Kennedy, John

Born: 1793-05-XX Scotland, United Kingdom

Died: 1872-09-27 Charleston, Illinois

Flourished: Coles County, Illinois

Alternate name: Canady

An early resident of Charleston, Illinois, Kennedy established the area's first wool-carding mill in 1830. In 1850, he owned $1,500 worth of real estate.

The History of Coles County, Illinois (Chicago: Wm. Le Baron, Jr., 1879), 251-52, 303, 457; U.S. Census Office, Seventh Census of the United States (1850), Charleston, Coles County, IL, 20; Gravestone, Craig Cemetery, Charleston, IL.