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Donald Ray “Don” Kennedy 1939–2012 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 11 November 1939

Birth Location: El Dorado, Union County, Arkansas, USA

Death Date: 11 October 2012

Death Location: Murchison, Henderson County, Texas, United States of America

Father: Jessie Kennedy

Mother: Leola Kennedy

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Donald Ray “Don” Kennedy was born in 1939 in El Dorado, Union County, Arkansas, USA, the child of Jessie Lee Kennedy And Leola Kennedy. In 1940, Donald Ray “Don” Kennedy resided in Justice Precinct No 2, Rusk, Texas, USA. Donald Ray “Don” Kennedy married Billie Faye Stone, Charlene Kemp, and had children including Kyle Lee Kennedy. Donald Ray “Don” Kennedy passed away in 2012 in Murchison, Henderson County, Texas, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Donald Ray “Don” Kennedy was born in 1939 in El Dorado, Union County, Arkansas, USA, the child of Jessie Lee Kennedy And Leola Kennedy.
  • In 1940, Donald Ray “Don” Kennedy resided in Justice Precinct No 2, Rusk, Texas, USA.
  • Donald Ray “Don” Kennedy married Billie Faye Stone, Charlene Kemp, and had children including Kyle Lee Kennedy.
  • Donald Ray “Don” Kennedy passed away in 2012 in Murchison, Henderson County, Texas, United States of America.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

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Donald Kennedy's Ancestors

Self
Donald Kennedy
1939–2012
Birth Place: El Dorado, Union County, Arkansas, USA
Parents
Jessie Lee Kennedy
1890–1959
Texas
Leola Kennedy
1912–1996
Louisiana
Grandparents
John (William) Kennedy
1860–1915
Louisville, Jefferson, Kentucky, USA
Mary (Catherine) Lash
1875–1933
Indiana, USA
Silas (J) Ratcliff
1880–1955
Mineral Springs Township, Howard County, Arkansas, United States of America
Ethel (Camilla) Hardcastle
1887–1961
Arkansas, USA
Great-Grandparents
Van Ratcliff
1837–1918
Nancy Grounds
1846–1880
Thomas Hardcastle
1859–1936
Sarah Hardcastle
1862–1914
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Ratcliff
1783–1851
Nancy Ward
1794–1860
John Grounds
1816–1881
Telitha Draper
1822–1850
Richard Hardcastle
1817–1880
Margaret Smith
1818–1870
Tom Brantly
1824–1869
Patience Fletcher
1833–1900

Donald Kennedy's Timeline

3 Records

1939
11 November 1939
Birth of Donald Ray “Don” Kennedy in El Dorado, Union County, Arkansas, USA
El Dorado, Union County, Arkansas, USA
1940
1940
Age 1
Donald Ray “Don” Kennedy resided here in Justice Precinct No 2, Rusk, Texas, USA
Justice Precinct No 2, Rusk, Texas, USA
2012
11 October 2012
Age 73
Death of Donald Ray “Don” Kennedy in Murchison, Henderson County, Texas, United States of America
Murchison, Henderson County, Texas, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 11 November 1939
    Event Place: El Dorado, Union County, Arkansas, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Cemetery and Funeral Home Collection, 1847-Current, Publication Date: 13 Oct 2012; Publication Place: Athens, Texas, USA
    [2] 1940 United States Federal Census
    [3] U.S., Obituary Collection, 1930-Current, Publication Date: 12 Oct 2012; Publication Place: Athens, Texas, USA
    [4] Texas, U.S., Divorce Index, 1968-2015, Texas Department of State Health Services; Austin, Texas
    [5] Texas, U.S., Marriage Index, 1824-2019, Texas Department of State Health Services; Austin, Texas
    [6] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Justice Precinct No 2, Rusk, Texas, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 11 Oct 2012
    Event Place: Murchison, Henderson County, Texas, USA
    Record Source: Findagrave, Donald Ray Kennedy 11 Oct 2012

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Murchison
    Record Source: U.S., Obituary Collection, 1930-Current, Publication Date: 12 Oct 2012; Publication Place: Athens, Texas, USA

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Murchison, MURCHISON-Services
    Record Source: U.S., Cemetery and Funeral Home Collection, 1847-Current, Publication Date: 13 Oct 2012; Publication Place: Athens, Texas, USA

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 11 October 2012
    Event Place: Murchison, Henderson County, Texas, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Cemetery and Funeral Home Collection, 1847-Current, Publication Date: 13 Oct 2012; Publication Place: Athens, Texas, USA
    [2] U.S., Obituary Collection, 1930-Current, Publication Date: 12 Oct 2012; Publication Place: Athens, Texas, USA
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Murchison, Henderson County, Texas, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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