JOEL A

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Joel Roberts Ninde's family
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THOROUGH ARTICLE ON JOEL ROBERTS NINDE:
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Joel Roberts Ninde's Legacy to Fort Wayne: Houses of Convenience
by Corinne Toth

Photos of Corinne Toth's visit to MOBILE, ALABAMA

Different places Joel A. Roberts Ninde lived in Mobile, AL
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JOEL A. ROBERTS NINDE

Joel A. & Mary T. Bolles Roberts' oldest son:
Willis Roberts (m)(b.1843) (named after Joel's father, Dr. Willis Roberts, married Moffitt E. (Peacock) Taylor (per Mobile, AL license, 02/09/1870, book 24, page 255) Family list said "married Widow Moffitt." Several genealogists list her as E. Taylor Moffett or Widow Moffett(e).

1870 Alabama MOBILE 5-WD MOBILE Series: M593 Roll: 31 Page: 104B

ROBERTS WILLIS 26 M W AL AL MOBILE 5-WD MOBILE 1870 July 11, 1870

Household 71/Family 93

Roberts Willis 26 M W Clerk in Probate Court -- 5,000(personal estate) AL

-- Moffat 31 F W Keeping House

Taylor Kate 13 F W At School (Moffat Taylor Roberts' oldest daughter)

-- Minnie 8 F W -- (this is "Lillie" in later census)

Peacock Fannie 23 F W (single) At Home 1,000 -- (Moffat's younger sister? see

below)

Moore, Susan 30 F M Dom. Servant TN

Hubbard, Mary 13 F B ---- AL

Williams, Chas. 8 M B At School --

The 1880 Mobile, AL, census transcription: 2nd Ward

Marital Status Gender Race Age Birthplace Occupation Father's Birthplace

Mother's Birthplace

Willis ROBERTS Self M Male W 40* AL Bookkeeper GA AL

Moffett C. ROBERTS Wife M Female W 40 AL Keeping House NC TN

** Loella ROBERTS Dau S Female W 6 AL AL AL (Joel A. Roberts)

Lillie TAYLOR SDau S Female W 18 AL AL AL

Kate WOODHULL SDau M Female W 23 AL AL AL

Harry WOODHULL SSisL M Female W 24 CT Bookkeeper CT CT

Fanny PEACOCK SisterL S Female W 33 AL NC TN

Robert M. POMEROY Other S Male W 26 AL Clerk CT AL

Eva CHAPMA Other S Female W 30 AL Boarder NY AL

Henrietta CHAPMA Other S Female W 16 AL Boarder NY AL

Nettie STRANDER Other S Female B 11 AL Servant VA VA

Source Information:

Census Place 2nd Ward, Mobile, Mobile, Alabama

Family History Library Film 1254025

*someone fudging about age

**This is a transcription error for 6-year-old daughter JOEL A. ROBERTS, born 1784

1890 - census burned

1900 Mobile, AL census 4th Ward - Willis Roberts

52-8-8 (census taker left Govt. Street onto Jackson Street)

Roberts, Willis head2c W M Dec? 1838 61* M 29(yrs) AL AL AL yes yes yes

Book Keeper R(ent) H(ouse)

Moffatt E. Wife W F Feby 1842 58* M 29 3/3(3 children of 3 living)

AL GA NC yes yes yes

Taylor, Lillie F. Daughter W F June 1864 35 S AL AL AL yes yes yes

Roberts, Joel A. Daughter W F Dec 1874 25 S AL AL AL yes yes yes

1910 Mobile, AL census - Willis Roberts (w=works, o.a./w.a.=works on own account)

o = out of work/ then number of months worked

8-19-21 LaCoast(sp)? John head M W 28 s AL aust-Bahamian AL manager hotel w.a.

Joseph partner M W 32 s AL aust-Bahamian AL clerk hotel w.a.

George partner MW 43 s AL aust-Bahamian AL clerk hotel w.a.

