Bessie KENNEDY

Abt 1908 - 1988  (~ 80 years)   Has 53 ancestors and one descendant in this family tree.

John M. KENNEDY

1847 - 1937  (90 years)

Birth	1 Apr 1847	Carroll, Georgia, USA
Died	14 Apr 1937	Cass, Texas, USA
Family	Lydia Ann WILLOUGHBY,   b. 14 Feb 1850, Illogan, Cornwall, England
Children	+ 1. Warner Ashbury KENNEDY,   b. 3 Jun 1871, Texas, USA + 2. William Elonzo KENNEDY,   b. 21 Aug 1872, Texas, USA + 3. Melissa Christine KENNEDY,   b. 19 Oct 1874, Atlanta, Cass, Texas, USA   4. Thomas KENNEDY,   b. Aug 1879, Texas, USA

Rosa Mell HARRINGTON

1883 - 1950  (67 years)

Birth	23 Jun 1883	Alabama, USA
Died	19 Dec 1950	Atlanta, Cass, Texas, USA
Family	William Elonzo KENNEDY,   b. 21 Aug 1872, Texas, USA
Married	19 Nov 1896	Cass, Texas, USA
Children	+ 1. Ernest Oliver KENNEDY,   b. 22 Apr 1897, Cass, Texas, USA + 2. Dewey D KENNEDY,   b. 28 Dec 1898, Cass, Texas, USA + 3. Roy KENNEDY,   b. 13 Jan 1901, Texas, USA + 4. Annie Clara KENNEDY,   b. 8 Nov 1902, Atlanta, Cass, Texas, USA + 5. Odie KENNEDY,   b. 3 Jul 1904, Texas, USA + 6. Bessie KENNEDY,   b. Abt 1908, Texas, USA + 7. Tressie KENNEDY,   b. 17 Jun 1909, Cass, Texas, USA + 8. Avis Carol KENNEDY,   b. 28 Mar 1911, Cass, Texas, USA + 9. John Marvin KENNEDY,   b. 6 Apr 1913, Atlanta, Cass, Texas, USA + 10. William Starkey KENNEDY,   b. 7 Feb 1918, Texas, USA

Ernest Oliver KENNEDY

1897 - 1995  (97 years)

Birth	22 Apr 1897	Cass, Texas, USA
Died	23 Feb 1995	Atlanta, Cass, Texas, USA
Father	William Elonzo KENNEDY,   b. 21 Aug 1872, Texas, USA
Mother	Rosa Mell HARRINGTON,   b. 23 Jun 1883, Alabama, USA
Married	19 Nov 1896	Cass, Texas, USA
Family	Ethel UNKNOWN,   b. 4 Mar 1899, Tennessee, USA
Married	1 Nov 1917	Cass, Texas, USA
Children	1. Maurice E KENNEDY,   b. 18 Aug 1933, Missouri, USA

Ethel UNKNOWN

1899 - 1987  (88 years)

Birth	4 Mar 1899	Tennessee, USA
Died	13 Mar 1987	Atlanta, Cass, Texas, USA
Family	Ernest Oliver KENNEDY,   b. 22 Apr 1897, Cass, Texas, USA
Married	1 Nov 1917	Cass, Texas, USA
Children	1. Maurice E KENNEDY,   b. 18 Aug 1933, Missouri, USA

Dewey D KENNEDY

1898 - 1977  (78 years)

Birth	28 Dec 1898	Cass, Texas, USA
Died	20 Apr 1977	Atlanta, Cass, Texas, USA
Father	William Elonzo KENNEDY,   b. 21 Aug 1872, Texas, USA
Mother	Rosa Mell HARRINGTON,   b. 23 Jun 1883, Alabama, USA
Married	19 Nov 1896	Cass, Texas, USA
Family	Amanda Dell LITTLE,   b. 19 Jul 1899, Cherokee, Georgia, USA
Married	8 Sep 1918	Cass, Texas, USA

Amanda Dell LITTLE

1899 - 1999  (99 years)

Birth	19 Jul 1899	Cherokee, Georgia, USA
Died	22 Feb 1999	Atlanta, Cass, Texas, USA
Family	Dewey D KENNEDY,   b. 28 Dec 1898, Cass, Texas, USA
Married	8 Sep 1918	Cass, Texas, USA

Roy KENNEDY

1901 - 1983  (82 years)

