Researching
Kenney,
Kinney ancestry
Amos
Kinney, b 1862, McConnelsville,
Morgan County,
Ohio, was son of Martin
Kinney and Mary
Hosey(or
Hosea)
Martin
Kinney and family moved to
Wirt County WV before 1870.
Amos
Kenney moved to
Spencer WV before 1900.
1900 census of
Spencer,
Roane County WV:
Amos E
Kenney, b Sep 1862/OH, parents b OH/PA, lawyer, wife, Ellyetta, 3?, b NY, parents b NY/MD, son, John B, b 1886/WV, dau Mary T, b 1891, WV, and son, Patrick J, b 1895/WV. 1870 census of
Cornwall, Organge County NY includes John
Wise, 40, b NY, farmer,
Harriet, 41, b NY, Elyetta, 9, b NY, and servant Mary
Copeland, 50, b NY.
1910 census of
Spencer,
Roane County WV:
Amos E
Kenna, 45, Editor, Bulletin, son, John, 23, dau, Mary, 18, school teacher, son, Patrick, 13, sister Evelyn, 35, school teacher.
NY passenger list shows
Amos E
Kenney arrived in NY, 5 Jul 1937, from Southhampton,
England on
Queen Mary. Place of birth McConnelsville, Ohio.Seems likely a trip to/from
England.
1930 census of
Spencer,
Roane County WV,
Amos E
Kenney, 66.