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William Henry Kennedy 1901 – 1972 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 24 March 1901

Birth Location: Philippi, Barbour County, West Virginia, United States of America

Death Date: 24 July 1972

Death Location: Barbour, West Virginia

Father: John Kennedy

Mother: Hattie Williamson

Spouse(s): Nellie Overfield

Children(s): Olen Kennedy, Olof Kennedy

The story of William Henry Kennedy began in 1901 in Philippi, Barbour County, West Virginia, United States of America. William Henry Kennedy married Nellie Gay Overfield, and had children including Olen John Kennedy, Olof Thaddeus Kennedy. William Henry Kennedy passed away in 1972 in Barbour, West Virginia.

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Biography

  • The story of William Henry Kennedy began in 1901 in Philippi, Barbour County, West Virginia, United States of America.
  • William Henry Kennedy married Nellie Gay Overfield, and had children including Olen John Kennedy, Olof Thaddeus Kennedy.
  • William Henry Kennedy passed away in 1972 in Barbour, West Virginia.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

William Kennedy's Ancestors

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William Kennedy
1901 – 1972
Birth Place: Philippi, Barbour County, West Virginia, United States of America
Parents
John Henry Kennedy
1876 – 1939
Pleasant Creek, Barbour County, West Virginia, USA
Hattie (May) Williamson
1880 – 1961
Barbour, West Virginia
Grandparents
William (Henry) Kennedy
1847 – 1912
West Virginia, USA
Harriet Sayer
1839 – 1922
Barbour Co., WV
Nathan Williamson
1842 – 1918
Taylor, Orange, Virginia, USA
Sarah Laulis
1842 – 1910
Menlo County, Galway, Ireland
Great-Grandparents
Mary Davisson
1818 – 1890
Mary Ball
1802 – 1878
John Williamson
1816 – 1890
Rebecca Rector
1817 – 1890
John Laulis
1817 – 1892
Mary Haley
1828 – 1906
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Reuben Davisson
1783 – 1850
Sarah Haddix
1785 – 1850
John BALL
1750 – 1834

William Kennedy's Descendants

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William (Henry) Kennedy (24 March 1901 – 24 July 1972) m. Nellie (Gay) Overfield (16 June 1898 – 17 February 1944)
  1. 1. Olen (John) Kennedy (12 Feb 1924 – 8 May 1982)
  2. 2. Olof (Thaddeus) Kennedy (12 February 1924 – 23 January 1998) m. Delores (Pearl) Haddix (5 May 1933 – 12 Aug 2011)
    1. 1. William Kennedy m. Rhonda (Lee) Windon (21 Jan 1952 – 24 November 2020)
      1. 1. Emma Kennedy
      2. 2. William Kennedy
      3. 3. Nathan Kennedy m. Ashley

William Kennedy's Timeline

2 Records

1901
24 March 1901
Birth of William Henry Kennedy in Philippi, Barbour County, West Virginia, United States of America
Philippi, Barbour County, West Virginia, United States of America
1972
24 July 1972
Age 71
Death of William Henry Kennedy in Barbour, West Virginia
Barbour, West Virginia

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 24 March 1901
    Event Place: Philippi, Barbour County, West Virginia, United States of America

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 24 July 1972
    Event Place: Barbour, West Virginia

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