Birth	13 Jan 1901	Texas, USA
Died	16 Jul 1983	Atlanta, Cass, Texas, USA
Father	William Elonzo KENNEDY,   b. 21 Aug 1872, Texas, USA
Mother	Rosa Mell HARRINGTON,   b. 23 Jun 1883, Alabama, USA
Married	19 Nov 1896	Cass, Texas, USA
Family	Jessie CANNON,   b. 10 Sep 1904, Cass, Texas, USA
Married	18 Oct 1924	Cass, Texas, USA
Children	+ 1. Roy KENNEDY,   b. 28 Mar 1931, Atlanta, Cass, Texas, USA

Jessie CANNON

1904 - 2002  (98 years)

Birth	10 Sep 1904	Cass, Texas, USA
Died	3 Nov 2002	Atlanta, Cass, Texas, USA
Family	Roy KENNEDY,   b. 13 Jan 1901, Texas, USA
Married	18 Oct 1924	Cass, Texas, USA
Children	+ 1. Roy KENNEDY,   b. 28 Mar 1931, Atlanta, Cass, Texas, USA

Annie Clara KENNEDY

1902 - 1994  (91 years)

Birth	8 Nov 1902	Atlanta, Cass, Texas, USA
Died	13 Mar 1994	Irving, Dallas, Texas, USA
Father	William Elonzo KENNEDY,   b. 21 Aug 1872, Texas, USA
Mother	Rosa Mell HARRINGTON,   b. 23 Jun 1883, Alabama, USA
Married	19 Nov 1896	Cass, Texas, USA
Family	Jewel Weaver MALONE,   b. 6 Nov 1901, Alabama, USA
Married	UNKNOWN

Jewel Weaver MALONE

1901 - 1989  (87 years)

Birth	6 Nov 1901	Alabama, USA
Died	30 Apr 1989	Atlanta, Cass, Texas, USA
Family	Annie Clara KENNEDY,   b. 8 Nov 1902, Atlanta, Cass, Texas, USA
Married	UNKNOWN

Odie KENNEDY

1904 - 1941  (37 years)

Birth	3 Jul 1904	Texas, USA
Died	11 Nov 1941	Hawkins, Wood, Texas, USA
Father	William Elonzo KENNEDY,   b. 21 Aug 1872, Texas, USA
Mother	Rosa Mell HARRINGTON,   b. 23 Jun 1883, Alabama, USA
Married	19 Nov 1896	Cass, Texas, USA
Family	Lunie GENICE,   b. 1906, Texas, USA
Married	17 Apr 1926	Cass, Texas, USA
Children	1. Ernest L KENNEDY,   b. 1 Mar 1929, Cass, Texas, USA

Lunie GENICE

1906 - 1991  (85 years)

Birth	1906	Texas, USA
Died	1991	Cass, Texas, USA
Family	Odie KENNEDY,   b. 3 Jul 1904, Texas, USA
Married	17 Apr 1926	Cass, Texas, USA
Children	1. Ernest L KENNEDY,   b. 1 Mar 1929, Cass, Texas, USA

Bessie KENNEDY

Abt 1908 - 1988  (~ 80 years)

Birth	Abt 1908	Texas, USA
Died	31 Jul 1988	Ruston, Lincoln, Louisiana, USA
Father	William Elonzo KENNEDY,   b. 21 Aug 1872, Texas, USA
Mother	Rosa Mell HARRINGTON,   b. 23 Jun 1883, Alabama, USA
Married	19 Nov 1896	Cass, Texas, USA
Family	San TARDO,   b. 6 Sep 1906, Auburn, Androscoggin, Maine, USA
Married	UNKNOWN
Children	1. Linda Jane TARDO,   b. 22 Apr 1939, Hodge, Jackson, Louisiana, USA

San TARDO

1906 - 2001  (94 years)

Birth	6 Sep 1906	Auburn, Androscoggin, Maine, USA
Died	30 Jan 2001	Lafourche, Louisiana, USA
Family	Bessie KENNEDY,   b. Abt 1908, Texas, USA
Married	UNKNOWN
Children	1. Linda Jane TARDO,   b. 22 Apr 1939, Hodge, Jackson, Louisiana, USA

Tressie KENNEDY

1909 - 1997  (87 years)

Birth	17 Jun 1909	Cass, Texas, USA
Died	3 Mar 1997	Texarkana, Miller, Arkansas, USA
Father	William Elonzo KENNEDY,   b. 21 Aug 1872, Texas, USA
Mother	Rosa Mell HARRINGTON,   b. 23 Jun 1883, Alabama, USA
Married	19 Nov 1896	Cass, Texas, USA
Family	Burly Quincy MCADAMS,   b. 20 Oct 1908, Louisiana, USA
Married	UNKNOWN

