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DR. JACOB KENDELL

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Dr. Jacob Kendell, one of the old and honored citizens of Covington, where he is cashier of the Stillwater Valley Bank, was born on a farm in Newton township, Miami county, November 16, 1847, a son of Benjamin and Mary (Boggs) Kendell. The Kendell family originated in Maryland, while the Boggs family had its origin in Virginia and both have been residents of the Miami Valley for many years. Benjamin Kendell, who served as a soldier during the Mexican war, followed milling throughout his life in Miami county and was a man who well merited the high esteem in which he was universally held. He and his wife were the parents of three children: Jacob, Ezekiel and Oliver H.P. Jacob Kendell attended the public schools of Miami county, following which he began the study of medicine at the Ohio Medical College. He was graduated from that institution with his degree in 1869, and for nearly forty years practiced his profession at Covington, where he rose to a high place in his calling and in the confidence and respect of the people of the community in which he ministered to the ills of his fellow-men. A number of years ago he had become interested in the Stillwater Valley Bank, of which he eventually became president, but in 1908, when he gave up his professional labors, he entered actively upon the duties of cashier of this institution, a position which he has since filled with honor and ability. Doctor Kendell took an energetic part in the various war activities and was a member and active worker of all the local committees. During his career he has acted constructively, and efficiently as a member of the school board and the city council. He is fraternally affiliated with the Knights of Pythias, of which he has been a member for many years. Doctor Kendell married Sarah, daughter of Joseph Brump, of Tippecanoe City, Ohio, and they have been the parents of two sons, both physicians: Dr. B. J., now deceased, who formerly practiced at Tippecanoe City, and Dr. H. W., a skilled physician of Covington.