Los Angeles County CA Archives Biographies.....Kennedy, Jas. W. 1869 - ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/ca/cafiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Joy Fisher sdgenweb@yahoo.com January 2, 2006, 12:48 am Author: Luther A. Ingersoll (1908) JAS. W. KENNEDY, one of the prosperous and substantial merchants of Santa Monica, was born in Cleveland, O., December 17th, 1869, son of James Kennedy, a native of Canada. The family lived in the vicinity of Cleveland until 1884, when they came to Santa Monica. Here he clerked in the general store of M. E. Chapin about seven years. He later went to White River, Ariz., where, under the firm name of Schuster & Kennedy, he did a profitable business for six years. He returned to Santa Monica in 1905, and in 1906 purchased the business of A. Mooser, corner Third and Utah. The stock comprises a complete line of clothing and furnishing goods. Additional Comments: Extracted from: Ingersoll's century history, Santa Monica Bay cities: prefaced with a brief history of the state of California, a condensed history of Los Angeles County, 1542 to 1908: supplemented with an encyclopedia of local biography and embellished with views of historic landmarks and portraits of representative people. Los Angeles: Luther A. Ingersoll (1908) File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/ca/losangeles/bios/kennedy236nbs.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.net/cafiles/ File size: 1.6 Kb