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Felix Grundy Kennedy
September 15, 1840 - July 21, 1887
Born in TN.
Resided at Springfield, Limestone County, TX in 1860 with parents and five
siblings.
Mustered into Company C at Houston, TX on September 12, 1861.
Captured and apparently wounded at Murfreesboro, TN on December 31, 1862.
Forwarded to Camp Douglas, IL (or possibly at Camp Chase, OH).
Developed typhoid fever when in prison.
Forwarded to and exchanged at City Point, VA in April 1863.
Ill near Shelbyville, TN in April 1863 to at least June 1863.
Left near Knoxville, TN in December 1863 due to illness.
Acted as member of Shannon's Scouts.
Cousin of William J. D. Alexander, Co. H, John D. Alexander, Co. K, and Josiah H. Alexander, Co. K.
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| 1840 Census - State, County, Town, Page, (image) | ||
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| 1850 Census - TN, Maury County, District 22, Page 248, Dwelling 47, Family 47, (188/402) | |||||||||
| Name | Age | Sex | Color | Occupation | Real Estate | Nativity | Student? | Illiterate? | |
| G. W. Kennedy | 37 | M | Farmer | TN | |||||
| Laura Kennedy | 27 | F | TN | ||||||
| Felix Kennedy | 10 | M | TN | ||||||
| Griffen Kennedy | 8 | M | TN | ||||||
| Paulding Kennedy | 7 | M | TN | ||||||
| Wm. Kennedy | 5 | M | TN | ||||||
| Bell Kennedy | 3 | F | TN | ||||||
| 1850 Census Slave Schedule - TN, Maury County, District 22, Page 509, Column 1, Line 30, (86/154) t | ||||||||
| Slave Owner | # of Slaves | Age | Sex | Color | Fugitive | Manummitted | Handicapped | |
| G. W. Kennedy | 1 | 37 | M | B | ||||
| 1 | 37 | F | B | |||||
| 1 | 25 | M | B | |||||
| 1 | 20 | F | B | |||||
| 1 | 20 | F | M | |||||
| 1 | 16 | F | M | |||||
| 1 | 10 | M | B | |||||
| 1 | 5 | M | B | |||||
| 1 | 5 | F | B | |||||
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| 1860 Census - TX, Limestone County, Springfield PO, Page 350B, Dwelling 570, Family 503, (32/48) | ||||||||||
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| G. W. Kennedy | 47 | M | Farmer | $8,000 | $9,000 | TN | ||||
| Laura A. Kennedy | 38 | F | TN | |||||||
| Felix G. Kennedy | 19 | M | TN | |||||||
| G. B. Kennedy | 18 | M | TN | |||||||
| [?] P. Kennedy | 16 | M | TN | |||||||
| Wm. Kennedy | 14 | M | TN | |||||||
| Bell Kennedy | 13 | F | TN | |||||||
| Eugene Kennedy | 3 | M | TX | |||||||
| 1860 Census Slave Schedule - TX, Limestone, Page 96, Column 2, Line 34, (9/14) | |||||||||
| Slave Owner | # of Slaves | Age | Sex | Color | Fugitive | Manummitted | Handicapped | Slave Houses | |
| G. W. Kennedy | 1 | 30 | F | B | |||||
| 1 | 24 | F | B | ||||||
| 1 | 14 | F | B | ||||||
| 1 | 8 | F | B | ||||||
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| 1870 Census - TX, Limestone County, Eatuw P.O., Page 157B, Dwelling 131, Family 136, (18/215) | |||||||||||
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| Felix Kennedy | 29 | M | W | Planter | $2,000 | $435 | TN | ||||
| Ammie Kennedy | 27 | F | W | Keeping House | TX | ||||||
| Fidie Kennedy | 2 | M | W | At Home | TX | ||||||
| Pauline Kennedy | 1m | F | W | At Home | TX | ||||||
| 1880 Census - TX, Limestone County, Town, Page 264, Dwelling, Family, (image) t | ||||||||||||
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| Theresa Kenedy | W | F | 12 | dau | S | At Home | TX | TN | TX | |||
| Iome Kennedy | W | F | 9 | dau | S | At Home | TX | TN | TX | |||
| Logan Kennedy | W | M | 6 | son | S | TX | TN | TX | ||||
| Richardson Kennedy | W | M | 3 | son | S | TX | TN | TX | ||||
| Felix J. Kennedy | W | M | 5m | son | S | TX | TN | TX | ||||
| Cass Connor | B | F | 36 | M | Working on Farm | TX | TX | TX | ||||
| Richard Turner | B | M | 28 | Working on Farm | TX | TX | TX | |||||
| Related Links: | ||
| C. W. Love Letter, April
19, 1863 "Death of Judge Gustave Cook," Confederate Veteran, August 1897 , p. 418 Groesbeck Journal 1909? Tom Burney's "The Famous Terry Rangers" Groesbeck Journal December 9, 1909, Tom Burney's "Shannon's Scouts " Paul Scott's Eighth Texas Cavalry Regiment, CSA (offsite) Limestone Co. Tx - Faulkenberry Cemetery |
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Claiborne, John M. Muster Roll of Terry's Texas Rangers; With Historical Remarks. Galveston: Self Published, 1882. Jones, Andrew M. Annotated Roster of Terry's Texas Rangers, the 8th Texas Cavalry. Unpublished Research. Scott, Paul R. Eighth Texas Cavalry, CSA. Arlington: The University of Texas at Arlington, July 1977. Unpublished MA Thesis. |
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(offsite) Carol Ann Embesi's Our
Search for Waldrops Gedcom |
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