Ruth Jollette Kennedy was the daughter of John & Mary Elizabeth (Forbes) Kennedy.
Ruth had 8 siblings. Six them lived to be adults, they were:
1. Peter Forbes Kennedy, 1867-1949, a life long bachelor, lived in Chicago.
2. Maud Genevieve Kennedy, 1871-1953, a teacher, married Sam Brenn, adopted 2 of her brother James' daughters.
3. Margaret Sarah Kennedy, 1874-1920, married John Riley, lived in Chicago. She had 2 daughters (Mary & Frances) and a son (John).
4. Mary Ellen Kennedy, 1876-1899, never married, loved children & was a teacher.
5. Thomas Morgan Kennedy, 1877-1954, never married, he too loved children, was a teacher, then supertintendent of schools.
6. James Bernard Kennedy, 1881-1948, married Frieda Mae Landgraf, had 5 children. Two of his girls who were adopted by his sister Maud after Frieda died in the 1918 Flu epedemic.
In 1897 Ruth & her brother Thomas graduated from Varna High School in Marshall County, IL. In 1905 Ruth then graduated from the Nursing program at St Joseph's Hospital in Chicago.
Ruth stayed in Chicago working as a Nurse until 1941 when she moved to California to be near her sister Maud.
Age discrimination existed even back in the 1940s. When Ruth moved to California she was 41. She was having problems getting a Nursing job. Ruth's felt her age was against her, so she said she was a couple of years younger. At a younger age the job interview reaction changed and she was hired.
The problem with this was Ruth had to work a couple of more years past her 65th birthday until she could retire.
Ruth had 8 siblings. Six them lived to be adults, they were:
1. Peter Forbes Kennedy, 1867-1949, a life long bachelor, lived in Chicago.
2. Maud Genevieve Kennedy, 1871-1953, a teacher, married Sam Brenn, adopted 2 of her brother James' daughters.
3. Margaret Sarah Kennedy, 1874-1920, married John Riley, lived in Chicago. She had 2 daughters (Mary & Frances) and a son (John).
4. Mary Ellen Kennedy, 1876-1899, never married, loved children & was a teacher.
5. Thomas Morgan Kennedy, 1877-1954, never married, he too loved children, was a teacher, then supertintendent of schools.
6. James Bernard Kennedy, 1881-1948, married Frieda Mae Landgraf, had 5 children. Two of his girls who were adopted by his sister Maud after Frieda died in the 1918 Flu epedemic.
In 1897 Ruth & her brother Thomas graduated from Varna High School in Marshall County, IL. In 1905 Ruth then graduated from the Nursing program at St Joseph's Hospital in Chicago.
Ruth stayed in Chicago working as a Nurse until 1941 when she moved to California to be near her sister Maud.
Age discrimination existed even back in the 1940s. When Ruth moved to California she was 41. She was having problems getting a Nursing job. Ruth's felt her age was against her, so she said she was a couple of years younger. At a younger age the job interview reaction changed and she was hired.
The problem with this was Ruth had to work a couple of more years past her 65th birthday until she could retire.
Ruth Jollette Kennedy was the daughter of John & Mary Elizabeth (Forbes) Kennedy.
Ruth had 8 siblings. Six them lived to be adults, they were:
1. Peter Forbes Kennedy, 1867-1949, a life long bachelor, lived in Chicago.
2. Maud Genevieve Kennedy, 1871-1953, a teacher, married Sam Brenn, adopted 2 of her brother James' daughters.
3. Margaret Sarah Kennedy, 1874-1920, married John Riley, lived in Chicago. She had 2 daughters (Mary & Frances) and a son (John).
4. Mary Ellen Kennedy, 1876-1899, never married, loved children & was a teacher.
5. Thomas Morgan Kennedy, 1877-1954, never married, he too loved children, was a teacher, then supertintendent of schools.
6. James Bernard Kennedy, 1881-1948, married Frieda Mae Landgraf, had 5 children. Two of his girls who were adopted by his sister Maud after Frieda died in the 1918 Flu epedemic.
In 1897 Ruth & her brother Thomas graduated from Varna High School in Marshall County, IL. In 1905 Ruth then graduated from the Nursing program at St Joseph's Hospital in Chicago.
Ruth stayed in Chicago working as a Nurse until 1941 when she moved to California to be near her sister Maud.
Age discrimination existed even back in the 1940s. When Ruth moved to California she was 41. She was having problems getting a Nursing job. Ruth's felt her age was against her, so she said she was a couple of years younger. At a younger age the job interview reaction changed and she was hired.
The problem with this was Ruth had to work a couple of more years past her 65th birthday until she could retire.
Ruth had 8 siblings. Six them lived to be adults, they were:
1. Peter Forbes Kennedy, 1867-1949, a life long bachelor, lived in Chicago.
2. Maud Genevieve Kennedy, 1871-1953, a teacher, married Sam Brenn, adopted 2 of her brother James' daughters.
3. Margaret Sarah Kennedy, 1874-1920, married John Riley, lived in Chicago. She had 2 daughters (Mary & Frances) and a son (John).
4. Mary Ellen Kennedy, 1876-1899, never married, loved children & was a teacher.
5. Thomas Morgan Kennedy, 1877-1954, never married, he too loved children, was a teacher, then supertintendent of schools.
6. James Bernard Kennedy, 1881-1948, married Frieda Mae Landgraf, had 5 children. Two of his girls who were adopted by his sister Maud after Frieda died in the 1918 Flu epedemic.
In 1897 Ruth & her brother Thomas graduated from Varna High School in Marshall County, IL. In 1905 Ruth then graduated from the Nursing program at St Joseph's Hospital in Chicago.
Ruth stayed in Chicago working as a Nurse until 1941 when she moved to California to be near her sister Maud.
Age discrimination existed even back in the 1940s. When Ruth moved to California she was 41. She was having problems getting a Nursing job. Ruth's felt her age was against her, so she said she was a couple of years younger. At a younger age the job interview reaction changed and she was hired.
The problem with this was Ruth had to work a couple of more years past her 65th birthday until she could retire.
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