. worked for the St. Louis "Daily Globe Democrat", mainly as drama and art critic. It was an interesting and satisfying job, and R. M. had a talent for writing. However, as the Globe was a morning paper, the middle-of-the-night hours were tough on family life, particularly after their daughter, Mary Stephanie, was born. Consequently, R. M. left the newspaper business and subsequently worked for Buxton and Skinner Stationery Company for the rest of his life. One of the company partners came to his death bed in the hospital to ask how R. M. handled election supplies - R. M. was just two months shy of his 80th birthday! During World War I, R. M. served in the Missouri Home Guard. The great hobby of R. M. was gardening on the acre of land around their house in Ferguson (St. Louis County), including an orchard, three very long lines of grape vines, a perennial asparagus-bed plot, and annual planting of all sorts of crops, from tomatoes to sweet potatoes. R. M., affectionately called "Boppai" early on by his grandson who lived in the same house, was an extremely sweet, self-effacing, good-tempered gentleman. As an example of his character - R. M. had early desires to be an electrical engineer, but, instead of going to college himself, he helped a younger brother (William) through college.
Missouri death certificate #19014: age 79y, 10m, 4d, married to Alice Irwin, father Americus Vespucius Kendrick b. Illinois, mother Martha Ann Rogers b. Indiana, informant Mary Stephanie McDermott of St Louis. Cremated on May 23, 1947.
It was in Keokuk that he met Alice White Irwin, whom he married in New York City on June 27, 1900, following a frustrating trip to Europe in which he had hoped to marry Alice in Paris (precluded by red tape) when Alice was returning from her trip to Lisbon. Rolla and Alice spent the rest of their lives in the St. Louis, Missouri area. For several years R. M. worked for the St. Louis "Daily Globe Democrat", mainly as drama and art critic. It was an interesting and satisfying job, and R. M. had a talent for writing. However, as the Globe was a morning paper, the middle-of-the-night hours were tough on family life, particularly after their daughter, Mary Stephanie, was born. Consequently, R. M. left the newspaper business and subsequently worked for Buxton and Skinner Stationery Company for the rest of his life. One of the company partners came to his death bed in the hospital to ask how R. M. handled election supplies - R. M. was just two months shy of his 80th birthday! During World War I, R. M. served in the Missouri Home Guard. The great hobby of R. M. was gardening on the acre of land around their house in Ferguson (St. Louis County), including an orchard, three very long lines of grape vines, a perennial asparagus-bed plot, and annual planting of all sorts of crops, from tomatoes to sweet potatoes. R. M., affectionately called "Boppai" early on by his grandson who lived in the same house, was an extremely sweet, self-effacing, good-tempered gentleman. As an example of his character - R. M. had early desires to be an electrical engineer, but, instead of going to college himself, he helped a younger brother (William) through college.
Missouri death certificate #19014: age 79y, 10m, 4d, married to Alice Irwin, father Americus Vespucius Kendrick b. Illinois, mother Martha Ann Rogers b. Indiana, informant Mary Stephanie McDermott of St Louis. Cremated on May 23, 1947.
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