One of twins born to James Weddle & Sarah Jane (Snider) Kennedy, Jake (aka Thirl) married Freda Nell Percifield on 19 Jun 1913 in Hendricks Co IN, daughter of William Henry & Laura Ellen (Mann) Percifield of Nashville, Brown Co IN.
Indiana Marriage Records 1800-1941:
Name: Thirl Kennedy
Spouse Name: Freda Percifield
Marriage Date: Jun 19 1913
Marriage County: Hendricks
Children with Freda:
1) Thelma Kennedy (1914-2008), m1: Charles Cudahy, m2: David Stone.
2) Dorothy Louise Kennedy (1916-1994), m: Raymond R Litherland.
3) Laura Jane Kennedy (1918-2003), m1: Oliver Ray Neese, m2: Harry Word Smith.
4) Helen Virginia Kennedy (1920-2001), m: Woodrow L Huber.
5) Robert "Bud" Mont Kennedy (1923-2006), m: Virginia R Heath.
6) Elizabeth "Betty" R Kennedy (1926-aft 2005), m: Walter Charles Abbott.
7) Margaret "Peggy" J Kennedy (b. 1930), m: Emery Woods.
US World War I Draft Registration, 1917-1918:
Name: Jacob Thirl Kennedy
County: Brown, Washington Twp
State: Indiana
Birthplace: Nashville, Ind., Natural born Citizen
Birth Date: 2 Jan 1890, aged 27 yrs
Race: Caucasian (White)
Residence: Nashville, Ind.
Occupation: Farm Laborer
Employer: Wm. H. Percifield
Where: at Home
States he has a wife and two children he supports; has no prior military service; is of medium height, slender build, has blue eyes and light hair.
US World War II Draft Registration Cards 1942:
Name: Jacob Thirl Kennedy
Birth Date: 2 Jan 1890, aged 52 yrs
Birth Place: Nashville, Indiana, USA
Residence: 1442 East 11th St, Indpls, Marion, Indiana
Race: White
Contact: Lon Kennedy, Nashville, Indiana
Employer Name: Lew Sebastian
Place: College & 11th St, Indpls IN
Brown County Democrat, 13 Feb 1936, Thursday, Pg 1
"FINDS DIAMOND RING; RETURNS IT TO OWNER
Jacob T. Kennedy, Nashville Man, Finds Precious Stone In Dirt He Was Shoveling In Indianapolis
It wasn't my ring, I had no right to it. Why shouldn't I have returned it? Thus spoke Jacob T. Kennedy, former resident of Brown county, after he had returned to it's owner a diamond ring valued at from $300 to $400 which he had found in Indianapolis, where he and his family now reside. In Friday's Indianapolis News there appeared an article about the finding of the ring, together with a picture of Mr. Kennedy. We copy the news story.
"An act of honesty that fairly shines through needy circumstances has been brought to light in the home for a WPA worker. Jacob T. Kennedy, 1442 East Eleventh street, is assigned to the White river project in the vacinity of Oliver avenue. Not long ago he was shoveling dirt and seeing something glitter against the brown earth picked it up.
"The glitter was a man's gold ring set with a diamond. Around the stone was a design of a meat cleaver and saw and other tools used by a handler of meats. Inside the ring was the inscription, "C.J. Gardner from his wife, December 25, 1889." Kennedy took it home and showed it to his friends and neighbors. Some advised him to sell it and one offered him $100 cash on the spot. 'When he offered me that much, I knew it must be worth more,' Kennedy explained later. 'I took it to a jeweler and he said it probably was worth $300 or $400. But it wasn't my ring. I had no right to it.'
"As he pondered over the inscribed name, Kennedy recalled that many years ago he used to buy meat from Charles J. Gardner, who was engaged in the meat packing business and that the Gardner plant was long White river. Possibly the dirt which he was shoveling had been hauled from the site of that plant or the ring had washed down to the project area by the water, the worker reasoned.
