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James William Kennedy (1844 - 1907)

James William Kennedy
Born in King and Queen County, Virginia, USAmap
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Husband of — married about 1865 in Virginia, United Statesmap
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Died at about age 63 in District of Columbia, United Statesmap
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Biography

James William Kennedy was born December 1844[1] in King and Queen County Virginia.[2]

He married Alice Williams about 1865.[1] In the 1870 census, he and Alice and his probable mother Catherine are all marked mulatto.[3]

James was a policeman in Washington, D.C., "a very coveted job in 19th Century Washington for an African American."[4]

Children, all born Washington, D.C.:[1][5]

  • Ella Kennedy, b. abt. 1867,
  • Jacob Kennedy, b. abt. 1868
  • James W. Kennedy, b. abt. 1871
  • John Kennedy, b. abt. 1873
  • Daisy Kennedy, b. 1879
  • Gertrude Kennedy, b. 1880[2]
  • Florence "Flossie" Kennedy, b. abt. 1884, m. Walter Hartgrove[6]
  • Maud Kenndy, b. abt. 1886
  • Marie Kennedy, b. abt. 1887

Sources

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MMFM-47S : accessed 26 December 2016), James Kennedy in household of Alice Kennedy, Washington city, Washington, District of Columbia, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 38, sheet 3A, family 28, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,240,160.
  2. 2.0 2.1 "District of Columbia Births and Christenings, 1830-1955," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F752-DY4 : 6 December 2014), James William Kennedy in entry for Kennedy, 03 Mar 1880; citing Washington, District of Columbia, reference cn 22221; FHL microfilm 2,114,649.
  3. "United States Census, 1870," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MNWB-P4B : 17 October 2014), William Kennedy, District of Columbia, United States; citing p. 283, family 197, NARA microfilm publication M593 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 545,622.
  4. Hasse, John, interview transcript, "Duke Ellington's Washington," television documentary, Hedrick Smith Productions, 2000 (http://www.pbs.org/ellingtonsdc/interviewHasse.htm and archived).
  5. United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M6CW-141 : accessed 2 February 2016), James Kennedy, Washington, Washington, District of Columbia, United States; citing enumeration district ED 44, sheet 16C, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 0123; FHL microfilm 1,254,123.
  6. "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K7SF-9KC : accessed 26 December 2016), Florence Hartgrove, Tract 55, District of Columbia, Police Precinct 3, District of Columbia, District of Columbia, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 1-114, sheet 4B, line 48, family 66, Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, RG 29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012, roll 556.




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