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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

William Henry Kennedy was born in 1901 in Philippi, Barbour County, West Virginia, United States of America, the child of John Henry Kennedy and Hattie May Williamson. William Henry Kennedy later married Nellie Gay Overfield, and together they raised children including Olen John Kennedy and Olof Thaddeus Kennedy. In 1972, William Henry Kennedy passed away in Barbour, West Virginia.

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Parents

John Kennedy
1876 – 1939
Birth Location: Pleasant Creek, Barbour County, West Virginia, USA
JK
Hattie Williamson
1880 – 1961
Birth Location: Barbour, West Virginia
HW

Spouses(s)

Nellie Overfield
1898 – 1944
Birth Location: West Virginia
NO

Children(s)

Olen Kennedy
1924 – 1982
Birth Location: Barbour, West Virginia, USA
OK
Olof Kennedy
1924 – 1998
Birth Location: Volga, Barbour County, West Virginia, United States of America
OK

Sources

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

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