"Determined to return the ring to its rightful owner or his family, Kennedy made inquiries until he was in communication with Will C. Gardner, a son of C.J. Gardner. A brief description of the ring satisfied the son that it formerly was a treasured possession of his father, who died more than four years ago. With gratitude he accepted it from Kennedy. 'He gave me a reward but I didn't want it or expect it. No sir, that ring wasn't mine to keep,' Kennedy said. 'Why shouldn't I have returned it?'
"Kennedy and his wife are natives of Brown county."
The Indianapolis Star, 28 Apr 1971, Wednesday, Pg 42:
"Jacob T. Kennedy, aged 81, passed away Sunday, husband of Freda N. Kennedy, father of Robert M. Kennedy, Helen Huber, Betty Abbett, Peggy Woods, all of the city, Thelma Cudahy, Monticello, Ind., Dorothy Smith, Lakeland, Fla., brother of Claude Kennedy, Kokomo, Gertrude Spring, New Albany, Mary Marsh, Toledo, Ohio, 14 grandchildren, 15 great-grandchildren. Friends may call at the Jordan Funeral Home, 7428 E. 10th St. Funeral Wednesday, April 28th, 10 a.m. Burial Memorial Park."
Jake is my Grand Uncle.
Indiana Marriage Records 1800-1941:
Name: Thirl Kennedy
Spouse Name: Freda Percifield
Marriage Date: Jun 19 1913
Marriage County: Hendricks
Children with Freda:
1) Thelma Kennedy (1914-2008), m1: Charles Cudahy, m2: David Stone.
2) Dorothy Louise Kennedy (1916-1994), m: Raymond R Litherland.
3) Laura Jane Kennedy (1918-2003), m1: Oliver Ray Neese, m2: Harry Word Smith.
4) Helen Virginia Kennedy (1920-2001), m: Woodrow L Huber.
5) Robert "Bud" Mont Kennedy (1923-2006), m: Virginia R Heath.
6) Elizabeth "Betty" R Kennedy (1926-aft 2005), m: Walter Charles Abbott.
7) Margaret "Peggy" J Kennedy (b. 1930), m: Emery Woods.
US World War I Draft Registration, 1917-1918:
Name: Jacob Thirl Kennedy
County: Brown, Washington Twp
State: Indiana
Birthplace: Nashville, Ind., Natural born Citizen
Birth Date: 2 Jan 1890, aged 27 yrs
Race: Caucasian (White)
Residence: Nashville, Ind.
Occupation: Farm Laborer
Employer: Wm. H. Percifield
Where: at Home
States he has a wife and two children he supports; has no prior military service; is of medium height, slender build, has blue eyes and light hair.
US World War II Draft Registration Cards 1942:
Name: Jacob Thirl Kennedy
Birth Date: 2 Jan 1890, aged 52 yrs
Birth Place: Nashville, Indiana, USA
Residence: 1442 East 11th St, Indpls, Marion, Indiana
Race: White
Contact: Lon Kennedy, Nashville, Indiana
Employer Name: Lew Sebastian
Place: College & 11th St, Indpls IN
Brown County Democrat, 13 Feb 1936, Thursday, Pg 1
"FINDS DIAMOND RING; RETURNS IT TO OWNER
Jacob T. Kennedy, Nashville Man, Finds Precious Stone In Dirt He Was Shoveling In Indianapolis
It wasn't my ring, I had no right to it. Why shouldn't I have returned it? Thus spoke Jacob T. Kennedy, former resident of Brown county, after he had returned to it's owner a diamond ring valued at from $300 to $400 which he had found in Indianapolis, where he and his family now reside. In Friday's Indianapolis News there appeared an article about the finding of the ring, together with a picture of Mr. Kennedy. We copy the news story.
"An act of honesty that fairly shines through needy circumstances has been brought to light in the home for a WPA worker. Jacob T. Kennedy, 1442 East Eleventh street, is assigned to the White river project in the vacinity of Oliver avenue. Not long ago he was shoveling dirt and seeing something glitter against the brown earth picked it up.
