1. William B. Kennedy b. 10 June 1810 d. 10 Oct 1860 Jamestown, Smith Co., TX
*Julia Ann Bullard (first wife)b. 1809 m. 6 April 1833 d. 16 Mar 1855
*Catherine Mildred Kendricks (second wife) b. 6 sept 1830 d. 6 March 1895 Jamestown, Smith Co TX
2. William Henry Kennedy b. abt 1839 AL m. 21 Dec 1854 Rusk Co., TX d. 1866 Brazos Co., TX
*Mary Ann Buchanan b. 29 Dec 1839 Lincoln Co., TN d. abt 1883
3. Julia A. Kennedy b. 16 Dec 1856 Smith Co., TX m. abt 1874
d. 2 Sept 1936 Ysleta, El Paso Co., TX
*Robert Mitchell Broyles b. 1851 Benton Co., AL d. abat 1917
4. Enoch Jason Broyles b. 6 Apr 1875 Cherokee Co., TX
m. 21 Apr 1895 Whitney, Hill Co., TX d. 19 Dec 1017 Whitney, Hill Co., TX
*Margaret "Maggie" Smith b. 1 Apr 1871 Peoria, Hill Co, TX
d. 21 Apr 1960 Clovis, Curry Co., NM
5. Cliff Jason Broyles b. 4 Mar 1903 Blum, Hill Co., TX
m. 1 June 1926 Yuma AZ d. 21 Nov 1976 Ranger, TX
*Helen Marie Downs b. 2 Mar 1908 Bridgeport, JacksonCo., AL
d. 18 Jan 1993 Ranger, TX
6. Patricia Ann Broyles - private
*Luther Ray Gohlke - private
(My husband and I tried to follow these instructions and we went round and round in circles. A better way would be off HWY 31 east of Tyler or west of Kilgore. If you are coming out of Tyler take HWY 31 to CR 246 go south until you come to CR 26 turn left and at the Y go to the left. The cemetary is behind a red brick house. The people living there were very nice and helpful. You can drive about 1/2 way on a very rough road and then walk the rest of the way, straight back behind this house in a clump of trees you will find what is left of the cemetery. It is totally unkept and nearly all of the stones have been knocked over and broken. If you are interested in knowing who is buried here I have a partial list.)
My relatives buried here are: KENNEDY, William - 20 June 1810 - 10 Oct 1860 KENNEDY, Butler - 2 Aug 1855 - 29 Sept 1881 - son of W.M. and C.M. Kennedy KENNEDY, Catherine M. - 6 Sept 1830 - 6 Mar. 1895 - wife of William Kennedy - Our Mother KENNEDY, Oscar - 6 Mar 1859 - 9 July 1898 HEURST, Little Cora - 27 Aug 1880 - 23 Aug 1883 - 2 yrs 11 mos 27 days - dau of James N. & W.A. Hurst
This is Wm Kennedy's second wife and two of their children and a grandchild.
At the bottom of the list is a post script which reads: (Four corner markers: "These markers are to preserve the boundaries of James Town Cemetery. One at each corner. Placed here by Wm F. Gilliam, October 5, 1981")
These markers were knocked down and broken too.
John M. Douglas pet. as adm. 3/16/1855. Surviving husband William Kennedy. Appr.: Beverly Walker, J. N. McKinley. Inv.: 1/2 int. lot and store James town $250, 525 acre Holt tract, 1378.125 acres, Johnathan Lindley sur., 489 acres Whitaker Place, 1344.75 acres C. Gilley, William Newell, and William Edward Pearce, and Z Jackson Sur., 320 acres William Maxfield Sur. Cherokee Co. $480, 426 acres Zech Jackson Sur. Wood Co. $852, 640 acres Elizabeth Brown Sur. #3200, slave $1100, 4 horses, 5 mules, 3 yoke oxen $120, 44 cattle $275, 60 hogs $120, 18 sheep $45, blind ox $5. commrs. part. 1855: Beverly Walker, F. J. Ham, John N McKinley. Heirs (1855): William H. Kennedy, Josiah E. Kennedy, Julia Ann Emily wf of J. M. Douglas, George R. S. Kennedy, Martha A. E. Kennedy, Sarah A. Mariah Kennedy. Commrs. Part. 1856: James C. Hill, John N. McKinley, Thomas J. Hays.
