Scott Co, Iowa USGenWeb Project

Davenport Times
Davenport, Scott, Iowa
Friday, March 9, 1900

Clendenen Dancing Academy, Prof F L Clendenen propr 520 Brady
Clendenen, F Leslie wife Lena E propr Clendenen Dancing Academy r 1060 Tremont av

That dapper fellow in front is "Himself", Frank Leslie Clendenen.  {I like to call him "Dancing Frank"} He and wife Lena were born in Cass Co. MI, {Frank -1864, Lena-1870} but moved first to Clinton Co. IA by 1890-91, then on to Scott Co.   I don't know how long they remained in Scott Co. but do know that they were on to "bigger & better" by 1910, when they had moved to St. Louis, MO to open the "Clendenen School of Artistic Dance".  {la de da}

Lena's family also moved to Clinton Co./ Scott Co. around the same time and remained in the area.  I believe that they returned to Scott Co. in the late 1920-30s {but can't find them yet, but they do not own the dancing school in St. Louis by 1930.}, as Lena died in 1936 in Davenport and was buried in Oakdale Cemetery in the same Lot/Sec as her parents & siblings. {William B. Flanigan family}  Frank died in 1940 and was also buried there. 

It turns out that Frank Clendenen was "relatively" famous during his time.  He wrote 5 books on dance which can be found :
03012510 //r98  05029176  19009859 //r982

Cathy O'Hare