"The glitter was a man's gold ring set with a diamond. Around the stone was a design of a meat cleaver and saw and other tools used by a handler of meats. Inside the ring was the inscription, "C.J. Gardner from his wife, December 25, 1889." Kennedy took it home and showed it to his friends and neighbors. Some advised him to sell it and one offered him $100 cash on the spot. 'When he offered me that much, I knew it must be worth more,' Kennedy explained later. 'I took it to a jeweler and he said it probably was worth $300 or $400. But it wasn't my ring. I had no right to it.'
"As he pondered over the inscribed name, Kennedy recalled that many years ago he used to buy meat from Charles J. Gardner, who was engaged in the meat packing business and that the Gardner plant was long White river. Possibly the dirt which he was shoveling had been hauled from the site of that plant or the ring had washed down to the project area by the water, the worker reasoned.
"Determined to return the ring to its rightful owner or his family, Kennedy made inquiries until he was in communication with Will C. Gardner, a son of C.J. Gardner. A brief description of the ring satisfied the son that it formerly was a treasured possession of his father, who died more than four years ago. With gratitude he accepted it from Kennedy. 'He gave me a reward but I didn't want it or expect it. No sir, that ring wasn't mine to keep,' Kennedy said. 'Why shouldn't I have returned it?'
"Kennedy and his wife are natives of Brown county."
The Indianapolis Star, 28 Apr 1971, Wednesday, Pg 42:
"Jacob T. Kennedy, aged 81, passed away Sunday, husband of Freda N. Kennedy, father of Robert M. Kennedy, Helen Huber, Betty Abbett, Peggy Woods, all of the city, Thelma Cudahy, Monticello, Ind., Dorothy Smith, Lakeland, Fla., brother of Claude Kennedy, Kokomo, Gertrude Spring, New Albany, Mary Marsh, Toledo, Ohio, 14 grandchildren, 15 great-grandchildren. Friends may call at the Jordan Funeral Home, 7428 E. 10th St. Funeral Wednesday, April 28th, 10 a.m. Burial Memorial Park."
Jake is my Grand Uncle.
One of twins born to James Weddle & Sarah Jane (Snider) Kennedy, Jake (aka Thirl) married Freda Nell Percifield on 19 Jun 1913 in Hendricks Co IN, daughter of William Henry & Laura Ellen (Mann) Percifield of Nashville, Brown Co IN.
Indiana Marriage Records 1800-1941:
Name: Thirl Kennedy
Spouse Name: Freda Percifield
Marriage Date: Jun 19 1913
Marriage County: Hendricks
Children with Freda:
1) Thelma Kennedy (1914-2008), m1: Charles Cudahy, m2: David Stone.
2) Dorothy Louise Kennedy (1916-1994), m: Raymond R Litherland.
3) Laura Jane Kennedy (1918-2003), m1: Oliver Ray Neese, m2: Harry Word Smith.
4) Helen Virginia Kennedy (1920-2001), m: Woodrow L Huber.
5) Robert "Bud" Mont Kennedy (1923-2006), m: Virginia R Heath.
6) Elizabeth "Betty" R Kennedy (1926-aft 2005), m: Walter Charles Abbott.
7) Margaret "Peggy" J Kennedy (b. 1930), m: Emery Woods.
US World War I Draft Registration, 1917-1918:
Name: Jacob Thirl Kennedy
County: Brown, Washington Twp
State: Indiana
Birthplace: Nashville, Ind., Natural born Citizen
Birth Date: 2 Jan 1890, aged 27 yrs
Race: Caucasian (White)
Residence: Nashville, Ind.
Occupation: Farm Laborer
Employer: Wm. H. Percifield
Where: at Home
States he has a wife and two children he supports; has no prior military service; is of medium height, slender build, has blue eyes and light hair.
