Winifred Kenna

Other Events and Attributes:

• Census: 11 Jun 1900, Chicago, IL
• Living: 29 Jan 1918, New York, NY; From passport application: 215 West 23rd St
• IMMIGRATION: 28 Jan 1919, New York, NY; Returning to the US from Bordeaux, France
• Census: 17 Feb 1920, Monmouth, IL; Automobile Stenographer; : 26
• Employment: 05 Dec 1936, Tacoma, WA; Rancine's Western Institute; : 42; Address:
  305 Tacoma Building
  Tacoma, WA

Notes:

SSDI Entry
SSN: 532-09-8133
Residence: 98405 (Tacoma, Pierce, WA)
Born: 29 Jul 1894
Last Benefit: N/A
Died: Apr 1964
Issued: Washington

Winifred married Russel T. Richmond on 18 Sep 1920 in San Jose, CA, and was divorced on 8 Aug 2918. Russel was born on 7 Oct 1897 in San Jose. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Rhea Richmond died on 3 Sep 1944 in KIA.

Winifred married Harry J. McBride on 7 Jun 1938. Harry died in in Tacoma. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Census: 7 Jun 1870, Little Falls, Herkimer Co., NY; : 3
• Census: 04 Jun 1880, Little Falls, Herkimer Co., NY; : 13
• Residence: 1890, 263 W. 25th, New York, NY; Home
• Census: 16 Feb 1892, Jamaica, NY; : 25
• Employment: Bef. 1894, New York, NY; Private secretary to John Brisben Walker, editor and owner of the Cosmopolitan Magazine
• Employment: Bef. 1894, New York, NY; Stenographer for New York Herald and Sun
• Employment: Bef. 1894, New York, NY; Stenographer with the banking house of Spencer Trask & Co
• Move: 1894, Chicago, IL; Employed by Griffin Car Wheel Co.
• Census: Jun 11 1900, Chicago, IL; 1900 US Census record
• Census: 17 Feb 1920, Monmouth, IL; Automobile Dealer; : 51
• Living: Apr 1930, Santa Cruz, CA
• Census: 18 Apr 1930, Santa Cruz, CA; Residence at time of census
• Census: 1940, Tacoma, WA; : 72
• Residence: 26 Jul 1940, Tacoma, WA; 719 North Third St

Notes:

Letters by his son Roswell and the Washington State Death Index database backup his date and place of death.

Christened:
Father F. Francis and Paster A. P. Ludden. Sponsored by ? Kenna and Margaret Kenna.

William married Emily Geiger on 19 Jul 1889 in New York, NY. Emily (daughter of Christian Geiger and Antoinette Zeiser) was born in Feb 1869 in New York, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Census: 1870, New York, NY; : 1
• Census: 16 Feb 1892, Jamaica, NY; : 23
• Census: Jun 11 1900, Chicago, IL; 1900 US Census record
• Census: 21 Apr 1910, Kane Co., IL; Elgin City

Notes:

INDIVIDUAL_NOTE
Could be spelled Emilie
She may be listed in the Little Falls May 1917 Phone Book here:
Kenna Mrs E, r, 560 E John Lttl Fls 614-W
http://www.rootsweb.com/~nymontgo/gift/littlefalls2.html

Notes:

From Susan B.: Emily accused William of "associating with lewd women." Emily filed for divorce on 26 September 1907 for adultery discovered in 1906. But the big mystery is that the divorce case was dismissed before the day of the final decree. Cook County archives cannot find any continuation but they say it may be misfiled.