Burly Quincy MCADAMS

1908 - 1966  (57 years)

Birth	20 Oct 1908	Louisiana, USA
Died	31 Jan 1966
Family	Tressie KENNEDY,   b. 17 Jun 1909, Cass, Texas, USA
Married	UNKNOWN

Avis Carol KENNEDY

1911 - 1999  (87 years)

Birth	28 Mar 1911	Cass, Texas, USA
Died	4 Feb 1999	Marshall, Harrison, Texas, USA
Father	William Elonzo KENNEDY,   b. 21 Aug 1872, Texas, USA
Mother	Rosa Mell HARRINGTON,   b. 23 Jun 1883, Alabama, USA
Married	19 Nov 1896	Cass, Texas, USA
Family	Joseph Herschel BROWN,   b. Abt 1910, Texas, USA
Children	1. Waylan T BROWN,   b. 18 Aug 1933, Cass, Texas, USA

Joseph Herschel BROWN

Abt 1910 - DECEASED

Birth	Abt 1910	Texas, USA
Died	DECEASED	Atlanta, Cass, Texas, USA
Family	Avis Carol KENNEDY,   b. 28 Mar 1911, Cass, Texas, USA
Children	1. Waylan T BROWN,   b. 18 Aug 1933, Cass, Texas, USA

John Marvin KENNEDY

1913 - 2004  (91 years)

Birth	6 Apr 1913	Atlanta, Cass, Texas, USA
Died	18 Sep 2004	Vivian, Caddo, Louisiana, USA
Father	William Elonzo KENNEDY,   b. 21 Aug 1872, Texas, USA
Mother	Rosa Mell HARRINGTON,   b. 23 Jun 1883, Alabama, USA
Married	19 Nov 1896	Cass, Texas, USA
Family	Wavie Estelle MITCHELL,   b. 7 Sep 1916, Vivian, Caddo, Louisiana, USA
Children	+ 1. Living + 2. Vanessa Jane KENNEDY,   b. 20 Sep 1948, Vivian, Caddo, Louisiana, USA

Wavie Estelle MITCHELL

1916 - 2002  (85 years)

Birth	7 Sep 1916	Vivian, Caddo, Louisiana, USA
Died	13 Jul 2002	Vivian, Caddo, Louisiana, USA
Family	John Marvin KENNEDY,   b. 6 Apr 1913, Atlanta, Cass, Texas, USA
Children	+ 1. Living + 2. Vanessa Jane KENNEDY,   b. 20 Sep 1948, Vivian, Caddo, Louisiana, USA

William Starkey KENNEDY

1918 - 2003  (85 years)

Birth	7 Feb 1918	Texas, USA
Died	3 May 2003	Atlanta, Cass, Texas, USA
Father	William Elonzo KENNEDY,   b. 21 Aug 1872, Texas, USA
Mother	Rosa Mell HARRINGTON,   b. 23 Jun 1883, Alabama, USA
Married	19 Nov 1896	Cass, Texas, USA
Family	Frankie Etta LANGLEY,   b. 6 Jan 1922, USA
Married	3 Oct 1944
Children	1. Sylvia Kay KENNEDY,   b. 28 Nov 1946, Texas, USA

Frankie Etta LANGLEY

1922 - 2009  (87 years)

Birth	6 Jan 1922	USA
Died	25 Sep 2009	Atlanta, Cass, Texas, USA
Family	William Starkey KENNEDY,   b. 7 Feb 1918, Texas, USA
Married	3 Oct 1944
Children	1. Sylvia Kay KENNEDY,   b. 28 Nov 1946, Texas, USA

William Elonzo KENNEDY

1872 - 1947  (74 years)

