MARSHALL COUNTY, TN- GOODSPEED BIOGRAPHIES - James F. Kennedy
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JAMES F. KENNEDY, merchant of Cornersville, was born in Green County Tenn.,
October 4 1830, son of Daniel and Margaret (KENNEDY) KENNEDY, who were also
born in Green County. They were the parents of seven children and were
members of the Presbyterian Church. The father was a tanner and merchant,
and quite an extensive farmer. He was magistrate a number of years and was
a Whig in politics. He died in 1861 and the mother in 1877. Our subject
assisted his father in the tan-yard, store and farm, and at the age of
twenty-one began earning his own living. He worked for about ten years for
wages, and in 1861 opened a store in his native county, but was compelled
to abandon it, owing to the war. In 1866 he opened a store in Cornersville,
Marshall County, Tenn., where he has carried on the business successfully
ever since. His marriage with
Hannah C. McGAUGHEY was celebrated in 1852. They have had six children,
five of whom are living. Mr. KENNEDY owns a farm of 200 acres, and as a
business man has met with good success. He is a staunch Democrat, and he
and his wife are members of the Presbyterian Church.

Surnames: Kennedy, McGaughey
Source:  " The Goodspeeds History of Tennessee, 1886."