Other Events and Attributes:

• Employment: Little Falls, Herkimer Co., NY; Caretaker for Catholic cemetery
• Census: 26 Jul 1850, Little Falls, Herkimer Co., NY; : 9
• Census: 12 Jul 1860, Little Falls, Herkimer Co., NY; : 20
• Military Enlistment: 25 Dec 1861, Little Falls, Herkimer Co., NY; : 21
• Military Service: 18 Feb 1862, Boonville, NY; Company I, 97th Regiment of NY Volunteers - Corporal; : 22
• Military: 06 Nov 1863, Bristol Station, VA; Injured from a strike to the head with a musket by a Henry A. Cramer from company 'D', 97th regiment after James Kenna reproved him for leaving his post.; : 23
• Military Discharge: 14 Sep 1864, Philadelphia, PA; Civil War, Union; Disabled; : 24
• Census: 7 Jun 1870, Little Falls, Herkimer Co., NY; : 30
• Census: 1875, Little Falls, Herkimer Co., NY; : 36
• Census: 4 Jun 1880, Little Falls, Herkimer Co., NY; : 40

Notes:

BIOGRAPHY
A Corporal James Kenna is listed for Company I of the 97th NY
Volunteer Infantry, 1864
http://www.rootsweb.com/~nyherkim/regiments/civros97b.html


Name:
Fair hair and complexion with blue eyes and 5' 7.5" tall at age 21. This according to his Civil War muster roll card.

James married Anna C. Fralick on 30 Aug 1866 in Little Falls, Herkimer Co., NY. Anna (daughter of William Fralick and Annis Murray) was born in 1846 in New York; died on 10 Apr 1899 in Chicago, Cook, IL; was buried in Little Falls, Herkimer Co., NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Census: 21 Aug 1850, Manheim, Herkimer Co., NY; : 5
• Census: 11 Jul 1860, Little Falls, Herkimer Co., NY; Shows her first name as Ann; : 14
• Census: 7 Jun 1870, Little Falls, Herkimer Co., NY; : 25
• Residence: 1890, New York, NY; Kenna Anna C. wid. James, h 263 W. 25th
• Census: 16 Feb 1892, Jamaica, NY; : 45

Notes:

Possible friends, neighbors or relatives of Anna are: Caroline Murray and Anna Horracks. They both signed her widow's claim for pension form as witnesses on 15 DEC 1880.

Family friends?: Henry Clay Hall (known since 1872) and William H. Abbott testified that Anna had not remarried after the death of James.

Died:
Death Certificate: 00010144
https://apps.ilsos.gov//isavital/deathsrch.jsp

Notes:

Married:
The person signing the marriage certificate (S. B. Gregory) signed it the day after they were married. Does this mean they were married in a church or by a paster on 30 AUG 1866 (Thursday) and the certificate was completed with the local authorities the next day (Friday)?

Other Events and Attributes:

• Census: 1870, New York, NY; Upholsterer from Calw, Germany; : 29
• Naturalization: 17 Oct 1876, New York, NY; Address:
  462 9th Avenue
  New York, NY

Christian married Antoinette Zeiser. Antoinette (daughter of Anton Zeiser and Rosina Sayer) was born on 14 Jan 1843 in Neukirch, OA Rottweil, Wurttemberg, Germany; died in 1919 in Chicago Home for the Aged, Chicago, IL; was buried on 23 Sep 1919 in Mt. Olivet cemetery. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• IMMIGRATION: 27 Dec 1867, New York; 1900 US Census record; Traveling with Joseph Geiger.
• Living: 1890, New York, NY; Phone Book Listing
• Census: Jun 11 1900, Chicago, IL; 1900 US Census shows her living (widowed) in Chicago, IL with daughter and son-in-law

Notes:

Notes from Susan B.: Antonia appears as Emily Gager in the 1880 Census at 462 9th Avenue in Manhattan. The corresponding New York City Directory entries with this same address confirm this is Antonia. She is described as a 30 year old widow from Baden, working as housekeeper for Jacob Conrad and family.
Antonia was actually 37, but it is likely another person in the building gave the information. Jacob does not work because he has a broken back. His two daughters work in a silk factory. Three other families live in the building. One man owns a bakery and also has a servant, there is a painter and family and a Peter Arnold and family who is an upholsterer. Perhaps Antonia obtained this position from a business associate of her late husband. This building was located near the corner of 9th Avenue and 36th Street, near today's Lincoln Tunnel. However Antonia's children William and Emily are not mentioned as living at this address. At age 11 and 10 - did they go to stay with Geiger relatives? The New York city directory 1880 to
1882 lists "Geiger, Antonia, wid. Christian" at this address.

