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Willa Mae Kennedy 1888–1974 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1 Apr 1888

Birth Location: Humphry, Platt, Nebraska

Death Date: 1 Jun 1974

Death Location: Whittier, Los Angeles, California, United States of America

Father: Cyrus Kennedy

Mother: Laura Sanford

Spouse(s): Lon Sr

Children(s): Milton Anthony, Anita Anthony, Shirley Anthony, Roy Anthony, Mabel Anthony, Lottie Anthony, Lon Anthony, Lillie Anthony

Willa Mae Kennedy was born in 1888 in Humphry, Platt, Nebraska, the child of Cyrus Milton Kennedy And Laura Estella Sanford. In 1930, Willa Mae Kennedy resided in Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, USA. Willa Mae Kennedy married Lon Sells Anthony Sr, and had children including Anita Anthony, Lillie E Anthony, Lon K Anthony, Lottie Estella Anthony, Mabel Ruth Anthony, Milton J Anthony, Roy S Anthony, Shirley M Anthony. Willa Mae Kennedy passed away in 1974 in Whittier, Los Angeles, California, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Willa Mae Kennedy was born in 1888 in Humphry, Platt, Nebraska, the child of Cyrus Milton Kennedy And Laura Estella Sanford.
  • In 1930, Willa Mae Kennedy resided in Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, USA.
  • Willa Mae Kennedy married Lon Sells Anthony Sr, and had children including Anita Anthony, Lillie E Anthony, Lon K Anthony, Lottie Estella Anthony, Mabel Ruth Anthony, Milton J Anthony, Roy S Anthony, Shirley M Anthony.
  • Willa Mae Kennedy passed away in 1974 in Whittier, Los Angeles, California, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Willa Kennedy's Ancestors

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Willa Kennedy
1888–1974
Birth Place: Humphry, Platt, Nebraska
Parents
Cyrus Milton Kennedy
1857–1922
Rochester, Indiana
Laura (Estella) Sanford
1848–1915
Montville Township, Medina, Ohio
Grandparents
Royal (Jewell) Kennedy
1821–1903
Orange County, New York, USA
Sylvira Kneeland
1828–1870
Stukely, Stafford, Quebec, Canada
Hiram Sanford
1794–1867
Washington, New Haven, Connecticut
Polly Gibson
1809–1879
Washington, Litchfield, Connecticut, USA
Great-Grandparents
John Kennedy
1789–1870
Rachel Simpson
1794–1825
John Kneeland
1799–1845
Rebecca Brigham
1802–1867
Sgt. I
1760–1846
Temperance Hotchkiss
1767–1843
Orremel Gibson
1775–1813
Anna PGG
1774–1811
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Gilbert Kennedy
1765–1851
Mary Appleby
1773–1859
Asa Kneeland
1771–1844
Hannah Cheney
1777–1861
Gershom Brigham
1750–1817
Sarah Allen
1756–1829
Joseph IV
1736–1823
Hannah Atwater
1739–1825
(Captain) PGG
1740–
Emelia PGG
1748–1825
Mark Royce
1746–1810
Mary Potter
1751–1827

Willa Kennedy's Descendants

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Willa (Mae) Kennedy (1 Apr 1888–1 Jun 1974) m. Lon (Sells Anthony) Sr (8 Sep 1881–24 Aug 1951)
  1. 1. Milton (J) Anthony 1907–1986 m. Mary (Anita) Todd 1908–1990 m. Mary (Anita) Todd 1908–1990
    1. 1. Clifford (Ralph) Anthony 1939–2018 m. Sandra (Lee) Hall 1942–1992
    2. 2. Shirley (Mae) Anthony 1929–2015
  2. 2. Anita Anthony 1909–
  3. 3. Shirley (M) Anthony 1925–
  4. 4. Roy (S) Anthony 1912–1992
  5. 5. Mabel (Ruth) Anthony 1910–1966
    1. 1. Carolyn (Mae) Glammeier 1928–2016
  6. 6. Lottie (Estella) Anthony 1908–1997
  7. 7. Lon (K) Anthony 1913–1966
  8. 8. Lillie (E) Anthony 1909–

Willa Kennedy's Timeline

3 Records

1888
1 Apr 1888
Birth of Willa Mae Kennedy in Humphry, Platt, Nebraska
Humphry, Platt, Nebraska
1930
1930
Age 42
Willa Mae Kennedy resided here in Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, USA
Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, USA
1974
1 Jun 1974
Age 86
Death of Willa Mae Kennedy in Whittier, Los Angeles, California, United States of America
Whittier, Los Angeles, California, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1 Apr 1888
    Event Place: Humphry, Platt, Nebraska
    Record Source:
    [1] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California; Roll: 163; Page: 9A; Enumeration District: 0722; Image: 925.0; FHL microfilm: 2339898
    [2] North America, Family Histories, Book Title: Thomas Sanford, the emigrant to New England: ancestry, life, and descendants, 1632-4 : sketches of four other pioneer Sanfords and some of their descendants in appendix

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California; Roll: 163; Page: 9A; Enumeration District: 0722; Image: 925.0; FHL microfilm: 2339898

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1 Jun 1974
    Event Place: Whittier, Los Angeles, California, United States of America

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