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David Porter "Porter" KENNEDY 1902–1985 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 16 Jan 1902

Birth Location: Van Alstyne, Grayson, Texas, USA

Death Date: 17 Aug 1985

Death Location: Ceres, Stanislaus County, California, United States of America

Father: Thomas KENNEDY

Mother: Anna PURDOM

Spouse(s): Opal King

Children(s): Ruby Kennedy

David Porter "Porter" KENNEDY was born in 1902 in Van Alstyne, Grayson, Texas, USA, the child of Thomas Charles Charlie Kennedy And Anna Elizabeth Lizzie Purdom. David Porter "Porter" KENNEDY married Opal King, and had children including Ruby Inez Kennedy. David Porter "Porter" KENNEDY passed away in 1985 in Ceres, Stanislaus County, California, United States of America.

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Biography

  • David Porter "Porter" KENNEDY was born in 1902 in Van Alstyne, Grayson, Texas, USA, the child of Thomas Charles Charlie Kennedy And Anna Elizabeth Lizzie Purdom.
  • David Porter "Porter" KENNEDY married Opal King, and had children including Ruby Inez Kennedy.
  • David Porter "Porter" KENNEDY passed away in 1985 in Ceres, Stanislaus County, California, United States of America.

Immediate Family

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David KENNEDY's Ancestors

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David KENNEDY
1902–1985
Birth Place: Van Alstyne, Grayson, Texas, USA
Parents
Thomas Charles "Charlie" KENNEDY
1869–1939
Tracy City, Grundy, Tennessee, USA
Anna (Elizabeth "Lizzie") PURDOM
1869–1958
Hillsboro, Coffee, Tennessee, USA
Grandparents
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David KENNEDY's Descendants

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David (Porter "Porter") KENNEDY (16 Jan 1902–17 Aug 1985) m. Opal King (07 Feb 1907–16 February 2013)
  1. 1. Ruby (Inez) Kennedy 1930–2010

David KENNEDY's Timeline

2 Records

1902
16 Jan 1902
Birth of David Porter "Porter" KENNEDY in Van Alstyne, Grayson, Texas, USA
Van Alstyne, Grayson, Texas, USA
1985
17 Aug 1985
Age 83
Death of David Porter "Porter" KENNEDY in Hickman, Stanislaus, California, USA
Hickman, Stanislaus, California, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 16 Jan 1902
    Event Place: Van Alstyne, Grayson, Texas, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 17 Aug 1985
    Event Place: Hickman, Stanislaus, California, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Ceres, Stanislaus County, California, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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