James Thomas KennerAge: 69 years1865–1934
- Name
- James Thomas Kenner
- Given names
- James Thomas
- Surname
- Kenner
 Birth | February 28, 1865 50 50 |
 Historical Event | American Civil War between April 1861 and May 1865Note: 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 22 months)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 22 months)Note: 3,093 perished from yellow fever in New Orleans - http://historyengine.richmond.edu/episodes/view/306 |
| Historical Event | Transcontinental Railroad completed 1869 (Age 3 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 12 years)Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever |
 Census | June 1, 1880 (Age 15 years) |
 Religious marriage | Mary Nancy “Mollie” Shemwell — View this family November 13, 1892 (Age 27 years) |
 Birth of a son#1 | Zeb Kenner June 28, 1893 (Age 28 years) |
| Birth of a son #2 | Robert B Kenner September 11, 1897 (Age 32 years) |
| Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 33 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 19, 1900 (Age 35 years) |
| Death of a brother | David Smith Kenner August 17, 1900 (Age 35 years) |
| Birth of a son #3 | Claude Kenner May 20, 1902 (Age 37 years) |
| Census | April 30, 1910 (Age 45 years) |
| Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 50 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 51 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 52 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 27, 1920 (Age 54 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #1 | Thelma Lucille Kenner December 17, 1924 (Age 59 years) |
| Historical Event | The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 64 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 |
| Census | April 10, 1930 (Age 65 years) |
| Death of a brother | Andrew Jackson Kenner June 1, 1930 (Age 65 years) |
| Marriage of a child | Zeb Kenner — Ruby Norine Wolff — View this family August 26, 1933 (Age 68 years) |
 Death | April 22, 1934 (Age 69 years) |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Gant Cemetery |
| Family with parents |
| father |
Joseph Kenner Birth: about 1815 — Kentucky, United States Death: |
| mother |
Ellen M Tabb Birth: about 1815 — Virginia, United States Death: |
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Marriage: — |
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| elder brother |
David Smith Kenner Birth: August 9, 1849 34 34 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: August 17, 1900 — Todd, Kentucky, United States |
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5 years elder sister |
Susan A Kenner Birth: March 25, 1854 39 39 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: |
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5 years elder brother |
Andrew Jackson Kenner Birth: May 13, 1859 44 44 Death: June 1, 1930 — Sharon Grove, Todd, Kentucky, United States |
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6 years himself |
James Thomas Kenner Birth: February 28, 1865 50 50 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: April 22, 1934 — Todd, Kentucky, United States |
| brother |
Napoleon B Kenner Death: |
| sister |
Mary E Kenner Death: |
| sister |
Sarah F Kenner Death: |
| Family with Mary Nancy “Mollie” Shemwell |
| himself |
James Thomas Kenner Birth: February 28, 1865 50 50 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: April 22, 1934 — Todd, Kentucky, United States |
| wife |
Mary Nancy “Mollie” Shemwell Birth: October 26, 1865 29 26 — Pettis, Missouri, United States Death: November 6, 1935 |
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Marriage: November 13, 1892 — Todd, Kentucky, United States |
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7 months son |
Zeb Kenner Birth: June 28, 1893 28 27 — Sharon Grove, Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: December 7, 1979 — Hopkinsville, Christian, Kentucky, United States |
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4 years son |
Robert B Kenner Birth: September 11, 1897 32 31 — Claymour, Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: June 23, 1960 — Hopkinsville, Christian, Kentucky, United States |
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5 years son |
Claude Kenner Birth: May 20, 1902 37 36 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: January 3, 1971 |
| … … + Mary Nancy “Mollie” Shemwell |
| wife |
Mary Nancy “Mollie” Shemwell Birth: October 26, 1865 29 26 — Pettis, Missouri, United States Death: November 6, 1935 |
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Marriage: — |
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| step-son |
Clair Shemwell Birth: January 14, 1885 19 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: June 23, 1911 — Todd, Kentucky, United States |
James Thomas Kenner has 0 first cousins recorded
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| Census | 1880 United States - Census transcript - Joseph Kenner - Household
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| Census | 1900 United States - Census transcript - James Thomas Kenner - Household
Sharon Grove, Todd, KY
Mary says 3 children only 2 are listed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Census | 1910 United States - Census transcript - James Thomas Kenner - Household
Sharon Grove, Todd, KY
She has 4 living children only 3 listed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Census | 1920 United States - Census transcript - James Thomas Kenner - Household
Sharon, Todd, Kentucky
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| Census | 1930 United States - Census transcript - James Thomas Kenner - Household
Coal Bank Road Sharon, Todd, Kentucky
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