"COUNTIES OF MORGAN, MONROE & BROWN, INDIANA. HISTORICAL AND BIOGRAPHICAL."
CHARLES BLANCHARD, EDITOR. CHICAGO: F. A. BATTEY & CO. PUBLISHERS. 1884.
F. A. BATTEY. F. W. TEPPLE
WASHINGTON TOWNSHIP AND MARTINSVILLE, MORGAN COUNTY, INDIANA
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D. P. KENNEDY, M.D., was born in Morgan County February 19, 1845, and is the
son of Luke C. and Jane (Blockford) Kennedy, who were born and married in
Kentucky, but were early settlers of Jefferson Township, this county, where
the father still resides. The mother died in 1854, leaving seven children,
of whom D. P. is the youngest. The early days of Dr. Kennedy were passed on
the home farm and attending the district school. At the age of seventeen,
he enlisted in Company H, Seventieth Indiana Infantry, in August, 1862, and
served three years, taking part as private and non-commissioned officer in
the fights at Buzzard Roost, Resaca, Golgotha Church and Peach Tree Creek;
he was 104 days under fire in the Atlanta campaign, and went through with
Sherman to the sea; he saw the surrender of Johnston and was in the grand
review at Washington. At Golgotha, he was shot through the nose and mouth;
his muster-out took palace in June, 1865. On his return, he farmed in
Jefferson Township one year; then attended and taught school two years;
then commenced the study of medicine at Paragon with Dr. John Kennedy, with
whom he remained nearly three years. He graduated from the Cincinnati
Eclectic Medical College in 1870, returned to Paragon, and for seven years
was in practice in partnership with his brother. In March, 1877, he came to
Martinsville, where he has ever since enjoyed an extensive and lucrative
patronage. He is a member of the State Eclectic Medical Society, of the G.
A. R., and K. of P., and in politics is a Republican. In 1871, he married
Miss M. Olive Chambers, who has borne him two children--Alexander R. and
Park W. Mrs. Kennedy is a native of Hendricks County, Ind., and is a member
of the Methodist Episcopal Church.
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