Dufford, Sydney B. lodger M W 35 s LA Fr. French LA salesman shoe store w

Todd, Jared B. lodger M W 31 m1 6 Wisconsin, Wis. Wis. merchant product

Roberts, Willis lodger M W 65* m1 40 AL GA AL Bookkeeper Accountant w.a.

(1910 census not found for Joel A. Roberts-Ninde and Lee J. Ninde, presumable in Indiana.)

Joel A. Roberts-Ninde (b. Dec. 1874 in Mobile, AL) was the daughter of Willis Roberts (b. 1838 in AL) of Mobile, AL, and Moffette/Moffitte (b. 1842 in AL, whose father was from GA and mother from SC). An elder half-sister, Lillie F. Taylor, was born 1862 per the 1880 census above (or June 1864, per the 1900 Mobile, AL, census, where she remained single at age 35). That year Joel A. Roberts, age 25, is said to have met Lee J. Ninde in Indianapolis, Indiana. They were married that same year and made their home in his home town in Fort Wayne, Indiana.

In 1860 Judge Lindley Ninde had built a large mansion in Allen County, Indiana. The house was called "Wildwood" and sat on a large tract of land on what became Fairfield Avenue in Fort Wayne. His wife Beulah produced four children. Lee J. Ninde was born in 1874 and graduated from Harvard in 1895 with a law degree. He married Joel A. Roberts five years later, in 1900. The family home, which Joel refused to live in, later became part of Lutheran Hospital. Joel wanted a smaller, more practical home and designed it herself.

1880 census: Wayne, Allen County, Indiana
Household:
Linden M. NINDE Self M Male W 55 OH Lawyer ENG VA (Lindley M. Ninde)
Beulah C. NINDE Wife M Female W 51 IN Keeping House VA NC
Harry W. NINDE Son Male W 17 IN At School OH IN
Jennie NINDE Dau S Female W 13 IN At School OH IN
Daniel B. NINDE Son S Male W 9 IN At School OH IN
** James L. NINDE Son S Male W 6 IN At School OH IN (Lee James Ninde)
Rebecca H. NINDE Sister S Female W 50 OH Visator ENG VA
Martha E. NINDE Niece S Female W 7 IN Visator OH OH
Leah KEAGLE Other S Female W 36 OH Servant PA PA
Margaret J. SWAYNE Niece S Female W 37 IN Teacher OH OH

In 1916 Joel Roberts Ninde was buried in Lindenwood Cemetery (est. 1859)
2324 West Main Street, Fort Wayne, Indiana 46808, telephone number (260) 432-4542.

Joel R. Ninde died Mar 7, 1916 interred Mar 9, 1917 born, Mobile, Ala, last residence-Fort Wayne, age 42y 2m 10d, buried Section J, lot 88
Lee James Ninde died 23 Dec 1953, interred Jun 12, 1954, born Fort Wayne, last residence - Palo Alto, CA age 79y 11m 15d, buried Section J, lot 88
Cemetery records transcription provided by LINDA CHURCHWARD - THANK YOU!

photographs of Lee J. Ninde

ARTICLES ONLINE:
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EXCELLENT THOROUGH ARTICLE ON JOEL ROBERTS NINDE:
http://www.ipfw.edu/ipfwhist/home/ninde.htm#N_3_
Joel Roberts Ninde's Legacy to Fort Wayne: Houses of Convenience
by Corinne Toth

Photos of Corinne Toth's visit to MOBILE, ALABAMA

http://www.cityoffortwayne.org/new/planning/historic/shawnee.htm

http://www.cityoffortwayne.org/new/planning/historic/archit.htm
Joel Roberts Ninde (1874-1916) Joel Ninde, a woman self-taught in architecture, designed and built over 300 houses by 1914. Working with her husband, attorney and salesman Lee J. Ninde, through their Wildwood Builders Company, Ninde and her design partner Grace Crosby created Colonial Revival and Craftsman style houses with innovative features appealing to the housewife. The company also published The Wildwood Magazine, a nationally known publication on the subjects of architecture, city planning, and interior design, from 1913-1917. Joel Ninde died of a stroke in 1916 at age 42. Although examples of her work survive in various parts of the city, both the South Wayne Historic District (42001-42138) and the potential Shawnee Drive Historic District (43001-43022) contain significant concentrations. Her own home is located at 902 W. Wildwood Ave. (Zip Code 42016).

