The Shemwell Family

Edgar Leroy KennedyAge: 50 years18791930

Name
Edgar Leroy Kennedy
Given names
Edgar Leroy
Surname
Kennedy
Birth November 9, 1879 34 20
Census June 1, 1880 (Age 6 months)
Birth of a brotherHarry Addison Kennedy
October 8, 1881 (Age 22 months)
Birth of a sisterHellen Kennedy
January 1890 (Age 10 years)
Birth of a brotherWilliam S Kennedy
June 1892 (Age 12 years)
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 18 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 20 years)
Death of a fatherWilliam J Kennedy
August 28, 1905 (Age 25 years)
MarriageCora SanfordView this family
November 1, 1908 (Age 28 years)
Census April 20, 1910 (Age 30 years)
Birth of a daughter
#1
Maxine Elizabeth Kennedy
May 29, 1910 (Age 30 years)
Birth of a daughter
#2
Marvel Louise Kennedy
June 24, 1912 (Age 32 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 36 years)

Note: Over 7,000 deaths and 27,363 cases reported in America's worst polio (infantile paralysis) epidemic - http://goo.gl/ZBEQA1
Historical Event
World War I
between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 37 years)

Note: The United States enters 'The Great War' where more than nine million combatants were killed- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_I
Historical Event
Spanish Influenza Epidemic
1918 (Age 38 years)

Note: Spanish Influenza killed over 500,000 people in the United States, and somewhere between 20 and 40 million in what has been cited as the most devastating epidemic in history - http://virus.stanford.edu/uda/
Census January 5, 1920 (Age 40 years)
Death of a maternal grandmotherEleanor “Ellen” Clauson
November 22, 1921 (Age 42 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 49 years)

Note: The Wall Street Crash sets off the Great Depression, the most severe worldwide economic depression in the 20th century - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Depression
Death March 27, 1930 (Age 50 years)
Family with parents - View this family
father
mother
Marriage: February 27, 1879Republic, Kansas, United States
8 months
himself
Edgar Leroy Kennedy
Birth: November 9, 1879 34 20Republic, Kansas, United States
Death: March 27, 1930Hutchinson, Reno, Kansas, United States
23 months
younger brother
Harry Addison Kennedy
Birth: October 8, 1881 36 22Cuba, Republic, Kansas, United States
Death:
8 years
younger sister
Hellen Kennedy
Birth: January 1890 44 30Republic, Kansas, United States
Death:
3 years
younger brother
William S Kennedy
Birth: June 1892 46 32Republic, Kansas, United States
Death:
Family with Cora Sanford - View this family
himself
Edgar Leroy Kennedy
Birth: November 9, 1879 34 20Republic, Kansas, United States
Death: March 27, 1930Hutchinson, Reno, Kansas, United States
wife
Cora Sanford
Birth: February 12, 1887Kansas, United States
Death: September 20, 1973Anaheim, Orange, California, United States
Marriage: November 1, 1908Kensington, Smith, Kansas, United States
19 months
daughter
Maxine Elizabeth Kennedy
Birth: May 29, 1910 30 23Kansas, United States
Death: November 6, 1992Ventura, California, United States
2 years
daughter
Marvel Louise Kennedy
Birth: June 24, 1912 32 25Kansas, United States
Death: October 24, 1963Topeka, Shawnee, Kansas, United States

Edgar Leroy Kennedy has 28 first cousins recorded

Census1880 United States - Census transcript - William J Kennedy - Household

Richland Twp, Republic, Kansas, United States

NameColorSexAgeMonRelationCondMYOccupationUnEmSickBlindDDIdioticInsaneDisabledSchoolReadWriteBPFBPMBP
Kennedy, William JWM34headMfarmerILTNOH
Kennedy, LouidaWF22wifeMIATNTN
Kennedy, Edgar LeroyWM6 monthssonSKSILIA
Sissell, Geo AWM16adoptedSat school

Geo A Sissell is Louida's brother

Census1900 United States - Census transcript - William J Kennedy - Household

Richland Twp, Republic, Kansas, United States

NameRelationRaceSexMonthYearAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmUSNatOccupationUnempSchoolReadWriteEngHomeMortFarm
Kennedy, William JheadWMSep184554M21ILTNOHfarmer
Kennedy, Ida LwifeWFSep185841M2144IATNIL
Kennedy, LeroysonWMNov187920SKSILIAfarm laborer
Kennedy, Harry EsonWMOct188118SKSILIAfarm laborer
Kennedy, HellendaughterWFJan189010SKSILIA
Kennedy, William SsonWMJun18928SKSILIA

Census1910 United States - Census transcript - Edgar Leroy Kennedy - Household

Kensington, Smith, Kansas, United States

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmNatLangOccupationIndEmpUnempUnempRWSchHomeMortFarmCWBlindDeaf
Kennedy, Leroy EheadMW30M1KSILIAcashierbank
Kennedy, Cora SwifeFW23M1KSIAMI

Census1920 United States - Census transcript - Edgar Leroy Kennedy - Household

Houston, Harris, Texas, United States

NameRelationHomeMortSexRaceAgeConditionImmNatNatYSchoolRWBPLangFBPFather langMBPMother langEngOccupationIndEmp
Kennedy, LeroyheadMW40MKSILIAsolicitoroil company
Kennedy, Cora SwifeFW32MKSIAMI
Kennedy, MaxinedaughterFW9SKSKSKS
Kennedy, MarveldaughterFW7SKSKSKS
Kennedy, William SbrotherMW27SKSILIAsolicitoroil company