KENNEDY GENEALOGY

  This lady's name is listed on two death certificates - both very hard to read - as Mary or Merry PRATT or as Amy PRIVET.  Her first husband was John BLAKEMAN or BLACKMAN.  She and John had a daughter, Cordie, who married W. J. BOLSER.

Her second husband was Alford KENADY. They had a son,  Cenus Hardy KENNEDY, born February, 1870, in Tennessee.

Below are listed the facts we know about Cenus Hardy KENNEDY/KENADY's family:

• On the back of the above picture is written: Mother was 1/2 Indian.
• Family stories say that Cenus was born to Alford and this lady in Scotts Hill, TN but this has not been proven. Latest indications are that Alford came from Alabama and moved up to Lincoln Co. and then to Scotts Hill.
• Both Alford and the above lady died before 1880 and Cenus was raised by a Preacher named HALL near Jackson, Tennessee.
• Cenus had a brother named Sam KENNEDY who moved to Texas. He died May 3, 1926 in Paris, Texas at the age of 64. Information on the death certificate was provided by J. K. KENNEDY of Haworth, OK. Sam was buried at Garvin, OK, on May 4, 1926.
• The above lady was Alford KENADY's second wife. Alford had at least two sons (name unknown) by his first wife.

If anyone has any information about the above lady, please contact me at lmoore@ecsis.net

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