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Joel Roberts Ninde
Designing homes that were "pleasing to the eye, economical, convenient, and efficient," Joel Ninde became one of the most popular early twentieth century architects in Fort Wayne. A woman with no formal architectural training, Mrs. Ninde designed her first house for her husband, attorney Lee J. Ninde, and herself after refusing to live in the family estate "Wildwood," with its dark and drafty rooms. Her innovative design became noticed and sold rapidly. The same thing happened with her second house. Eventually Lee Ninde gave up his law practice and in 1910 formed a real estate and construction firm called the Wildwood Builders Company, establishing Joel and her partner Grace Crosby as designers and construction supervisors. Joel Ninde created designs adaptable to any budget, depending on the choice of materials and features desired, and favored the clean lines of the Colonial Revival and Craftsman styles over frilly, gingerbread ornamentation. In 1914, the Indianapolis News reported that she had designed and built over 300 houses. The Wildwood Magazine, published by the company between 1913 and 1917, was a nationally known publication on the subjects of architecture, city planning, and interior design. Mrs. Ninde died of a stroke in 1916 at age 42. Although examples of her work ranging from modest cottages to large brick homes survive in various parts of the city, the South Wayne Historic District contains the largest concentration of Ninde's work. The following list comprises known Ninde houses within the district: 701, 702, 706, 710, 726, 810, 814, 818, 902, 912, 922, 926, 1002, 1028 and 1025 Wildwood Avenue and 3131 South Wayne Avenue. ...

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Joel Roberts Ninde: (1874-1916)
Joel Ninde, a woman self-taught in architecture, designed and built over 300 houses by 1914. Working with her husband, attorney and salesman Lee J. Ninde, through the Wildwood Builders Company, Ninde and her design partner Grace Crosby created Colonial Revival and Craftsman style houses with innovative features appealing to the housewife. the company also published the Wildwood Magazine, a nationally known publication on the subjects architecture, city planning, and interior design, from 1913-1917. Joel Ninde died of a stroke in 1916 at age 42. Although examples of her work survive in various parts of the city, both the South Wayne Historic District and the potential Shawnee Drive Historic District contain significant concentrations. Her own home is located at 902 W. Wildwood Ave.

http://jordan.fortwayne.com/ns/heartland/history/haw14.php
CITYSCAPES
Suburban living was a new concept
By MICHAEL HAWFIELD
from the archives of The News-Sentinel

One of the best-known neighborhoods in Fort Wayne, Wildwood Park, was among the city's earliest subdivisions. It was the pride and joy of Fort Wayne's first advocates of city planning, Lee J. Ninde and his wife, Joel Roberts Ninde. The couple gave Fort Wayne what could be considered the physical prototype of suburbia. Their Wildwood Company created a new kind of residential development, one guided by an overall plan. Their ideals called for no straight, grid-patterned streets, nor any alleys. Trees were spared wherever possible or were carefully nursed back to health. ...

http://www.nationalregisterofhistoricplaces.com/IN/Allen/districts.html
South Wayne Historic District
(added 1992 - Allen County - #92001146)

Roughly bounded by W. Wildwood Ave., S. Wayne Ave., Packard Ave. and Beaver

Ave., Fort Wayne

(170 acres, 133 buildings, 1 structure)

Historic Significance: Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer: Ninde,Joel Roberts, Strauss,A.M.

