Granville Louis Kindred

   Cause of his death was Pneumonia.

  General Notes:

Name first appeared in the 1837 tax list of Henry Co., KY. Next in the marriage records of Decatur Co. Indiana and still there in 1840 and 1850 federal census . Left $2.50 by James, his father. Left $1.00 by her father because he did not want them to leave Indiana. In July 1855 Granville bought a lot in Mt. Sterling for $ 966.10 on Main and Cross streets from the estate of James Brockman. On this property were a store and a warehouse. He was appointed postmaster in Sept. 1858, served until April 1861. They were there in the 1860 census.
He seemed to be very apt at buying a selling property at a profit. He was elected to and assumed the position of sheriff of Brown Co. in the fall of 1866. Two of his sons had served in the Civil War. His term in that office was short lived, since his death came the following February. James Thomas took over the distribution of the estate, and was the only one who continued to live in Mt. Sterling. Newspaper clippings from the Mt. Sterling "Record" of their OBITS were found in Granville Jr's. bible in Denton, TX. After the deaths of Granville and Eleanor, leaving four adult and two minor sons , James B. Moore, a partner of Granville in a lumber business petitioned the court and was granted the right to be executor of the estate believed to be worth $ 15,000.00 or more. The first monies spent were the digging of two graves in Mt. Sterling public cemetery and purchase of two cloth covered coffins with full trim for $ 175.00. That was designated as the new section of the cemetery, which is now the oldest section near the street. On February 8th first of three adds appeared in the Mt. Sterling Record to dispose of the personal property. The public sale to be on February 28th at the residence of the late deceased. Items listed: 4 valuable horses, 1 two- horse wagon, 1 log wagon, 1 fine buggy and harness, 2 sets of wagon harness, 5 plows, 1 harrow, 4 milk cows, household and kitchen furniture, among which are many fine pieces of parlor furniture and carpets, 5 bedsteads, feather beds and bedding, 1 spring, 1 moss and 3 straw mattresses, looking glasses, pork and bacon etc. All sales $ 5.00 or less to be cash in hand. Sales of over $ 5.00 credit of nine months to be given. The sale brought $ 2,015.96. In addition to the personal property there were several pieces of real estate to be sold and outstanding loans to be collected.
That certainly moved these sons out of their home in a hurry. Fortunately the two oldest, James Thomas and John were already married and William H. was planning to be married. These three along with Ottaway bought beds, bedding and pillows . In Addition James got 30 yards of carpet and 1 set of reed bottom chairs and rocker. William got 1 lot of towels, bed quilts, glassware and a rocker. John got china and dishes, knives, forks, spoons, and his father's gold watch. Amos D . who was 17 years old bought his father's revolver. Granville, 7 years old didn't ' get anything but later his guardian gave him a corn popper.
The guardianship papers in the probate office are indexed by the guardians name rather than the minors name, making it difficult to find them. My search for Amos D.'s have been fruitless, nor have I located him in the 1870 census. Ottaway went to live with John in Sangamon Co. and possibly Amos. D. did also.
On March 20 Stout Kendrick was appointed to look after Granville Jr.'s inheritance putting up a bond of $ 2,000.00. He first paid board bills to James Thomas Kindred and later William H. These board bills, clothing, schooling and legal fees used up most of what Granville got. Stout Kendrick sent a final amount to him in Texas when he became 21 of $ 33.10.
In those days instead of credit cards such as we now use the practice was to give promissory notes on almost any type of scrap paper. James B. Moore collected many of these signed by Granville Kindred Sr. He assumed the Kindred share of the lumber business and paid all debts including the drug store for final medicine such as cough balsam, sassparilla, blistering ointment, powder, bed pan, fish oil, soap and yellow root. I found none for a tombstone, but there is one. The final settlement was missing.

  Medical Notes:

Both Granville & his wife Eleanor died of pneumonia within 20 days of each other

Life span: 50 Years 3 Months 23 Days

Granville married Eleanora Throp on 2 Aug 1838 in Indiana, Decatur County. (Eleanora Throp was born in 1819 in New Jersey, died on 4 Feb 1867 in Illinois, Brown, Mt. Sterling and was buried in Illinois, Brown, Mt Sterling, Mt Sterling Cemetery.) The cause of her death was Pneumonia.

  Marriage Notes:

Married by Rev. Amos Bufsey of the Episcopal Methodist Church.