W. Thomas Kennedy
Born: July 18, 1845 in Indiana
Died: July 9, 1920 in Jasper Co., Iowa
Buried: Lot 184, plot 4
Lot Owner: Tom Kennedy, purchased in 1922
Married: Cornelia Sims on November 26, 1871 in Jasper Co., Iowa 1
Children: William D
Parents: Stockton and Mary Gentry Kennedy2
Veteran: Co. G, 7th Iowa Cavalry, Civil War
Family Group Sheet: Stockton Kennedy
Death Claims Tom Kennedy
Jasper County Farmer Living West of Newton Dies Last Night After Two Months' Illness
Tom Kennedy, well known farmer in this vicinity, died at his home three miles west of Newton Friday night. He had been ill for the past three months with diabetes.
Mr. Kennedy was born in Indiana July 18, 1845, and came to Iowa when he was five years old, going first to Polk county. He later moved to Jasper county which has been his home ever since. He served his country during the dark days of the Civil war. After the war he was returned to Jasper county and resumed his work as a farmer. Mr. Kennedy was married to Cornelia Sims in 1871. One child was born to this union, the child dying in infancy. Mrs. Kennedy died a year ago last may. Since that time his sister-in-law, Mrs. Austin Halliwill and her son have lived with Mr. Kennedy.
Mr. Kennedy is survived by two brothers Jesse of Oklahoma and Leonard of Seattle, Washington and two sisters, Mrs. Peter Helphrey and Mrs. John Keading, both of Newton.
Funeral services will be held Sunday afternoon at 2 o'clock from the Sugar Grove Grange hall. ~ The Newton Daily News, July 10, 1920
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Funeral For Tom Kennedy Sunday P.M.
Last Rites Performed for Another Civil war Veteran; Buried in Metz Cemetery.
Funeral services were held Sunday afternoon at 2 o'clock, from the Sugar Grove grange hall west of Newton for Tom Kennedy who has answered the last summons Friday, July 9.
Mr. Kennedy has suffered from diabetes for many weeks and death came as a relief of his suffering. His age was seventy-five years and he had served his country nobly in the years of civil war.
Dr. G. C. Williams of Newton paid the last tribute to this old soldier with a few appropriate remarks. Music was rendered by Misses Frankie Morrow and Easther Beatty.
Those who served as pall bearers were George Baker, E. R. Wilson, Ray Leeper, W. H. Bradberry, Robert Sparing and Ed. Morrisey.
Burial was made in the cemetery near Metz. ~ The Newton Daily News, July 12, 1920.
Cornelia E. (Sims) Kennedy
Born: 1852, Jasper Co., Iowa
Died: April 29, 1919 near Newton, Jasper Co., Iowa
Buried: Lot 184, plot 2
Lot Owner: Tom Kennedy, purchased in 1922
Married: W. Thomas Kennedy on November 26, 1871 in Jasper Co., Iowa 1
Children: William D
Parents: Squire Shelby and Elza Jane Christie Sims
Mrs. Kennedy Dies Tuesday
Jasper County Pioneer, Resident in This County for Many Years Dies Last Evening
Mrs. Thomas Kennedy, 64 years old, died at her home, three and one half miles west of this city at 6:30 o'clock Tuesday evening. She had been ill for nearly four weeks, the cause of her death being a complication of diseases.
Mrs. Kennedy had been a life-long resident of Newton. She was born on a farm one mile west of Newton and she lived there until her marriage to Mr. Kennedy, when she moved to the home where she passed away. She is survived by her husband, one brother, William Sims and two sisters, Mrs. Rebecca Halliwill of Mitchellville and Mrs. Mary Ramsay of Nebraska. She was a member of the Christian church of Newton.
No arrangements have been made for the funeral service. ~ The Newton Daily News, Newton, Iowa, April 30, 1919.
William D. Kennedy
Born: 1874
Died: 1879
Buried: Lot 184, plot 1
Parents: W. T. and Cornelia (Sims) Kennedy
1. Jasper Co., Iowa Marriages Vol 2, page 254
2. John Daehler, Family Researcher