Architectural Style: Colonial Revival, Bungalow/Craftsman, Other

Area of Significance: Community Planning And Development, Architecture

Period of Significance: 1875-1899, 1900-1924, 1925-1949

Owner: Private

Historic Function: Domestic

Historic Sub-function: Multiple Dwelling, Single Dwelling2

Current Function: Domestic

Current Sub-function: Multiple Dwelling, Single Dwelling2

http://www.philadelphiabuildings.org/pab/app/pj_display.cfm/712977
South Wayne Historic District

Overview References Architects printer-friendly version

Overview

Location

(Roughly bounded by W. Wildwood Ave., S. Wayne Ave., Packard Ave. and Beaver

Ave.)

Allen County, IN (Fort Wayne)

Historic Registrations

National Register: 92001146 (9/4/1992)

Comments

Architects (from NRIS):

Ninde,Joel Roberts

Strauss,A.M.

Published References

National Register Information System database (imported June 15, 2002)

Related Architects, Engineers, and Others

NATIONAL REGISTER TEMP (IN - Allen County)

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Thursday, October 07, 2004
Straus Brothers in Ligonier made major move in 1920
By BOB GAGEN

...Some 20 years later the Straus Brothers announced a significant land acquisition in Paulding County, Ohio, east of Fort Wayne. This was an 1,800-acre farm known as the Murray Grange, formerly owned by Judge Ninde of Fort Wayne, for the sum of $135,000. At about this time Sol Mier & Co., a Ligonier rival of the Straus Brothers, opened a new banking house — to be known as the “Bank of Wayne,” in the Tri-State Building in Fort Wayne.

http://www.fortwayne.com/mld/newssentinel/news/local/10254652.htm
Posted on Tue, Nov. 23, 2004
A century of care
Lutheran Hospital is holding a variety of public events to celebrate its
100th anniversary
By Jennifer L. Boen
jboen@news-sentinel.com

Submitted Photo
The original Lutheran Hospital had one operating room and 25 patient beds.

Above, file photo. Top, by Brian Tombaugh of The News-Sentinel
The first Lutheran Hospital was in the homestead of Judge Lindley M. Ninde
on Fairfield Avenue. Above is Lutheran’s new Heart Pavilion on Jefferson
Boulevard

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parents & siblings of Judge Lindley M. Ninde:
Our Whitacre Family History

Husband: Benjamin NINDE
Married: 3 JAN 1816 at: Ohio

Wife: Jane WHITACRE
Born: 21 SEP 1799 at: Virginia
Father: Robert WHITACRE
Mother: Patience MCKAY

Other Spouses: Mr. FETHERGILL

CHILDREN

Name: James NINDE Born: 1820

Name: Lindley NINDE Born: 1825

Name: Henry NINDE Born: 1827

Name: Mary E. NINDE Born: 1830

Name: Rebecca NINDE Born: 1830

Name: Rachel NINDE Born: 1833

Name: Frederick NINDE Born: 1835

Name: Martha NINDE Born: 1838

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History of Allen County, Indiana

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THE first term of the Circuit Court of Wells County (Indiana) convened at the residence of Robert C. Bennett, where Bluffton is now situated, in October, 1837 ...

At the March term, 1851, the accomplished and persuasive John R. Coffroth who needs no introduction to our people, was admitted to practice here. Judges L. M. Ninde, William W. Carson and Jacob M. Haynes and Isaac Jenkinson were admitted at the same time, and Benedict Burns was added as the fourth resident member of the bar.

...

At the February term, 1858...

..A club bespattered with blood and hair was also found near the body. Suspicion at once, whether justly or otherwise, rested upon Dr. William Freeman, who was Mr. Murphy's neighbor. He was arrested and indicted for the crime, and after an exciting trial, was acquitted. The case was ably prosecuted by Sanford J. Stoughton, prosecuting attorney, assisted by Messrs. Ninde and Wilson, and was defended by Messrs. McDowell, Muligan and Coifroth. Edwin R. Wilson became judge at the December term, 1858, and James M. Defrees, of Goshen, who long since died, prosecuting attorney. Thomas L. Wisner became clerk in November, 1859...

http://www.rootsweb.com/~indekalb/other/writs15.html
Writs 3247-3332
Judgment of May 20, 1897. L. M. Ninde, and C. A. O. McClellan hold attorneys lien of $250. ...

