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John W Hennessey

Birth
Leavenworth County, Kansas, USA
Death
21 Jul 1949 (aged 86–87)
Leavenworth County, Kansas, USA
Burial
Easton, Leavenworth County, Kansas, USA Add to Map
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John is recorded as age 18 in the 1880 Easton, Leavenworth, Kansas census, a son of Michael, 48, born in Ireland. Mary S. is recorded as age 40; Patrick, 16; Thomas, 15; Martin, 13; Margaret, 11; Catharine, 6; & Mary E., 5.

John Hennessey, 34, is recorded with Annie, 24, in the 1895 Easton, Leavenworth, Kansas state census, dated March 1. Mary is recorded as 10 months old. Mary Frances Kruetzer is recorded in the Social Security Application and Claims Index with a birth date of 15 May 1894 at Easton, Leavenworth, Kansas. Her father is recorded as John W. Hennessey and her mother, Anna Wunderlich, with the signature on the S. S. card, Herman Kreutzer, II.

The 1900 Easton, Leavenworth, Kansas census shows John Hennessey, 37, with his wife, [Annie] M., born January, 1872. May or Mary is recorded as age 6; Helen, 4; & Caroline, 1. Caroline's birth is recorded in August, 1898, with the census dated in June.

Mary Hennessey, 15; Helen, 13; Carrie, 10; & Thomas are recorded as nieces and a nephew of Thomas J. Hennessey, 42, in the 1910 Easton, Leavenworth, Kansas census. Mary Hennessey, age 70, a widow, is also with the family. She was the paternal grandmother of the children, whose mother died in 1907. Although Thomas is recorded as age 12 in the 1910 census, his gravestone shows a birth year of 1900. Thomas is not recorded in the 1900 census, as he was younger than Carrie, not older.

The 1920 Easton, Leavenworth, Kansas census records John Hennessey, 57, with four daughters, Mae, 25; Helen, 23; Carrie, 21; & Bertha, 17. Bertha resided with her maternal grandmother, Kate Wunderlich, in the 1905, 1910, 1915, & 1920 census reports.

John W. Hennessey resided with his married daughter, Carrie C. Schmidt, and her husband, Joseph A., in the 1930 and 1940 census reports for Easton, Leavenworth, Kansas. He is recorded as age 78 in the 1940 census.

The Leavenworth Times Obituary Index records the burial location of Mount Olivet Cemetery and the publication date of 22 Jul 1949 for John W. Hennessey. Ancestry family information records his death date as 21 Jul 1949. Census reports record him as both a farmer and also a merchant.

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Bertha Hennessey, 37, born in Kansas, is recorded as the sister of Helen McGrath, 44, also born in Kansas, in the 1940 Kansas City, Jackson, Missouri census. Patricia McGrath, age 7, is recorded as Helen's daughter. Bertha is recorded as a stenographer and Helen, a bookkeeper. The sisters also resided together in the 1930 census in Kansas City, Missouri.

John is recorded as age 18 in the 1880 Easton, Leavenworth, Kansas census, a son of Michael, 48, born in Ireland. Mary S. is recorded as age 40; Patrick, 16; Thomas, 15; Martin, 13; Margaret, 11; Catharine, 6; & Mary E., 5.

John Hennessey, 34, is recorded with Annie, 24, in the 1895 Easton, Leavenworth, Kansas state census, dated March 1. Mary is recorded as 10 months old. Mary Frances Kruetzer is recorded in the Social Security Application and Claims Index with a birth date of 15 May 1894 at Easton, Leavenworth, Kansas. Her father is recorded as John W. Hennessey and her mother, Anna Wunderlich, with the signature on the S. S. card, Herman Kreutzer, II.

The 1900 Easton, Leavenworth, Kansas census shows John Hennessey, 37, with his wife, [Annie] M., born January, 1872. May or Mary is recorded as age 6; Helen, 4; & Caroline, 1. Caroline's birth is recorded in August, 1898, with the census dated in June.

Mary Hennessey, 15; Helen, 13; Carrie, 10; & Thomas are recorded as nieces and a nephew of Thomas J. Hennessey, 42, in the 1910 Easton, Leavenworth, Kansas census. Mary Hennessey, age 70, a widow, is also with the family. She was the paternal grandmother of the children, whose mother died in 1907. Although Thomas is recorded as age 12 in the 1910 census, his gravestone shows a birth year of 1900. Thomas is not recorded in the 1900 census, as he was younger than Carrie, not older.

The 1920 Easton, Leavenworth, Kansas census records John Hennessey, 57, with four daughters, Mae, 25; Helen, 23; Carrie, 21; & Bertha, 17. Bertha resided with her maternal grandmother, Kate Wunderlich, in the 1905, 1910, 1915, & 1920 census reports.

John W. Hennessey resided with his married daughter, Carrie C. Schmidt, and her husband, Joseph A., in the 1930 and 1940 census reports for Easton, Leavenworth, Kansas. He is recorded as age 78 in the 1940 census.

The Leavenworth Times Obituary Index records the burial location of Mount Olivet Cemetery and the publication date of 22 Jul 1949 for John W. Hennessey. Ancestry family information records his death date as 21 Jul 1949. Census reports record him as both a farmer and also a merchant.

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Bertha Hennessey, 37, born in Kansas, is recorded as the sister of Helen McGrath, 44, also born in Kansas, in the 1940 Kansas City, Jackson, Missouri census. Patricia McGrath, age 7, is recorded as Helen's daughter. Bertha is recorded as a stenographer and Helen, a bookkeeper. The sisters also resided together in the 1930 census in Kansas City, Missouri.



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