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John W. Kennen

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John W. Kennen

Birth
Death
30 Nov 1925 (aged 71)
Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio, USA
Burial
Wheeling, Ohio County, West Virginia, USA GPS-Latitude: 40.0619471, Longitude: -80.6799807
Plot
Section G, Lot 261
Memorial ID
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Son of Samuel & Fannie Kennen and husband of Ida Armstrong. He was born in West Virginia before it became a state.

On the 1860 Census Wheeling WV the family name was misspelled Kerman. It shows his father Samuel age 38, mother Fannie age 31, siblings Samuel age 11, Jos. age 9, John W. age 6, Alex age 4 & Mary age 1.

The 1870 Census has the family name spelled as Kenan and it adds two siblings Franklin age 9 and Susan age 7.

1910 Census Wheeling, WV
John W Kennen 55 Head, parents born in Ireland, Retail Merchant, Groceries
Ida M Kennen 48 Wife, 6 children born, 5 living
John A Kennen 21 Son
Jean M Kennen 19 Daughter (married Thomas E. Reed in 1911, Jean d. 10 Jul 1970 in FL)
Gail L Kennen 18 Daughter
Rosalie Kennen 14 Daughter
Charles W Kennen 5 Son

1920 Census Cleveland, Cuyahoga, OH
Joe Kennen 65 Head - occupation: Time Keeper at a Foundry
Ida Kennen 59 Wife
George Kennen 14 Son
Gail Swayne 27 Daughter
Kennen Swayne 8 Grandson

They also had a daughter Ida that died as an infant that was buried with Ida's parents, John & Mary Armstrong in Peninsula Cemetery in Wheeling, WV.

Note: Name misspelled Kennon in his obituary.
Son of Samuel & Fannie Kennen and husband of Ida Armstrong. He was born in West Virginia before it became a state.

On the 1860 Census Wheeling WV the family name was misspelled Kerman. It shows his father Samuel age 38, mother Fannie age 31, siblings Samuel age 11, Jos. age 9, John W. age 6, Alex age 4 & Mary age 1.

The 1870 Census has the family name spelled as Kenan and it adds two siblings Franklin age 9 and Susan age 7.

1910 Census Wheeling, WV
John W Kennen 55 Head, parents born in Ireland, Retail Merchant, Groceries
Ida M Kennen 48 Wife, 6 children born, 5 living
John A Kennen 21 Son
Jean M Kennen 19 Daughter (married Thomas E. Reed in 1911, Jean d. 10 Jul 1970 in FL)
Gail L Kennen 18 Daughter
Rosalie Kennen 14 Daughter
Charles W Kennen 5 Son

1920 Census Cleveland, Cuyahoga, OH
Joe Kennen 65 Head - occupation: Time Keeper at a Foundry
Ida Kennen 59 Wife
George Kennen 14 Son
Gail Swayne 27 Daughter
Kennen Swayne 8 Grandson

They also had a daughter Ida that died as an infant that was buried with Ida's parents, John & Mary Armstrong in Peninsula Cemetery in Wheeling, WV.

Note: Name misspelled Kennon in his obituary.


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  • Created by: PennyMc
  • Added: Jul 3, 2023
  • Find a Grave Memorial ID:
  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/256128974/john_w-kennen: accessed ), memorial page for John W. Kennen (25 Nov 1854–30 Nov 1925), Find a Grave Memorial ID 256128974, citing Greenwood Cemetery, Wheeling, Ohio County, West Virginia, USA; Maintained by PennyMc (contributor 49175781).