Allen Co., Indiana
http://www.rootsweb.com/~inallen/fw-hist.htm
INDEX TO "THE PICTORIAL HISTORY OF FORT WAYNE INDIANA; VOLUME II
BIOGRAPHICAL"
by B.J. Griswold Chicago: Robert O. Law Company 1917
Index Prepared for the World Wide Web by:
Jane Hunter Hodgson
Tucson, AZ 85704
janehunterhodgson@comcast.net

Ninde, Daniel B. page 427 (lawyer, b. 1870, married to Mary born of New Hampshire)
Ninde, Lee J. page 428

Griswold, Bert J. The Pictorial History of Fort Wayne, Indiana: A Review of Two Centuries of Occupation of the Region about the Head of the Maumee River. 2 vols. Chicago: Robert O. Law Co., 1917.

Griswold's history is a classic which provides, in considerable detail, information about Fort Wayne and Allen County to the beginning of the twentieth century. It is well illustrated. Volume II contains biographical sketches of prominent personalities in Fort Wayne's history

At Allen Co. Public Library
Griswold, B.J. - *Pictorial History of Fort Wayne, Indiana - 1917 - call number j977.274

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Ninde, Lee J. Achievements and plans of the city plan, 3/30/28 202 Fort Wayne, City planning
He must be the child referred to below as James L. Ninde, age 6 in 1880

1880 census

Source Information:

Census Place Wayne, Allen, Indiana

Household:

Name Relation Marital Status Gender Race Age Birthplace Occupation

Father's Birthplace Mother's Birthplace

Linden M. NINDE Self M Male W 55 OH Lawyer ENG VA (Lindley)

Beulah C. NINDE Wife M Female W 51 IN Keeping House VA NC

Harry W. NINDE Son Male W 17 IN At School OH IN

Jennie NINDE Dau S Female W 13 IN At School OH IN

Daniel B. NINDE Son S Male W 9 IN At School OH IN

** James L. NINDE Son S Male W 6 IN At School OH IN

Rebecca H. NINDE Sister S Female W 50 OH Visator ENG VA

Martha E. NINDE Niece S Female W 7 IN Visator OH OH

Leah KEAGLE Other S Female W 36 OH Servant PA PA

Margaret J. SWAYNE Niece S Female W 37 IN Teacher OH OH

1890 census burned

1900 census - can't locate

1910 census - can't locate

1920 census January 7, 1920 (Lee Ninde had married again)

family 169 Allen (Co.) 3rd Ward, Ft. Wayne, Indiana

Ninde Lee J head2R M W 46 M IN U.S. IN salesman real estate OA

Helen(?) wife F W 28 M yes yes KY OH KY

Robert son M W 1/2? s IN IN KY

Joel and her parents (Willis & Moffet T. Roberts) may have lived in Indianapolis, prior to Joel's move to Fort Wayne. Both of her parents are buried there in Lindenwood Cemetery. A little gravestone between Willis and Moffet has a carved inscription of a nameless daughter of Joel & Lee's who died May 22, 1906, six years after their marriage. Lindenwood Cemetery [est. 1859] 2324 West Main Street - Fort Wayne, Indiana 46808 Phone: (260) 432-4542 Located on the west side of Fort Wayne, Lindenwood Cemetery is on the National Register of Historic Places

Subject: Joel Roberts Ninde, daughter of Willis Roberts, born December 21, 1873

Child of Willis Roberts & Moffett C./E. Taylor

1880 Mobile Census: Loella ROBERTS Dau S Female W 6 AL AL A L

Transcription error: Joel A. ROBERTS Dau S Female W 6 AL AL AL

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