2. | William James Kenna (1.James1) was born on 16 Apr 1867 in Little Falls, Herkimer Co., NY; was christened on 15 Sep 1867 in St. Marys Church, Little Falls, NY; died on 17 Aug 1941 in Tacoma, WA. 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]
Children:
- 4. Robert Jack Kenna
was born on 31 May 1890 in Brooklyn, NY; died on 8 Jun 1960; was buried in Rosedale Memorial Park, Grand Rapids Michigan.
- 5. Roswell Edward Kenna, Sr.
was born on 6 Jul 1891 in Brooklyn, NY; died on 2 Mar 1974 in Tampa, FL; was buried in Myrtle Hill Memorial Park, Tampa, FL.
- 6. Winifred Kenna
was born on 29 Jul 1894 in Sunbury, PA; died in Apr 1964 in Tacoma, WA.
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William married Dorothea C. E. Kirschke on 18 Feb 2913 in Grand Island, Hall County, Nebraska. Dorothea (daughter of Otto Kirschke and Sarah Bischeld Cook) was born on 26 Mar 1882 in Indiana; died on 01 May 1978 in Olympia, Thurston, WA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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