Catharine Mildred Kennedy, surviving wf., & William H. Kennedy, son, pet. as execs. 10/15/1860. Kennedy d. 10/10/1860 Smith Co., Will signed Smith Co., 11/3/1856, wtn. James B. Hall, Isaac Cozby, William J. Barron, of Jamestown, TX., names son Lovick Pierce Butler (Kennedy), wf. Catherine Mildred Kennedy as exec. with son William H. Kennedy. Appr.: James A. Hardin, T. S. Holt, G. Biffle. Inv.: sep. 37 acres $296, 555 acres $3185, 640 acres Caddell Sur. $1920, 25 slaves, 2 horses $70, 6 mules $425, 6 cattle $36, 2 yoke oxen $80, etc. total $23,576, com. 11 slaves $9900, 2 yoke oxen $80, 21 cattle $84, 3 mules $423, 94 hogs $140, 44 sheep $32, etc. total $16,401.70. Heirs (1861): Joseph Kennedy, Martha A. E. Kennedy, William H. Kennedy, Sarah A. M. Kennedy, Lovick Pierce Butler Kennedy, George W. R. S. Kennedy, Julia Emily wf. John M. Douglas, Oscar Kennedy, Willie Ann Kennedy. William H. Kennedy dec'd and C. M. Bachelor, formerly Kennedy, removed, and F. A. Godley appt. adm. pro-tem. 4/3/1868. Sid S. Johnson appt. adm. pro-tem. 5-1-1868. Sid S. Johnson appt. receiver 5/4/1871.
JOSIAH E. KENNEDY, et al., MINORS William Kennedy pet. as guar 5-12-1856 of his children Josiah E. Kennedy, George R. W. S. Kennedy, Martha A. E. Kennedy, all over 14, and Sarah A. Mariah Kennedy, under 14. Kennedy dec'd and George R. W. S. Kennedy chose 5/27/1861 W. B. Long as guar. Age 21 on 8/4/1863 and rcpt. 11/7/1865. L. P. Butler appt. guar. 12/30/1861 of Martha A. E. Kennedy & Sarah A. Mariah Kennedy. Appr.: E. F. Swann, Benjamin K. Smith, Willis Roberts. Inv.: Martha has 2 slaves $3500 and blacksmith tools, Mariah has 3 slaves $3100. Rcpt. 3/14/66 S. A. M. & G. W. Humphrey, 3/20/1866 Martha A. & Nath C. Harris.
L. P. B. KENNEDY, et al., MINORS William B. Long pet. as guar. 1-1-1864 L. P. B. Kennedy, Oscar Kennedy, Willie Ann Kennedy, heirs of William Kennedy, dec'd
REPRODUCED FROM THE HOLDINGS OF THE TEXAS STATE ARCHIVES
Name & Rank: Kennedy, William, Pvt.
Comm. Off: Maxey, S. B., Capt
Organ: Lamar Rifles, Light Inf,& Riflemen, 9th Brig., TST
(Texas State Troops)
Enlist: May 25-61 at Paris, Texas
Disch: Disbanded Jan.26-62
Descrip:
Remarks: R&F (Rank and File) 70; Co. org. under Act F.15-58;
elec.certif. with roll; 1 MR dtd. July 6-61
BROWN, Mary Ann #45029 Jacksonville
filed 20 Oct 1928, widow of William Henry Kennedy
he died May 1866 in Brazos Co, Texas; married 11 Dec 1856 Rusk Co, Texas
She was age 88, born in Lincoln Co., Tenn. 29 Dec 1839
lived in Texas 80 years, in county 50 years
W. H. Kennedy, Private, enl at Paris, Texas, Capt Maxey's Co.
Light Infantry and Riflemen (Lamar Rifles) "dead 11-28-32"
comment:twice widowed. bu City Cem per hc: (second husband)
James M[adison] Brown 1832 - 1901. Mary A. 1839 - 1932
From "Marriage License - Smith Co., TX
Robert Mitchell Broyles to Julia A. Kennedy
Smith Co., TX census 1860 Jamestown
638/634 Henry Kennedy 21 Farmer VRE600/VPE1200 Ala; Mary (Buchanan) 22 TN;Julia 4; Emily 1.
