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| Size | 0.5 feet of linear shelf space (approximately 120 items) |
| Abstract | Members of the Kennedy, Moore, and Southgate families were early settlers in the area around Lawrenceburg, Indiana. Details of the settlers, their families, and their descendants follow. Thomas D. Kennedy, II (d.1821), operated the first ferry between Cincinnati and Covington, Ky. It seems that Thomas, II, and his brother Edmund R. were involved together in either this same ferry boat company or in another company in the late 1820s. Thomas D. Kennedy, III (1795-1869), grandson of Thomas D., II, married Nancy Davis, and in 1817 they moved to a farm near Covington. Thomas D., III, was a surveyor and engineer; his son, Joseph D. Kennedy, married Sallie Ann Moore (1831-1921) in 1861. Joseph D. and Sallie Ann Kennedy's daughter, Lallie Moore, married into the Southgate family. The collection includes correspondence, financial, legal, and business items; an account book; diaries; and miscellaneous family history records of the Kennedy, Moore, and Southgate families of the Indiana/Ohio/Kentucky area surrounding Lawrenceburg, Indiana, where members of these families were early settlers. The collection pertains to the daily lives and business interests of members of these families, chiefly 1830-1850. |
| Creator | Moore (Family : Moore, John Harris, 1799-1884)
Southgate (Family : Covington, Ky.) Kennedy (Family : Covington, Ky.) |
| Curatorial Unit | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Historical Collection. |
| Language | English |
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Members of the Kennedy, Moore, and Southgate families were early settlers in the area around Lawrenceburg, Indiana. Details of the settlers, their families, and their descendants, and a genealogical chart follow. The donor of these papers, Lallie Southgate Kain, is a descendant of all three families.
Thomas D. Kennedy, II (d. 1821), operated the first ferry between Cincinnati and Covington. It seems that Thomas, II, and his brother Edmund R. were involved together in either this same ferry boat company or in another company in the late 1820s. Thomas D. Kennedy, III (1795-1869), grandson of Thomas D., II, received a warrant for 160 acres of land from Congress for his services in the War of 1812. He married Nancy Davis, and in 1817 they moved to a farm near Covington, Kentucky. They were the parents of Joseph D. Kennedy (see below). Thomas D., III, was a surveyor and engineer. From the late 1820s to 1834, he did survey work in Louisiana, Mississippi, and the Arkansas Territory. He also surveyed part of the territory in central Kentucky outside of "the Old Plat." Kennedy served as city engineer of Covington until 1855.
John Harris Moore (1799-1884) lived in Kentucky near Lawrenceburg, Indiana. He owned land in both states and was quite prosperous. Moore married Emily Rogers in 1822. Their daughter Sallie Ann (1831-1921) married Joseph D. Kennedy in 1861. Joseph D. and Sallie Ann Kennedy's daughter, Lallie Moore, married into the Southgate family.
Although early members of the Southgate family went to Kentucky in the 1750s, George M. Southgate (1798-1867) did not arrive there until 1830. Southgate obtained his education at Staunton, Virginia. In Covington, he was engaged in a commission business with his nephew, Richard Southgate. George M. Southgate later moved to Nashville, Tennessee, and was in business there during the Civil War. He had five children by Elizabeth Bernard; their son Dr. Bernard Wright Southgate married Eleanor Fleming. Bernard and Eleanor Southgate had eight children; their son Bernard Wright Southgate, II, married Lallie Moore Kennedy. Among the children of Bernard, II, and his wife were Lallie Moore Southgate Kain, donor of these papers; Bernard Wright Southgate, III; and William Kennedy Southgate.
For more detailed information on family histories see folders 20-21.
GENEALOGICAL CHARTS
Kennedy Family
Thomas D. Kennedy, II (1741-1821) + Dinah Persal (1735-1821)
Joseph (1768-1825) + (1) Nancy Cummins (d. 1802)
Thomas D., III (1795-1869) + (1) Nancy Davis
Ann E. (1819-1894)
Mary Hannah Gedge (1822-1900)
Sarah J. (b. 1824)
Nancy Emily Moore (b. 1828)
Thomas H. (b. 1833)
Joseph D. (1835-1910) + Sally Ann Moore (1831-1921)
Lallie Moore (1868-1953) + Bernard W. Southgate, II (1868-1948)
Lallie Southgate Kain (b. 1900)
Bernard W., III (b. 1902)
+ (2) Rachel Todd (d. 1805)
+ (3) Nancy Sanford
+ (4) Mary (d. 1855)
Mary H.
others
Samuel (b. 1770) + Jane Richardson
Dinah + Thomas Fleming
Eleanor (1834-1871) + Bernard W. Southgate (1827-1871)
Bernard W., II (1868-1948) + Lallie Moore Kennedy
Lallie Southgate Kain (b. 1900)
Bernard W., III (b. 1902)
Mary Hannah (b. 1773)
Thomas (b. 1775)
Robert (b. 1777)
Southgate Family
George M. Southgate (1798-1867) + Elizabeth Bernard (1800-1830)
Bernard W. (1827-1871) + Eleanor Fleming (1834-1871)
Bernard W., II (1868-1948) + Lallie Moore Kennedy
Lallie Southgate Kain
Bernard W., III
Moore Family
William Moore (d. 1825) + Nancy Bates (d. 1853)
John H. (1799-1822) + Emily Rogers (1801-1858)
Sally Ann (1831-1921) + Joseph D. Kennedy (1835-1910)
Lallie Moore (1868-1953) + Bernard W. Southgate, II
Lallie Southgate Kain
Bernard W., II
This chart includes, with a few exceptions, only individuals who are represented in the KENNEDY, MOORE, AND SOUTHGATE FAMILY PAPERS. Thus, only selected children and marriages are noted.
