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Note: "History of Ionia County, Michigan" by Elam E. Branch, Earl W. De La Vergne - History - 1916
http://books.google.com/books?id=UlMr9wYafTgC&pg=PA46&dq=Kirkendall+Columbiana&lr=&as_drrb_is=q&as_minm_is=0&as_miny_is=&as_maxm_is=0&as_maxy_is=&num=100&as_brr=0
........ Jacob and Rebecca (Kirkendall) Fender, the former a native of Germany and the latter of Ohio, who in 1865 carne to Michigan and settled in Barry county, where their last days were spent.
Jacob Fender was trained to the trade of a blacksmith in his native land. At the conclusion of his three years of military service, at the age of twenty-three years, he came to the United States and presently made his way into Ohio, where he married Rebecca Kirkendall, who was born in Columbiana county, that state. They made their home in Putnam county, same state, where they resided until 1865, m which year they came to Michigan with their family and settled on a farm in section 13, Woodland township, Barry county, where they spent the remainder of their lives, Jacob Fender's death occurring in April, 1871. He and his wife were the parents of eight children, of whom six are now living and the eldest of whom is [Adam), the others being as follow: Daniel, of Lake Odessa, this county; Elias D., who continues to live in Putnam county, Ohio; Peter, of Sunfield, in the neighboring county of Eaton; Van, also a resident of Eaton county, and Louis P., a resident of Costa [sic. Mecosta} county, this state.
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German Genealogical Digest, Vol 15, number 4
Zweibrücken
The Palatine Duchy of Zweibrücken [stb in the RHEINLAND-PFALZ]
America`s ties with subjects of the duchy of Zweibrücken began early as emigrants from the duchy began populating the eastern United States. This article begins with the translation of an adminstrative history of the Zweibrücken duchy written in 1822 by Matthew Simon and translated by Roger P. Minert, Ph.D., A.G. Part 2 of the article is a compilation by Laraine K. Ferguson of localities within the duchy, including over 1,500 surnames of 18th century subjects. In addition the names of over 250 early emigrants to America are included with places of origin within the duchy
The Kalida venture., September 16, 1853, Image 2, column 3
list elected delegates from each township of Putnam Co., OH to the Democracy of Putnam & Henry Co. District Convention to nominate a candidate for District Representative
from "Greensburg- J P Simonds, B Kikendall, L Grove, Geo R Grove. J Fender, A Fender, H Ayers, H Dangler" They passed resolutions supporting the principles of the immortal Jefferson, President Pierce, free trade, and opposed to bank expansion and unprecedented " irresponsible issues of paper money" "as pernicious and highly dangerous to the best interests and prosperity of the country.
1870: Woodland, Barry, Michigan Post Office: Hastings
Jacob Fender 59 abt 1811 Rebecca Fender 56 abt 1814 Ohio Adam Fender 24 Ohio Daniel Fender 23 Ohio Elias Fender 19 Ohio Peter Fender 17 Ohio Ovan Fender 15 Ohio Lewis Fender 11 Ohio
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