1 William Kennedy 1810 - 1860 b: June 20, 1810 d: October 10, 1860 .. +Julia Ann Bullard 1809 - 1855 b: 1809 m: April 06, 1833 d: 1855 ... 2 W. Henry Kennedy Abt. 1834 - b: Abt. 1834 ....... +Mary ... 2 Charles Kennedy Abt. 1841 - b: Abt. 1841 ... 2 Joseph Kennedy Abt. 1842 - b: Abt. 1842 ... 2 George R.W.S. Kennedy Abt. 1844 - b: Abt. 1844 ....... +Ida Wiggins ... 2 Martha A.E. Kennedy Abt. 1845 - b: Abt. 1845 ....... +Nathan Harris ... 2 Mariah B. Kennedy Abt. 1846 - b: Abt. 1846 ....... +George W. Humphrey ... 2 Lovick Pierce Butler Kennedy Unknown - b: Unknown *2nd Wife of William Kennedy: .. +Catherine M. Kendrick 1830 - 1895 b: September 06, 1830 m: July 03, 1856 d: March 06, 1895 ... 2 Oscar Kennedy ....... +Eula Browning ... 2 Willie Ann Kennedy ....... +James N. Heurst ... 2 Ella Kennedy ....... +Ab Horey ... 2 "Little Bud" Kennedy
Maybe I have partically solved the problem stated below. I believe that the date I have taken as Julia"s death date is not that at all but only the date that the administrator of her estate was picked. Would an administrator be picked 4 months before a death? I don't know. I think possibly she died in child birth or soon after. This has to be her son as he is named after her sister's husband Lovick Pierce Butler. Her sister Eliza died in June 1854. I don't know why he is not listed as a heir to Julia, but is listed as an heir to William later. I am still open for suggestions.
I have a problem with where Lovick Pierce Butler Kennedy came from. Julia died March 1855 (see information on her will above), L.P.B.K. was born 2 Aug 1855 (tombstone information), Wm and Catherine m. July 3, 1856. Also notice L. P. B. not listed as an heir to Julia, but is listed as an heir to Wm. Hmm! Interesting puzzle. Maybe you have an answer. Was he Catherine's child by a former marriage? Was he adopted? Are my dates off? Also I don't find Charles on my list of children. Did he die young? Notice other differences in spellings and initials. These could be simple transcribing errors. Let me know if you have the answers to my puzzles. I would love to hear from any of you.
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*THE BULLARD FAMILY - from the book "Bullard Its History and People
John Bullard moved from Virginia to Alabama in 1910. He engaged in the War of 1812 and in the Seminole War in Florida in 1818. He had three sons, Jack, Henry and Josiah...
Josiah was the father of John Henry Bullard for whom the town of Bullard was named. John Henry Bullard was born August 26, 1846 at Montgomery County, Alabama, the only son of Josiah H. and Annie B. Moseley Bullard. Josiah died in 1846 and Annie B. died in 1848. Following the death of his mother, John Henry became the ward of his uncle and aunt Lovick P. and Eliza C. Bullard Butler.
In 1861 the Butler family, with their ward, moved from Alabama to Texas and settled in Tyler. John Henry enlisted in the Confederate Army at age sixteen or seventeen and served with Terry's Rangers. Although no official record of his service has yet been found, the fact that the Confederate Veterans placed a C.S.A. marker at the foot of his grave is evidence that he did serve in some capacity.
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