On a farm west of Elmore City, Oklahoma, with a neighbor lady serving as a midwife, Sherrill “Joe” Kennedy was born on July 9, 1936, the hottest day in recorded Oklahoma history, to Silas Marion “Chock” Kennedy and Loda Bradley Kennedy. Joe started school in Elmore City, but after only two weeks, the family moved to Garfield, New Mexico. When he was in the fourth grade, Joe’s family m...
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