Fannie Lindauer KIDD 1900

Fannie Lindauer KIDD 1900 - 1949

FANNIE LINDAUER KIDD...
...born January 8, 1900, was the daughter of Christopher Lindauer and Rosa Myers Lindauer of St Francis County, Arkansas. She passed away December 27, 1949 and is buried in the James Randolph Kidd family plot in Mount Olivet Cemetery, Ft Worth, Texas.

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Fannie Lindauer Kidd, 1900-1949
Mt Olivet Cemetery,
Tarrant County, TX

All we know for certain is a year and two months after the death of his first wife, in early 1921 A.R. Kidd traveled from his farm near Everman, Texas to Forrest City, Arkansas to meet and marry a young woman, Fannie Lindauer. This young woman came back to north Texas with him and gave him five more children.

It is a mystery though as to how grandfather A.R. came to know of her or why a high school educated young Arkansas woman would want to marry a poor north Texas farmer who already had three children.

We do know that her parents were German immigrants who had settled in Arkansas in the late 1880’s and were from the Stuttgart area of Germany. But that's about all the factual information we know.

INTERESTING NOTE... A bit of research about the European immigrants that came to the US in the 1880’s has brought to light that many of them, including the Germans, still practiced arranged marriages. That knowledge allows us to make some reasonable assumptions concerning Fannie's decision to marry our Grandfather and move to Texas.

Great-Grandmother Rachel Susan Taylor Kidd had been taking care of A.R.'s children for 14 months while he worked his farm, and its probably a sure bet that she was plenty ready for her son to find a wife to take over his three young children!

Great-Grandmother apparently often read at least one local Ft Worth newspaper (probably the Star-Telegram or others) and would have been quick to see a classified ad placed by German parents in Arkansas looking to find a husband for their daughter.

She also would have been quick to point it out to her son and urge him to go look into it! And whether she had his agreement to do it or not, Great-Grandmother Kidd very likely wrote the letters to the young woman's family in A.R.'s name to make initial introductions.
Great-Grandmother also probably paid for the train tickets to get her son to Forrest City, Arkansas to meet the Lindauer family.

Rachel Susan would have also realized that this young woman could probably bring a dowry of some sort with her; a small amount of money perhaps and probably some valuable household items. We know for a fact that Fannie owned a Singer sewing machine. Oldest daughter Peggy mentioned in her written memories of her mother that Fannie used her Singer to make their cotton sacks.
It was a custom back then for young women to make a ‘hope chest’ in preparation for marriage. Not a bad catch for a poor north Texas farmer!

But the mystery still remains. Why would a young woman from a middle class Arkansas farming family find it necessary to leave her life-long home to go to north Texas? Why didn’t she find a husband in Forrest City?

The answer could possibly be in something as simple as an engagement announcement in a St Francis County newspaper. The newspaper announcement is dated on April 1, 1920, which is approximately 11 months prior to her decision to marry A.R. Kidd. The announcement stated the engagement of Miss Fannie Lindauer to be married to a young man named John Wesley Tatom of Emmett, Arkansas in the home of her parents. It too was probably arranged. The marriage to Tatom was planned for June 20 of 1920. We can only guess, but apparently the marriage did not happen. Its very likely either the engagement fell through for whatever reasons, or come wedding day, the groom decided not to follow through with his parents' arrangement.

But, whatever the reasons, it doesn’t matter. Whether it was a failed engagement or a groom with cold feet, this probably resulted in much social embarrassment to Fannie herself and the Lindauer family. It would have been a matter of serious honor. The Lindauers were a staunch Christian family of strong German traditional beliefs.

So, perhaps Fannie decided to marry a man from out of state to escape local embarrassment and to find the life she felt was denied her at home. When the opportunity arose to marry a farmer in Texas, she obviously took it.
The Lindauers were farmers too, so Fannie knew farm life and very likely did not think her life would be much different married to a farmer, whether it be in Arkansas or Texas.

Regardless of all the circumstances and hardships, Fannie and Ammie Ruble laid the foundation for our KIDD families that already spans at least five generations.

*Fannie especially deserves to be remembered and honored by us all for her hard work, perseverance in the face of dire adversity, dedication to family and yes, her sacrifices that made possible all that the rest of our Kidd families have become.

