Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1921-08-24

BENJAMIN Kendrick and family
came to Potosi from Pike county,
Missouri in 1848. The family consist
ed of the father, mother, three sons
and one daughter. The father died a
few years after coming TO Potosl
Mrs. Elizabeth Kendrick the widow,
married Ora Stone, a widower and
harness maker in Potosi. This mar
riage was very much opposed to by
the children of both parties and
eventually eliminated in q separation.
Both have gone to their reward many
years ago. OF the Kendrick family,
two sons went to California in early
days Robert H. Kendrick OF whom
we will conclude our narrative ana MS
sister, Sahra, better known as Aunt
Sally. remained i'll POtOsi Robert be-
came carpenter by trade and helped
to erect many buildings in and around
Potosi and worked two years at Ash
land, Wisconsin when that city was IN
it's infancy. He was married to MISS
Ellie Mace in PCtOsi in October 1859
In 1862 he answered to the call OF his
country and was mustered into serV-
ice Aug. 18th as a member of Co. RI.
25th Regt Wis. Infantry. While in
the service he was taken prisoner and
suffered several months in the Ander-
sonvilIe prison. He was exchanged
and afterward sent home on recruit
ing service and was mustered out OF
service as a first lieutenant. After
the war he followed his trade of car
penter, working at various places in
Wisconsin and Iowa. Some years
later he engaged in the lumber bust
ness in Potosi with Henry Wallen-
horst. He continued in this business
for several years. A couple of years
previous to the death of his wife,
which occurred Feb. 1910, he retired
from business, thereafter taking a
life of ease Mr.. Kendrick was WOr
shipful Master of Warren Lodge No.
4, f. A. & M in Potosi for three years.
He was chairman of the town board
of supervisors of Potosi for two years
and town treasurer for three years
and was an active member in G. A.
r. circles. In the later years OF his
life he made his home with his son
in law and daughter, Mr.. and Mrs.
Lucian Antoine III Council Bluffs, Ia,
where he died Dec. 10, 1918 aged near
ly 81 years. His remains were brought
to POtosi and was buried with Ma
sonic hOnors by the side Of his wife
in the British Hollow cemetery.
Thomas Mudd was an early arrival
to the Snake Hollow mines. He came
in 1886 and during his life here fol-
lowed mining He discovered the
Mudd Range that yielded a large
quantity Of mineral He afterward
70 - ECpif CT, nd
died there He donated a tract OF
land for a cemetery that is known as
the British Hollow cemetery and it is
related that he was the first person
buried in this cemetery AMI he lies
i'll an unmarked grave. He was a
man Of many good traits of Characte
ard was liked by everyone who knew
HIM for his gemtiemanly conduct. AS
a mark Of rcsrect 10 the nemorv Of
Thomas E!udi the British Hollow
Cemetery Assoc,at =. should place a
marker as his grave if yet to be found.
Mrs Elizabeth n Voolfolk was an
Other Early 9':.1al to the territory
CCm'ng he"e Wien young girl with
her par ,Lt-, Mr. "a Mrs Simpson
Cldhaln III 1%"G They settled in La
fayette then a re business point in
what il now kltWn as POtaSi She
attended the first school established
within the BE- e1s If the mining
region and with some Of her school
mates continuously lived in Potosi to
the time Ct her death. About the
year OF 1897 or 46 she was married
to Joseph HoOley q prosperous and
prominent m2n who had come here
i'll 1895. Ee was d man Of much
business ability and was member
of the firm OF Coons, Wooley ana Co.
who conducted q Large general store
III Lafayette He was also engaged
in tho smelling business and the firm
of Woolcy Ham and Spensely was
we'll known and Gid a large business
in that line. Mr.. Wooley discovered
the famous WO0ley Range that yield
ed an immense quantity of lead ore.
He died in 1S4S leaving his young
widow in afauent circumstances and
with a little daughter named Jose
phine This little daughter grew to
womanhOOd and became the wife of
George H. Lewis and she still resides
in her old native town Of Potosi. After
a short WidOwho0d Mrs. Wooley mar
ried James Voolfolk who with bro
Their, Allen Voolfolk came to the
mines in 1899. In 1855 or sc James
Voolfolk died and the subject of our
sketch again became a widow with
another little daughter Susan who
subsequently became the wife of Ma
thaniel p. Bell and died in California
in 1918. Her body by her request was
cremated The ashes were brought
to Potosi by her sons and were con-
signed to the ground by the side Of
her husband in the Van Buren, Gene
terry. Mrs. Voolfolk in early days
owned and occupied a one story
frame and basement dwelling on
North street for some years This
dwelling is now owned and occupied
by Mrs Ella barrow In 1856 or 81
Mrs Voolfolk LUilt two story