Kennedy, Louise Achey, 1860-1945

Louise Achey Kennedy (1860-1945) was the only child of John Jacob Achey (1830-1934). She was a charter member of the Jonathan Dayton Chapter of the DAR and a genealogical researcher. She married Grafton Claggett Kennedy (1859-1909) an attorney in the Dayton law firm of Kennedy, Munger, and Kennedy. (The other partners were his half-brother, Eugene and Warren and Harry Munger.) Graften was a staunch Republican, who in 1882 organized the first Montgomery County Board of Elections.

The Kennedy's had two children Katherine Louise Kennedy Brown (1891-1988) (see MS-146) and Graften Sherwood "Duke" Kennedy (b.1893). The family home was a mansion called "Duncarrick" (Home of the Kenndedy's) located at Keowee and Webster streets. The Kennedy's were prominent in Dayton Society from the late 19th century well into the 20th century. Their friends included the Winters, Wrights, Barneys and Pattersons. As a wealthy and prominent family, the Kennedy's traveled extensively in Europe and spent their summers in Nantucket, Massachusetts.

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