KENNEDY, Frank

KENNEDY

Posted By: Karon Velau (email)
Date: 5/30/2021 at 19:02:56

Frank Kennedy
born in 1861

Frank Kennedy, Township Clerk of Blaine Township, Ida County, was born in Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, in 1861, a son of William T. and Mary (Bowman) Kennedy, natives also of that county. The father, a blacksmith by trade, died in his native place in 1863, and the mother survived him until 1882. They were the parents of six children: William T., resides in California; Jesse B., engaged in railroad work in York County, Pennsylvania; Rebecca, wife of J. C. Gates, of Cumberland County, Pennsylvania; Jennie, widow of George Wolf, and a resident of that county; Alice, wife of Emanuel Jumper, of Cumberland county; and Frank, our subject.
The latter was educated in the schools of Churchtown, Pennsylvania, also attending Greason Academy several terms. In 1879 he came to Ida County, Iowa, and began opening a farm in Grant Township. He was also connected with the schools of Grant and Hayes townships several winters, and in 1885 purchased eighty acres of raw land on section 17, Blaine township, which is now under a fine state of cultivation. He erected a one and a half story residence, and has all other necessary farm improvements. Mr. Kennedy is engaged in general farming and stock-raising, and also takes an active interest in politics, casting his vote with the Republican party. Since 1888 he has held the position of Township Clerk, and has also served as member of the School Board. Socially, he is a member of the Modern Woodmen of America, and Independent Order of Odd Fellows.
In 1883, in Blaine Township, our subject married Anna M. Boyer, a native of Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, and a daughter of I. E. and Anna (Hartman) Boyer, also natives of that county. The father was a minister in the Church of God, was connected with church work in Illinois, and both he and his wife now resides in Ida Grove, Iowa. Mr. and Mrs. Kennedy have had four children, three now living: Allen, Merle and Frank. Mr. Kennedy is numbered among the early pioneers of Ida county, and has always been active in promoting its best interests.
Source: Biographical History of Crawford, Ida, and Sac Counties, Iowa, 1893, p.471