John V. Kennedy and Priscilla Allshouse

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Husband John V. Kennedy ¹

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           Born: 1831 - Armagh, East Wheatfield Twp, Indiana Co, PA 1
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         Father: Michael Kennedy (      -      ) 1
         Mother: Mary Balph (      -Abt 1831) 1

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       Marriage: 22 Jan 1852 1

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Wife Priscilla Allshouse ¹

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         Father: Joseph Allshouse (1795-1860) 1
         Mother: Anna Marie Minuno (      -      ) 3

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Children

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1 F Mary Balph Kennedy ³

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2 M Joseph Kennedy ³

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         Spouse: Ida Kiehl (      -Bef 1908) 3

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3 F Annie Kennedy ³

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         Spouse: Samuel McKelvy (      -      ) 3

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4 F Elizabeth Kennedy ³

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         Spouse: Dr. J. C. Lemmer (      -      ) 3

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5 F Sarah W. Kennedy ³

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         Spouse: I. M. Porter (      -      ) 3

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6 M Thomas Alexander Scott Kennedy ¹

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           Born: 7 May 1868 - McKeesport, Allegheny Co, PA 1
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7 M Charles Kennedy ³

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         Spouse: Did Not Marry

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8 M John V. Kennedy ³

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         Spouse: Annie Still (      -      ) 3

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9 F Lottie K. Kennedy ³

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10 F Clara Kennedy ^{3 4}

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         Spouse: James Scott Beckwith (      -      ) 3 4

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General Notes: Husband - John V. Kennedy

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His mother dying while he was an infant, he was cared for until five years old by two maiden ladies of the name of Rice, and afterward lived one year with his father in Johnstown, Pennsylvania. From that time until the age of sixteen he was reared by an uncle, Michael, at Columbus, Ohio, part of the time being spent at school in Pittsburg. At sixteen he obtained work with the engineers who were then surveying for the Pennsylvania Railroad Company, which was extending its lines west of the Alleghanies, and later was employed for a year as compositor by one of the Pittsburgh daily papers. He was then again employed as rodman by Mr. Seabrook, during the latter's surveys for the Pennsylvania Railroad Company near Pittsburgh.
In 1854 he obtained employment with that company as brakeman in the passenger service and worked in that capacity on the first through train from Pittsburgh to Altoona, which ran in July of the same year. He was subsequently promoted to the position of passenger conductor, in which capacity he served (with the exception of two years, when he was in the service of the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Company) until 1887. He was then moved to the trainmaster's office, where he remained until he reached the age of retirement required by the company, withdrawing as one of the oldest and most valued men in their service.
In early life he was a Democrat, but in later years became a Republican. He was baptized in the Roman Catholic faith, but never became a member of any church.

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General Notes: Wife - Priscilla Allshouse

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After the Methodist Church was organized in the village of Wilkinsburg, Pennsylvania, in 1843 some of the young people were gradually attracted to it. She was forbidden by her father to attend the Methodist meetings, but the services were unusual and curiosity overcame her usual obedience. The Rev. I. C. Pershing was one of the "circuit riders" appointed to preach in the circuit of which Wilkinsburg had become a part. Priscilla's curiosity changed to conviction and after her marriage, through the guidance of the Rev. I. C. Pershing, she was converted and during a lifetime reaching to 89 years, she found peace and happiness in the church chosen in her youth.

1 John W. Jordan, LL.D, A Century and a Half of Pittsburg and Her People, Vol. IV (New York: The Lewis Publishing Company, 1908), Pg 151.

2 John W. Jordan, LL.D, A Century and a Half of Pittsburg and Her People, Vol. III (New York: The Lewis Publishing Company, 1908), Pg 152.

3 John W. Jordan, LL.D, A Century and a Half of Pittsburg and Her People, Vol. IV (New York: The Lewis Publishing Company, 1908), Pg 152.

4 John W. Jordan, LL.D, A Century and a Half of Pittsburg and Her People, Vol. III (New York: The Lewis Publishing Company, 1908), Pg 288.