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The Kennedy Family
Last Modified 5/29/2008
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Jay Kennedy
pictures courtesy of Rae Golden Kennedy
From http://www.uky.edu/Libraries/NKAA/subject.php?sub_id=104
Kennedy, John W. "Jay"
Birth Year : 1915
Death Year : 2001
"John William Kennedy was born in Bryantsville, KY. His family had worked on the J. Hogan Ballard tobacco farm and also worked with horses. When Kennedy's father died around 1920, the family moved to New Kensington/Greensburg, PA. Throughout his life, Jay Kennedy was well know in the horse industry; see photos of him at horse shows and fairs at the Blackhorsemen.com website. Like many others, Kennedy is among the forgotten horsemen highlighted in the American Saddlebred Museum 2007 exhibit in Lexington, KY - Out of the Shadows: Bringing to Light Black Horsemen in Saddlebred History. Kennedy was also Grand Marshall of the Masons in Bridgeport, OH. Additional information provided by Jane Kennedy-Ellis, daughter of John W. Kennedy. For more information on the Black Horsemen, see the DVD Out of the Shadows, winner of a Silver Telly at the 28th Annual Telly Awards, available at the American Saddlebred Museum.
Subjects: Jockeys, Horsemen & The Derby, Migration North, Fraternal Organizations
Geographic Region: Bryantsville, Garrard County, Kentucky / New Kensington and Greensburg, Pennsylvania"
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Jay as Grand Marshall of the Masons, Bridgeport, OH
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Jay and Parading Vanguard, 1974, Youngstown Horse Show
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Jay driving an unknown horse at the Butler Horse Show 1970
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Supreme Fascination and Jay, Ohio State Fair, 1970
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Jay at Ohio State Fair, year unknown
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Jay driving Erie Echo, 1969, Ohio State Fair, Jr. Fine Harness
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New Castle, PA, 1965
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2 Year Old Fine Harness, 1962, Ohio State Fair
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 New Castle Horse Show, circa 1960
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New Castle Horse Show, 1960
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Beaver, PA, 1960s
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Gloria Lynn trained by Jay Kennedy and ridden by Rae Golden, 1960
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Jay when he first started at Wakitatina Farms
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Ray Kennedy
From http://www.uky.edu/Libraries/NKAA/subject.php?sub_id=57
Kennedy, Raymond "Ray"
Birth Year : 1913
Death Year : 1997
"Kennedy was probably born in Bryantsville, KY; he is the older brother of John "Jay" Kennedy. The family moved to Kensington/Greensburg, Pennsylvania after the brothers' father died. The Kennedy brothers became well-known horsemen. Photographs of the brothers are available at the Black Horsemen website. There were many other African American horsemen such as those featured in the American Saddlebred Museum 2007 exhibit - Out of the Shadows: Bringing to Light Black Horsemen in Saddlebred History. Additional information provided by Jayne Kennedy-Ellis, niece of Raymond Kennedy. For more information on the Black Horsemen, see the DVD titled Out of the Shadows, winner of a Silver Telly at the 28th Annual Telly Awards, available at the American Saddlebred Museum.
Subjects: Jockeys, Horsemen & The Derby, Migration North
Geographic Region: Bryantsville, Garrard County, Kentucky / New Kensington and Greensburg, Pennsylvania"
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Wheeling Horse Show 1962
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Ray aboard Hytone Lassie, Ohio State Fair, 1962
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Ohio State Fair, 1962 (Ray tailer in background)
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Ray, Ohio State Fair, 1965
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Ray Kennedy, Ohio State Fair 1976, 5-Gaited horse, Supreme Hi Lite,
picture thanks to Hope Higgins
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Ray and Jay Kennedy with "Walk Trot" Thomas
Picture from Clifton Moxley's personal collection
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