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Kennedy, James David; C.S.A. Pvt. Not otherwise identified. Son of Robert and Cynthia Eason Kennedy. One of four brothers who fought forthe Confederacy. When he returned after the war,feelings were still high. He and a brother-in-law, Bill Nails (also a Rebel soldier) got into a fight with some Guerillas some 6 miles south-west of Scotts Hill and were getting the best of it. But fortunes turned and both Kennedy and Nails were brutally beaten to death. Kennedy's father found them and his son's brains had been beaten out. He secured help gathered his son's brains into a hat the best he could and both bodies were hauled in an ox-wagon to a corner of the Kennedy farm upon the hill which was donated for a community graveyard, later to be known as The Doe Creek Cemetery. The brothers-in-law were the first interments there - the start of the graveyard and the graves (near thecenter of the cemetery on the west side) were marked only by sandstones. Incidentally, as this volume is nearing completion, plans are underway toprovide and erect better markers for these two victims. A bright note: Robert Kennedy gave adjoining land later for the (log) church. Our late Jim Kennedy, grandson of Roert who died at the age 97, recalled that the names of the fine oxen which "snaked" the logs for the church were Broad and Darb. The oxen were so strong that their owner humorously remarked that Broad and Darb could pull the bend out of a creek!" Still standing but no longer in use, the old log house served also as a school house formany years.
The Doe Creek School & Church has now been "restored" - Summer of 2007. The late Elmer Duck was one of the last teachers and finished up 30-odd years in the little house. History of Scotts Hill by Gordon Turner Pg 50 |
