John Daniel Kennedy

6 July 1870–23 December 1951 (Age 81)
Whiteside, Marion, Tennessee, United States

The Life of John Daniel

When John Daniel Kennedy was born on 6 July 1870, in Whiteside, Marion, Tennessee, United States, his father, Thomas G. Kennedy, was 39 and his mother, Mary "Polly" Elizabeth Killian, was 37. He had at least 7 sons and 1 daughter with Thursie Melbine Roberson. He lived in Civil District 2, Hamilton, Tennessee, United States in 1920 and Chattanooga, Hamilton, Tennessee, United States in 1930. He died on 23 December 1951, at the age of 81.

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Family Time Line

John Daniel Kennedy
1870–1951
Thursie Melbine Roberson
1871–1947
Henry Kennedy
1889–1954
Joseph Marion Kennedy
1893–1954
John Daniel Kennedy
1899–1988
Agnes Levada Kennedy
1901–1980
Thomas G Kennedy
1904–1973
Jessie Jeremiah Kennedy
1908–1947
Wesley Isaiah Kennedy
1908–1975
William Ervin Kennedy
1910–1953

Spouse and Children

children

(8)

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Parents and Siblings

siblings

(12)

    Mary Elizabeth Kennedy Polly

    Female1853–Female

    Dicy Ann Kennedy

    Female1856–Female

    Hugh L Kennedy

    Male1859–Male

    Thomas L Kennedy

    Male1863–Male

    Ambrose Kennedy

    Male1866–Male

+7 More Children

World Events (8)

1872 · The First National Park

Age 2

Yellowstone National Park was given the title of the first national park by the U.S. Congress and signed into law by President Ulysses S. Grant. It is also believed to be the first national park in the world.
1878 · Yellow Fever Epidemic

Age 8

When a man that had escaped a quarantined steamboat with yellow fever went to a restaurant he infected Kate Bionda the owner. This was the start of the yellow fever epidemic in Memphis, Tennessee. By the end of the epidemic 5,200 of the residence would die.
1893 · The Last Public Hanging in Georgia

Age 23

The last public hanging in Georgia was on September 28, 1893. The General Assembly prohibited public executions in December 1893. Prior to this law, Georgians commonly traveled to witness scheduled public executions.

Name Meaning

Irish and Scottish: Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Ceannéidigh ‘descendant of Ceannéidigh’, a personal name derived from ceann ‘head’ + éidigh ‘ugly’.

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

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Sources (3)

  • John D Kennedy, "United States Census, 1930"
  • John D Kennedy, "United States Census, 1920"
  • John D Kenedy in household of Thomas Kenedy, "United States Census, 1880"

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