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Scope and Content
The collection includes correspondence, financial, legal, and business items; an account book; diaries; and miscellaneous family history records of the Kennedy, Moore, and Southgate families of the Indiana/Ohio/Kentucky area surrounding Lawrenceburg, Indiana, where members of these families were early settlers. The collection pertains to the daily lives and business interests of members of these families, chiefly 1830-1850.
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Series 1. Correspondence, 1801-1926 and undated.
Arrangement: chronological.
Chiefly correspondence between members of the Moore, Southgate, and Kennedy families, with a few letters from friends and business associates. Most of the correspondence consists of discussions of family health, the weather, declarations of love, crop harvests and prices, and miscellaneous business matters.
From 1801 to 1840, noteworthy letters include those of Thomas D. Kennedy (1795-1869) to his wife Nancy describing his ordeals as a surveyor in Donnelsville, La.; Natchez, Jackson, and Washington, Miss.; and the Arkansas Territory. Also noteworthy are Newton Moore's letters to his brother, Captain John H. Moore. Newton Moore had settled in Louisiana; his letters were from Marburyville and Madisonville, La. He wrote descriptions of his business journeys to New Orleans and Mississippi. Other locations of correspondents were Boone County, Fayette County, Covington, Louisville, and Lexington, Ky.; Albemarle County, Va.; and Indianapolis and Lawrenceburg, Ind.
From 1845 to the 1890s, notable items include those of William Henry Harrison, II (grandson of President William Henry Harrison) who was corresponding with Mary Moore. Harrison had stabbed Moore in October, 1876, apparently because she had refused his proposal of marriage. Other locations of correspondents include Lawrenceburg, Ind.; Covington, Lexington, North Bend, and Harrodsburg, Ky.; Cincinnati, Ohio; Auburn, Ala.; Fort Spring, W.V.; and Madisonville, La.
| Folder 1 |
1801-1813 |
| Folder 2 |
1818-1827 |
| Folder 3 |
1828-1830 |
| Folder 4 |
1831-1832 |
| Folder 5 |
1833 |
| Folder 6 |
1834 |
| Folder 7 |
1835 |
| Folder 8 |
1836-1840 |
| Folder 9 |
1845-1849 |
| Folder 10 |
1850-1855 |
| Folder 11 |
1857-1869, circa 1850s, circa 1860s |
| Folder 12 |
1872-1876, circa 1870s |
| Folder 13 |
1878-1888 |
| Folder 14 |
1893-1897, 1914, 1926 |
| Folder 15 |
Undated |
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Series 2. Other Papers, 1793-1933, and undated.
Business and legal papers, items relating to family history, and miscellaneous material. The business and legal papers chiefly relate to the estate of Thomas Kennedy, II, and to E.R. Kennedy's ferryboat service (see also vol. 2). Also included are bills, deeds, and store accounts. Family history papers include newspaper clippings, family charts, and Xerox copies from old Bibles of the Kennedy, Moore, and Southgate families. The miscellaneous papers include items such as marriage certificates, unidentified writings, poetry, and achievement awards.
| Folder 16 |
Business and legal papers 1793-1811 |
| Folder 17 |
Business and legal papers 1820-1839 |
| Folder 18 |
Business and legal papers 1840-1856 |
| Folder 19 |
Business and legal papers 1890, 1905, 1921 |
| Folder 20 |
Family history items 1905-1906, 1911 |
| Folder 21 |
Family history items 1921-1924, 1926, 1933, and undated |
| Folder 22 |
Miscellaneous material 1830, 1862-1883, and undated |
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Series 3. Volumes, 1827-1829,
circa 1848-1861, 1875, 1893.
| Folder 23 |
Volume 1: Travel diary of George M. Southgate, 1827-1828Description of travels throughout Virginia, including Richmond, Staunton, and King William. Also included are details of a journey from Virginia to New York. There are notations of expenses, notes about family connections, and advice for life. |
| Folder 24 |
Volume 2: Account book of Thomas D. Kennedy III and Edward R. Kennedy, 1828-1829Includes a list of customers and goods hauled and prices for their ferry business that ran from Covington, Ky., to Fort Washington in Cincinnati, Ohio. |
| Folder 25 |
Volume 3: Diary, probably of Ann E. Kennedy (1819-1894), 1875, 1893Written at City Point, Brevard County, Fla., the diary describes Ann Kennedy's activities and those of her family, weather, and her anger at sin. It also includes a list of daily Bible texts, a list of postal rules, notes on Florida, and a flower calendar. |
| Folder 26 |
Volume 4: Diary, probably of Sallie Ann Moore (1831-1921), circa 1848-1861Probably written at Moore's home in Kentucky near Lawrenceburg, Ind., the diary describes her daily activities (primarily cooking and sewing), health and trips of her relatives, weather, and visitors. |
| Folder 27 |
Volume 5: Diary, probably of Sallie Ann Moore (1831-1921), circa 1848-1861Probably written at Moore's home in Kentucky near Lawrenceburg, Ind., the diary describes her activities (sewing, visiting, and cooking), weather, health of relatives, and visitors. |