William Hector Kennedy (1894 - 1961)

Born 27 Apr 1894 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

Ancestors

Died 2 May 1961 at age 67 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

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Biography

William was born on 27 April 1894, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, to William Kennedy and Elizabeth Johnston.^[1]

In 1900, he was living with his family at 2942 Rohrer Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. ^[2]

In 1910, he was living at 453 Cambria Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, with his family. He had attended school since 1 September 1909. He was a sweeper, in a rug mill, but had been unemployed for 26 weeks in 1909. ^[3]

He served in the 10th US Infantry during World War I.^[4]

On 2 May 1961, he died, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He died of arteriosclerotic heart disease. He was living at 3219 Emerald Street, and was not married. He was a paperhanger. On 5 May 1961, he was buried, in the Beverly National Cemetery, Beverly, Burlington County, New Jersey.^[5]

Sources

1. ↑ Social Security application index, World War 2 draft card, Find a grave (25 April 1894)
2. ↑ 1900 U.S. census, ward 33, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, enumeration district 834, page 252 recto stamped = 3 A penned, family 57; image copy, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HY-63TS-VDR : accessed 10 March 2019); citing National Archives, microfilm publication T623, roll 1474.

   2942 Rohrer, rented, house

   Wm Kennedy, white, male, born Apr 1868, 32, married 13 years, born Pennsylvania, engineer iron works, 0 months unemployed

   wife Lizzie, white, female, born Nov 1870, 29, married 13 years, 3 children 3 living

   son John W, white, male, born Feb 1889, 11, single, born Pennsylvania, at school 10 months

   son William, white, male, born Apr 1894, 6, single, born Pennsylvania

   daughter Carletta, white, female, born June 1895, 4, single, born Pennsylvania

3. ↑ 1910 U.S. census, ward 33, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, population schedule, enumeration district 786, page 119 recto stamped = 15 A penned, family 308; image copy, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33SQ-GRKX-9QYC : accessed 3 October 2019); citing National Archives, microfilm publication T624, roll 1404.

   453 Cambria Street, rented house

   head William H Kennedy, male, white, 43, married once for 22 years, born Pennsylvania, engineer for oil works, 0 weeks unemployed in 1909, veteran? [blank]

   wife Elizabeth, female, white, 39, married once for 22 years, 10 children, 5 living, born Iowa, no occupation

   son John W, male, white, 21, single, born Pennsylvania, apprentice in plumbing, 0 weeks unemployed in 1909, not in school

   son William H, male, white, 15, single, born Pennsylvania, sweeper, in rug mill, 26 weeks unemployed in 1909, in school

   daughter Carlotta, female, white, 14, single, born Pennsylvania, raveller in hosiery, in school

   son George M, male, white, 2, single, born Pennsylvania, no occupation

   son Robert J, male, white, 3/12, single, born Pennsylvania, no occupation

   boarder Isaac Thompson, male, white, 28, single, born Ireland, immigrated 1905, alien, fireman

   boarder Robert Stewart, male, white, 32, single, born Ireland, 1890, naturalized, upholsterer

4. ↑ Find a grave
5. ↑ death certificate, Find a grave

• 1910 United States census, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, ward 33, enumeration district 786, page 119 = 15 A handwritten, lines 8-16, FamilySearch
• 1920 United States census, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, ward 33, enumeration district 1120, page 130 = 7 B handwritten, lines 69-74, FamilySearch
• 1940 United States census, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, ward 19, enumeration district 343, page 3929 = 3A handwritten, household 33, FamilySearch
• Pennsylvania death certificate, William H Kennedy, 2 May 1961, file 048537-61, Ancestry
• social security application index, William Hector Kennedy, abstract on Ancestry
• World War Two draft registration card, 1942, William Hector Kennedy, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Ancestry
• Find A Grave: Memorial #112758590, William H Kennedy