Daniel Stewart Kenney

Brief Life History of Daniel Stewart

This is found on Find A Grave at: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/8136766/daniel-stewart-kenney Occupation: farmer, merchant, Methodist preacher Military service: served in the navy during the civil war; was assigned to a gunboat on the Roanoke River with his brother-in-law, Joseph Fellows Adams. Son of Joseph Kenney (1792-1867) and Mary Fish (1799-1870). From the birth locations of his children he seems to have moved about frequently. His first-born was born in Acton, Ontario, second in Saginaw, MI, third in Ypsilanti, MI, fourth in Boyd County, KY. Of the children in the second marriage, the first four were born in Jewell County, KS and the fifth in Crawford County, Arkansas. Married twice to two sisters, daughters of Rev. Zenas Adams and Ruth Fellows: FIRST MARRIAGE = Harriet Electa Adams (Dec. 22, 1939-Sept. 17, 1871) on Dec. 27, 1859 in Acton, Ontario, Canada. She likely died in Nebraska. They had four children. 1. Herbert Adams (Feb. 25, 1861-1927) married Nannie E. Symonds 2. George Ernest (Feb. 19, 1863-July 1, 1945) married Clara Viola Steck (1873-1940) 3. Stewart Fellows (Mar. 15, 1865-1926) married Laura Lee Stevenson 4. Mary Gertrude (July 6, 1867-May 25, 1927) unmarried SECOND MARRIAGE = Abigail Lucretia "Abbie" Adams (Nov. 1, 1844-May 4, 1914) on Oct. 25, 1871 in Nebraska. They had five children. 1. Arthur Newman (Aug.3,1872-Apr.17,1965) married Ida M. Stevenson (1874-1953) on Apr. 14, 1895 2. Edgar Leroy (July 7, 1874-before 1880) 3. John Nelson (Oct. 18, 1875-before 1880) 4. Winnie Mabel (Feb.27,1878-Dec. 4, 1919) married Samuel Elam Winfrey 5. Bertha Lucretia (Oct.6,1887-Apr.1,1981) married Clyde Earl Stamps Gravesite Details (U.S. Navy Marker)

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Family Time Line

Daniel Stewart Kenney
1835–1912
Abigail Lucretia Adams
1844–1914
Marriage: 25 October 1871
Arthur Newman Kenney
1872–1965
Edgar LeRoy Kenney
1874–1878
John Nelson Kenney
1875–1878
Winnie Mabel Kenney
1878–1919
Bertha Lucretia Kenney
1887–1981

Sources (16)

  • D S Kenney, "Kansas State Census, 1875"
  • Legacy NFS Source: Daniel Stewart Kenney - Government record: birth-name: Daniel Stewart Kenney
  • Daniel Stewart Kenny, "Ontario, County Marriage Registers, 1858-1869"

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1836 · Remember the Alamo

Being a monumental event in the Texas Revolution, The Battle of the Alamo was a thirteen-day battle at the Alamo Mission near San Antonio. In the early morning of the final battle, the Mexican Army advanced on the Alamo. Quickly being overrun, the Texian Soldiers quickly withdrew inside the building. The battle has often been overshadowed by events from the Mexican–American War, But the Alamo gradually became known as a national battle site and later named an official Texas State Shrine.

1854

Bleeding Kansas was a time period between the years 1854 and 1861 with a series of violent confrontations over whether slavery would be legal in Kansas Territory.

1861

Kansas is the 34th state

Name Meaning

Irish: variant of Kenny .

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

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Story Highlight

A story posted by Wayne Messecar on Ancestry about 2005.

At the time of his marriage to Harriet, Daniel was a resident of Oakville. Soon after, they emigrated to the U.S. Daniel, his first wife Harriett, and their three children were living in MI in 1865 …

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