James Kenney

1836 - 1915  (79 years)

• Name	James Kenney
  Birth	1836	England
  Gender	Male
  Occupation	Carpenter
  Death	2 Feb 1915	O'Hare Twp, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania
  	Kidney Failure
  		Death Certificate of James Kenney (1837-1915)
  Burial	Calvary Cemetery, Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania
  	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/147086744/james-kenney
  Notes	James Kenney was a mid-Victorian immigrant who put his carpentry skills to use building the mills and row-houses of industrial Pittsburgh. He and Mary Ann Shearn raised a large North-Side family whose sons and daughters rode the crest of the city’s steel-age prosperity, even as James himself slipped in and out of the Allegheny County Workhouse. His 1915 death closed a life that—while hardly polished—mirrors the gritty realities and modest aspirations of countless 19th-century laborers who turned Pittsburgh from river junction to “Workshop of the World." 1870 census, Pittsburgh,PA "James Kenny" - 1871 - Sentenced to 20 days in the Workhouse for 'disorderly conduct', served 1 day. Occupation, Planer, born England. 1874 - Pittsburgh,PA City Directory - "Kenney, James, carpenter, Scott, 21st Ward" 1880 census, Pittsburgh,PA "James Kinney" - parents born in Ireland 1890 - Sentenced to 60 days in the Alleghany County Workhouse for 'keeping a disorderly house' - served 4 days. Record notes 8 children living, occupation: Carpenter, both parents were living when he was 16 years old, 13 years old when left school. 1907 - Sentenced to 6 months in the Alleghany County Workhouse for 'Indecent Exposure' - served 44 days. Record notes 6 living children, occupation: Carpenter (5'7"; weighted 160lbs during discharge) Dec1914 - Entered the Workhouse according to his death certificate and died there 1 month and 6 days later.
  Person ID	I39426	OurNorthernRoots | Rebecca's Ancestor
  Last Modified	16 Aug 2026

  
  

  Family	Mary Ann Shearn,   b. Dec 1844, Ireland d. 13 Oct 1909, Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania (Age ~ 64 years)
  Marriage	ca 1861
  	From Patricia Doyle (1998) "supposedly met on board the ship that brought them to the states,they went to the Cleveland, Ohio area for awhile, then moved to Pittsburgh, Pa.She was born in Ireland, possibly Londonderry"
  Children	> 1. Alice Kenney,   b. 4 Mar 1864, Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio d. 9 May 1902, Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania (Age 38 years) + 2. James Colin Kenney,   b. 20 Jul 1866, Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania d. 3 Apr 1927, Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania (Age 60 years) + 3. Frank Henry Kenney,   b. 15 Aug 1868, Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania d. 10 Jun 1946, Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania (Age 77 years) > 4. William J. Kenney,   b. 10 Oct 1870, Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania d. 21 Oct 1961, Hampton, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania (Age 91 years) > 5. Catherine Kenney,   b. 13 May 1873, Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania > 6. Ida Emma Kenney,   b. 1 Oct 1876, Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania d. 21 Mar 1919, Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania (Age 42 years)   7. Robert Charles Kenney,   b. 23 Sep 1877, Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania > 8. Celia Kenney,   b. 7 Jan 1880, Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania
  Family ID	F13993	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	17 Oct 2020

  
  

• Event Map	Load the map	Birth - 1836 - England Death - 2 Feb 1915 - O'Hare Twp, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania Burial - - Calvary Cemetery, Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania  = Link to Google Earth
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