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William John KENNEDY
(1890 –1966)

 

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1. Vesta Alma PARKER

William John KENNEDY 3 4
  • Born: 9 January 1890, Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland 1 4 5 6
  • Marriage (1): Vesta Alma PARKER on 3 July 1920 in Vancouver, Clark County, Washington, USA 1 2
  • Died: 23 November 1966, Los Angeles County, California, USA at age 76 6
  • Buried: 9 April 1968, Redondo Beach, Los Angeles County, California, USA

bullet   Another name for William was William J. KENNEDY.1 5 6

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bullet  Burial Notes

Green Hills Memorial Park, Bay View Terrace 2163

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bullet  Recorded Events in His Life

  • Parents: William Kennedy and Sarah Steele.
  • He immigrated in 1909. 5
  • He was described as tall, medium build, with brown eyes and brown hair (not bald) on 24 May 1917 in San Francisco, San Francisco County, California, USA. 4
  • He resided at 458 Willow in San Francisco, San Francisco County, California, USA on 24 May 1917. 4
  • He worked as an electrician on 24 May 1917 in San Francisco, San Francisco County, California, USA. 4
  • He worked as a battery man in a battery shop on 5 January 1920 in Vancouver, Clark County, Washington, USA. 5

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  • He appeared on the 1920 US Federal Census on 5 January 1920 in Vancouver, Clark County, Washington, USA. 5

Vesta White       30     Head
Carroll H White       10     Son
Leo I White       7     Son
Andrew Anderson       34     Lodger
William J Kennedy       30     Lodger

  • He worked as a battery man for a garage on 7 April 1930 in Vancouver, Clark County, Washington, USA. 1

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  • He appeared on the 1930 US Federal Census on 7 April 1930 in Vancouver, Clark County, Washington, USA. 1

726 Harney Street, Vancouver, Clark County, Washington, USA (dwelling number 94; family number 121):

William J Kennedy       40     Head
Vesta A Kennedy       40     Wife
Donald W Kennedy       7     Son
Babara J Kennedy       5     Daughter
Leo I White       18     Stepson


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  • Gallery: William and Vesta Kennedy family, about 1932, in Vancouver, Clark County, Washington, USA.
  • He had a residence in 1935 in Vancouver, Clark County, Washington, USA.
  • He worked as an oiler for papermills on 15 April 1940 in Vancouver, Clark County, Washington, USA.
  • He appeared on the 1940 US Federal Census on 15 April 1940 in Vancouver, Clark County, Washington, USA. William J Kennedy       50
    Vesta A Kennedy       50
    Donald Kennedy       18
    Barbara Kennedy       15
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William married Vesta Alma PARKER, daughter of Daniel Woodson PARKER and Celia Caroline WRIGHT, on 3 July 1920 in Vancouver, Clark County, Washington, USA.1 2 (Vesta Alma PARKER was born on 6 September 1889 in Oregon, USA,1 5 7 8 died on 21 May 1953 in Los Angeles County, California, USA and was buried on 23 May 1953 in Redondo Beach, Los Angeles County, California, USA.)


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bullet   Sources   bullet

  1. Ancestry.com, 1930 United States Federal Census [database on-line] (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2002. Original data: Fifteenth Census of the United States, 1930. NARA microfilm publication T626, 2,667 rolls. Records of the Bureau of the Census, Record Group 29. National Archives, Washington, DC), William J. Kennedy household, 726 Harney Street, Vancouver, Clark County, Washington, USA.
  2. Marriage Certificate (digital or paper copy of official marriage record privately held by Kirsty M. Haining).
  3. Kirsty M. Haining.
  4. Ancestry.com, U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917 –1918 [database on-line] (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2005. Original data: United States, Selective Service System. World War I Selective Service System Draft Registration Cards, 1917 –1918. Washington, DC: National Archives and Records Administration. M1509, 4,582 rolls. Imaged from Family History Library microfilm.).
  5. Ancestry.com, 1920 United States Federal Census [database on-line] (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2010. Images reproduced by FamilySearch. Original data: Fourteenth Census of the United States, 1920. NARA microfilm publication T625, 2076 rolls. Records of the Bureau of the Census, Record Group 29. National Archives, Washington, DC), Vesta White household, 511 W. 9th Street, Vancouver, Clark County, Washington, USA.
  6. Ancestry.com, California, Death Index, 1940 –1997 [database on-line] (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2000. Original data: State of California. California Death Index, 1940 –1997. Sacramento, CA, USA: State of California Department of Health Services, Center for Health Statistics).
  7. Ancestry.com, 1900 United States Federal Census [database on-line] (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2004. Original data: United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Twelfth Census of the United States, 1900. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1900. T623, 1854 rolls), Daniel W. Parker household, Oak Grove Precinct, Wasco County, Oregon, USA.
  8. Ancestry.com, 1910 United States Federal Census [database on-line] (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2006. Original data: Thirteenth Census of the United States, 1910. NARA microfilm publication T624, 1,178 rolls. Records of the Bureau of the Census, Record Group 29. National Archives, Washington, DC), Arthur R. Rebmen household, Grass Valley Precinct, Sherman County, Oregon, USA.


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