Genesee-Saginaw County MI Archives Biographies.....Kennedy, Guy C. 1871 - ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/mi/mifiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Joy Fisher sdgenweb@yahoo.com December 13, 2007, 9:47 pm Author: Chapman Bros. (1892) GUY C. KENNEDY is a dealer in lumber, lath and shingles, who carries on business and resides in Flushing. He is a native of Saginaw, this State, and was born February 27, 1871. He is a son of James and Jenny (Drulard) Kennedy, natives of New York and Michigan respectively, who were married in St. Clair. Our subject's father is located now in Saginaw where he has large lumber interests. His father was John Kennedy, a native of Scotland, who came to Michigan and settled in St. Clair. He was a carpenter and joiner by trade and highly respected for his many superior qualities. He was the incumbent of several offices in St. Clair and the owner of a fine farm. He raised a large family. On the maternal side our subject's grandparents were Henry and Hannah (Griggs) Drulard, natives of Canada, who settled in St. Clair. He is a large lumber dealer and one of the wealthy men of the place. Two children are all that remain of the family of which he is father. They are Jenny, now Mrs. James Kennedy and James of St. Clair. They are descended from Scotch and French Stock. Our subject's father enlisted in the Twenty-Second Regiment, Company E, Michigan Infantry, in April, 1862, and was appointed First Lieutenant. He served for over three years and received a wound in the leg, at the battle of Chickamauga, September 19 and 20, 1862. He was at that time taken prisoner and held for seven months, at the end of which time he was exchanged. He was the color-bearer of this regiment and also held the office of Sergeant. He was a Republican in politics and socially is a member of the Grand Army of the Republic and a Mason. He has a family of four children, whose names are as follows: John H., who is a lumber man in Wisconsin; Pauline, now Mrs. K. K. Kimmell of Saginaw; Guy C. and William F. The original of this sketch received his education in the public and private schools of Saginaw. His first venture in a business way was as Collector of the Saginaw Courier-Journal, with which he remained for one year. He was then a clerk for Moeler & Deland, druggists, serving them for six months. He then launched into the lumber business at Saginaw, in partnership with his father. Our subject came to Flushing October 10, 1888, to accept a position with the firm of Wright & Ketchum, and in April, 1891, he purchased the land, buildings and lumber of said firm and has since run the business. This is the only lumber yard at Flushing and Mr. Kennedy has been doing an extensive business. Personally he is genial and is popular with all classes of people, which is no small consideration in his business success. In politics he is a Republican and socially he belongs to the Knights of the Maccabees. Additional Comments: Extracted from: Portrait and Biographical Record of Genesee, Lapeer and Tuscola Counties, Michigan, Containing Biographical Sketches of Prominent and Representative Citizens, Together with Biographies of all the Governors of the State, and of the Presidents of the United States Chicago: Chapman Bros. 1892 File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/mi/genesee/bios/kennedy922gbs.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/mifiles/ File size: 3.6 Kb