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James Kennedy

Male 1840 - 1923  (82 years)


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  1. 1.  James Kennedy was born on 25 Nov 1840 in Ireland; died on 26 Feb 1923 in Morning Sun, Louisa County, Iowa; was buried in Sharon Cemetery, Mediapolis, Des Moines County, Iowa.

    Notes:

    Morning sun Man Is Buried Today
    Morning Sun, Ia., Feb. 27. – Funeral services for James Kennedy, who died yesterday morning at 4:20 o’clock at the home of his daughter, Mrs. William McElhinney, were conducted this afternoon at 2:30 o’clock from the Sharon Reformed Presbyterian church by Rev. D.B. Martin. Burial was in the Sharon cemetery.
    Mr. Kennedy was born in Ireland, Nov. 15, 1840. He came to new York City when a young man and later to Iowa, settling on a farm near Kossuth. They lived on a farm near Garland for many years, but after the death of his wife 11 years ago he made his home with his son, Robert, until about three years ago, when he went to live with his daughter. He was a member of the Sharon Reformed Presbyterian church.
    He leaves one brother in Ireland. The seven children, who were all present at his death are: Mrs. Frank Hays of Sterling, Kas.; Mrs. William McElhinney, Mrs. W.W. Caldwell, Renwick, Robert and George Kennedy and Mrs. Merle Baird, all of this community.
    The Muscatine Journal, Muscatine, Iowa. Tuesday, 27 February 1923.


    Buried:
    https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/115614197/james-kennedy

    Family/Spouse: Martha Jane Creelman. Martha was born on 3 Mar 1847 in County Derry, Ireland; died on 2 Nov 1911 in Garland, Des Moines County, Iowa; was buried in Sharon Cemetery, Mediapolis, Des Moines County, Iowa. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 2. Mary Eliza Kennedy  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 29 Nov 1872 in Des Moines County, Iowa; died in 1955; was buried in Sharon Cemetery, Mediapolis, Des Moines County, Iowa.
    2. 3. Ruby Kennedy  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 2 Nov 1888 in Iowa; died on 4 Nov 1971 in Morning Sun, Louisa County, Iowa; was buried in Sharon Cemetery, Mediapolis, Des Moines County, Iowa.


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Mary Eliza Kennedy Descendancy chart to this point (1.James1) was born on 29 Nov 1872 in Des Moines County, Iowa; died in 1955; was buried in Sharon Cemetery, Mediapolis, Des Moines County, Iowa.

    Notes:

    Mrs. McElhinney Funeral Friday

    Funeral services are to be held Friday afternoon (November 11, 1955) for Mrs. Mary Eliza McElhinney, 82, who died here Wednesday morning at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Bert Gregory. The Reverend John O. Edgar will conduct the services in the Sharon Reformed Presbyterian church of which Mrs. McElhinney was a long-time member. Burial will be in the Sharon cemetery.

    Mrs. McElhinney was the daughter of James and Martha Creelman Kennedy, and was born in Des Moines county on November 29, 1872.

    On January 3, 1885, she was married to William Robert McElhinney, and lived on the family farm in Des Moines county.

    Mrs. McElhinney is survived by two daughters, Mrs. Olive M. Baird, Wapello, and Mrs. Lillian Gregory, Morning Sun, and by three sons, Merritt J. McElhinney, Martin W. McElhinney, and W. Ernest McElhinney, all of Morning Sun. Also surviving are two sisters, Mrs. Emma Caldwell, Washington, and Mrs. Ruby Baird, Morning Sun.

    She was preceded in death by her husband.

    Morning Sun News-Herald, 10 Nov 1955


    Buried:
    https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/41620583/mary-eliza-mcelhinney

    Mary married William Robert McElhinney on 3 Jan 1885. William (son of Joseph M. McElhinney and Elizabeth Ann Wilson) was born on 5 Apr 1868 in Iowa; died on 6 May 1937 in Des Moines County, Iowa; was buried in Sharon Cemetery, Mediapolis, Des Moines County, Iowa. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 4. Olive McElhinney  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 18 Jun 1896 in Des Moines County, Iowa; died on 31 Aug 1971 in Morning Sun, Louisa County, Iowa; was buried in Sharon Cemetery, Mediapolis, Des Moines County, Iowa.

  2. 3.  Ruby Kennedy Descendancy chart to this point (1.James1) was born on 2 Nov 1888 in Iowa; died on 4 Nov 1971 in Morning Sun, Louisa County, Iowa; was buried in Sharon Cemetery, Mediapolis, Des Moines County, Iowa.

    Notes:

    Ruby A. Baird, 82, died Thursday, November 4, at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Ethel Robb, in Morning Sun.

    She was born November 2, 1888, of Robert and Martha Creelman Kennedy. She married Merill W. Baird in Garland, Iowa, February 5, 1913. Mrs. Baird was a member of the Sharon Reformed Presbyterian Church.

    Surviving: One daughter, Mrs. Robb; and five grandchildren. Funeral services were conducted by Dr. G. M. Robb; at the Sharon Reformed Presbyterian Church, Saturday November 6, at 2:00 p.m.. Burial was at the Sharon cemetery.

    The Morning Sun Herald-Tribune, 11 Nov 1971


    Buried:
    https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/24278567/ruby-baird

    Ruby married Merrill Waldo Baird on 5 Feb 1913 in Yellow Springs, Des Moines County, Iowa. Merrill (son of James Wallace Baird and Mary Ann Walkinshaw) was born on 25 Dec 1880 in Des Moines County, Iowa; died on 24 Sep 1964 in Burlington, Des Moines County, Iowa; was buried in Sharon Cemetery, Mediapolis, Des Moines County, Iowa. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]



Generation: 3

  1. 4.  Olive McElhinney Descendancy chart to this point (2.Mary2, 1.James1) was born on 18 Jun 1896 in Des Moines County, Iowa; died on 31 Aug 1971 in Morning Sun, Louisa County, Iowa; was buried in Sharon Cemetery, Mediapolis, Des Moines County, Iowa.

    Notes:

    Mrs. Olive McElhinney Baird, 75, of Morning Sun, died Tuesday, August 31 (1971).

    She was born June 18, 1896, in Des Moines county, the daughter of William and Mary Kennedy McElhinney. On February 24, 1944, she was married to Ralph Baird in Des Moines county.

    She was a member of the Reformed Presbyterian church in Morning Sun.

    Surviving: One daughter, Mrs. Warren Durst, Muscatine; four sons, Phillip, DeKalb, Illinois, James, Davenport, Lloyd, Cedar Rapids, Don, North Liberty; eight grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; one sister, Mrs. Lillian Gregory, Morning Sun; two brothers, Martin and Ernest, both of Morning Sun.

    Funeral services were held Friday afternoon at the Reformed Presbyterian church with Dr. G. M. Robb officiating. Burial was at Sharon cemetery.

    The Morning Sun News-Herald - 9 Sep 1971


    Buried:
    https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/115382435/olive-baird

    Olive married Ralph Ehrman Baird on 24 Feb 1944 in Des Moines County, Iowa. Ralph (son of James Wallace Baird and Mary Ann Walkinshaw) was born on 4 Jun 1888 in Garland, Des Moines County, Iowa; died on 8 Dec 1963 in Wapello, Louisa County, Iowa; was buried in Sharon Cemetery, Mediapolis, Des Moines County, Iowa. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]



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