Notes for Andrew Fendrick: 1847 Andrew was born in Baden, Germany 1847-1861 Andrew attended school in Germany 1865 Paulina Krehl came to America. 1868 Andrew arrived in New York City with his sister. 1870 Andrew began tenant farming in Illinois near Peoria. 1874 Andrew & Paulina are married in Illinois 1874-1883 Andrew & Paulina lived on a rented farm near Peoria, Illinois 1875 Daughter, Bertha is born in Illinois 1876 Son, Joseph is born in Illinois ABT 1877 Daughter, Minnie is born in Illinois 1882 Daughter, Anna is born in Illinois 1883 Andrew arrived in Harvey County, KS. 1898 Daughters, Bertha & Minnie marry in Harvey County, KS 1906 Son, Joseph marries in October 1906 1906 Daughter, Anna marries in December, 1906 1926 Paulina dies and is buried in Harvey County, Kansas 1933 Andrew dies and is buried in Harvey County, Kansas
Harvey County Courthouse: Andrew applied for citizenship. On November 03, 1884. He received citizenship on Feb 26. 1905.
(Naturalization papers, filed in Harvey County Courthouse.) (Verified Sept 1989.) JCW.
Buried - Halstead Cemetery, Halstead, KS (Harvey County) Block 2, Lot 19. Far East Road in Northeast part of cemetery. Large tall (6 ft) stone with urn on top.
Three people listed on stone, Andrew Fendrick, Paulina Krehl Fendrick, and Fredricka Krehl ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Harvey Co. Ks Bios Forum
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Andrew Fendrick Early Pioneer Settler of Harrey County, Kansas ================================================== The following information is copied from Biographical History of Harvey County~ Kansas. Published in 1902 by the Lewis Publishing Company ~~~~~~~~~~ Andrew Fendrick (1846-1933)& Paulina (Krehl) Fendrick (1852-1926) Among the dtizens of Macon Township, Haxvey County, Kansas, of German birth none is more popular or more highly respected than Andrew Fendrick, a farmer in section 30 of that township, whose postoffice address is Halstead and who was born in Baden, Germany, November 30, 1847, and reared to the work of a practical farmer. Mr. Fendiick attended public school in his native land until he was fourteen years old and in 1868 he and his sister came to the United States, landing at New York City, after a steamer voyage of fifteen days. They had a cousin in Marshall County, Illinois, and they joined him and soon Mr. Fendrick was employed at farm work at $20.00 a month, which is four times as much as he would have received in Gennany for the same service. He remained with his employer two years and in 1870 began farming as a tenant. He had saved enough money, after repaying an advance made to cover his expenses to cross the ocean, to begin for himself in a small way, and had bought a team of horses with money which he had earned in the fall of 1869 at husking and marketing a crop of corn at ten cents a bushel. For one year after he began farming for himself he lived with his cousin. Then he took another farm, on which he kept house for himself until he was married. September 24, 1874, he manied Paulina Krehl, who was born in Prussia, on January 7, 1852, and had come to America in August, 1865. For a short time after her arrival in this country she lived with an unde in Calumet County, Wisconsin. In 1868 she went to live with her sister in Marshall County, Illinois, where she met and married Mr. Fendrick. For nine years after his marriage (1874-1883) Mr. Fendrick worked a rented farm in Peoria, Illinois. In January 1883, he went to Macon Township, Harvey County, Kansas
where he bought 240 acres in Section 30, for $9,000.00, involving himself in debt to the amount of $6,000.00 in the transaction. The farm was improved and provided with ample buildings of all kinds and was productive, and it was managed by Mr. Fendtick to such good advantage that in 1899 he was entirely out of debt. He devotes his land to general farming, sowing 150 acres with wheat, of which he raised 3,000 bushels in 1901. He raises horses and mules and usually has on hand 8 or 10 horses and about twenty head of cattle. While he fanned in Illinois he made money with hogs, but he had not handled them extensively in Kansas.
Andrew and Paulina (Krehl) Fendrick have four children, as follows:
Their daughter Bertha is the wife of John Baumgartner of rural Halstead, Kansas. Their daughter Minnie married John Schlender of Moundridge, Kansas. Their son Joseph and their daughter Anna are members of their parents household, at the time of this writing.
Bertha and Minnie were both married in the church of their family. (Zion Evangelical Church, (West Emma), rural, Halstead, Kansas). October 12, 1898. Eleven months and two weeks later both gave birth to sons; each has a daughter and, as has been noticed, the husband of each is named John.
In politics Mr. Fendrick is a Democrat and as such he has been elected member of his township school board. (Macon Township). He and his wife are identified with the Zion Evangelical Church, in which he has served officially as trustee and as a Sunday-School superintendent. Mr. and Mrs. Fendrick labored arduously and faithftilly to acquire their fine home and valuable property and are rightfully taking life more easily now than they did in former years. They feel that they have reason to be thankful not only for their material possessions but for their worthy and interesting children. In the fall of 1901 they visited their old home in Illinois and other points of interest in the east.
More About Andrew Fendrick: Burial Info: Halstead, Harvey, KS, Halstead Cemt.. Misc.: Zion Evangelical Church (West Emma) Rural, Harvey County, Kansas. Occupation: Farmer, Section 30, Macon Twp, Harvey County, KS. Residences: Germany, Illinois, Kansas.
More About Andrew Fendrick and Paulina Krehl: Marriage: 24 Sep 1874, Marshall County, Illinois.
Children of Andrew Fendrick and Paulina Krehl are:
+Bertha Monica Fendrick, b. 29 Aug 1875, Peoria, Illinois, d. 24 May 1950, Harvey County , Kansas33, 33.
Andrew Fendrick (b. 30 Nov 1846, d. 11 Nov 1933)
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