John was the second child of: John A. H. Kennedy and Nancy Catherine Fitzgerald Kennedy. He married: Lillie Ethel Clayton 07/06/1907 in Cedar Co., MO. They lived in Cedar Co., near Arnica all their married lives and had four daughters: Wilma Celestial, Hazel Bernice, Norma Ethel and Mildred Irene, and then provided a loving home for Norma's four children: Constance Joyce, Marjorie Lea, Charles Clayton and Norma Jean for twelve years after Norma's untimely death from tuberculosis. John was a lifelong farmer who never used modern farming equipment and never drove a car. He was a very hard worker and was totally dedicated to his wife and family. His son-in-law, Milford Hutchins claimed he was the strongest man he ever knew and told tales to substantiate his claim. John had learned folk medicine from his mother and would often brew golden rod tea, sassafras tea and other remedies. He was knowledgeable in pioneering skill, such as replacing the hickory bottom in chairs. He was a Christian who lived by God's law and was liked by everyone. He descended from Scotts-Irish, was a Republican and a Baptist with very strong beliefs both in politics and the Baptist denomination. But, he did enjoy teasing, such as singing Irish drinking songs to annoy his wife, Lillie. She had John wrapped around her little finger from the day he met her. She died a few months short of their 50th wedding anniversary. He moved to Humansville a few years before his death and remarried. He lost his leg to diabetes a few years before his death.
John was the second child of: John A. H. Kennedy and Nancy Catherine Fitzgerald Kennedy. He married: Lillie Ethel Clayton 07/06/1907 in Cedar Co., MO. They lived in Cedar Co., near Arnica all their married lives and had four daughters: Wilma Celestial, Hazel Bernice, Norma Ethel and Mildred Irene, and then provided a loving home for Norma's four children: Constance Joyce, Marjorie Lea, Charles Clayton and Norma Jean for twelve years after Norma's untimely death from tuberculosis. John was a lifelong farmer who never used modern farming equipment and never drove a car. He was a very hard worker and was totally dedicated to his wife and family. His son-in-law, Milford Hutchins claimed he was the strongest man he ever knew and told tales to substantiate his claim. John had learned folk medicine from his mother and would often brew golden rod tea, sassafras tea and other remedies. He was knowledgeable in pioneering skill, such as replacing the hickory bottom in chairs. He was a Christian who lived by God's law and was liked by everyone. He descended from Scotts-Irish, was a Republican and a Baptist with very strong beliefs both in politics and the Baptist denomination. But, he did enjoy teasing, such as singing Irish drinking songs to annoy his wife, Lillie. She had John wrapped around her little finger from the day he met her. She died a few months short of their 50th wedding anniversary. He moved to Humansville a few years before his death and remarried. He lost his leg to diabetes a few years before his death.
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