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Rezin Kennedy

Birth	:	20 Mar 1831 Scioto County, Ohio, USA
Death	:	16 Apr 1917 Hardin County, Iowa, USA
Burial	:	Cottage Cemetery, Iowa Falls, Hardin County, USA
Coordinate	:	42.4049988, -93.3133011
Description	:	From the 1911 book Past and Present of Hardin County Iowa, pp. 704-706: Reason Kennedy The subject of this sketch is one of the few remaining links that connect the present with the strenuous times of the pioneer days. Coming to Hardin county more than sixty-five years ago, he has seen the country develop from its primitive state into one of the finest and most prosperous sections of the commonwealth and with courageous heart and strong hand contributed his share towards bringing about conditions that now obtain. Reason Kennedy was born in Scioto county, Ohio, March 20, 1831. He grew to maturity in... Read More	From the 1911 book Past and Present of Hardin County Iowa, pp. 704-706: Reason Kennedy The subject of this sketch is one of the few remaining links that connect the present with the strenuous times of the pioneer days. Coming to Hardin county more than sixty-five years ago, he has seen the country develop from its primitive state into one of the finest and most prosperous sections of the commonwealth and with courageous heart and strong hand contributed his share towards bringing about conditions that now obtain. Reason Kennedy was born in Scioto county, Ohio, March 20, 1831. He grew to maturity in his native state, and in early life became familiar with the duties of the farm. In the spring of 1855 he started west and in due time arrived, via the Mississippi river, at Muscatine, Iowa, thence proceeded to Hardin county, which he reached on May 6th of that year. Milton Kennedy, an older brother, who came two years before, had entered two hundred and twenty-five acres of timber land on the south fork of the Iowa river, seventeen miles west of Eldora and five miles southwest of Iowa Falls, and in June, 1855, Reason entered the north half Of A near-by section. His parents and another brother and three sisters arrived in 1855, and also settled in the same locality, the father buying land about one mile north, though adjoining the subject's claim. The elder Kennedy developed and improved quite a large farm, but after the death of his wife, in 1863, he removed to St. Clair county, Missouri, where his death subsequently occurred at the age of eighty-eight years, eight months and eight days. No sooner had Reason Kennedy taken possession of his land than he proceeded with the work of transforming it into a farm and establishing a home. During the first few years he experienced many vicissitudes and not a few hardships, as he had no team and was obliged to rely upon wages earned by laboring for others for the support of himself and wife. He was employed several months by a Mr. Snyder, who lived four miles away and this distance he walked every morning and evening, receiving for his labor from one dollar and a half per day to two dollars. His first dwelling was a simple log cabin covered with clapboards and heated by a large fireplace made of blue clay, the chimney composed of sticks held in place by blue clay and mortar. The house, though primitive and somewhat rude in construction and furnishings, was comfortable, and within its humble walls the subject and his wife spent some of their happiest hours. Hiring a neighbor to break several acres of land the first year, Mr. Kennedy planted two acres in potatoes and the balance in corn, both crops of which he cultivated with a hoe and the yield far surpassed his expectations. In harvest time he cradled wheat for his neighbors, securing his pay in grain, and by working at anything he could turn his hand he managed to get along until his land was broken and the first full crop raised. During those early times game was very plentiful, and wild meat afforded an agreeable addition to the bill of fare. Mr. Kennedy killed a number of deer and other animals, while elk were frequently seen near his home, but they were timid and difficult to approach. The winter months during the first five years were very severe, the snow at one time averaging four feet on level ground, and in the hollows it was often twenty or more feet in depth. With following in detail the varied experiences of Mr. Kennedy in his efforts to found a home and develop a farm, suffice it to say that in due time better conditions prevailed and his labors were crowned with abundant success. He replaced his old buildings with new and more commodious and comfortable structures, stocked his farm with cattle and hogs, for which there was always a good demand, and by judicious management he was enabled to add to his real estate until he now owns five hundred acres of as dine and productive land as the county of Hardin can boast. For many years he has ranked among the leading farmers and stock raisers of the county, and in the management of his various interests he exercises such excellent judgment and tact as to earn for himself the reputation of an able and far-seeing business man. After acquiring a competency, he discontinued active labor and for several years past has rented such of his lands as are not devoted to pasturage, retaining his live stock interests, which are large and the source of a handsome income. Mr. Kennedy is independent in politics, nevertheless he keeps in touch with the leading questions of the day and abreast of the times on all matters of public interest. He stands high in the esteem of his fellow men and as a neighbor and citizen enjoys the confidence of the community in which he resides. Mr. Kennedy was married March 8, 1855, to Elizabeth Hoyt, who was born in Glasgow, Scotland, April 4, 1830. Mr. and Mrs. Kennedy have four children, namely: Martha, wife of John McConwalogue, of St. Paul, Minnesota; Nathaniel, a farm of Hardin county; Celia, who married Fred Perkins, and who with his daughter, aged three years, was drowned August 1907, in the Des Moines river, in Cottonwood county, Minnesota; Nathaniel R. is engaged in farming near Iowa Falls; Gratha Belle is the widow of S. A. Hoyt, and lives in St. Paul, Minnesota; X. J. lives in Iowa Falls.

