Thomas Kenney1846–
- Name
- Thomas Kenney
- Given names
- Thomas
- Surname
- Kenney
 Birth | about 1846 |
 Historical Event | Mexican-American War from 1846 to 1848Note: 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 |
 Marriage | Sophia Howard — View this family August 15, 1864 (Age 18 years) |
 Birth of a daughter#1 | Helena Kenney October 15, 1864 (Age 18 years) |
| 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 |
| Birth of a daughter #2 | Eleanor Kenney October 15, 1866 (Age 20 years) |
| 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 |
| Birth of a daughter #3 | Elizabeth Jane Kenney April 2, 1868 (Age 22 years) |
| 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 |
| Birth of a daughter #4 | Infant Kenney about 1870 (Age 24 years) |
| Death of a daughter | Infant Kenney between 1872 and 1880 (Age 26 years) |
| 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 of a child | Forest Hood — Elizabeth Jane Kenney — View this family about 1886 (Age 40 years) Note: 1900 Census shows that Forrest and Elizabeth had been married for 14 years. |
| Marriage of a child | Thomas Cartwright Crawford — Eleanor Kenney — View this family April 30, 1890 (Age 44 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 |
| Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 70 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 71 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 72 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/ |
| Death of a wife | Sophia Howard July 27, 1924 (Age 78 years) |
| Historical Event | The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 83 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 of a daughter | Elizabeth Jane Kenney February 6, 1936 (Age 90 years) |
| Death of a daughter | Eleanor Kenney October 11, 1941 (Age 95 years) |
| Historical Event | World War II between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 95 years)Note: The United States enters World War II after the attack at Pearl Harbor, a global war that involved the vast majority of the world's nations and including all of the great powers - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_II |
| Historical Event | Korean War between 1950 and 1953 (Age 104 years)Note: The Korean War was a war between the Republic of Korea (South Korea), supported by the United Nations, and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (North Korea), at one time supported by the People's Republic of China and the Soviet Union - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Korean_War |
| Historical Event | Vietnam War between 1946 and 1975 (Age 100 years)Note: The Vietnam War was a long, costly armed conflict that pitted the communist regime of North Vietnam and its southern allies, known as the Viet Cong, against South Vietnam and its principal ally, the United States. The divisive war, increasingly unpopular at home, ended with the withdrawal of U.S. forces in 1973 and the unification of Vietnam under Communist control two years later. More than 3 million people, including 58,000 Americans, were killed in the conflict. - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vietnam_War |
 Death | unknown |
| Family with Sophia Howard |
| himself |
Thomas Kenney Birth: about 1846 — Ireland Death: |
| wife |
Sophia Howard Birth: December 24, 1848 — Glasgow, Glasgow City, Scotland, United Kingdom Death: July 27, 1924 — Los Angeles, California, United States |
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Marriage: August 15, 1864 — Sunderland, Durham, England, United Kingdom |
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2 months daughter |
Helena Kenney Birth: October 15, 1864 18 15 — Sunderland, Durham, England, United Kingdom Death: |
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2 years daughter |
Eleanor Kenney Birth: October 15, 1866 20 17 — England, United Kingdom Death: October 11, 1941 — Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States |
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18 months daughter |
Elizabeth Jane Kenney Birth: April 2, 1868 22 19 — England, United Kingdom Death: February 6, 1936 — Los Angeles, California, United States |
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3 years daughter |
Infant Kenney Birth: about 1870 24 21 — England, United Kingdom Death: between 1872 and 1880 |
| Abraham S Clark + Sophia Howard |
| wife’s husband |
Abraham S Clark Birth: about 1846 41 38 — Indiana, United States Death: July 10, 1908 — Los Angeles, California, United States |
| wife |
Sophia Howard Birth: December 24, 1848 — Glasgow, Glasgow City, Scotland, United Kingdom Death: July 27, 1924 — Los Angeles, California, United States |
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Marriage: about 1878 — Utah, United States |
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19 months step-daughter |
Margaret Cora “Ida” Clark Birth: August 7, 1879 33 30 — Utah, United States Death: August 29, 1957 — Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States |
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5 months step-daughter |
Euphemia Sophie “Effie” Clark Birth: 1879 33 30 — Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States Death: January 23, 1937 — Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States |
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1 year step-son |
James Young Clark Birth: 1879 33 30 — Utah, United States Death: September 15, 1942 — Los Angeles, California, United States |
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3 years step-son |
Albert J Clark Birth: 1881 35 32 — Utah, United States Death: August 23, 1899 — Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States |
| James Veitch + Sophia Howard |
| wife’s husband |
James Veitch Birth: 1846 — Ohio, United States Death: May 15, 1913 — Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States |
| wife |
Sophia Howard Birth: December 24, 1848 — Glasgow, Glasgow City, Scotland, United Kingdom Death: July 27, 1924 — Los Angeles, California, United States |
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Marriage: between 1910 and 1913 — |