Posted on: Hancock Co. Il Obituaries Forum Board URL: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Il/HancockObits?read=202 Surname: Boston, Kennedy, Morris ------------------------- The Carthage Republican Carthage, Illinois Wednesday November 11, 1908 Page 5 Column 4 MRS. KENNEDY Cynthia Morris, wife of Solomon Kennedy, was born in Davidson county, N.C., the first day of January, 1810. She was married Sept. 15, 1832, to Solomon Kennedy. The oldest child, a daughter, Jane Kennedy, was born to them in North Carolina. In the year l834 they drove through by land with a one horse wagon from North Carolina to Morgan county Illinois, near Jacksonville, where they resided until the year 1836 when they moved to McDonough county. Three children were born to them in McDonough county, namely, Sarah Ann, James Holmes, Susanna G., all of whom have passed on before with the exception of Mrs. Susanna G. Boston. In 1875 they removed to Carthage where she had made her home until she passed to the home beyond. After her husband Solomon Kennedy's death Oct. 24, 1895, she went to make her home with her daughter, Mrs. Susanna G. Boston, where she lived for thirteen years. In early life, she united with the Primitive Baptist church of which she remained a member until her removal to Carthage. Mrs. Cynthia Morris Kennedy passed away at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Susanna G. Boston, Friday, November 6, 1908, at 1:20 a.m., at the ripe old age of 98 years, 11 months and 6 days. Funeral was held from the residence Sunday afternoon at 2:30 p.m., conducted by Rev. J. Frank Young. Verses from the 91st Psalm also Job 5:26 were taken for the theme of the afternoon. Grandmother Kennedy lived far beyond the three score and ten years, the allotted age of mankind. She often spoke of her faith in God and her happiness in her trust in Him during her journey down the stream of time. "He that dwelleth in the secret place of the most high shall abide under the Shadow of the Almighty." 91st Psalm. "Thou shalt come to thy grave in a full age as a shock of corn cometh in in his season." Link: Bryant Genealogy URL: <http://worldconnect.genealogy.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?db=bryant>