Edward Endicott

The unusual first name was his mother’s maiden name.  A census for March 1, 1905  shows him living in Douglas County, Kansas, the son of William A. Endicott (1873-1963) and Catharine Mary Herning (1873-1941), the youngest of 3 children.   The 1910 census shows that William was born in England, and “Kate” was born in Kansas and that they now had 2 more sons younger than Herning. 

Herning enlisted in the Marine Corps on October 19, 1920 and underwent recruit training at Parris Island, South Carolina.  A month later he was stationed at the Marine Barracks in the Brooklyn, New York Navy Yard.  He was then transferred to the US Naval Air Station in Rockaway Beach, Long Island but then back to the Marine Barracks in Brooklyn.  He last appears in the muster rolls there in July, 1922.   This period coincides with Marine Corps involvement in the Banana Wars, but it is not known yet whether Herning actually served abroad during that time or not. 

 
In 1926 he started working for Gulf Oil,  where he stayed for 30 years. The 1930 U.S. Census shows him living in Tulsa, Oklahoma and married to Margaret Lane (1906 -1985) with 2 small children.   The 1940 Census shows him still in Tulsa, but with 2 more children, both young boys.  His occupation is listed as “land clerk,” apparently referring to his work with Gulf checking ownership titles to land.