William J KennedyAge: 59 years1845–1905
- Name
- William J Kennedy
- Given names
- William J
- Surname
- Kennedy
 Birth | September 26, 1845 |
 Historical Event | Mexican-American War from 1846 to 1848 (Age 3 months)Note: The Mexican-American War was an armed conflict between the United States of America and the United Mexican States from 1846 to 1848 in the wake of the 1845 U.S. annexation of Texas, which Mexico considered part of its territory despite the 1836 Texas Revolution - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mexican%E2%80%93American_War |
| Historical Event | Influenza Epidemic between 1857 and 1859 (Age 11 years)Note: In 1857-1859, there was an extremely severe worldwide outbreak of influenza - http://www.flutrackers.com/forum/showthread.php?t=3884 |
| Historical Event | American Civil War between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 15 years)Note: In the spring of 1861, tensions between the northern and southern United States over issues including state's right versus federal authority, westward expansion and slavery exploded into the American Civil War - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Civil_War |
| Historical Event | The Alaska Purchase 1867 (Age 21 years)Note: The Alaska Purchase was the purchase of 586,412 square miles of new territory by the United States from the Russian Empire (a bargain at two cents an acre) - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alaska_Purchase |
| Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic 1867 (Age 21 years)Note: 3,093 perished from yellow fever in New Orleans - http://historyengine.richmond.edu/episodes/view/306 |
| Historical Event | Transcontinental Railroad completed 1869 (Age 23 years)Note: The First Transcontinental Railroad was a 1,907-mile contiguous railroad line constructed between 1863 and 1869 across the western United States to connect the Pacific coast with the existing Eastern U.S. rail network - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Transcontinental_Railroad |
| Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878 1878 (Age 32 years)Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever |
 Marriage | Lou Ida Sissell — View this family February 27, 1879 (Age 33 years) |
 Birth of a son#1 | Edgar Leroy Kennedy November 9, 1879 (Age 34 years) |
 Census | June 1, 1880 (Age 34 years) |
| Birth of a son #2 | Harry Addison Kennedy October 8, 1881 (Age 36 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #3 | Hellen Kennedy January 1890 (Age 44 years) |
| Birth of a son #4 | William S Kennedy June 1892 (Age 46 years) |
| Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 52 years)Note: The Spanish-American War was a conflict in 1898 between Spain and the United States, the result of American intervention in the Cuban War of Independence - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spanish%E2%80%93American_War |
| Census | June 14, 1900 (Age 54 years) |
 Death | August 28, 1905 (Age 59 years) |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Belleville Cemetery |
| Family with Lou Ida Sissell |
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William J Kennedy Birth: September 26, 1845 — Illinois, United States Death: August 28, 1905 — Republic, Kansas, United States |
| wife |
Lou Ida Sissell Birth: September 9, 1859 39 31 — Iowa, United States Death: June 14, 1945 — Republic, Kansas, United States |
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Marriage: February 27, 1879 — Republic, Kansas, United States |
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8 months son |
Edgar Leroy Kennedy Birth: November 9, 1879 34 20 — Republic, Kansas, United States Death: March 27, 1930 — Hutchinson, Reno, Kansas, United States |
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23 months son |
Harry Addison Kennedy Birth: October 8, 1881 36 22 — Cuba, Republic, Kansas, United States Death: |
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8 years daughter |
Hellen Kennedy Birth: January 1890 44 30 — Republic, Kansas, United States Death: |
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3 years son |
William S Kennedy Birth: June 1892 46 32 — Republic, Kansas, United States Death: |
No family available
| Census | 1880 United States - Census transcript - William J Kennedy - Household
Richland Twp, Republic, Kansas, United States
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| Census | 1900 United States - Census transcript - William J Kennedy - Household
Richland Twp, Republic, Kansas, United States
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