The Genealogy of the Downing Family

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William A. Kennemer1

Parents

  • William A. Kennemer was born on 18 November 1894 in Texas, United States.2,3,1
  • William was enumerated in the household of his parents on the 1900 Census in Justice Precinct #5, Wise County, Texas, United States. Enumerated in this household were:
    1. Kennemer, GW, age 39, rents farm.
    2. -----, Lee H., age 33, given birth to 8 children, 7 children living.
    3. -----, Daisy W(m?), age 15.
    4. -----, Mollie V., age 12.
    5. -----, Victor R., age 10.
    6. -----, Styles M., age 7.
    7. -----, William G., age 5.
    8. -----, Minnie B., age 3.
    9. -----, Max, age 0/12.4
  • William was enumerated in the household of his parents on the 1910 Census in Justice Precinct #3, Clay County, Texas, United States. Enumerated in this household were:
    1. Kennemer, George W., age 49, works as a farmer, rents his house.
    2. -----, Hattie L., age 43, 10 children, 9 are were still living.
    3. -----, Daisey M., age 25.
    4.-----, Roy B., age 20, attends school.
    5. -----, Stiles M., age 17, attends school.
    6. -----, William A., age 14, school.
    7. -----, Minnie B., age 12, attends school.
    8. -----, Max A., age 9, attends school is blank.5
  • He served in the military the Army as a Corporal during World War I about 1918.1
  • William was enumerated in the household of his parents on the 1920 Census in Byers, Clay County, Texas, United States. Enumerated in this household were:
    1. Kinnemer, George W., rents his farm, age 48.
    2. -----, Lee, age 53.
    3. -----, Dasie age 35, no occupation.
    4. -----, Stiles H., age 27, works as a salesman.
    5. -----, William A., age 25, works as a laborer.
    6. -----, Minnie, age 23, works as a public school teacher.6
  • He and Ruby White were married on 30 July 1932.1
  • He died on 1 May 1979, at age 84, in Wichita Falls, Wichita County, Texas, United States.1
  • He was buried on 2 May 1979 in Riverside Cemetery, Byers, Clay County, Texas, United States.1
  • Last Edited: 22 June 2019

Citations

  1. [S339] Find A Grave, digital images, accessed 5 May 2012, William A. Kennemer, 10575403.
  2. [S341] Texas, Wise County, 1900 U.S. census, Ancestry.com, Digital images, Gives born Nov 1894 in Texas (age is 5), T623, roll 1680, Justice Precinct 5, Voting Box 6, enumeration district (ED) 140, sheet 2B, dwelling 35, family 35, GW Kennemer household, accessed 8 Oct 2004
  3. [S343] Texas, Clay County, 1920 U.S. census, Ancestry.com, Digital images, Gives age as 25 and born in Texas., T625, roll 1784, Byers (Justice Precinct 2), enumeration district (ED) 18, sheet 7a, p. 144, dwelling 121, family 130, George W. Kinnemer, accessed 23 Jun 2004
  4. [S341] Texas, Wise County, 1900 U.S. census, Ancestry.com, Digital images, T623, roll 1680, Justice Precinct 5, Voting Box 6, enumeration district (ED) 140, sheet 2B, dwelling 35, family 35, GW Kennemer household, accessed 8 Oct 2004
  5. [S346] Texas, Clay County, 1910 U.S. census, Ancestry.com, Digital images, 1. Kennemer, George W., age 49, first marriage, married 26 years, he and his parents were born in Alabama, works as a farmer on his own account, speaks English, is able to read and write, rents his house, farm schedule #53.
    2. -----, Hattie L., age 43, first marriage, married 26 years, given birth to 10 children, 9 are were still living, she was born in Texas, her parents were born in Georgia, speaks English, is able to read and write,
    3. -----, Daisey M., age 25, born in Texas, speaks English, is able to read and write,
    4. -----, Roy B., age 20, born in Texas, speaks English, is able to read and write, attends school.
    5. -----, Stiles M., age 17, born in Texas, is able to read and write, attends school.
    6. -----, William A., age 14, born in Texas, is able to read and write, attends school.
    7. -----, Minnie B., age 12, born in Texas, is able to read and write, attends school.
    8. -----, Max A., age 9, born in Texas, attends school is blank, T624, roll 1538, Justice Precinct #2, enumeration district (ED) 31, sheet 6B, dwelling 110, family 110, GW Kennemer household, accessed 29 Apr 2017
  6. [S343] Texas, Clay County, 1920 U.S. census, Ancestry.com, Digital images, T625, roll 1784, Byers (Justice Precinct 2), enumeration district (ED) 18, sheet 7a, p. 144, dwelling 121, family 130, George W. Kinnemer, accessed 23 Jun 2004