James Roy McKenna

28 May 1887–12 September 1979 (Age 92)
Illinois, United States

The Life Summary of James Roy

When James Roy McKenna was born on 28 May 1887, in Illinois, United States, his father, John McKenna, was 45 and his mother, Mary Elizabeth Trulock, was 23. He married Kathryn Josephine Ryan on 22 January 1913, in Sterling, Whiteside, Illinois, United States. They were the parents of at least 6 sons and 5 daughters. He lived in Montmorency Township, Whiteside, Illinois, United States in 1940 and Portland, Whiteside, Illinois, United States in 1950. He died on 12 September 1979, in Prophetstown, Whiteside, Illinois, United States, at the age of 92, and was buried in Sterling, Whiteside, Illinois, United States.

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Family Time Line

James Roy McKenna
1887–1979
Kathryn Josephine Ryan
1893–1978
Marriage: 22 January 1913
Mary C McKenna
1914–2006
Katherine Rita McKenna
1915–2002
Margaret LaVerne McKenna
1915–1989
Eileen Marie McKenna
1918–2012
Leo Joseph McKenna SJ
1919–1995
Paul Edward Mckenna
1920–1920
Robert McKenna
1924–1997
Donald E Mckenna
1928–2011
Dorothy Chamberlain
1931–2016
Dale McKenna
1932–2007
Dean McKenna
1932–2011

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    22 January 1913Sterling, Whiteside, Illinois, United States
    • Children

    (11)

    +6 More Children

    Parents and Siblings

    Siblings

    (10)

    +5 More Children

    World Events (8)

    1890 · The Sherman Antitrust Act
    Age 3
    This Act tried to prevent the raising of prices by restricting trade. The purpose of the Act was to preserve a competitive marketplace to protect consumers from abuse.
    1892 · The Chicago Canal
    Age 5
    The Chicago River Canal was built as a sewage treatment scheme to help the city's drinking water not to get contaminated. While the Canal was being constructed the Chicago River's flow was reversed so it could be treated before draining back out into Lake Michigan.
    1912 · The Girl Scouts
    Age 25
    Like the Boy Scouts of America, The Girl Scouts is a youth organization for girls in the United States. Its purpose is to prepare girls to empower themselves and by acquiring practical skills.

    Name Meaning

    Some characteristic forenames: Irish Brendan, Kieran, Aidan, Caitlin, Eamon, Eamonn, Seamus, Siobhan, Aileen, Colum, Donal, John Patrick.Irish and Scottish: variant of McKinney 1. McKenna (Gaelic Mac Cinaedha) was the surname of an Irish chieftain family in northwest Monaghan, barony of Trough.

    Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

    Possible Related Names

    McKinney

    Sources (19)

    • James R Mc Kenna, "United States Census, 1920"
    • J Roy McKenna, "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918"
    • Roy Mckenna, "United States Census, 1940"

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