US World War II Draft Registration Cards 1942:
Name: Jacob Thirl Kennedy
Birth Date: 2 Jan 1890, aged 52 yrs
Birth Place: Nashville, Indiana, USA
Residence: 1442 East 11th St, Indpls, Marion, Indiana
Race: White
Contact: Lon Kennedy, Nashville, Indiana
Employer Name: Lew Sebastian
Place: College & 11th St, Indpls IN
Brown County Democrat, 13 Feb 1936, Thursday, Pg 1
"FINDS DIAMOND RING; RETURNS IT TO OWNER
Jacob T. Kennedy, Nashville Man, Finds Precious Stone In Dirt He Was Shoveling In Indianapolis
It wasn't my ring, I had no right to it. Why shouldn't I have returned it? Thus spoke Jacob T. Kennedy, former resident of Brown county, after he had returned to it's owner a diamond ring valued at from $300 to $400 which he had found in Indianapolis, where he and his family now reside. In Friday's Indianapolis News there appeared an article about the finding of the ring, together with a picture of Mr. Kennedy. We copy the news story.
"An act of honesty that fairly shines through needy circumstances has been brought to light in the home for a WPA worker. Jacob T. Kennedy, 1442 East Eleventh street, is assigned to the White river project in the vacinity of Oliver avenue. Not long ago he was shoveling dirt and seeing something glitter against the brown earth picked it up.
"The glitter was a man's gold ring set with a diamond. Around the stone was a design of a meat cleaver and saw and other tools used by a handler of meats. Inside the ring was the inscription, "C.J. Gardner from his wife, December 25, 1889." Kennedy took it home and showed it to his friends and neighbors. Some advised him to sell it and one offered him $100 cash on the spot. 'When he offered me that much, I knew it must be worth more,' Kennedy explained later. 'I took it to a jeweler and he said it probably was worth $300 or $400. But it wasn't my ring. I had no right to it.'
"As he pondered over the inscribed name, Kennedy recalled that many years ago he used to buy meat from Charles J. Gardner, who was engaged in the meat packing business and that the Gardner plant was long White river. Possibly the dirt which he was shoveling had been hauled from the site of that plant or the ring had washed down to the project area by the water, the worker reasoned.
"Determined to return the ring to its rightful owner or his family, Kennedy made inquiries until he was in communication with Will C. Gardner, a son of C.J. Gardner. A brief description of the ring satisfied the son that it formerly was a treasured possession of his father, who died more than four years ago. With gratitude he accepted it from Kennedy. 'He gave me a reward but I didn't want it or expect it. No sir, that ring wasn't mine to keep,' Kennedy said. 'Why shouldn't I have returned it?'
"Kennedy and his wife are natives of Brown county."
The Indianapolis Star, 28 Apr 1971, Wednesday, Pg 42:
"Jacob T. Kennedy, aged 81, passed away Sunday, husband of Freda N. Kennedy, father of Robert M. Kennedy, Helen Huber, Betty Abbett, Peggy Woods, all of the city, Thelma Cudahy, Monticello, Ind., Dorothy Smith, Lakeland, Fla., brother of Claude Kennedy, Kokomo, Gertrude Spring, New Albany, Mary Marsh, Toledo, Ohio, 14 grandchildren, 15 great-grandchildren. Friends may call at the Jordan Funeral Home, 7428 E. 10th St. Funeral Wednesday, April 28th, 10 a.m. Burial Memorial Park."
Jake is my Grand Uncle.
Indiana Marriage Records 1800-1941:
Name: Thirl Kennedy
Spouse Name: Freda Percifield
Marriage Date: Jun 19 1913
Marriage County: Hendricks
Children with Freda:
1) Thelma Kennedy (1914-2008), m1: Charles Cudahy, m2: David Stone.
2) Dorothy Louise Kennedy (1916-1994), m: Raymond R Litherland.
3) Laura Jane Kennedy (1918-2003), m1: Oliver Ray Neese, m2: Harry Word Smith.
4) Helen Virginia Kennedy (1920-2001), m: Woodrow L Huber.
5) Robert "Bud" Mont Kennedy (1923-2006), m: Virginia R Heath.
6) Elizabeth "Betty" R Kennedy (1926-aft 2005), m: Walter Charles Abbott.
