Thomas Corwin Kennedy (Cor) was born in Fayetteville, Ohio in 1847. The Kennedy family moved to Marion County, Iowa, in 1854 when Cor was seven years old. Thomas grew up and spent most of his adult life in Marion. There he married his wife Mary Throckmorton on December 19, 1869. Together they had nine children, seven of whom lived to adulthood. All were daughters except the eldest. The family moved to Pottawattamie County in 1894 to join the oldest son Oliver. T.C. worked in a brickyard and then opened and operated his own drayline. He lived in Council Bluffs until his death in May 1919. He was a member of the Methodist Church.
Fact: census ( 7 JUL 1870) Indiana twnshp, Marion co, Iowa, Lists: Thomas w/wife Mary
Fact: Occupation (1880) Farmer/Marion co, Iowa
Fact: census (1880) Indiana twnshp, Marion co, Iowa
Fact: census (1880) Indiana twnshp, Marion co, Iowa, Lists: Thomas w/wife Mary and children: Oliver, Rosa, Co
Fact: census (13 JUN 1900) Lists Thomas C. Kennedy w/ wife Mary, Daughters Minnie and Jessie-Carson Twnshp, Pott. co
Fact: Occupation (1900) Carson twnshp, Pott. co, iowa- as a Teamster
Fact: Residence (1910) Council Bluffs Ward 6, , Iowa
Fact: Burial (12 MAY 1919) Walnut Hill cemetery, Council Bluffs, Iowa
↑ Kennedy-7824 was created by Richard Carle through the import of Throckmorton.ged on Oct 9, 2015. This comment and citation can be deleted after the biography has been edited and primary sources are included.
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