Barnes KENNEDY
Biography

"Homer and Its Pioneers and Its Business Men of To-day"
By William Alfred Lane 1888

---Barnes Kennedy was born in Norway, Herkimer county, New York, April 8, 1808.
---When six years of age, with his father's family he removed to Madison County, the same state.
---There he remained until the spring of 1832, when he set out for Michigan, arriving in Marshall in April of the same year, where he wetn to work at carpentering on the George Kitchum grist mill, which was being erected.
Barnes was one of the thirteen volunteers ordered to Prairie Ronde at the time Black Hawk threatened to invade Michigan , and is the only one of the thirteen now living.
---Later the same year Mr Kennedy came to what is now Clarendon Twp and located 160 acres of land on section 2 of that township.
---This purchase he sold the year following, to Anthony Doolittle, receiving for the same $400, doubling his money.
---In the fall of 1837 he went back to New York, where he was united in marriage to Miss Prudence Barker, of Sullivan county.
---With this young wife he returned to Michigan and went to living in good earnest on the farm two miles west of this village where he still resides and where he passed his 80th year yesterday,April 8, 1888, having owned and occupied the one farm for half a century.
---Mrs Kennedy died December 29, 1857.
---July 6, 1859 Mr Kennedy was again married, this time to Mrs Maria Mendell who is still living.
---Both are estimable people and both have the respect of a large circle of acquaintances.
---Both have passed the allotted time to man on earth, yet both are in the enjoyment of passable health, which is a good indication that several years may yet roll around ere their sun will set.
---Mr Kennedy is the father of three children: Two by his first wife: Cicero B , born November 24, 1838, died a martyr to his country in Mumfordsville Ky January 26, 1863, Abby J born June 29,1842, died Sept 1 1847: one by second wife. Carrie V who lives with her parents at the old home.

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