William Alonzo Kennedy Sr. (1905 - 1953)

Born 19 Sep 1905 in Statesboro, Bulloch County, Georgia, USA

Husband of Juanita Estelle (Jones) Dettmann — married 8 Jan 1926 in Bulloch County, Georgia, USA

Died 12 May 1953 at age 47 in Goulds, Dade County, Florida, USA

Biography

William was born 19 September 1905 in Statesboro, Bulloch County, Georgia.^[1] He was the son of William herschel Kennedy and Viola Wilson.

He married Juanita Estelle Jones on 8 January 1927 in Bulloch County, Georgia, in a ceremony performed by J. E. Parker, Minister.^[2]

William died on 12 May 1953 in Goulds, Dade County, Florida,^[3] and he is buried in the Palms Woodlawn Cemetery in Naranja.^[4]

Sources

1. ↑ William provided his date and place of birth and the name of his father on his World War II draft card. "Draft Registration Cards for Florida, 10/16/1940 - 03/31/1947," William Alonzo Kennedy, serial no. 1187, order no. 570, 16 October 1940, District 7, Dade County, Florida; digital image, Fold3.com (https://www.fold3.com/image/607938648 : accessed September 2017).
2. ↑ Bulloch County Marriage Register 1921–34 (Whites), p. 281, William A. Kennedy and Nita Jones, 8 January 1927; digital image, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-C9YG-5SHV-6?i=175&cat=335052 : accessed September 2017).
3. ↑ William's full date of death is carved on his grave stone. Kay Kuebeler, "William A. Kennedy," Memorial no. 22050232, posted 9 October 2007; memorial with photograph, Find A Grave (https://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=Kennedy&GSiman=1&GScid=72424&GRid=22050232& : accessed September 2017).
4. ↑ Kay Kuebeler, "William A. Kennedy," Memorial no. 22050232, posted 9 October 2007; memorial with photograph, Find A Grave (https://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=Kennedy&GSiman=1&GScid=72424&GRid=22050232& : accessed September 2017).