Birth	21 Aug 1872	Texas, USA
Died	23 May 1947	Cass, Texas, USA
Father	John M. KENNEDY,   b. 1 Apr 1847, Carroll, Georgia, USA
Mother	Lydia Ann WILLOUGHBY,   b. 14 Feb 1850, Illogan, Cornwall, England
Family	Rosa Mell HARRINGTON,   b. 23 Jun 1883, Alabama, USA
Married	19 Nov 1896	Cass, Texas, USA
Children	+ 1. Ernest Oliver KENNEDY,   b. 22 Apr 1897, Cass, Texas, USA + 2. Dewey D KENNEDY,   b. 28 Dec 1898, Cass, Texas, USA + 3. Roy KENNEDY,   b. 13 Jan 1901, Texas, USA + 4. Annie Clara KENNEDY,   b. 8 Nov 1902, Atlanta, Cass, Texas, USA + 5. Odie KENNEDY,   b. 3 Jul 1904, Texas, USA + 6. Bessie KENNEDY,   b. Abt 1908, Texas, USA + 7. Tressie KENNEDY,   b. 17 Jun 1909, Cass, Texas, USA + 8. Avis Carol KENNEDY,   b. 28 Mar 1911, Cass, Texas, USA + 9. John Marvin KENNEDY,   b. 6 Apr 1913, Atlanta, Cass, Texas, USA + 10. William Starkey KENNEDY,   b. 7 Feb 1918, Texas, USA

Rosa Mell HARRINGTON

1883 - 1950  (67 years)

Birth	23 Jun 1883	Alabama, USA
Died	19 Dec 1950	Atlanta, Cass, Texas, USA
Family	William Elonzo KENNEDY,   b. 21 Aug 1872, Texas, USA
Married	19 Nov 1896	Cass, Texas, USA
Children	+ 1. Ernest Oliver KENNEDY,   b. 22 Apr 1897, Cass, Texas, USA + 2. Dewey D KENNEDY,   b. 28 Dec 1898, Cass, Texas, USA + 3. Roy KENNEDY,   b. 13 Jan 1901, Texas, USA + 4. Annie Clara KENNEDY,   b. 8 Nov 1902, Atlanta, Cass, Texas, USA + 5. Odie KENNEDY,   b. 3 Jul 1904, Texas, USA + 6. Bessie KENNEDY,   b. Abt 1908, Texas, USA + 7. Tressie KENNEDY,   b. 17 Jun 1909, Cass, Texas, USA + 8. Avis Carol KENNEDY,   b. 28 Mar 1911, Cass, Texas, USA + 9. John Marvin KENNEDY,   b. 6 Apr 1913, Atlanta, Cass, Texas, USA + 10. William Starkey KENNEDY,   b. 7 Feb 1918, Texas, USA

San TARDO

1906 - 2001  (94 years)

Birth	6 Sep 1906	Auburn, Androscoggin, Maine, USA
Died	30 Jan 2001	Lafourche, Louisiana, USA
Family	Bessie KENNEDY,   b. Abt 1908, Texas, USA
Married	UNKNOWN
Children	1. Linda Jane TARDO,   b. 22 Apr 1939, Hodge, Jackson, Louisiana, USA

Linda Jane TARDO

1939 - 1994  (55 years)

Birth	22 Apr 1939	Hodge, Jackson, Louisiana, USA
Died	Aug 1994
Father	San TARDO,   b. 6 Sep 1906, Auburn, Androscoggin, Maine, USA
Mother	Bessie KENNEDY,   b. Abt 1908, Texas, USA
Married	UNKNOWN

