William Kennish
- Born: 16 Jul 1826, Isle of Man
- Marriage (1): Catherine Callow on 24 Aug 1848 in Isle of Man, England
- Died: 30 Oct 1897, Liberty Twp, Holt County, Missouri at age 71
- Buried: New Liberty Cemetery Craig, Holt County, Missouri, USA
General Notes:
Research of Douglas Henry on Rootsweb.com
Kennish/Callow notes found in Porter estate - A. Porter to J. W. Straw via e-mail 120806 Obit - excerps "born in the Idle of Man...16 July 1826...died Liberty township, Holt Co, MO 30 oct 1897..maried Miss Catherine Callow 23 Aug 1848 ... 13 children and 12 living..at his funeral in 1897 all present but one...June1870 he removed with his family to America and settled in Holt Co. Missouri. In 1872 he bought a farm in New Liberty township where he has since resided...honored and respected by all. He began preaching the gospel in the Primitive Methodist church of England before he reached the age of 21 and continued to break the bread of life where opportunity afforded thru his long life until infirmity caused him to desist. when coming first to this country he united with the Protestant church and was an honored member of the same. Wm Kennish was a man of a retiring disposition, upright in all his dealings, a man of solid worth. the community was richer by his living in it. Every good cause had a champion and friend in him. All his life he had been an ardent worker in the temperance cause. As a preacher he was a good reasoner, logical and clear. In early days he supplied the needs of the church gratuitously. His funeral was conducted by Rev. A. J. Brock, assisted by the Rev. H. J. Doanldson, his pastor. He was buried in the New Liberty Cemetery beside his wife, who had preceded him but one month." also ST JOSEPH NEWS-PRESS (newsclipping) - not dated [excerps] c 1950s? Miss Dorothy Kaucher...native of St. Joseph...teacher in San Jose College in California, the d/o Lawrence Kaucher [former chief clerk of the railway mail service in St. Joseph and friend of John Kennish of Oregon, MO] flew to Isle of Man, [the island is between England and Ireland...made a study of the island and its people..first person to fly directly to the island from America for research work and was given considerable publicity in the newspapers of the island.....found the anme Kennish went back to the year 1427 and the family has been prominent ever since....Miss Kaucher ahs taught in U of Missouri where she graduated and Cornell before going to Pacific coast....
1870 - family is in Isle of Man
1880 Liberty, Holt, MO [everyone in HH born Isle of Man in England] Wm Kennish b. 1826 Catherine b. 1826 Catherine 1853 Robert 1857 John 1858 Ellen 1861 Jane 1863 James 1864 Alice 1866 Edward C. 1868 Thomas H. 1870 [Ann b. 1850 now married [1875] to John Cairns
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William married Catherine Callow, daughter of William Callow and Catherine Kerruish, on 24 Aug 1848 in Isle of Man, England. (Catherine Callow was born on 20 Mar 1826 in Maughold, Garff, Isle of Man, died on 10 Jan 1897 in Mound City, Holt County, Missouri, USA and was buried in New Liberty Cemetery Craig, Holt County, Missouri, USA.)
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