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	Fannie Lindauer KIDD 1900 - 1949
	FANNIE LINDAUER KIDD... ...born January 8, 1900, was the daughter of Christopher Lindauer and Rosa Myers Lindauer of St Francis County, Arkansas. She passed away December 27, 1949 and is buried in the James Randolph Kidd family plot in Mount Olivet Cemetery, Ft Worth, Texas.
Fannie Lindauer Kidd, 1900-1949 Mt Olivet Cemetery, Tarrant County, TX	All we know for certain is a year and two months after the death of his first wife, in early 1921 A.R. Kidd traveled from his farm near Everman, Texas to Forrest City, Arkansas to meet and marry a young woman, Fannie Lindauer. This young woman came back to north Texas with him and gave him five more children. It is a mystery though as to how grandfather A.R. came to know of her or why a high school educated young Arkansas woman would want to marry a poor north Texas farmer who already had three children. We do know that her parents were German immigrants who had settled in Arkansas in the late 1880’s and were from the Stuttgart area of Germany. But that's about all the factual information we know. INTERESTING NOTE... A bit of research about the European immigrants that came to the US in the 1880’s has brought to light that many of them, including the Germans, still practiced arranged marriages. That knowledge allows us to make some reasonable assumptions concerning Fannie's decision to marry our Grandfather and move to Texas. Great-Grandmother Rachel Susan Taylor Kidd had been taking care of A.R.'s children for 14 months while he worked his farm, and its probably a sure bet that she was plenty ready for her son to find a wife to take over his three young children! Great-Grandmother apparently often read at least one local Ft Worth newspaper (probably the Star-Telegram or others) and would have been quick to see a classified ad placed by German parents in Arkansas looking to find a husband for their daughter. She also would have been quick to point it out to her son and urge him to go look into it! And whether she had his agreement to do it or not, Great-Grandmother Kidd very likely wrote the letters to the young woman's family in A.R.'s name to make initial introductions. Great-Grandmother also probably paid for the train tickets to get her son to Forrest City, Arkansas to meet the Lindauer family. Rachel Susan would have also realized that this young woman could probably bring a dowry of some sort with her; a small amount of money perhaps and probably some valuable household items. We know for a fact that Fannie owned a Singer sewing machine. Oldest daughter Peggy mentioned in her written memories of her mother that Fannie used her Singer to make their cotton sacks. It was a custom back then for young women to make a ‘hope chest’ in preparation for marriage. Not a bad catch for a poor north Texas farmer! But the mystery still remains. Why would a young woman from a middle class Arkansas farming family find it necessary to leave her life-long home to go to north Texas? Why didn’t she find a husband in Forrest City? The answer could possibly be in something as simple as an engagement announcement in a St Francis County newspaper. The newspaper announcement is dated on April 1, 1920, which is approximately 11 months prior to her decision to marry A.R. Kidd. The announcement stated the engagement of Miss Fannie Lindauer to be married to a young man named John Wesley Tatom of Emmett, Arkansas in the home of her parents. It too was probably arranged. The marriage to Tatom was planned for June 20 of 1920. We can only guess, but apparently the marriage did not happen. Its very likely either the engagement fell through for whatever reasons, or come wedding day, the groom decided not to follow through with his parents' arrangement. But, whatever the reasons, it doesn’t matter. Whether it was a failed engagement or a groom with cold feet, this probably resulted in much social embarrassment to Fannie herself and the Lindauer family. It would have been a matter of serious honor. The Lindauers were a staunch Christian family of strong German traditional beliefs. So, perhaps Fannie decided to marry a man from out of state to escape local embarrassment and to find the life she felt was denied her at home. When the opportunity arose to marry a farmer in Texas, she obviously took it. The Lindauers were farmers too, so Fannie knew farm life and very likely did not think her life would be much different married to a farmer, whether it be in Arkansas or Texas. Regardless of all the circumstances and hardships, Fannie and Ammie Ruble laid the foundation for our KIDD families that already spans at least five generations. *Fannie especially deserves to be remembered and honored by us all for her hard work, perseverance in the face of dire adversity, dedication to family and yes, her sacrifices that made possible all that the rest of our Kidd families have become.
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