William Kennedy (abt. 1860 - 1940)

Born about 1860 in Rantoul, Calumet, Wisconsin, United States

Ancestors

Died 5 Jan 1940 at about age 80 in Chilton, Calumet, Wisconsin, United States

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Biography

1870 Rantoul, Calumet, Wisconsin ^[1]

• Patrick Kennedy M 48 Ireland; wife Margret Kennedy F 45 Ireland
  • William Kennedy M 10 Wisconsin
  • Mary Campbell F 19 Massachusetts

1880 Rantoul, Calumet, Wisconsin ^[2]

• Pat Kennedy M 58 Married Head Farmer Ireland
• Maggie Kennedy F 56 Married Wife Keeps House Ireland
  • William Kennedy M 21 Single Son Home Wisconsin, United States
• Richard Kennedy M 18 Single Nephew Home Illinois, United States

19 Jan 1887 Chilton, Calumet, Wisconsin - marriage of William Kennedy, son of Patrick Kennedy & Margaret Carroll, to Katie Graney, daughter of Denis Graney & Hannah Coffy ^[3]

1900 Rantoul town Hilbert village, Calumet, Wisconsin ^[4]

• William Kennedy M 41 Married Head Wisconsin
• Katie Kennedy F 36 Married Wife Wisconsin
  • Gregory Kennedy M 13 Single Son Wisconsin
  • Della Kennedy F 11 Single Daughter Wisconsin
  • Clara Kennedy F 9 Single Daughter Wisconsin
  • Mary Kennedy F 8 Single Daughter Wisconsin
  • Katie Kennedy F 4 Single Daughter Wisconsin
• Margaret Kennedy F 76 Widowed Mother Ireland (4 children, 2 living) - 50 years in USA
• Hanora Greaney F 76 Widowed Mother-in-law Ireland

1930 Rantoul, Calumet, Wisconsin^[5]

• William Kennedy M 70 Married Head Wisconsin
• Catherine Kennedy F 65 Married Wife Wisconsin
  • Dela Kennedy F 40 Single Daughter Wisconsin
  • Gregory Kennedy M 41 Single Son Wisconsin
  • Veronica Kennedy F 33 Single Daughter Wisconsin

He died in Jan 1940 ^[6]

CHILTON, Wis. -- William Kennedy, 81, died at a Manitowoc hospital early Friday morning after a week's illness. He had been in poor health for about a year. Born on a farm in the town of Rantoul. he had spent his entire life there. In 1889 lie married Miss Catherine Grassey {sic}, who survives with one son, Gregory, at home; and three daughters, Della and Veronica, at home; and Sister Eva Marie, at the Silver Lake convent. - Green Bay Press-Gazette 06 Jan 1940, Sat • Page 12

Sources

1. ↑ "United States Census, 1870", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MN9Q-D35
2. ↑ "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MN44-MKN
3. ↑ "Wisconsin Marriages, 1836-1930", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XR2B-D3L
4. ↑ "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MMKS-VFD
5. ↑ "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X93P-TYC
6. ↑ https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/80873823/william-kennedy

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