John Thomas Kennedy (1847 - 1931)

Born 24 Jan 1847 in Sorbie Parrish Garliestown, Wigtownshire, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland

Ancestors

Husband of Augustine Jane (Macdonald) Kennedy — married about 1879 in Minnesota, United States

Descendants

Died 23 Dec 1931 at age 84 in Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California, USA

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Biography

John was born in 1847. He passed away in 1931.

Mr. and Mrs. John T. Kennedy by Marie M. Kennedy OBrien

The Kennedy family arrived at Mondak from Minneapolis Minnesota in the spring of 1907. The father, John T. Kennedy, and son Edward "Ted" arrived first and stayed at the Tom Kennedy and Dan O'Connor ranch for two months while they looked over the country. They then sent for the rest of the family, Mrs. John T. Kennedy, son, John D., and three daughters, Florence, Jane and Marie, who had insisted on bringing two Scotch collie puppies, Roxey and Pupsey.

An incident of their arrival was getting across the river in a rowboat. The river was in flood and the man ferrying them across objected to such a big load, six people and two pups. Jane and Marie insisted on taking he pups so they all crowded in. They crossed the first channel, unloaded, dragged the boat a sandbar, reloaded and crossed the second channel which was caused by the river being in extreme flood condition. It was plenty frightening as the river was really boiling.

The Kennedy and O'Connor ranch was located on the river bottom where Ellen (Nell), an older daughter, had come previously to keep house for her brother, tom, and cousin Dan. The Kennedy family settled on the Stuart place for some time. While living there, Florence, Jane and Marie walked four miles to the Ridgelawn School where Mr Hicks was the teacher. The men folks worked on the ranch for Tom and Dan. Later John T. Kennedy filed on a homestead on Hay Creek. He and John and Ted worked the ranch and ran some cattle and sheep.

The Kennedy log house was well known in the neighborhood and seemed a meeting place for Sunday evening gatherings of young people. Jane and Marie attended the Hay Creek School through the eighth grade. Their dad had gotten the two girls a pony and made a two-wheel gig (known by everyone as Erin-Go-Braugh). They had no trouble in getting plenty of passengers on the way to school. They attended high school in Sidney.

Florence went to St. John's Hospital in Helena, Montana for her nurse's training and graduated as a registered nurse in 1917. She followed her nursing career for more than 30 years in Montana and Los Angesles, California area.

In 1917 the Kennedys disposed of the ranch and moved to Sidney where they bought a home.

Jane took a business course at Minot, North Dakota and then worked a short time for the O.J. Lacy Insurance Company. Later she was appointed deputy clerk of the court in Sidney under Guy L. Rood.

In 1925 Mr. and Mrs. John T. Kennedy, Florence and Jane moved to California and settled in the Los Angeles area. Jane had a varied career in the business world and retired from Internal Revenue Service in Los Angeles where she still resides.

In 1917 Marie went to Helena for her business course. She worked in Sidney in the clerk and recorders office and several other positions in Sidney and Billings, Montana. After marriage in 1921 to Homer P. O'Brien, who worked at the Sidney Herald, they settled in Basin Wyoming where two children were born. [redacted to protect privacy living person] and James Kennedy. They moved to California in 1929 and still live in the Los Angels area.

Tom Kennedy married Delia Waterman and had one daughter, Lovera. After ranching in Montana and doing extensive traveling he settled in the Los Angeles area.^[1]

Sources

1. ↑ Un-sourced article copy found in her son's papers; written by her about her family moving to Minnesota.

• database(ancestry.com : accessed 12 Jun 2016), entry for Kennedy, Garlieston, Wigtownshire,Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland; citing Scotland. 1851 Scotland Census. Reels 1-217. General Register Office for Scotland, Edinburgh, Scotland; Name: Jane KennedyAge: 32Estimated birth year: abt 1819Relationship: WifeSpouse: Thomas KennedyGender: FemaleWhere born: Sorbie, WigtownParish Number: 897Civil Parish: SorbiePhillimore Ecclesiastical Parish Maps: View related Ecclesiastical ParishTown: GarliestonCounty: WigtownshireAddress: CowgateED: 4Page: 17Household schedule number: 88LINE: 13Roll: CSSCT1851_217Household Members: Name AgeThomas Kennedy 37Jane Kennedy 32Mary Kennedy 13Peter Kennedy 11Cathrine Kennedy 9James Kennedy 7Thomas Kennedy 5John Kennedy 3Matthew Kennedy 1; Source CitationParish: Sorbie; ED: 4; Page: 17; Line: 13; Roll: CSSCT1851_217; Year: 1851Source InformationAncestry.com. 1851 Scotland Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2006.Original data: Scotland. 1851 Scotland Census. Reels 1-217. General Register Office for Scotland, Edinburgh, Scotland.

• "Minnesota, Territorial and State Censuses, 1849-1905," database, Ancestry.com (ancestry.com : accessed 7 Jul 2016), entry for Kennedy family; citing Minnesota. Minnesota 1857 Territorial Census. Minnesota Historical Society, St. Paul, MN, USA; Name: Margret KennedyAge: 46Census Date: 21 Sep 1857County: ScottLocality: Eagle CreekBirth Location: ScholtandGender: FemaleEstimated birth year: abt 1811Race: WhiteLINE: 14Roll: MN1857_4; Source InformationAncestry.com. Minnesota, Territorial and State Censuses, 1849-1905 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2007.Original data: Minnesota Historical Society. Minnesota State Population Census Schedules, 1865-1905. St. Paul, MN, USA: Minnesota Historical Society, 1977. Microfilm. Reels 1-47 and 107-164. Minnesota. Minnesota Territorial Census Schedules, 1849-1855. St. Paul, MN, USA: Minnesota Historical Society, 2000. Microfilm. Minnesota. Minnesota 1857 Territorial Census. Minnesota Historical Society, St. Paul, MN, USA.

