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Below is a family biography included in Biographical and Historical Memoirs of Howard County, Arkansas published by Goodspeed Publishing Company in 1890.  These biographies are valuable for genealogy research in discovering missing ancestors or filling in the details of a family tree. Family biographies often include far more information than can be found in a census record or obituary.  Details will vary with each biography but will often include the date and place of birth, parent names including mothers' maiden name, name of wife including maiden name, her parents' names, name of children (including spouses if married), former places of residence, occupation details, military service, church and social organization affiliations, and more.  There are often ancestry details included that cannot be found in any other type of genealogical record.

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Thomas G. Kennedy, the subject of this sketch, was born in Atlanta, Ga., on February 24, 1850. He is a son of George R. Kennedy, a native of South Carolina, who married Miss Nancy H. Potter, of the same State. They had six children, of whom Moses A., Unisa P., Thomas G. and Rebecca are living; William P. and Elizabeth are dead. His parents moved from South Carolina to Georgia, from Georgia to Florida, where they remained three years, and then returned to South Carolina. After two years they moved to Arkansas, settling on the place that Mr. Thomas Kennedy now owns. He attended a common school in Howard County, and at the age of twenty-three commenced to work for himself, turning his attention to agricultural pursuits and meeting with success from the start. November 16, 1875, Mr. Kennedy married Miss Mary C. Corbell, daughter of Josiah A. Corbell, of Howard County, Ark. Mrs. Kennedy was born November 16, 1857, and is still living. They have had seven children, of whom Joseph R. and James A. are dead, and Emily E., Mary K, Phenie F., Thomas A. and William A. are living. Mr. Kennedy was elected justice of the peace in 1882, and continues to hold that office. He is a member of the Farmers' Alliance, a popular Democrat and a most successful farmer, owning about 2,000 acres of valuable land in Howard County. Besides agriculture Mr. Kennedy has other business interests, and is the owner of a cotton-gin and grist-mill. Both Mr. and Mrs. Kennedy are members of the Cumberland Church, being very diligent in advancing religious causes and contributing to the good of the community in which they reside.

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This family biography is one of 116 biographies included in Biographical and Historical Memoirs of Howard County, Arkansas published in 1890.  For the complete description, click here: Howard County, Arkansas History, Genealogy, and Maps

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