John J. Kennedy b. Abt 1817 South Carolina d. 8 Sep 1896 Alabama: If the Legends Are True...

Abt 1817 - 1896 (~ 79 years)

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Name	John J. Kennedy [1]
Born	Abt 1817	South Carolina [2, 3]
Gender	Male
Find A Grave ID	190168748
Alt. Birth	1819	South Carolina [1, 4]
Name	J. J. Kennedy [4]
Name	John Canada [2, 3, 5]
Name	John J. Kenedy [6]
Name	John Kennedy [7]
Occupation	10 Jan 1850	Benton County, Alabama [4]
	farmer
Occupation	30 Sep 1870	Munford, Talladega, Alabama [3]
	farm laborer
Occupation	12 Jun 1880	Polkville, Calhoun, Alabama [2]
	farmer
Died	8 Sep 1896	Alabama [1]
Person ID	I1922	If the Legends Are True...
Last Modified	29 May 2018

Father	John Kennedy, b. Abt 1777, South Carolina , d. 1850-1860, Alabama (Age ~ 83 years)
Mother	Dina, b. Abt 1780, South Carolina , d. 1850-1860, Alabama (Age ~ 80 years)
Family ID	F647	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Family 1 Malissa Jenkins, b. 1826, South Carolina , d. Aft 1857 (Age 32 years)

Married 3 Jun 1841 Clay, Jefferson County, Alabama [1, 6]

Marriage documented in Calhoun co., Ala, 1834-1850, Page 81, Marriage Records.
Jno. J. Kenedy to Melissa Jenkins. Marriage performed by Matthew Small, M.G.

Uncle Pat
[1]

Census 10 Jan 1850 Benton County, Alabama [4]

Subdivision 30, Sheet 410A, Line 13, Dwelling 263, Family 263:

The household consisted of J. J. Kennedy, 31, male; Malindy, 24, female; Martha, 8, female; Balas, 4, male; Edmond, 3, male; Mary, 1, female; and Margaret, 2, female.

J. J. is a farmer and declared $300 real estate. According to MeasuringWorth.com, in 2015 the relative worth of $300 from 1850 was:
--------$67,600.00, using the unskilled wage
-------$150,000.00, using the Production Worker Compensation
-------$152,000.00, using the nominal GDP per capita

Census of 1850 - Alabama, Benton County
Subdivision 30, Page (37) 410a

Census 23 Jul 1860 Talladega, Talladega, Alabama

Census of 1860 - Alabama, Talladega County
Talladega, Northern Division, Page (173) 791

Census of 1860 - Alabama, Talladega County
Talladega, Northern Division, Page (174) 792

Children

+	1. Martha Caroline Canada, b. 29 Jun 1842, Alabama , d. 5 Feb 1901, Clay, Jefferson County, Alabama (Age 58 years)
	2. Balas Kennedy, b. 1846, Alabama , d. 1861-1865 (Age 19 years)
	3. Edmond Kennedy, b. 1847, d. 1861-1865 (Age 18 years)
+	4. John Samual Kennedy, b. 3 Jan 1847, Alabama , d. 1 Oct 1932, Talladega, Talladega, Alabama (Age 85 years)
+	5. Mary Canada, b. Jun 1847, Alabama , d. Yes, date unknown
+	6. Margaret J. Canada, b. Abt 1848, Alabama , d. Yes, date unknown
	7. Millie Canada, b. Abt 1852, Alabama , d. Yes, date unknown
+	8. Francis D. Canada, b. 7 Mar 1855, Alabama , d. 28 Dec 1940, Oxford, Calhoun, Alabama (Age 85 years)
	9. William Canada, b. 6 Jul 1857, Alabama , d. 16 Apr 1935, Downing, Comanche County, Texas (Age 77 years)
+	10. Jemison Canada, b. Abt 1859, Alabama , d. 18 Oct 1938, Little Rock, Pulaski, Arkansas (Age ~ 79 years)
+	11. Henry W. Canada, b. Apr 1859, Alabama , d. Yes, date unknown
	12. Elizabeth Canada, b. Abt 1861, Alabama , d. Yes, date unknown
	13. Cornelius Canada, b. Abt 1864, Alabama , d. Yes, date unknown
	14. James P. Kennedy, d. Yes, date unknown
	15. Presha M. Kennedy, d. Yes, date unknown

Last Modified 28 Dec 2020

Family ID F640 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Family 2 Tellitha Phillips, b. Aug 1845, Alabama , d. Aft 1900 (Age ~ 55 years)

Married Y [1]

Census 30 Sep 1870 Munford, Talladega, Alabama [3]

Township 17 Range 7 East, Page 13, Line 11, Dwelling 93, Family 93:

The household consisted of John Canada, 53, male; Eliza, 35, female; Millie, 18, female; William, 15, male; Lenny, 12, male; Jimison, 11, male; Elizabeth, 9, female, and Cornelius, 6, male.

