Kennedy, William James Wallace

1848 - 1919  (71 years)

• Name	Kennedy, William James Wallace
  Birth	17 Feb 1848	County Londonderry, Northern Ireland   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  Census		1870 Census, Clay City Township, Clay County, Illinois, page 16 1870 United States Federal Census, Clay City, Illinois, (Clay City Township), image 16, page 16
  Reference Number	KENN.W001
  Death	29 Dec 1919	Winfield, Cowley County, Kansas   [2]
  Burial	Union Cemetery, Winfield, Cowley County, Kansas   [2]
  	Plot: Graham Cemetery section, Block 1, Lot 1, Space 08
  Person ID	I28823	Carl Wayne Gray Research
  Last Modified	26 Jul 2025

  
  

  Father	Kennedy, David Woods,   b. 1818, Kilclief, County Down, Northern Ireland d. 7 Oct 1871, Mount Erie, Wayne County, Illinois (Age 53 years)
  Mother	Coulter, Mary Cultra,   b. 1820, Killyleagh, County Down, Ireland d. 19 Nov 1872, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois (Age 52 years)
  Marriage	9 Nov 1839	Regent Street Presbyterian Church, Newtownards, Ireland   [3]
  Age at Marriage	He : ~ 21 years and 11 months - She : ~ 19 years and 11 months.
  Family ID	F12240	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Porter, Sarah Jane,   b. 27 Mar 1848, Walnut Hill, Marion County, Illinois d. 11 Aug 1878, Mount Erie, Wayne County, Illinois (Age 30 years)
  Children	+ 1. Kennedy, William Porter,   b. 8 Jul 1878, Mount Erie, Wayne County, Illinois d. 2 May 1959, Reeds Spring, Stone County, Missouri (Age 80 years)
  Family ID	F12244	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	Porter, Margaret Maria,   b. 22 Oct 1851, Walnut Hill, Marion County, Illinois d. 25 Feb 1933, Wichita, Sedgwick County, Kansas (Age 81 years)
  Children	+ 1. Kennedy, Mary Edith 'Mamie',   b. 23 Jun 1882, Moline, Elk County, Kansas d. 16 Nov 1961, Arlington, Arlington County, Virginia (Age 79 years)
  Family ID	F12245	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Sources

  [S16678] https://www.ancestry.com/, 1870 Census, Clay City Township, Clay County, Illinois, page 16, (https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/7163/images/4263658_00068?usePUB=true&_phsrc=bSu7&pId=17031432) (Reliability: 2). [S8459] http://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, Kennedy, William James Wallace, (http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=15338149), none. (Reliability: 2). [S14523] http://www.findagrave.com, Obituary, Kennedy, Mary C., (http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=24132023), none. (Reliability: 2).