Birth:
Source: Neukirch OA Rottweil Kirchenbuch 1808-1915, LDS Film# 1043917

Died:
Source: Death certificate

Buried:
Link to Cemetery

Other Events and Attributes:

• IMMIGRATION: 1834, Troy, NY; Migrated from the city of Limerick, Ireland to Troy, NY.; : 25
• Naturalization: 5 Nov 1836, Little Falls, Herkimer Co., NY; Filing of intention for citizenship
• Land: 12 Oct 1839, Little Falls, Herkimer Co., NY; James and William Kenna buy the north half of lot #4 on fourth street for $250 from Christian and Catherine Lhaus (?). The 1809 Beekman map is the reference.
• Land: 1840, Little Falls, Herkimer Co., NY; First Grantee Deeds for James & William Kenna
• Naturalization: 7 Oct 1840, Little Falls, Herkimer Co., NY; : 31
• Census: 26 Jul 1850, Little Falls, Herkimer Co., NY; : 34
• Census: 12 Jul 1860, Little Falls, Herkimer Co., NY; : 50
• Census: 7 Jun 1870, Little Falls, Herkimer Co., NY; : 60
• Census: 1875, Little Falls, Herkimer Co., NY; : 65
• Land: 1875, Little Falls, Herkimer Co., NY; Owner of large section of property.
• Census: 19 Jun 1880, Little Falls, Herkimer Co., NY; : 69

James married Honora L. Rorke. Honora was born about 1820 in Ireland; died on 4 Nov 1881 in Little Falls, Herkimer Co., NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Census: 26 Jul 1850, Little Falls, Herkimer Co., NY; : 30
• Census: 12 Jul 1860, Little Falls, Herkimer Co., NY; : 43
• Census: 7 Jun 1870, Little Falls, Herkimer Co., NY; 50
• Census: 19 Jun 1880, Little Falls, Herkimer Co., NY; : 60

Notes:

Name:
Could be Rourke, O'Rourke or O'Rorke

Other Events and Attributes:

• Census: 21 Aug 1850, Manheim, Herkimer Co., NY; : 32
• Census: 11 Jul 1860, Little Falls, Herkimer Co., NY; : 40
• Military: 3 Jan 1864, Culpeper, VA; Enrolled for 3 yrs. in Company I, 97th Regiment of the NY Infantry volunteers - Sergeant

Notes:

Died:
Was a prisoner of (Civil) war and died in a 'rebel prison' of 'disease' or 'privation'. The official army death date is 31 DEC 1864, but on her pension application his widow states it as 17 JAN 1865.

Buried:
North Carolina, Find A Grave Index, 1716-2012
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=FRA&GSpartial=1&GSbyrel=all&GSst=29&GScntry=4&GSsr=881&GRid=88184585&

Plot: "Unknown" Burial Trench

William married Annis Murray on 3 Dec 1844 in Utica, Oneida Co., NY. Annis (daughter of Thomas Murray and Ann Hill) was born in 1810 in England; died on 21 Aug 1881 in Little Falls, Herkimer Co., NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Census: 21 Aug 1850, Manheim, Herkimer Co., NY; : 35
• Census: 11 Jul 1860, Little Falls, Herkimer Co., NY; : 43
• Census: 7 Jun 1870, Little Falls, Herkimer Co., NY; : 60
• Census: 4 Jun 1880, Little Falls, Herkimer Co., NY

Notes:

Westminster Presbyterian Church
714 Washington Street
732-6518

Rev. J. H. McIlvaine (http://www.rootsweb.com/~nymadiso/opc-hist.htm)

Anton married Rosina Sayer. Rosina was born on 30 Aug 1815 in Grunmettstetten, Württemberg, Germany. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]