Harrison County Iowa Genealogy

HISTORY OF HARRISON COUNTY, IOWA, 1915
BIOGRAPHIES
Page 908
CHARLES E. KENNEDY

It is pleasant to know that the fertile soil of Iowa seldom deserts those who till it diligently, and given a reasonable share of opportunity, it is certain that the ambitious young man, who decides to win happiness and fortune from Iowa's acres, will not be disappointed, but will be rewarded bountifully, and his storehouses and granaries will be full.

Such was the case with Charles E. KENNEDY, the son of Joshua and Lizzie (BECHTEL) KENNEDY, and who was born in Council Bluffs, Iowa, on August 22, 1867. The account of Joshua KENNEDY and his wife will be found elsewhere in this volume.

Reared on the home farm, Mr. KENNEDY attended the district schools of Jefferson township, and the public school at Woodbine, Iowa. Remaining on his father's farm, until he reached the age of twenty-two, Mr. KENNEDY began farming for himself by renting forty-nine acres. In this he progressed so well, that the very next year he bought of his father the ninety-acre place which is his present home, although the original tract has been increased to one hundred and sixty acres of well-improved land.

Visible proof of prosperity is the beautiful all-modern house, which is located on the Lincoln highway, half way between Logan and Woodbine, Iowa, surrounded by a grove of magnificent trees, an improvement that had been made by Mr. KENNEDY's father and grandfather.

Mr. KENNEDY married Effie L. COX August 22, 1889, who was born in Indiana March 7, 1872. Mrs. Cox's parents, George and Mary (CANADY) Cox, came to Iowa, about 1883, and located on a Harrison county farm, where they lived until the husband's death, after which Mrs. Cox made her home in Woodbine, Iowa. The following three children, Harold, John and Orville, have been born to Mr. KENNEDY and wife, and still live at home.

Mr. KENNEDY stands ready at all times to give material aid to worthy enterprises, and is a shareholder in the Farmers' Mercantile Company, of Logan, as well as in the modern creamery, at Woodbine. He is a member of the Methodist church, and his influence is wielded, at all times, for the furtherance of the spiritual life of the community. He is a member of the Republican party, though he has never aspired to office. It follows inevitably that the good services and commendable life of Mr. KENNEDY should gain the approbation and approval of those whose opinion he values.

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