About Kennedy, Benjamin 'Harrison' *, @
1900 philippi wv Josiah S Kennedy 49 black Ruth A Kennedy 48 Jefferson 17 Harrison 11 Lesley 8 Nancy 8 Reci B 5 Howard L 4 === 1910 pleasant barbour wv Josile Kennedy Head mul 27 M1 7 yrs laborer coal mine Icy F. Kennedy Wife 25 no kids Howard L. Kennedy Nephew 13 Benjiman H. Kennedy Brother 21 miner coal mine John Thompson Boarder 32 miner coal mine === 1920 WV Barbour Co, Philippi District Harrison Kennedy 31 mul coal miner Elsina 30 Dessie 10 William 6 Joe 4 Ray 1 all WV === 1930 philippi barbour wv Harrison Kennedy 41 neg rents $5 coal miner Elvina Kennedy 40 Joseph 14 Ray 12 Fredric 10 Hubert 8 Maxine 3 Ruth 0 === 1940 grant monongalia wv Harrison Kennedy 50 white rents $6 coal loader $50 Elsina Kennedy 50 Joseph 22 coal miner $200 Leslie Ray 21 coal miner $300 Fredrick 19 new worker Hubert 17 Ruth 10 all wv === Glenn Warren Barnett's website. Elcinda M. "Elsilna" MAYLE b 1890 WV. She was married to Harrison KENNEDY b 1889 WV. Elcinda and Harrison had Dessie b 1910 Barbour Co, WV. William. Joe b 1916 Barbour Co, WV. Ray b 1919 Barbour Co, WV === death cert #5237 male white married not in service death due to coronary occlusion 24 hrs, due to hypertension 10 yrs. burial Arnettsville cem. === 7/09 Minerd.com site. Benjamin "Harrison" Kennedy b 1889 in the Webster community of Taylor Co, WV. He was named for Benjamin Harrison, the newly elected Pres of the US who served from 1889 to 1893. He was of medium height and build, with brown hair and brown eyes. In his early 20s, the unmarried Harrison resided with his brother Josiah Kennedy Jr. in Barbour Co 1910 census. At 21, on Oct. 15, 1910, Harrison married 20-year-old Elsina Mayle (1890- ? ). Her father was the informant for their marriage license, and the ceremony was held in Dantown, WV, conducted by W.H. Sturn. The Kennedys had at least nine children Joseph, Ressie "Ray", Frederick, Hubert, Rozetta, Maxine, Ruth, William A and Dessie Jane Mayle. They lived in Meriden near Philippi 1917, and at Philippi circa 1925. Circa 1917, Harrison worked as a coal miner with Lee J. Sandridge, who also employed some of Harrison's cousins. During WWI, he registered for the military draft. On the reg card, he gave his race as "colored." He eventually retired as a coal miner with the Kennedy-Mayle Coal Com, a family-owned business. dau Rozetta died at 6 mo on New Year's Day 1926, and young daughter Maxine passed away of pneumonia on July 19, 1931, with the burial of both girls at Chestnut Ridge. census 1930 the Kennedys lived in Barbour Co, with Harrison employed as a coal miner. By 1934, they were in Morgan(town?), WV. Records of the WV Office of Miners' Health, Safety and Training show that the Kennedy-Mayle co was in operation for only 2 yrs, 1947 and 1948. In 1947, the company produced 13,772 tons of coal. The following yr, the output increased to 20,421 tons. Why the business ceased producing in 1949 is not yet known, but the mine may have been tapped out. At the time of Harrison's death, at 63 on March 2, 1953, he and Elsina lived in Hildebrand in the outskirts of Morgantown, Monongalia Co, WV, where he was a coal miner. The cause of his death was a coronary occlusion. He was laid to rest in the Arnettsville Cemetery.
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