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JOHN KENNEDY, section foreman
Cleveland & Pittsburgh Railroad, P. O. Atwater, was born in Tipperary, Ireland,
in 1819; son of John and Ann Kennedy. He crossed the ocean in 1851
and began the struggle of life, possessing a vigorous constitution, strong
ambition and an honest heart as his only capital. He made his way to the
"West" and worked for two months on the Akron branch of the Cleveland, Mt.
Vernon & Delaware Railroad. In 1852 he was appointed to his present
position, and has proved, by the careful application to business, one of the
best, as he is one of the oldest, men in the company's employ. He was
married first to Miss Mary A. Sebrell, who died in 1871, leaving four
children: Ellen, Ann, John and Patrick. He was married on
second occasion, to Mrs. Margret Coats, who died in Marcy, 1883.
Mr. Kenedy, who has ever been temperate and frugal in habits, in 1864, was
enabled to purchased his present farm, consisting of 128 acres of land. |
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ZENO KENT, farmer, P. O. Aurora,
was born on his present farm in Aurora Township, this county, Feb. 20, 1821, son
of Zeno and Emily (Granger) Kent, natives of Connecticut, who made a
permanent settlement in Aurora Township, this county, in 1810. They were
the parents of eight children, three of whom are now living: Julius, a
farmer in Chagrin Falls, Ohio; Zeno, and Delight, wife of Mr.
Gillman, of Iowa. Mr. Kent died Mar. 27, 1837, and his widow,
Feb., 1865. Our subject was reared on the farm, and received such an
education as could be obtained at the schools of Aurora and Ravenna in those
early days. In 1848 he was married to Miss Almira, daughter of
Thomas and Rebecca Gould,, who were natives of Vermont. Mrs. Kent
died Nov. 27, 1867, leaving six children: Helen H.; Leroy Zeno; Charles
E.; Emily D., wife of Arthur Stanton; Dora and Nora. Keno
Kent is one of the oldest living residents and natives of this township.
He has followed the occupation of a farmer during his life, and is now owner of
340 acres of good land, besides having given each of his sons a farm to start
then in life. |
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WILLIAM W. KETTRING, farmer, P.
O. Atwater, was born in Atwater Township, this county, in 1842; son of Jacob
and Rachel (Petrie) Kettring,, natives of Baden Germany, the former born in
November, 1815, the latter in 1822, the respective families immigrating to
America in 1831. They were the Parents of six sons: William W., George,
Joshua, Jacob, Caleb and Eli. Jacob Kettring, Sr. cleared forty
acres of land in Atwater Township, this county, where he engaged in farming till
his death. His widow, who survives him, is a resident of Atwater, this
county. Our subject was brought up on the farm, and has always followed
agricultural pursuits. In 1862 he joined the Union Army, enlisting in
Company C, One Hundred and Eleventh Ohio Volunteer Infantry, serving till the
close of the war. He participated in the battle of Stone River, siege of
Knoxville, the Georgia and Atlanta campaigns, Franklin, Ft. Fisher and Nashville
under Thomas, and received an honorable discharge as Corporal in July,
1865. Returning to peaceful pursuits he was married, in 1867, to Miss
Lucy A., daughter of Thomas Gilson, of Atwater Township, this county.
Six children were born to this union, all now living: Henry, Clara. |
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