I am trying to verify information about my Great Grandfather, Raymond Emery Kennedy. He was born in New York in 1905 and lived and died in Albion, New York. The problem I am having is that the 1920 census is showing that he was married to a Carrie, 27 years old, and had a son, Irving, 2 1/2 years old. The issue is that he is only 14 years old at the time. I'm hoping that someone will know something helpful, thank you.

There is a 1930 census depicting Raymond M Kennedy. A census taker could head Emery starting with an "M".

Name: Raymond M Kennedy
Gender: Male
Birth Year: abt 1906
Birthplace: New York
Race: White
Home in 1930: Albion, Orleans, New York
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Marital Status: Married
Relation to Head of House: Head
Spouse's Name: Arvilla E Kennedy
Father's Birthplace: New York
Mother's Birthplace: New York

The census record states they were 17 when they got married

It's easy to make the assumption that Raymond and Carrie were married on the 1920 census because she is listed right below him as daughter-in-law to the head of household. However...

Raymond is listed as Single
Carrie is listed as married. Perhaps she is the wife of a brother to Raymond?

Joy

On www.familysearch.org

It shows Carrie married Raymond's brother Lawrence:

New York, County Marriages, 1908-1935
Name: Lawrence F Kennedy
Titles & Terms:
Event: Marriage
Event Date: 12 May 1917
Event Place: , Orleans, New York, United States
Age: 22
Marital Status:
Previous Spouse:
Race:
Birthplace:
Estimated Birth Year: 1895
Father: Thomas T Kennedy
Father's Titles & Terms:
Mother: Sarah Daniels
Mother's Titles & Terms:
Additional Relatives:
Spouse: Carrie E Sargent
Spouse's Titles & Terms:
Spouse's Age: 26
Spouse's Marital Status:
Spouse's Race:
Spouse's Birthplace:
Spouse's Estimated Birth Year: 1891
Spouse's Father: Fred R Sargent
Spouse's Father's Titles & Terms:
Spouse's Mother: Libbie J Stackhouse
Spouse's Mother's Titles & Terms:
Reference Number:
Film Number: 594448
Frame Number:
Digital Folder Number: 004489152
Image Number: 00341

Ah, thank you very much, that's quite helpful. I do find that trying to read some of the handwriting on the census exhausting.