James Kenna, Jr.^{[1, 2]}

1840 - 1880  (40 years)

• Name	James Kenna
  	Fair hair and complexion with blue eyes and 5' 7.5" tall at age 21. This according to his Civil War muster roll card.
  Suffix	Jr.
  Nickname	Jas
  Birth	1840	New York   [3]
  Gender	Male
  Census	26 Jul 1850	Little Falls, Herkimer Co., NY   [4]
  	Age: 9
  Census	12 Jul 1860	Little Falls, Herkimer Co., NY   [5]
  	Age: 20
  Military Enlistment	25 Dec 1861	Little Falls, Herkimer Co., NY   [6]
  	Age: 21
  Military Service	18 Feb 1862	Boonville, NY   [6, 7]
  	Company I, 97th Regiment of NY Volunteers - Corporal
  	Age: 22
  Military	06 Nov 1863	Bristol Station, VA   [6]
  	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.
  	Age: 23
  Military Discharge	14 Sep 1864	Philadelphia, PA   [6]
  	Civil War, Union; Disabled
  	Age: 24
  Census	7 Jun 1870	Little Falls, Herkimer Co., NY   [8]
  	Age: 30
  Census	1875	Little Falls, Herkimer Co., NY   [9]
  	Age: 36
  Census	4 Jun 1880	Little Falls, Herkimer Co., NY   [10]
  	Age: 40
  Employment	Little Falls, Herkimer Co., NY   [11]
  	Caretaker for Catholic cemetery
  Death	11 Oct 1880	Little Falls, Herkimer Co., NY   [12, 13]
  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>http://www.rootsweb.com/~nyherkim/regiments/civros97b.html
  Person ID	I48	Default
  Last Modified	26 Nov 2011

  
  

  Father	James Kenna, Sr.,   b. 1809, Ballingarry, Limerick County, Ireland d. 22 Mar 1886, Little Falls, Herkimer Co., NY (Age 77 years)
  Mother	Honora L. Rorke,   b. Abt 1820, Ireland d. 4 Nov 1881, Little Falls, Herkimer Co., NY (Age 61 years)
  Family ID	F115	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Anna C. Fralick,   b. 1846, New York d. 10 Apr 1899, Chicago, Cook, IL (Age 53 years)
  Marriage	30 Aug 1866	Little Falls, Herkimer Co., NY   [14]
  	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)?
  Children	+ 1. William James Kenna,   b. 16 Apr 1867, Little Falls, Herkimer Co., NY d. 17 Aug 1941, Tacoma, WA (Age 74 years)   2. Jennie Kenna,   b. 26 Dec 1868, Little Falls, Herkimer Co., NY d. 30 Jul 1876, Little Falls, Herkimer Co., NY (Age 7 years)
  Last Modified	11 Oct 2006
  Family ID	F12	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Documents » Slide Show		Civil War Muster Roll - James Kenna b. 1840
  		1875 NY State Census Herkimer Little Falls Includes the families of James Kenna Sr (1809-1886) and James Kenna Jr (1840-1880) living next to each other. There are few names that could not be confirmed: Ida A Kenna (F, age 5). The family of John Cantlin seems to live next door and is from Ireland and the name shows up on other documents.
  		1865 NY State Census Little Falls NY

  
  

  Headstones » Slide Show		James Kenna, Jr. Photo and the notes on it from Winifred Kenna, Grand Daughter of James Kenna. Unknown date for the photo. Inscription appears to read: "SERG. CO. I 97 REG. N.Y. V"
  		James Kenna, Jr. Inscription says: James Kenna Jr., SERG CO. I, 97th REG, N.Y. V., 1840 - 1880. Located at latitude N43°02.751', longitude W74°52.003'. The grave is located next to a fence and large tree along the Church St. side of the cemetery. Click here for the google map location.
  		Kenna Plot - Cemetery Map This is a shot of a map of the Little Falls Church St. cemetery as used by the caretaker. The red box indicates the location for the "Kenna Plot", which was owned by Anna C. (Fralick) Kenna.

  
  

• Sources

  [S8] 1880 US Census - James and Anna Kenna (Reliability: 4). [S88] Civil War Pension File - Mary Kenna, (NARA). Witness to the names and ages of the children of Mary and William Kenna Sr.; Also states he is a cousin to them. [S42] 1880 US Census - Little Falls NY (James & Anna Kenna), (www.ancestry.com), 4 Jun 1880, 1 (Reliability: 4). [S75] 1850 US Census - Little Falls NY (James Kenna). [S69] 1860 US Census - Little Falls NY (James and Hannah Kanoy). [S68] Civil War Pension File - James & Anna Kenna, (NARA). [S4] George A. Hardin and Frank H. Willard, Roll of the NY 97th Vol. Inf., (D. Mason and Co., 1893). [S60] 1870 US Census - Little Falls NY (James and Ann Kanna), (www.ancestry.com) (Reliability: 1). [S14] 1875 NY State Census - Kenna. [S42] 1880 US Census - Little Falls NY (James & Anna Kenna), (www.ancestry.com). [S88] Civil War Pension File - Mary Kenna, (NARA). [S26] Obituary for James Kenna Jr., (Herkimer Daily - 20 Oct 1880), 20 Oct 1880, 1 (Reliability: 2). [S68] Civil War Pension File - James & Anna Kenna, (NARA). Widow's pension application form [S65] Marriage License - James Kenna and Anna Fralick (Reliability: 1).