William John McKenna (1898 - aft. 1920)

Born 12 Jun 1898 in Milford, Worcester, MA, USA

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Biography

William was born 12 Jun 1898 in Milford, Massachusetts, the son of Simon J McKenna, a Teamster, and Honora Donovan^[1]. In the 1900 census, 2 year old William is living with his parents and siblings Jane 4 and Caroline 3 in Saugus.^[2]. In the 1910 census, 12 year old is living on Broadway in Saugus with his parents and siblings Caroline M 13, Mary E 5 and James J age 2. Also there is Cornelius O'Donovan, a Teamster doing general hauling type work.^[3]. On Sep 18, 1918 William registered for the WWI draft in Stoneham and he was working as a Chauffeur Mechanic for the Fleischman Yeast Co, 100 Inman Av in Cambridge^[4]. William, age 22, is doing Auto Repair work in a garage in the 1920 census. He is living at 218 Central St. in Saugus with his parents and siblings Caroline, 22, a Waitress, Mary E, 15 and James J age 12.^[5]

I have no further information on William.

Sources

1. 1898 Milford birth record from the Family Search site.
2. 1900-1910 census from the Family Search site.
3. 1918 WWI Draft Registration from the Family Search site.
4. 1920 census from the Family Search site.

1. ↑ "Massachusetts Births, 1841-1915," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FXNN-7LJ : 11 March 2018), William John Mc Kenna, 12 Jun 1898, Milford, Massachusetts; citing reference ID #p.519, Massachusetts Archives, Boston; FHL microfilm 1,843,706
2. ↑ "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M9R6-395 : accessed 1 June 2020), William Mckenna in household of Simon Mckenna, Saugus town (north part), Essex, Massachusetts, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 463, sheet 15A, family 311, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,240,648
3. ↑ "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M2JK-G3J : accessed 1 June 2020), William J Mc Kenna in household of Simon J Mc Kenna, Saugus, Essex, Massachusetts, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 480, sheet 27B, family 647, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 588; FHL microfilm 1,374,601
4. ↑ "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KZNN-49B : 24 August 2019), William John McKenna, 1917-1918
5. ↑ "United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MXYB-MSS : accessed 1 June 2020), William J McKenna in household of Simon J McKenna, Saugus, Essex, Massachusetts, United States; citing ED 286, sheet 20A, line 4, family 445, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1992), roll 697; FHL microfilm 1,820,697