James Price Kennedy was born near Ponta, Cherokee County, Texas … the fourth child of Alfred A Kennedy and Elizabeth L Stell; however, his mother apparently fell seriously ill and subsequently died in November, 1862, before James was even one year old. Three years later, his father married Ms Mary C (Carolyn) Roddy … a widow with six small children of her own; and it was she whom James came to know as his mother in the melded family.
James spent his early years on his father's farm in Cherokee County; however, before 1870, his father moved the combined family from Cherokee County, Texas, into Johnson County, Texas; and his father purchased a new farm there … located on the headwaters of Walnut Creek in the Jose Salas 1280 Acre Survey about six miles southeast of Burleson, Texas. Evidence suggests that James, as he grew older, took an active part in management and operation of this Kennedy family farm. James was also apparently very close to his older brother, McClain Sam Kennedy, who moved away from the family farm in order to begin his family near Putnam, Callahan County, Texas; and evidence suggests that, as a young man, James may have divided his labor between work on his father's farm and work on his brother's farm.
James was apparently still a bachelor when his father, Alfred, died in 1887, and still single when his step-mother, Mary, died in 1893. There is evidence to suggest that James took a lead role in the settlement of family business and disposal of the Kennedy family farm in Johnson County in September, 1893, following Mary's death; and it was apparently at this time, following the estate sale in 1893, that James decided to move into the Indian Territory of Oklahoma … probably searching for opportunity as his own man in cotton farming; and it is likely that he connected from Fort Worth, Texas, into the Ardmore Area of the Indian Territory aboard the rail line which had been opened in 1886 northward from Fort Worth, Texas, through Ardmore, Oklahoma, to Purcell, Oklahoma.
James found more that cotton in the Indian Territory … for it was there that he came into contact with the Satterwhite family … a successful farm family … but more particularly a lovely Satterwhite daughter, named Lula. James Price Kennedy and Antoinette Letitia (Lula) Satterwhite were married on March 8, 1897, near Lone Grove in the Southern District of the Indian Territory, Oklahoma. The Kennedy's continued to live and farm near (or along with) the Satterwhite extended family in the Indian Territory for several years; and their two children ... Mary Floy (1897) and Iris Leona (1900) ... were both born there.
In about 1908, the young Kennedy family moved to a farm in far western Eastland County, Texas, near the town of Putnam, Callahan County, Texas, still being the home of James Kennedy's older brother, McClain Sam Kennedy; and, in about 1909, James Kennedy built a home for his family in Cisco, Eastland County, Texas. Lula's brother, Walt Satterwhite, brought his family to Eastland County … also in about 1909; and James and Walt apparently had a plan to farm together … perhaps also with McClain Kennedy. The plan was interrupted when James, unexpectedly, became seriously ill; and, tragically, James died in 1913. Lula continued to live in the Cisco home … that James had built for the family … up until about 1921.
James spent his early years on his father's farm in Cherokee County; however, before 1870, his father moved the combined family from Cherokee County, Texas, into Johnson County, Texas; and his father purchased a new farm there … located on the headwaters of Walnut Creek in the Jose Salas 1280 Acre Survey about six miles southeast of Burleson, Texas. Evidence suggests that James, as he grew older, took an active part in management and operation of this Kennedy family farm. James was also apparently very close to his older brother, McClain Sam Kennedy, who moved away from the family farm in order to begin his family near Putnam, Callahan County, Texas; and evidence suggests that, as a young man, James may have divided his labor between work on his father's farm and work on his brother's farm.
James was apparently still a bachelor when his father, Alfred, died in 1887, and still single when his step-mother, Mary, died in 1893. There is evidence to suggest that James took a lead role in the settlement of family business and disposal of the Kennedy family farm in Johnson County in September, 1893, following Mary's death; and it was apparently at this time, following the estate sale in 1893, that James decided to move into the Indian Territory of Oklahoma … probably searching for opportunity as his own man in cotton farming; and it is likely that he connected from Fort Worth, Texas, into the Ardmore Area of the Indian Territory aboard the rail line which had been opened in 1886 northward from Fort Worth, Texas, through Ardmore, Oklahoma, to Purcell, Oklahoma.
James found more that cotton in the Indian Territory … for it was there that he came into contact with the Satterwhite family … a successful farm family … but more particularly a lovely Satterwhite daughter, named Lula. James Price Kennedy and Antoinette Letitia (Lula) Satterwhite were married on March 8, 1897, near Lone Grove in the Southern District of the Indian Territory, Oklahoma. The Kennedy's continued to live and farm near (or along with) the Satterwhite extended family in the Indian Territory for several years; and their two children ... Mary Floy (1897) and Iris Leona (1900) ... were both born there.
In about 1908, the young Kennedy family moved to a farm in far western Eastland County, Texas, near the town of Putnam, Callahan County, Texas, still being the home of James Kennedy's older brother, McClain Sam Kennedy; and, in about 1909, James Kennedy built a home for his family in Cisco, Eastland County, Texas. Lula's brother, Walt Satterwhite, brought his family to Eastland County … also in about 1909; and James and Walt apparently had a plan to farm together … perhaps also with McClain Kennedy. The plan was interrupted when James, unexpectedly, became seriously ill; and, tragically, James died in 1913. Lula continued to live in the Cisco home … that James had built for the family … up until about 1921.
