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William Arthur Kennedy 1914 – 1995 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 03 Apr 1914

Birth Location: Philippi, Wva

Death Date: 15 Dec 1995

Death Location: Canton, Ohio

Father: Benjamin Kennedy

Mother: Elsina Kennedy

Spouse(s): Devon Norris

Children(s): Norman Kennedy, Mary Tichenor, William Kennedy, Hubert Kennedy, Sammy Kennedy, Irene Kennedy, Janet Minard, Linda Kennedy, Arthur Kennedy, Dora kennedy, Edith McCartney

It was in 1914 that William Arthur Kennedy was born in Philippi, Wva, a child of Benjamin Harrison Kennedy and Elsina Kennedy. William Arthur Kennedy went on to marry Devon Norris and had children such as Norman Kennedy, Mary M Tichenor, William Kennedy, Hubert Lee Kennedy, Sammy Lee Kennedy, Irene Kennedy, Janet M Minard, Linda Kennedy, Arthur Kennedy, Dora kennedy and Edith Virginia McCartney. William Arthur Kennedy was deceased by 1995 in Canton, Ohio.

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Parents

Benjamin Kennedy
1889 – 1953
Birth Location: Barbour, West Virginia
BK
Elsina Kennedy
1890 – 1980
Birth Location: West Virginia
EK

Spouses(s)

Devon Norris
1918 – 1997
Birth Location: West Virginia
DN

Children(s)

Norman Kennedy
1933 –
Birth Location: West Virginia
NK
Mary Tichenor
1936 –
Birth Location: West Virginia
MT
William Kennedy
1937 – 2019
Birth Location: Morgantown, West Virginia
WK
Hubert Kennedy
1942 – 1968
Birth Location: –
HK
Sammy Kennedy
1944 – 2013
Birth Location: Morgantown, WV
SK
Irene Kennedy
1952 –
Birth Location: West Virginia, USA
IK
Janet Minard
1953 –
Birth Location: West Virginia, USA
JM
Linda Kennedy
Birth Location: Ohio, USA
LK
Arthur Kennedy
Birth Location: Ohio, USA
AK
Dora kennedy
Birth Location: West Virginia, USA
Dk
Edith McCartney
Birth Location: West Virginia, USA
EM

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 03 Apr 1914
    Event Place: Philippi, Wva
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, 1940 United States Federal Census, Ohio, Deaths, 1908-1932, 1938-2007, U.S. Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 2, U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947, U.S., Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010, U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007, U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, West Virginia, Births Index, 1804-1938, West Virginia, Marriages Index, 1785-1971

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1920
    Event Place: Philippi, Barbour, West Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1935
    Event Place: Grant, Monongalia, West Virginia
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, West Virginia, Births Index, 1804-1938

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1940
    Event Place: Morgantown, Monongalia, West Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: Before 1951
    Event Place: West Virginia
    Record Source: U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Canton, Ohio, USA
    Record Source: U.S. Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 2

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 15 Dec 1995
    Event Place: Canton, Ohio
    Record Source: Ohio, Deaths, 1908-1932, 1938-2007, U.S., Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010, U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007, U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014

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