JamesKennedy...
James was born on 25 AUG 1874 in Rockford, Illinois, the son of James Kennedy and Hannah O'Connell.
He died on 15 JAN 1952 in St..Anthony Hospt, Rockford, Illinois.
His wife was Alice Pendergast, who he married on 31 DEC 1912. The place has not been found. Their eight known children were James Andrew (1914-?), Margaret Mary (c1916-?), David (c1918-<1952), Robert Joseph (c1920-?), baby_girl (c1922-c1922), Patricia Louis (c1924-?), Maurice (c1926-?) and George (c1928-?).
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| Birth | 25 AUG 1874 |
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| Death | 15 JAN 1952 |
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JamesKennedy... |
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!Source: Phyllis Grissom nee Norman Had birthdate as 27 Aug 1874
!Notes: Farm worker in 1900.
!Source: Kimi Larson's John Kennedy family tree on Phyllis Grissom's MyFamily.com website.
!BIOGRAPHY: James bought 90 + [plus] acres, south of the family homestead, and lived there following his marriage to Alice Pendergast Dec. 31, 1912. In 1916, he and Alice and son, James, [2/14/14], bought and moved into a home on Indiana Avenue, and they lived in Rockford all of there lives. They had nine children: James Andrew, Margaret Mary, David, Robert Joseph, Baby Girl, Patricia Louise, Maurice, and George. He sold the 90 + acre farm after World War II. - Rockford Morning Star Wednesday, Jan. 16, 1952 Obituary Services for James Kennedy, 77 of 1017 N. Church St.., who died at 11:50 A.M. Tuesday in St.. Anthony Hospital, where he had been a patient since Jan. 7, will be held at 9 A.M. Thursday in St.. Peter's Catholic church. - Burial will be in St.. Mary's cemetery. The rosary will be recited at 8 o'clock tonight in the family residence, where friends may call. Arrangements were completed in the Burpee-Wood funeral home, 20 N. Main St.. - Mr. Kennedy had been an employee of the Rockford township highway department for more than 50 years when he retired a year ago. - The son of James and Hannah O Connell Kennedy, early Rockford settlers. Mr. Kennedy was born on a farm south of Rockford. He married the former Alice Pendergast Dec. 31, 1912, in Rockford. - He was a member of St.. Peter's Catholic parish, the Holy Name society, the Catholic Mens club of Rockford, and Modern Woodmen of America, camp No. 49. - Surviving, in addition to his widow, are four sons, James A. [Rock Island], Robert, [Rockford], Maurice [Midland, Texas] and George, a student of Illinois; and two daughters Margaret Mary [Springfield] and Patricia [Rockford].