James Price Kennedy was born near Ponta, Cherokee County, Texas … the fourth child of Alfred A Kennedy and Elizabeth L Stell; however, his mother apparently fell seriously ill and subsequently died in November, 1862, before James was even one year old. Three years later, his father married Ms Mary C (Carolyn) Roddy … a widow with six small children of her own; and it was she whom James came to know as his mother in the melded family.
James spent his early years on his father's farm in Cherokee County; however, before 1870, his father moved the combined family from Cherokee County, Texas, into Johnson County, Texas; and his father purchased a new farm there … located on the headwaters of Walnut Creek in the Jose Salas 1280 Acre Survey about six miles southeast of Burleson, Texas. Evidence suggests that James, as he grew older, took an active part in management and operation of this Kennedy family farm. James was also apparently very close to his older brother, McClain Sam Kennedy, who moved away from the family farm in order to begin his family near Putnam, Callahan County, Texas; and evidence suggests that, as a young man, James may have divided his labor between work on his father's farm and work on his brother's farm.
James was apparently still a bachelor when his father, Alfred, died in 1887, and still single when his step-mother, Mary, died in 1893. There is evidence to suggest that James took a lead role in the settlement of family business and disposal of the Kennedy family farm in Johnson County in September, 1893, following Mary's death; and it was apparently at this time, following the estate sale in 1893, that James decided to move into the Indian Territory of Oklahoma … probably searching for opportunity as his own man in cotton farming; and it is likely that he connected from Fort Worth, Texas, into the Ardmore Area of the Indian Territory aboard the rail line which had been opened in 1886 northward from Fort Worth, Texas, through Ardmore, Oklahoma, to Purcell, Oklahoma.
James found more that cotton in the Indian Territory … for it was there that he came into contact with the Satterwhite family … a successful farm family … but more particularly a lovely Satterwhite daughter, named Lula. James Price Kennedy and Antoinette Letitia (Lula) Satterwhite were married on March 8, 1897, near Lone Grove in the Southern District of the Indian Territory, Oklahoma. The Kennedy's continued to live and farm near (or along with) the Satterwhite extended family in the Indian Territory for several years; and their two children ... Mary Floy (1897) and Iris Leona (1900) ... were both born there.
In about 1908, the young Kennedy family moved to a farm in far western Eastland County, Texas, near the town of Putnam, Callahan County, Texas, still being the home of James Kennedy's older brother, McClain Sam Kennedy; and, in about 1909, James Kennedy built a home for his family in Cisco, Eastland County, Texas. Lula's brother, Walt Satterwhite, brought his family to Eastland County … also in about 1909; and James and Walt apparently had a plan to farm together … perhaps also with McClain Kennedy. The plan was interrupted when James, unexpectedly, became seriously ill; and, tragically, James died in 1913. Lula continued to live in the Cisco home … that James had built for the family … up until about 1921.
James spent his early years on his father's farm in Cherokee County; however, before 1870, his father moved the combined family from Cherokee County, Texas, into Johnson County, Texas; and his father purchased a new farm there … located on the headwaters of Walnut Creek in the Jose Salas 1280 Acre Survey about six miles southeast of Burleson, Texas. Evidence suggests that James, as he grew older, took an active part in management and operation of this Kennedy family farm. James was also apparently very close to his older brother, McClain Sam Kennedy, who moved away from the family farm in order to begin his family near Putnam, Callahan County, Texas; and evidence suggests that, as a young man, James may have divided his labor between work on his father's farm and work on his brother's farm.
James was apparently still a bachelor when his father, Alfred, died in 1887, and still single when his step-mother, Mary, died in 1893. There is evidence to suggest that James took a lead role in the settlement of family business and disposal of the Kennedy family farm in Johnson County in September, 1893, following Mary's death; and it was apparently at this time, following the estate sale in 1893, that James decided to move into the Indian Territory of Oklahoma … probably searching for opportunity as his own man in cotton farming; and it is likely that he connected from Fort Worth, Texas, into the Ardmore Area of the Indian Territory aboard the rail line which had been opened in 1886 northward from Fort Worth, Texas, through Ardmore, Oklahoma, to Purcell, Oklahoma.
James found more that cotton in the Indian Territory … for it was there that he came into contact with the Satterwhite family … a successful farm family … but more particularly a lovely Satterwhite daughter, named Lula. James Price Kennedy and Antoinette Letitia (Lula) Satterwhite were married on March 8, 1897, near Lone Grove in the Southern District of the Indian Territory, Oklahoma. The Kennedy's continued to live and farm near (or along with) the Satterwhite extended family in the Indian Territory for several years; and their two children ... Mary Floy (1897) and Iris Leona (1900) ... were both born there.
In about 1908, the young Kennedy family moved to a farm in far western Eastland County, Texas, near the town of Putnam, Callahan County, Texas, still being the home of James Kennedy's older brother, McClain Sam Kennedy; and, in about 1909, James Kennedy built a home for his family in Cisco, Eastland County, Texas. Lula's brother, Walt Satterwhite, brought his family to Eastland County … also in about 1909; and James and Walt apparently had a plan to farm together … perhaps also with McClain Kennedy. The plan was interrupted when James, unexpectedly, became seriously ill; and, tragically, James died in 1913. Lula continued to live in the Cisco home … that James had built for the family … up until about 1921.
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