In a message dated 11/29/99 10:16:14 AM Central Standard Time, hermfagley@juno.com writes: << 1ST town west of Hamersville is my Bethel,Oh,45106,where the funeral home has long been Kennedy,then Kennedy Stephens. Dan Stephens head it. Til 10-20 years ago, a Kennedy still worked there. I've just read that Mrs Clede Kennedy,who died in the 1930's was a member of BEECH FORREST D.A.R. at her death. >> Hermon, Thank you so much for the the above info. I will check with the D.A.R. That may be exactly where I will find an answer to a long standing mystery of background data on Thomas KENNEDY, gg-grandfather shown on 1830 Brown Co census (Huntington Twp). There must be some connection to the BOLENDARS, TRUES and APPLES. The APPLES & EMERYS and BOLENDARS all intermarried and in 1802 are shown on an EMERY deed next to property of Alexander KENNEDY, in Clermont CO OH. Still searching for more data on Alexander. Then these names are all around Thomas KENNEDY, in Hancock Co IN census of 1870. Virgene in northwest IN