1880 Census Driftwood Precinct, Red Willow County, Nebraska, lists LV as a merchant, his grandfather William Colvin is living in his household along with JW (farmer) and Silas Homer (surveyor) two of his Colvin uncles
1884 LV's bible says "Presented to LV Kennedy by Mrs. GW Kinney, Stuart, Montana, 1884". This information was in a letter to Dal, January 1977 from Sandi McGaruie, Port Angeles, Washington. She said her grandmother had the bible at that time and she looked to see if there were in birth or death dates. There were none.
LV built his home in New Jerusalem, now called El Rio.
1900 Census Hueneme, Ventura County, California, p 142a, lists Loren as a farm laborer
1910 Census Hueneme, Ventura County, California, EU 208, sheet 6a lists Loren as a carpenter
1912 Employed by the American Beet Sugar Company during the campaign period.
July 19, 1916 Obituary Oxnard Daily Courier: " L.V. Kennedy of El Rio was found dead in his chair by his wife early this morning. Mr. Kennedy was a foreman for the A.B.S. company and arose early to go to his work. It had been his custom to prepare his own breakfast.
When his wife came into the kitchen at 5 o'clock she found him sitting in a cramped position in his chair. The coffee on the stove had boiled away. It is supposed that heart trouble was the cause of death.
He was one of the men longest in employ of the factory here having worked there since the factory started. He was about 59 years old. He is survived by his widow, two daughters, Florence, and Mrs. Calvin Moon, and a son, Harry."
1919 Notice to Creditors for LV Kennedy estate appeared in the Oxnard Courier
Email from Claire Morris February 2, 2004: L.V. Kennedy died in the early teens. He was first buried in the old Camarillo graveyard, but when it was moved because of the new freeway the bodies were moved. Grandma was approached and asked what to do with him. She said put him in with Mrs. L.V. Kennedy, which I assume was done.
