Ada M. (Rhodes) Kennedy (abt. 1854 - 1948)

Born about Oct 1854 in Ithaca, Tompkins County, New York

Ancestors

Wife of Michael J. Kennedy — married 1880 (to 1918) in Tompkins County, New York

Died 25 Sep 1948 at about age 93 in Ithaca, Tompkins County, New York

Biography

Ada M. Rhodes was born in October 1854. She was the daughter of Frederick Rhodes and Lorena (Georgia) Rhodes. ^{[1] [2]}

In 1880, she married Michael J. Kennedy and they were farmers in the Dryden and Peruville area of Tompkins County. They had no surviving children. ^{[3] [4] [5]}

Her husband died in 1918. In 1920 she was in Dryden, New York, a widow and a shipping clerk for the “Corona” Typewriter Company. ^{[6] [7]}

Ada was active in many local organizations. As a member of the Peruville Woman’s Christian Temperance Union (W.C.T.U.) she was appointed a delegate to the state convention in 1925. ^[8]

Family members recall how several of the Rhodes family reunions were held at her farm near Peruville. ^[9]

In 1940, she was still living in the Town of Dryden, New York. ^[10]

Ada Kennedy died September 25, 1948 in Ithaca, New York. She is buried in Kings Cemetery, Ithaca, Tompkins County, New York. Her name is engraved on the back of her father’s headstone. ^{[11] [12]}

The residue share of her estate went to the Legion and used to create a post child welfare fund. ^[13]

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Sources

1. ↑ U. S. Federal Census: 1860, Ithaca, Tompkins County, New York.
2. ↑ Birth date: 1900 census, referenced below; 1854 based on birth of brother.
3. ↑ U. S. Federal Census: 1900, Dryden, Tompkins County, New York.
4. ↑ New York State Census: 1905, Dryden, Tompkins County, New York.
5. ↑ U. S. Federal Census: 1910, Dryden, Tompkins County, New York.
6. ↑ U. S. Federal Census: 1920, Dryden, Tompkins County, New York.
7. ↑ New York State Census: 1925, Dryden, Tompkins County, New York.
8. ↑ The Journal and Courier, Groton, New York, Wednesday, October 14, 1925.
9. ↑ History of the Rhodes Family in Tompkins County, written by grandson Dana Rhodes for a family reunion sometime between 1904 and 1909, with footnotes by Dana’s grandson, C. Everett Rhodes; courtesy of Lansing Town Historian.
10. ↑ New York State Census: 1925, Dryden, Tompkins County, New York.
11. ↑ New York, Death Index, 1880-1956; online database, Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., Provo, UT.
12. ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #176467534
13. ↑ The Journal and Courier, Groton, Tompkins County, NY, Thursday, May 18, 1950.