7) Margaret "Peggy" J Kennedy (b. 1930), m: Emery Woods.
US World War I Draft Registration, 1917-1918:
Name: Jacob Thirl Kennedy
County: Brown, Washington Twp
State: Indiana
Birthplace: Nashville, Ind., Natural born Citizen
Birth Date: 2 Jan 1890, aged 27 yrs
Race: Caucasian (White)
Residence: Nashville, Ind.
Occupation: Farm Laborer
Employer: Wm. H. Percifield
Where: at Home
States he has a wife and two children he supports; has no prior military service; is of medium height, slender build, has blue eyes and light hair.
US World War II Draft Registration Cards 1942:
Name: Jacob Thirl Kennedy
Birth Date: 2 Jan 1890, aged 52 yrs
Birth Place: Nashville, Indiana, USA
Residence: 1442 East 11th St, Indpls, Marion, Indiana
Race: White
Contact: Lon Kennedy, Nashville, Indiana
Employer Name: Lew Sebastian
Place: College & 11th St, Indpls IN
Brown County Democrat, 13 Feb 1936, Thursday, Pg 1
"FINDS DIAMOND RING; RETURNS IT TO OWNER
Jacob T. Kennedy, Nashville Man, Finds Precious Stone In Dirt He Was Shoveling In Indianapolis
It wasn't my ring, I had no right to it. Why shouldn't I have returned it? Thus spoke Jacob T. Kennedy, former resident of Brown county, after he had returned to it's owner a diamond ring valued at from $300 to $400 which he had found in Indianapolis, where he and his family now reside. In Friday's Indianapolis News there appeared an article about the finding of the ring, together with a picture of Mr. Kennedy. We copy the news story.
"An act of honesty that fairly shines through needy circumstances has been brought to light in the home for a WPA worker. Jacob T. Kennedy, 1442 East Eleventh street, is assigned to the White river project in the vacinity of Oliver avenue. Not long ago he was shoveling dirt and seeing something glitter against the brown earth picked it up.
"The glitter was a man's gold ring set with a diamond. Around the stone was a design of a meat cleaver and saw and other tools used by a handler of meats. Inside the ring was the inscription, "C.J. Gardner from his wife, December 25, 1889." Kennedy took it home and showed it to his friends and neighbors. Some advised him to sell it and one offered him $100 cash on the spot. 'When he offered me that much, I knew it must be worth more,' Kennedy explained later. 'I took it to a jeweler and he said it probably was worth $300 or $400. But it wasn't my ring. I had no right to it.'
"As he pondered over the inscribed name, Kennedy recalled that many years ago he used to buy meat from Charles J. Gardner, who was engaged in the meat packing business and that the Gardner plant was long White river. Possibly the dirt which he was shoveling had been hauled from the site of that plant or the ring had washed down to the project area by the water, the worker reasoned.
"Determined to return the ring to its rightful owner or his family, Kennedy made inquiries until he was in communication with Will C. Gardner, a son of C.J. Gardner. A brief description of the ring satisfied the son that it formerly was a treasured possession of his father, who died more than four years ago. With gratitude he accepted it from Kennedy. 'He gave me a reward but I didn't want it or expect it. No sir, that ring wasn't mine to keep,' Kennedy said. 'Why shouldn't I have returned it?'
"Kennedy and his wife are natives of Brown county."
The Indianapolis Star, 28 Apr 1971, Wednesday, Pg 42:
"Jacob T. Kennedy, aged 81, passed away Sunday, husband of Freda N. Kennedy, father of Robert M. Kennedy, Helen Huber, Betty Abbett, Peggy Woods, all of the city, Thelma Cudahy, Monticello, Ind., Dorothy Smith, Lakeland, Fla., brother of Claude Kennedy, Kokomo, Gertrude Spring, New Albany, Mary Marsh, Toledo, Ohio, 14 grandchildren, 15 great-grandchildren. Friends may call at the Jordan Funeral Home, 7428 E. 10th St. Funeral Wednesday, April 28th, 10 a.m. Burial Memorial Park."
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