• 1860 U.S. census, Scott County, Minnesota, population schedule, Glendale, p. 723, family 1014, Kennedy; digital images (ancestry.com); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm M653, roll M653_574; Name: Jane KennedyAge: 39Birth Year: abt 1821Gender: FemaleBirth Place: ScotlandHome in 1860: Glendale, Scott, MinnesotaPost Office: ShakopeeFamily Number: 1014Value of real estate: View imageHousehold Members: Name AgeThomas Kennedy 40Jane Kennedy 39Patrick Kennedy 20James Kennedy 16Thomas Kennedy 14John Kennedy 12Matthew Kennedy 10Ann Kennedy 8Ellen Kennedy 4Catherine McAndres 2; Source CitationYear: 1860; Census Place: Glendale, Scott, Minnesota; Roll: M653_574; Page: 723; Image: 144; Family History Library Film: 803574Source InformationAncestry.com. 1860 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009. Images reproduced by FamilySearch.Original data: 1860 U.S. census, population schedule. NARA microfilm publication M653, 1,438 rolls. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.

• 1870 U.S. census, Mcleod County, Minnesota, population schedule, Sumtter, p. 5, dwelling 40, family 41, Kennedy Family; digital images, Internet Archives (archive.org : accessed 22 Jul 2016); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm M593, roll T132_7; Name: Thomas CanadaAge in 1870: 65Birth Year: abt 1805Birthplace: IrelandHome in 1870: Sumter, Mcleod, MinnesotaRace: WhiteGender: MalePost Office: Rocky RunValue of real estate: View imageHousehold Members: Name AgeThomas Canada 65

• 1895 State census, Hennipin, Minnesota, population schedule, Sumter, line 1, Jane Kennedy family; digital images, Ancestry.com (ancestry.com); citing Ancestry.com. Minnesota, Territorial and State Censuses, 1849-1905 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2007. Original data: Minnesota Historical Society. Minnesota State Population Census Schedules, 1865-1905. St. Paul, MN, USA: Minnesota Historical Society, 1977. Microfilm. Reels 1-47 and 107-164. Minnesota. Minnesota Territorial Census Schedules, 1849-1855. St. Paul, MN, USA: Minnesota Historical Society, 2000. Microfilm. Minnesota. Minnesota 1857 Territorial Census. Minnesota Historical Society, St. Paul, MN, USA; Name: Jane KenedyAge: 60Census Date: 1 May 1875County: McLeodLocality: SumterBirth Location: ScotlandGender: FemaleEstimated birth year: abt 1815Race: WhiteFather's Birth Location: IrelandMother's Birth Location: IrelandLINE: 1Roll: MNSC_11; Ancestry.com. Minnesota, Territorial and State Censuses, 1849-1905 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2007.Original data: Minnesota Historical Society. Minnesota State Population Census Schedules, 1865-1905. St. Paul, MN, USA: Minnesota Historical Society, 1977. Microfilm. Reels 1-47 and 107-164. Minnesota. Minnesota Territorial Census Schedules, 1849-1855. St. Paul, MN, USA: Minnesota Historical Society, 2000. Microfilm. Minnesota. Minnesota 1857 Territorial Census. Minnesota Historical Society, St. Paul, MN, USA.

• 1900 U.S. census, Hennepin County, Minnesota, population schedule, Minneapolis Ward 12, enumeration district (ED) 0123, p. 14B, Kenendy Family; digital images, Ancestry.com (Ancestry.com : accessed 27 Aug 2015); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T623, roll 770; Name: Jane KennedyAge: 86Birth Date: Jan 1814Birthplace: ScotlandHome in 1900: Minneapolis Ward 12, Hennepin, MinnesotaRace: WhiteGender: FemaleImmigration Year: 1857Relation to Head of House: MotherMarital Status: WidowedFather's Birthplace: IrelandMother's Birthplace: IrelandMother: number of living children: 6Mother: How many children: 10Occupation: View on ImageNeighbors: View others on pageHousehold Members: Name AgeJohn F Kennedy 48Jane A Kennedy 38Ellen M Kennedy 19Thomas L Kennedy 17John A Kennedy 11Edward S Kennedy 9Florence N Kennedy 8Jane A Kennedy 4Marie M Kennedy 1Jane Kennedy 86; Year: 1900; Census Place: Minneapolis Ward 12, Hennepin, Minnesota; Roll: 770; Page: 14B; Enumeration District: 0123; FHL microfilm: 1240770Source Information

• "Minnesota, County Marriages, 1860-1949," database, Family Search (familysearch.org : accessed 12 Jun 2016), entry for Kennedy MacDonald marriage; citing "Minnesota, County Marriages, 1860-1949", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VKNG-6VY : accessed 12 June 2016), John Kennedy and MM9.1.1/VKNG-6VB:, 1879; John Kennedymentioned in the record of John Kennedy and UNKNOWNName John KennedyEvent Type MarriageEvent Date 25 Jun 1879Event Place Hennepin, Minnesota, United StatesGender MaleSpouse's Gender FemalePage 329Reference ID Page 329GS Film Number 001380394Digital Folder Number 004540660Image Number 02151; "Minnesota, County Marriages, 1860-1949", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VKNG-6VY : accessed 12 June 2016), John Kennedy and MM9.1.1/VKNG-6VB:, 1879.

• The relationship of this line was already known from family knowledge as well as the paper trail; has been confirmed by AncestryDNA test match through descendants. 'paternal' ‘maternal’ ‘confirmed’