Brief Life History of William Kenas
When William Kenas Warrix was born in October 1864, in Kentucky, United States, his father, John Fontaine Warrick, was 34 and his mother, Lucinda Anderson, was 26. He married Arizona Howard on 28 January 1891, in Magoffin, Kentucky, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 4 daughters. He lived in Quicksand, Breathitt, Kentucky, United States in 1920 and Magisterial District 5, Lawrence, Kentucky, United States in 1930. He died in 1946, in Floyd, Kentucky, United States, at the age of 82, and was buried in Orchard, Magoffin, Kentucky, United States.
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- William S Warix in household of John Warix, "United States Census, 1880"
- Menas Warks, "Kentucky, County Marriages, 1797-1954"
- Kanas Warrix in entry for Jack Warrix and Myrtle Howard, "Kentucky, County Marriages, 1797-1954"
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1865
Abraham Lincoln is assassinated by John Wilkes Booth.
1865 · The Assassination of a President
While attending the play "Our American Cousin" in Ford's Theatre, actor John Wilkes Booth climbed up the stairs to the suite that President Abraham Lincoln and his wife resided. Once inside the suite Booth pulled out his pistol and shot The President in the head. In critical condition The President was carried out of the theatre for urgent medical attention. Unfortunately, Lincoln died the following day. Abraham Lincoln was the first American president to be assassinated, and his death caused a period of national mourning both in the North and South.
1886
Statue of Liberty is dedicated.
Name Meaning
Origin undetermined.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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