William Kennedy

BRIZELL, KENNEDY

Posted By: Judy Wight Branson (email)
Date: 10/8/2004 at 10:30:41

Wm. Kennedy, Crawford twp., farmer, Sec. 34; P.O. Patterson; born in county Derry, Ireland in 1819; in 1844 he married Nancy Brizell; she was born in the same county, May 8, 1821; Mr. Kennedy came the United States in 1845 and located in Philadelphia; he remained there seven years; then to Logan county, Ohio, where he lived about four years, and then came to this county, and located where he now lives; owns 286 acres of land; when he came he had but forty-five dollars in money, three horses and one wagon; they have nine children: Mary J., Lizzie, John K., James W., Johanna G., Martha E., Wm. L., Anna and E. M.

Taken from the book, "The History of Madison County, Iowa, 1879" page 597