Roswell Edward Kenna, Sr.

1891 - 1974  (82 years)

• Name	Roswell Edward Kenna
  Suffix	Sr.
  Birth	6 Jul 1891	Brooklyn, NY
  Gender	Male
  Census	16 Feb 1892	Jamaica, NY   [1]
  	Age: 1
  Census	11 Jun 1900	Chicago, IL   [2]
  Military Enlistment	21 Nov 1910	Jefferson Barracks, MO
  	Age: 19
  Military Service	15 Oct 1913	Philippine Islands
  	Served here from 4 Mar 1910 to 15 Oct 1913
  Military Discharge	24 Nov 1913	Fort McDowell, CA
  	Private in the Army Hospital Corps Occupation: Sailor Reason: Term of service expired
  	Age: 22
  Military Enlistment	27 Nov 1913	San Francisco, CA
  	Age: 22
  Military Discharge	16 Aug 1919	Camp Zackary Taylor, KY
  	1st Lieutenant, Infantry
  	Age: 28
  Census	6 Jan 1920	Indianapolis, IN   [3]
  Divorce Decree	30 Sep 1925	Tampa, FL
  	Divorce of 1st wife, Core E. Kenna
  Census	11 Apr 1930	Tampa, FL   [4]
  	Age: 38
  Death	2 Mar 1974	Tampa, FL   [5]
  Burial	Myrtle Hill Memorial Park, Tampa, FL
  Notes	SSDI Entry SSN: 267-22-4074 Residence: 33604 (Tampa, Hillsborough, FL) Born: 06 Jul 1891 Last Benefit: N/A Died: Mar 1974 Issued: Florida
  Person ID	I17	Default
  Last Modified	17 Aug 2014

  
  

  Father	William James Kenna,   b. 16 Apr 1867, Little Falls, Herkimer Co., NY d. 17 Aug 1941, Tacoma, WA (Age 74 years)
  Mother	Emily Geiger,   b. Feb 1869, New York, NY
  Marriage	19 Jul 1889	New York, NY   [6, 7, 8]
  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.
  Family ID	F10	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Cora Emma Mefford,   b. 7 Oct 1891, Indiana d. 20 Jun 1979, Los Angeles, CA (Age 87 years)
  Marriage	25 Dec 1917	Marion Co., IN
  Divorce Decree	30 Sep 1925	Tampa, FL
  Notes	Title: Index to Marriage Record 1916 - 1920 Inclusive Volume 15 Pt. 2 Letters H to O Inclusive Record Location: Marion County, Indiana Original Record Located: County Clerk's Office Indianapolis W. P. A Compiled by Indiana Works Projects Administration 1939 Spouse 1: Roswell E Kenna Spouse 2: Cora E Mefford Marriage Date: 25 Dec 1917 County: Marion Book: 95 Original Source Page: 519 Birth Date: 06 Jul 1889
  Children	1. Carolyn Elizabeth Kenna,   b. 12 Feb 1919, Indiana d. 22 Oct 1999, Anaheim, Orange, CA (Age 80 years)   2. Jack Albert Kenna,   b. 20 Jan 1920, Indianapolis, Marion Co., Indiana d. 11 Dec 1993, Bakersfield, Kern, CA (Age 73 years)
  Last Modified	21 Feb 2005
  Family ID	F11	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	Olive Jane Graves,   b. 28 Nov 1899, Montgomery Creek, Shasta County, CA d. 30 Nov 1990, Tampa, FL (Age 91 years)  [4]
  Marriage	30 Apr 1926	Manhatten, NY
  Children	+ 1. Roswell Edward Kenna, Jr.,   b. 12 Feb 1927, Tampa, FL d. 1 Aug 2003, Sun City Center, FL (Age 76 years)
  Last Modified	9 May 2006
  Family ID	F5	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Photos » Slide Show		Roswell E. Kenna Sr. ca. 1913; WW I uniform
  		Roswell E. Kenna Sr. (unknown date)
  		Roswell Kenna Sr. and Army Buddies L to R: Cpl. Trendler Serg. Allison Serg. Stevens Roswell Kenna Sr.
  		Roswell E. Kenna Sr. in WWI Uniform
  		William and Emily Kenna Kids

  
  

  Documents » Slide Show		R E Kenna 2nd Lieutenant of Infantry Commission
  		R E Kenna Military Record Filed with Tampa, FL police department. Served as enlisted personnel from 10 Nov 1910 to 5 Jun 1918, when he was discharged as a 1st Sergeant Company F, 10th US Infantry to accept a commission as an officer.
  		R E Kenna Birth Statement Notarized statement by William J. Kenna (b. 16 Apr 1867, Little Falls, NY), father of Roswell E. Kenna, that Roswell was born at Brooklyn, NY 6 Jul 1891.
  		1892 NY State Census Queens County, Jamaica NY - William Kenna See page 9, second column, upper right. William Kenna, Emily Kenna, A. C. Kenna, Robert Kenna, Roswell Kenna.

  
  

  Headstones

  Kenna Roswell Edward, Sr.

  
  

  Histories

  Graves Family Article 3 NOV 1990 - Newspaper story about the Graves moving to Florida

  
  

• Sources

  [S148] 1892 NY State Census. [S38] 1900 US Census - Chicago, IL (Kenna), (www.ancestry.com), 11 Jun 1900. [S54] 1920 US Census Indianapolis, IN - Roswell and Cora Kenna, (www.ancestry.com), 6 Jan 1920. [S85] 1930 US Census - Roswell and Olive Kenna Family. [S32] Florida Death Index 1970-79 (Reliability: 1). Certificate: 19019 [S38] 1900 US Census - Chicago, IL (Kenna), (www.ancestry.com), Jun 11 1900, 1 (Reliability: 2). Census record shows married for 11 years on June 11, 1900. [S58] Marriage Record - William J. Kenna and Emily Geiger, (www.ancestry.com) (Reliability: 1). [S61] New York City, Marriage License - William J Kenna and Emily Geiger.