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Willie Alphonza 'Bill' Kennedy 1915–1963 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 15 Jul 1915

Birth Location: Truxno, Union Parish, Louisiana, USA

Death Date: 9 Aug 1963

Death Location: Houston, Harris, Texas, USA

Father: William Kennedy

Mother: Lota Gibson

Spouse(s): Effie Crump

Children(s): Ronald Kennedy, Suzanne Kennedy

Willie Alphonza 'Bill' Kennedy was born in 1915 in Truxno, Union Parish, Louisiana, USA, the child of William King Kennedy And Lota Dupree Gibson. In 1920, Willie Alphonza 'Bill' Kennedy resided in Police Jury Ward 6, Union, Louisiana, USA. In 1930, Willie Alphonza 'Bill' Kennedy resided in Police Jury Ward 6, Police Jury Ward 6, Union, Lou. Willie Alphonza 'Bill' Kennedy married Effie Christine Crump, and had children including Robert Wayne Kennedy, Ronald Craig Kennedy, Suzanne Kennedy. Willie Alphonza 'Bill' Kennedy passed away in 1963 in Houston, Harris, Texas, USA.

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Biography

  • Willie Alphonza 'Bill' Kennedy was born in 1915 in Truxno, Union Parish, Louisiana, USA, the child of William King Kennedy And Lota Dupree Gibson.
  • In 1920, Willie Alphonza 'Bill' Kennedy resided in Police Jury Ward 6, Union, Louisiana, USA.
  • In 1930, Willie Alphonza 'Bill' Kennedy resided in Police Jury Ward 6, Police Jury Ward 6, Union, Lou.
  • Willie Alphonza 'Bill' Kennedy married Effie Christine Crump, and had children including Robert Wayne Kennedy, Ronald Craig Kennedy, Suzanne Kennedy.
  • Willie Alphonza 'Bill' Kennedy passed away in 1963 in Houston, Harris, Texas, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Willie Kennedy's Ancestors

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Willie Kennedy
1915–1963
Birth Place: Truxno, Union Parish, Louisiana, USA
Parents
William King Kennedy
1882–1964
Louisiana
Lota (Dupree) Gibson
1891–1934
Oakland, Union Parish, Louisiana, United States of America
Grandparents
Mary (Catherine) Patterson
1848–1932
Farmerville, Union Parish, Louisiana, United States of America
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Willie Kennedy's Descendants

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Willie (Alphonza 'Bill') Kennedy (15 Jul 1915–9 Aug 1963) m. Effie (Christine) Crump (31 Aug 1918–30 Dec 2002)
  1. 1. Ronald (Craig) Kennedy 1943–2009
  2. 2. Suzanne Kennedy 1947–2016 m. James (Franklin Shumate) Jr 1945–2007

Willie Kennedy's Timeline

9 Records

1915
15 Jul 1915
Birth of Willie Alphonza 'Bill' Kennedy in Truxno, Union Parish, Louisiana, USA
Truxno, Union Parish, Louisiana, USA
1920
1920
Age 5
Willie Alphonza 'Bill' Kennedy resided here in Police Jury Ward 6, Union, Louisiana, USA
Police Jury Ward 6, Union, Louisiana, USA
1930
1930
Age 15
Willie Alphonza 'Bill' Kennedy resided here in Police Jury Ward 6, Police Jury Ward 6, Union, Louisiana, USA
Police Jury Ward 6, Police Jury Ward 6, Union, Louisiana, USA
1935
1935
Age 20
Willie Alphonza 'Bill' Kennedy resided here in Rural, Lincoln, Louisiana
Rural, Lincoln, Louisiana
1936
1936
Age 21
Willie Alphonza 'Bill' Kennedy resided here in Ruston, Louisiana, USA
Ruston, Louisiana, USA
1940
1940
Age 25
Willie Alphonza 'Bill' Kennedy resided here in Houston, Texas, USA
Houston, Texas, USA
1950
1950
Age 35
Willie Alphonza 'Bill' Kennedy resided here in Houston, Harris, Texas, USA
Houston, Harris, Texas, USA
1963
Abt 1963
Age 48
Willie Alphonza 'Bill' Kennedy resided here in Houston, Harris, Texas, USA
Houston, Harris, Texas, USA
1963
9 Aug 1963
Age 48
Death of Willie Alphonza 'Bill' Kennedy in Houston, Harris County, Texas, USA
Houston, Harris County, Texas, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 15 Jul 1915
    Event Place: Truxno, Union Parish, Louisiana, USA
    Record Source: Texas, U.S., Death Certificates

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Police Jury Ward 6, Union, Louisiana, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Police Jury Ward 6, Union, Louisiana; Roll: T625_632; Page: 11B; Enumeration District: 132

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Police Jury Ward 6, Police Jury Ward 6, Union, Louisiana, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Police Jury Ward 6, Union, Louisiana; Page: 10B; Enumeration District: 0013; FHL microfilm: 2340554

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Rural, Lincoln, Louisiana
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Houston, Harris, Texas; Roll: m-t0627-04192; Page: 8A; Enumeration District: 258-71

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1936
    Event Place: Ruston, Louisiana, USA
    Record Source: U.S., School Yearbooks, 1900-2016, "U.S., School Yearbooks, 1880-2012"; School Name: Louisiana Polytechnic Institute; Year: 1936

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Houston, Texas, USA
    Record Source: U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947, National Archives at St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; Wwii Draft Registration Cards For Texas, 10161940-03311947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 820

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Houston, Harris, Texas, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Houston, Harris, Tex

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: Abt 1963
    Event Place: Houston, Harris, Texas, USA
    Record Source: Texas, U.S., Death Certificates

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 9 Aug 1963
    Event Place: Houston, Harris County, Texas, USA
    Record Source: Texas, U.S., Death Certificates

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Houston, Harris, Texas, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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