For
Muscatine County Iowa
1911
| Biographies For Muscatine County Iowa 1911 | |
Source: History of Muscatine County Iowa, Volume II, Biographical, 1911, page 759
JOSEPH E. KENNEDY....Joseph E. Kennedy, the owner of a well improved farm of three hundred and twenty-nine acres in Wapsinonoc township, is actively engaged in the work of the fields and also devotes considerable attention to horses. His birth occurred in Cedar county, Iowa, on the 26th of January, 1879, his parents being William and Ann Kennedy, who were natives of New York and Canada respectively. On coming to Iowa they first took up their abode in Muscatine county but later removed to Cedar county, where they continued to reside the remainder of their lives. William Kennedy had been engaged in the furniture business in early manhood but after coming to this state devoted his attention to farming, owning a tract of eighty acres. He lived to attain the ripe old age of seventy-five years, while his wife was called to her final rest in 1881. Their children were eight in number, namely : Albert ; Sarah ; William H.; Nettie ; Charles, who is deceased ; Lizzie ; Joseph E., of this review ; and Florence, who has also passed away.Joseph E. Kennedy has been actively and successfully identified with general agricultural pursuits throughout his entire business career. He has prospered in his undertakings and is now the owner of three hundred and twenty-nine acres of rich and productive land in Wapsinonoc township, where he makes his home. He raises the cereals best adapted to soil and climate and also makes a specialty of handling horses, both branches of his business proving profitable.
Mr. Kennedy was united in marriage to Miss Bertha Barnhart, a daughter of Daniel and Della ( Ellyson ) Barnhart, who now reside on a farm in Cedar county, Iowa. The father was a native of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, while the mother's birth occurred in West Branch, Iowa. The latter has continuously resided in this state from her birth to the present time. Mrs. Kennedy is one of a family of three children, the others being : James Curtis, who is married and makes his home in Cedar county ; and Sadie Elizabeth.
Since age conferred upon him the right of franchise Mr. Kennedy has supported republican men and measures but his aspirations have not been in the line of office seeking. He was reared in the faith of the Methodist church. He has always lived in this part of the state and enjoys an enviable reputation as an enterprising young agriculturist and respected citizen.
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