Elizabeth Kathryn (Vance) Kennedy (1865 - 1928)

Born 6 Jan 1865 in Mississippi, United States

Ancestors

Wife of James Bartley Kennedy Sr — married 15 Apr 1880 in Rankin County, Mississippi, USA

Descendants

Died 22 Jun 1928 at age 63 in Mississippi, United States

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Biography

Bettie Vance wed J. B. Kenedy April 15, 1880 in Rankin County, Mississippi.^[1]

Burial 23 Jun 1928 Old Pisgah Cemetery

Sources

• Bettie Vance in the Mississippi Marriages, 1776-1935

Name: Bettie Vance Spouse: J. B. Kenedy Marriage Date: 8 Apr 1880 County: Rankin ^[2]

• Betty Kennady in the 1880 United States Federal Census

Name: Betty Kennady [Betty Kennedy] Age: 15 Birth Year: abt 1865 Birthplace: Mississippi Home in 1880: Fannin, Rankin, Mississippi Race: White Gender: Female Relation to Head of House: Wife Marital Status: Married Spouse's Name: J. B. Kennady Mother's Birthplace: Mississippi Occupation: Farm Laborer ^[3]

• Elisabeth Kenedy in the 1900 United States Federal Census

Name: Elisabeth Kenedy [Elizabeth Kanady] Age: 34 Birth Date: Jan 1866 Birthplace: Mississippi Home in 1900: Pisgah, Rankin, Mississippi Sheet Number: 4B Number of Dwelling in Order of Visitation: 1 Family Number: 66 Race: White Gender: Female Relation to Head of House: Wife Marital Status: Married Spouse's Name: James B Kenedy Marriage Year: 1880 Years Married: 20 Father's Birthplace: Virginia Mother's Birthplace: Mississippi Mother: number of living children: 6 Mother: How many children: 8 Can Read: Yes Can Write: Yes Can Speak English: Yes ^[4]

• Billy Kenedy in the 1910 United States Federal Census

Name: Billy Kenedy [Belle Faulds] Age in 1910: 44 Birth Year: abt 1866 [abt 1867] Birthplace: Mississippi Home in 1910: Fannin, Rankin, Mississippi Race: White Relation to Head of House: Wife Marital Status: Married Spouse's Name: James B Kenedy Father's Birthplace: Mississippi Mother's Birthplace: Mississippi Native Tongue: English Occupation: Farm Laborer Industry: Home Farm Employer, Employee or Other: Wage Earner Able to Read: Yes Able to Write: Yes Years Married: 30 Number of Children Born: 10 Number of Children Living: 8 Out of Work: N Household Members: James B Kenedy Sr. Billy Kenedy John M Kenedy Mary E Kenedy Lena L Kenedy Reba V Kenedy Milton D Kenedy Sidney M Kenedy James B Kenedy Jr.

• Yes I know that for some reason HER name is not correct but it must be her as the spouse and the children are all correct as is all other information. I think a census worker was not really paying attention or something.^[5]

• Bettie Kennedy in the 1920 United States Federal Census

Name: Bettie Kennedy Age: 54 Birth Year: abt 1866 [abt 1861] Birthplace: Mississippi Home in 1920: Sharon, Madison, Mississippi Race: White Gender: Female Relation to Head of House: Wife Marital Status: Married Spouse's Name: James Kennedy Father's Birthplace: Mississippi Mother's Birthplace: Mississippi Able to Speak English: Yes Occupation: None Household Members: James Kennedy, Bettie Kennedy, Dewey Kennedy, B J Kennedy, ^[6]

• Bettie Vance in the U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007

Name: Bettie Vance Gender: Female Spouse: James B Kennedy Child: Lena Kate Broome ^[7]

1. ↑ "Mississippi Marriages, 1800-1911," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V288-X5T : 6 December 2014), J. B. Kenedy and Bettie Vance, 15 Apr 1880; citing Rankin,Mississippi; FHL microfilm 879,738.
2. ↑ Hunting For Bears, comp.. Mississippi Marriages, 1776-1935 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2004. Original data: Mississippi marriage information taken from county courthouse records. Many of these records were extracted from copies of the original records in microfilm, microfiche, or book format, located at the Family History Library.
3. ↑ Year: 1880; Census Place: Fannin, Rankin, Mississippi; Roll: 663; Family History Film: 1254663; Page: 384A; Enumeration District: 076; Image: 0389 Original data: Tenth Census of the United States, 1880. (NARA microfilm publication T9, 1,454 rolls). Records of the Bureau of the Census, Record Group 29. National Archives, Washington, D.C.
4. ↑ Year: 1900; Census Place: Pisgah, Rankin, Mississippi; Roll: 826; Page: 4B; Enumeration District: 0080; FHL microfilm: 1240826 Ancestry.com. 1900 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2004. Original data: United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Twelfth Census of the United States, 1900. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1900. T623, 1854 rolls.
5. ↑ Year: 1910; Census Place: Fannin, Rankin, Mississippi; Roll: T624_758; Page: 13A; Enumeration District: 0047; FHL microfilm: 1374771Ancestry.com. 1910 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2006. Original data: Thirteenth Census of the United States, 1910 (NARA microfilm publication T624, 1,178 rolls). Records of the Bureau of the Census, Record Group 29. National Archives, Washington, D.C. For details on the contents of the film numbers, visit the following NARA web page: NARA.
6. ↑ Citation Year: 1920; Census Place: Sharon, Madison, Mississippi; Roll: T625_886; Page: 18B; Enumeration District: 49; Image: 511 Ancestry.com. 1920 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010. Images reproduced by FamilySearch. Original data: Fourteenth Census of the United States, 1920. (NARA microfilm publication T625, 2076 rolls). Records of the Bureau of the Census, Record Group 29. National Archives, Washington, D.C. For details on the contents of the film numbers, visit the following NARA web page: NARA. Note: Enumeration Districts 819-839 are on roll 323 (Chicago City).
7. ↑ Ancestry.com. U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015. Original data: Social Security Applications and Claims, 1936-2007.

Notes

As is evidenced from the two different marriage sources above, which is the actual correct date? Did they have two marriages? Its obvious she got married at 15 years old and in April 1880 in Rankin Mississippi....but was it the 8th or the 15th that she got married?