Lela A. (Bratcher) Kennedy (1883 - 1957)

Born 24 Feb 1883 in Mississippi, United States

Ancestors

Died 23 Mar 1957 at age 74 in Magee, Simpson, Mississippi, United States

Lela (Bratcher) Kennedy is buried in Goodwater Cemetery.

Biography

Lela A Bratcher was born on Feb 24, 1883 in Mississippi, USA as the first child of Joshua B Bratcher and Florence Bratcher.

She had four siblings, namely: Daniel Allen, Lula A, Clara, and Lydia. She died on Mar 23, 1957 (Age at Death: 74).

When she was 20, she married David Madison Kennedy, son of R. M. Kennedy and Roberta Hudson, about 1904 (based upon 1930 census).

Lela A Bratcher was buried in Magee, Simpson, Mississippi, USA (Goodwater Cemetery).^[1]

Race: (White) She lived in Beat 4, Smith, Mississippi, USA in 1900 (Age: 17; Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Daughter). She lived in Beat 1, Simpson, Mississippi, USA in 1910 (Age: 25; Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Wife). She lived in Beat 2, Simpson, Mississippi, USA in 1920 (Age: 35; Marital Status: Married; Relationship: Wife). She lived in Beat 2, Simpson, Mississippi, USA in 1930 (Age: 46; Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Wife). She lived in Rural, Simpson, Mississippi in 1935. She lived in Simpson County, Mississippi, USA on Apr 01, 1940 (Age: 56; Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Wife).

David Madison Kennedy and Lela A Bratcher had the following children:

1. Ruby Edith Kennedy was born on Nov 30, 1904 in Mississippi, USA. She died on Jan 20, 1979 (Age at Death: 74).
2. Leola Kennedy was born on Nov 01, 1908 in Mississippi, USA. She died on Oct 08, 1984 (Age at Death: 75).
3. G. H. Kennedy was born on Sep 17, 1911 in Mississippi, USA. He died on Sep 02, 1987 (Age at Death: 75).

Sources

1. ↑ See Findagrave - Lela A Bratcher Kennedy

• "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VB33-DWF : accessed 16 January 2017), Lela Kennedy in household of D M Kennedy, Beat 3, Simpson, Mississippi, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 64-17, sheet 9A, line 27, family 174, 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 2064.
• "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X9M8-N29 : accessed 16 January 2017), Lela Kennedy in household of David M Kennedy, Beat 2, Simpson, Mississippi, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 10, sheet 7B, line 58, family 144, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 1165; FHL microfilm 2,340,900.
• "United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MNTF-7CL : accessed 16 January 2017), Lela Kennedy in household of Madison Kennedy, Beat 2, Simpson, Mississippi, United States; citing ED 134, sheet 5B, line 84, family 98, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1992), roll 893; FHL microfilm 1,820,893.
• "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MPDL-8GP : accessed 16 January 2017), Lelar Kennedy in household of Maddoson Kennedy, Beat 1, Simpson, Mississippi, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 120, sheet 7A, family 118, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 758; FHL microfilm 1,374,771.
• "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M9F3-M31 : accessed 16 January 2017), Lela N Bratcher in household of Joshua B Bratcher, Beat 4 (west of Leaf River), Smith, Mississippi, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 105, sheet 6B, family 120, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,240,828.