The Monmouth inquirer. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1865-1933, 1923-02-01
Obituary
ISAAC c. KENNEDY.

found dead in bed In his room at the
Marlborough hotel. Asbury Park, Fri
day morning in the 73d year of his age.
The body was found by housemaifI.
who receiving no response to repeated
i knocking entered the room. DIR. James
y. Ackerman, who has been attending
Mr.. KENNEDY for several weeks for
liver trouble, said he had died during
the night Of internal hemorrhsge.
Mr.. Kennedy is survived by two sis
tsrs, Miss Anna Kennedy and Mrs, j.
/. Lovett, both of whom reside at III
Broad street. Red Bank
] Isaac G. Kennedy was born at Pea
pack, Somerset county. Nov. q, 1850,
the son OF Frederick H. and Mary A.
Kennedy He was three wears old
when his father moved to Monmouth
county and in this county he received
his preliminary education. He studied
civil engineering and surveying under
the tutorsbip of his father, who first
settled In Long Branch and with his
father in-iaw. Isaac Crater, bui ltand
owned the United States hotel there. in
its day an immense structure and one
LOT the most fashionable in the resort
that was just coming into fame In
1856 Mr.. Kennedy s father sold the hotel
and moved to a farm at Deal where he
tdied Sept. 9, 1881.
Isaac Kennedy was early associated
with his father under the firm name Of
+. IA. Kennedy & Son, engineers and
surveyors. In 1870 they planned and
laid out Ocean Grove and year later
surveyed and laid ut Eiberon. Isaac
Kennedy was In sole charge of Asbury
Park for Founder Bradley in 1872-74
and 1t was from his intimate knowledge
Iof city lines and marks that Mr..
Kennedy, later as a lawyer. so ably
represented Mr.. Bradley 10 the various
interests that brought him betimes in
the courts.
Drainage was one of the early problems
that Founder Bradley had to contend
with. He was discouraged by many
who declared that the problem never
could be solved but Mr.. Kennedy
succeeded In establishing the first
lperfect system Of drainage at seaside
resort on the American continent
In 1877 Mr. Kennedy took up the
study of law under the preceptorship
Of the late Judge John E. Lanning,
who was then county prosecutor. He
was admitted to the bar in 1881 and
since that time had been actively
Iengaged in the practice Of law His
thoro knowledge OF real estate law,
together with his practical knowledge
of the early land titles In the county
caused him to be recognized as an
authority on the subject.
| Mr.sKennedy married Miss Rebecca
Jennette Metz Of Wilmington. Del,
Jan. 9, 1884. who died Nov 3, 1890.
A son, Frederick Laurence Kennedy,
born Nov II, 1884, died Aug. 8, 1904.
The funeral, which was largely at
tended, was held .on Monday 2 mi
lin the First Presbyterian church, at
Asbury Park, conducted by the Pastor.
Rev. Charles Franklin Shaw. Twen-
ty-five lawyers, representing the Mon
bmouth County Bar. attended the SER
vices. Interment was at West Long
Branch.
MRS WILLIAM MORRILL,
The funeral Of Mrs. Catherine, wife Of
William Morrsll of the Oceanic road,
Rumson, who died Monday at the
Monmouth Memorial hospital, Long
Branch, aged 80. was conducted, Mon
day afternoon at 1870 at Trinity
Episcopal chnrch. Red Bank, the Rec
! tor, Rev. Robert MacKellar, officiating.
THE interment was at the
Holmdel cemetery.
Mrs. Morrell was the daughter of the
late Mary Harvey and Richard Connor
and was born at linton Falls. living in
that locality all her life. Besides her
husband she is survived by three
daughters, Mrs. Catherine Callahan
and the Misses Beatrice and Wilhel-
meta Morrell, all of Rumson; two sis
tiers, Mrs. Margaret Houser of Lin
croft and Mrs Mary Wall of Long
Branch, and five brothers. Richard
lConnoro of Wayside. John and Matthew
Conner of Lincroft. Thomas Connor
LOT Middletown and Harry Connor Of
Little Silver.
TuNIs R. scBENCK. JR.
Funeral services forTunis r. Schenck
| ir., 11-year-old son OF Mr.. and Mrs.
iTunis r. Schenck, sr., of Matawan,
| who died Sunday night following an
Operation for appendicitis at the Ann
| May hospital, Spring Lake. was held
| from his parents home 800 Main street
Matawan, "Wednesday afternoon at
o'clock. Rev Charles RI. Spruce Off
Chatting. Interment was IN the family
plot at Brick church cemetery, Brad
evelt.
ELwoOD BROWN, JR.,
| infant son OF MIR. and Mrs. Elwood
Brown, of Freehold, died ar his home
at Freehold, Saturday OF pneumonia,
aged one month. The funeral service
was held on Monday afterrsoon at 3
O'Clock, at home Internent was made
at Greenlawn cemetery.
MRS ELMIRA sHUMAR.
Mrs. Elmira Shumar, widow OF John
lis. Shumar. died at the home of her
nephew. Dorines Breshinham, at
Trenton, of pneumonia, aged IS years.
Funeral services was held on Tues
day at Adelphia church. at o'clock,
when the pastor, Rev. E II. Weeks,
officiating. Interment was made in the
| Adelphia cemetery Mrs. Shumar was
a resident OF Freehold for many years.