Eliza is a mystery. Perhaps she is Tellitha who is shown born 1832 on the 1850 cenus. Subsequently Tellitha is listed as born 1842 on the 1870 census, and 1845 on the 1880 and 1900 census.

John is a farm laborer and declared personal estate of $200. According to MeasuringWorth.com, in 2010 $200 from 1870 was worth:

     $23,600.00      using the unskilled wage
     $47,400.00      using the Production Worker Compensation
     $48,800.00      using the nominal GDP per capita
     $379,000.00      using the relative share of GDP

Census of 1870, Alabama, Talladega County
Munford, Township 17 Range 7, Page 13

Census of 1870 - Alabama, Talladega County
Munford, Township 17 Range 7, Page (13) 463A

Census 12 Jun 1880 Polkville, Calhoun, Alabama [2]

District 8, Page 30, Line 18, Dwelling 9, Family 11:

The household consisted of John Canada, head, 63; Tillitha, wife, 38; Joseph, son, 5; Zeno Phillips, father-in-law, 78; and Patience, mother-in-law, 66.

Next door lives his son by his first marriage, Jemison and his family.

Census of 1880 - Alabama, Calhoun County
Polkville, District 8, Page 30

Census 5 Jun 1900 Polkville, Calhoun, Alabama [8]

Precinct 5, Sheet 2B, Line 67, Dwelling 29, Family 30:

The household consisted of Joseph Kennedy, head, 22; and Telitha, mother, 54. Telitha is widowed with 1 child, living. Joseph is a farmer.

Census of 1900 - Alabama, Calhoun County
Polkville, Precinct 5, Sheet 2B

Children

+	1. Joseph R. Canada, b. Jul 1877, Alabama , d. 17 Jul 1949 (Age ~ 72 years)

Last Modified 26 Jun 2017

Family ID F644 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Notes

Served in Civil War. Private, Co. A., of 3th Battalion, 1st Regiment, Volunteers, Alabama Reserves. Discharged due to old age.

Had 80 acres of land at the time he applied for a pension on April 18, 1895.
His wife, Talitha Canada, filed for a pension later, stating that he had died on Sept., 8, 1896.

Two sons were killed in the Civil War.
Buried at Easonville – Methodist Church.

Uncle Pat – 2002
[1]

Reference If the Legends Are True... by J. Craig Canada, "John J. Kennedy" (accessed April 19, 2021) | http://www.palmspringsbum.org/genealogy/getperson.php?personID=I1922&tree=Legends.

Sources

[S19] Canada Family Tree by Duncan Patterson Canada (compiler), dpcnew.ged (Oakridge, Tennessee: 27 Feb 2002). (Reliability: 4).
[S171] Census by U. S. Federal Government, 1880, Alabama, Calhoun County, Polkville, District 8, Page 30 (HeritageQuest). (Reliability: 4).
[S171] Census by U. S. Federal Government, 1870, Alabama, Talladega County, Township 17 Range 7, Munford, Page 13 (HeritageQuest). (Reliability: 4).
[S171] Census by U. S. Federal Government, 1850, Alabama, Benton County, Subdivision 30, Sheet 410A (HeritageQuest). (Reliability: 4).
[S84] International Genealogical Index by FamilySearch, "Alabama Deaths, 1908-1974", John S. Canada; citing reference cn 21742, Department of Health, Montgomery | https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JDPS-BBF (Salt Lake City, Utah: Intellectual Reserve, Inc.). (Reliability: 3).
[S84] International Genealogical Index by FamilySearch, "Alabama County Marriages, 1809-1950", John J. Kenedy & Malissa Jenkins | https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QKZS-9YDH (Salt Lake City, Utah: Intellectual Reserve, Inc.). (Reliability: 4).
[S84] International Genealogical Index by FamilySearch, "Texas Deaths, 1890-1976", William Kennedy; citing certificate number 17559, State Registrar Office, Austin | https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K34T-Q2K (Salt Lake City, Utah: Intellectual Reserve, Inc.). (Reliability: 4).
[S171] Census by U. S. Federal Government, 1900, Alabama, Calhoun County (HeritageQuest). Series: T623 Roll: 5 Page: 75. (Reliability: 4).