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Rezin Kennedy's memorial is located at: Cottage Cemetery, Iowa Falls, Hardin County, USA.
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Rezin Kennedy death on 16 Apr 1917 in Hardin County, Iowa, USA
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Latitude: 42.4049988
Longitude: -93.3133011

Family Members:

Parent

Celia “Sela” Scott Kennedy

(1800 - 1863)

Spouse

Elizabeth White Kennedy

(1830 - 1921)

Siblings

Milton Kennedy

(1829 - 1915)

Children

Martha A. Kennedy McConneloug

(1856 - 1913)

Celia J Kennedy Perkins

(1857 - 1903)

Gratha Belle Kennedy Hoyt

(1871 - 1936)

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Nearby Cemetories:

1. Cottage Cemetery
Iowa Falls, Hardin County, USA
Coordinate: 42.4049988, -93.3133011

2. Tipton Norwegian Cemetery
Hardin County, USA
Coordinate: 42.3753014, -93.3458023

3. Bahr Cemetery
Buckeye, Hardin County, USA
Coordinate: 42.4380380, -93.3417480

4. Lincoln Cemetery
Hardin County, USA
Coordinate: 42.3964005, -93.2542038

5. Sherman Cemetery
Sherman, Hardin County, USA
Coordinate: 42.3718987, -93.3664017

6. Buckeye Cemetery
Buckeye, Hardin County, USA
Coordinate: 42.4508018, -93.3843994

7. Boylan Cemetery
Hubbard, Hardin County, USA
Coordinate: 42.3321991, -93.2806015

8. Northlawn Memory Gardens
Iowa Falls, Hardin County, USA
Coordinate: 42.4854200, -93.2678700

9. Point Pleasant Cemetery
Hardin County, USA
Coordinate: 42.3422012, -93.2311020

10. Rough Woods Cemetery
Hardin County, USA
Coordinate: 42.3582993, -93.2091980

11. Tipton Grove Cemetery
Hubbard, Hardin County, USA
Coordinate: 42.3102989, -93.2557983

12. Hubbard Cemetery
Hubbard, Hardin County, USA
Coordinate: 42.2994003, -93.3005981

13. Oakwood Cemetery
Owasa, Hardin County, USA
Coordinate: 42.4500008, -93.1731033

14. Jackson Township Cemetery
Owasa, Hardin County, USA
Coordinate: 42.4219017, -93.1572037

15. Hardin County Home Cemetery
Hardin County, USA
Coordinate: 42.3978004, -93.1524963

16. Radcliffe Cemetery
Radcliffe, Hardin County, USA
Coordinate: 42.3231010, -93.4353027

17. Saint Mark Catholic Cemetery
Iowa Falls, Hardin County, USA
Coordinate: 42.5267000, -93.2701500

18. Union Cemetery
Iowa Falls, Hardin County, USA
Coordinate: 42.5280342, -93.2704773

19. Pleasant Chapel Community Cemetery
Hardin County, USA
Coordinate: 42.3156013, -93.1883011

20. Alden Cemetery
Alden, Hardin County, USA
Coordinate: 42.5218000, -93.3864500

21. Friends Cemetery
Iowa Falls, Hardin County, USA
Coordinate: 42.5222015, -93.2375031

22. Kidwiler Cemetery
Hardin County, USA
Coordinate: 42.4571991, -93.1492004

23. Bethany Cemetery
Hamilton County, USA
Coordinate: 42.3683014, -93.4916992

24. Eldora Training School Cemetery
Eldora, Hardin County, USA
Coordinate: 42.3558000, -93.1291000