OK - really good news - I was able to find some info on the father, but not a lot - until Nathan Kennedy put his wife in... and that opened up a speculation about the wife that looks to be fairly good, followed by much better data and a solid Find A Grave on the father... which led to a grandparent who already had a nice tree on WikiTree.
He should be connected to the Global Tree when the links update tonight. Welcome to our new cousin.