• Name	Bessie KENNEDY
  Relationship	with Rodney VOJVODICH
  Birth	Abt 1908	Texas, USA
  Gender	Female
  Death	31 Jul 1988	Ruston, Lincoln, Louisiana, USA
  Siblings	9 siblings
  1. Ernest Oliver KENNEDY,   b. 22 Apr 1897, Cass, Texas, USA d. 23 Feb 1995, Atlanta, Cass, Texas, USA
  2. Dewey D KENNEDY,   b. 28 Dec 1898, Cass, Texas, USA d. 20 Apr 1977, Atlanta, Cass, Texas, USA
  3. Roy KENNEDY,   b. 13 Jan 1901, Texas, USA d. 16 Jul 1983, Atlanta, Cass, Texas, USA
  4. Annie Clara KENNEDY,   b. 8 Nov 1902, Atlanta, Cass, Texas, USA d. 13 Mar 1994, Irving, Dallas, Texas, USA
  5. Odie KENNEDY,   b. 3 Jul 1904, Texas, USA d. 11 Nov 1941, Hawkins, Wood, Texas, USA
  6. Tressie KENNEDY,   b. 17 Jun 1909, Cass, Texas, USA d. 3 Mar 1997, Texarkana, Miller, Arkansas, USA
  7. Avis Carol KENNEDY,   b. 28 Mar 1911, Cass, Texas, USA d. 4 Feb 1999, Marshall, Harrison, Texas, USA
  8. John Marvin KENNEDY,   b. 6 Apr 1913, Atlanta, Cass, Texas, USA d. 18 Sep 2004, Vivian, Caddo, Louisiana, USA
  9. William Starkey KENNEDY,   b. 7 Feb 1918, Texas, USA d. 3 May 2003, Atlanta, Cass, Texas, USA
  Origins
  Patriarch & Matriarch	John M. KENNEDY,   b. 1 Apr 1847, Carroll, Georgia, USA d. 14 Apr 1937, Cass, Texas, USA  (Age 90 years)  (Grandfather)  Rosa Mell HARRINGTON,   b. 23 Jun 1883, Alabama, USA d. 19 Dec 1950, Atlanta, Cass, Texas, USA  (Age 67 years)  (Mother)
  Siblings	6 brothers and 3 sisters
  + 1. Ernest Oliver KENNEDY,   b. 22 Apr 1897, Cass, Texas, USA d. 23 Feb 1995, Atlanta, Cass, Texas, USA  (Age 97 years) â–»Ethel UNKNOWN,  m. 1 Nov 1917, Cass, Texas, USA   + 2. Dewey D KENNEDY,   b. 28 Dec 1898, Cass, Texas, USA d. 20 Apr 1977, Atlanta, Cass, Texas, USA  (Age 78 years) â–»Amanda Dell LITTLE,  m. 8 Sep 1918, Cass, Texas, USA   + 3. Roy KENNEDY,   b. 13 Jan 1901, Texas, USA d. 16 Jul 1983, Atlanta, Cass, Texas, USA  (Age 82 years) â–»Jessie CANNON,  m. 18 Oct 1924, Cass, Texas, USA   + 4. Annie Clara KENNEDY,   b. 8 Nov 1902, Atlanta, Cass, Texas, USA d. 13 Mar 1994, Irving, Dallas, Texas, USA  (Age 91 years) â–»Jewel Weaver MALONEm. UNKNOWN   + 5. Odie KENNEDY,   b. 3 Jul 1904, Texas, USA d. 11 Nov 1941, Hawkins, Wood, Texas, USA  (Age 37 years) â–»Lunie GENICE,  m. 17 Apr 1926, Cass, Texas, USA   + 6. Bessie KENNEDY,   b. Abt 1908, Texas, USA d. 31 Jul 1988, Ruston, Lincoln, Louisiana, USA  (Age ~ 80 years) â–»San TARDOm. UNKNOWN   + 7. Tressie KENNEDY,   b. 17 Jun 1909, Cass, Texas, USA d. 3 Mar 1997, Texarkana, Miller, Arkansas, USA  (Age 87 years) â–»Burly Quincy MCADAMSm. UNKNOWN   + 8. Avis Carol KENNEDY,   b. 28 Mar 1911, Cass, Texas, USA d. 4 Feb 1999, Marshall, Harrison, Texas, USA  (Age 87 years) â–»Joseph Herschel BROWN   + 9. John Marvin KENNEDY,   b. 6 Apr 1913, Atlanta, Cass, Texas, USA d. 18 Sep 2004, Vivian, Caddo, Louisiana, USA  (Age 91 years) â–»Wavie Estelle MITCHELL   + 10. William Starkey KENNEDY,   b. 7 Feb 1918, Texas, USA d. 3 May 2003, Atlanta, Cass, Texas, USA  (Age 85 years) â–»Frankie Etta LANGLEY,  m. 3 Oct 1944
  Person ID	I126658	MyBradyTree

  
  

  Father	William Elonzo KENNEDY,   b. 21 Aug 1872, Texas, USA d. 23 May 1947, Cass, Texas, USA (Age 74 years)
  Mother	Rosa Mell HARRINGTON,   b. 23 Jun 1883, Alabama, USA d. 19 Dec 1950, Atlanta, Cass, Texas, USA (Age 67 years)
  Marriage	19 Nov 1896	Cass, Texas, USA
  Family ID	F71141	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	San TARDO,   b. 6 Sep 1906, Auburn, Androscoggin, Maine, USA d. 30 Jan 2001, Lafourche, Louisiana, USA (Age 94 years)
  Marriage	UNKNOWN
  Children	1. Linda Jane TARDO,   b. 22 Apr 1939, Hodge, Jackson, Louisiana, USA d. Aug 1994 (Age 55 years)
  Family ID	F77594	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

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• Reference

  Your Name Here. "Bessie KENNEDY". Brady Family Tree in Western Australia. https://bradyfamilytree.org/genealogy/getperson.php?personID=I126658&tree=BRADY2008 (accessed April 8, 2025).