Person Sheet


Name *William David KENNARD, G Grandfather
Birth 19 Sep 1857, Baltimore, Balto. Co., MD29
Death 7 Mar 1936, Baltimore, Balto. Co., MD29
Burial 10 Mar 1936, Western Cemetery, Baltimore, Md.29
Occupation CLICK NAME FOR NOTES - (Early) Ship Broker & Commission Merchant; (Later in life) Real Estate
Father *Baltis Henry KENNARD (1827-1907)
Mother *Ann/Anna Rebecca CARSON (1825-1890)
Spouses:
1 *Mary Belle Drach LAUVER, G Grandmother
Birth 23 Nov 1858, Hampstead, Carroll Co., MD26
Death 17 Dec 1927, Idlewyld, Balto. Co., Md. Cause of Death: Carcinoma of Stomach & Intestines.26,26
Burial 20 Dec 1927, St. John's Catholic Church Cemetery26,26
Occupation CLICK NAME FOR NOTES: Elementary School Teacher for Carroll County Public Schools in Md. (See scanned letter from School Board in DOCUMENTS at http://www.playpenn.net/beej/documents/mbdrachletr.html )
Father *Hanson Maurer DRACH , M.D. (1831-1915)
Mother *Elender "Eleanor" H. LAMOTTE (1832-1864)
Marriage 1892, According to 1900 Census Balto., Md.
Children: Beatrice "Beat" L. (1892-1971)
Baltis Branson (1892-1896)
Almyra Grace "Nell" (1893-1986)
John Francis Lamotte (1895-1982)
Baby Boy (1896-1896)
Geneva (Genieve) "Neva" (1898-1965)
*Anna Belle (1899-1969)
William Henry "Harry" (1895-)
Notes for *William David KENNARD
26His middle name is listed as such on Mary Belle's death certificate.
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32[pg. 397] He is listed in the 1860 Baltimore, Md. Census as living in his father's residence as William Kennard, 4 yrs. old, born in Md.
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33He is listed in the 1870 Baltimore City, Md. Census as living in his father's residence as Wm. D. Kennard, 14 yr. old, at school, born in Md.
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In the 1878 Baltimore City Directory, there's an ad for "Wm. D. Kennard & Co. SHIP BROKERS and Commission Merchants, N.E. Cor. Frederick and Pratt Sts. Baltimore." Darcee Rial Yates provided the copy of the ad and says that Wm. would have been approx. 20 years old at the time of this ad. She also states that the "& Co." part of this business name would have been his younger brothers, as the census of 1880 lists them as "Commission Merchants".
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34He is listed in the 1880 Baltimore City, Md. Census as William D. Kennard, age 24, son (of Baltis H. and Anna Kennard), Shipmaker, born in Md.
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THERE IS A TAVERN IN THE TOWN
There is a tav-ern in the town (in the town)
and there my true love sits him down(sits him down)
and drinks his wine 'mid laugh-ter free
and nev-er never thinks of me.
Fare thee well for I must leave thee
do not let the parting grieve thee
and remember that the best of friends must part, must part.
A-dieu a-dieu kind friends a-dieu(say a-dieu)
I can no long-er stay with you, (stay with you)
I'll hang my harp on a weep-ing wil-low tree
and may the world go well with thee.
Cornish Folk Song-First published in 1883 [U.S.]

Written on the back of Wm. D. Kennard's business card are the following words written with pencil, just as it appears below.
" Adieu to you my friend Adieu,
I can stay no longer here with you.
So I'll hang my harp on a willow tree,
And bid this world fare well with thee."

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R.L. Polk & Co.'s Baltimore city directory for 1899 lists:
Wm D. Kennard, clerk, 16 north Stricker
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19He is listed in the 1900 Baltimore City, Md. Census as William Kennard, b. Sep. 1856, 43 yr. old, Married 8 yrs., born in Md. as were parents, Real Estate Agent.
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30Vitals concur with dates and names provided by Wm. C. Rivers, Sr.
He is noted in the 1890 Baltimore City Directory as living at his father's residence at 1008 Mosher St. He is listed in the directory as a Clerk.
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20He is listed in the 1910 Baltimore County, Md. Census as William D. Kennard, 53 yrs. of age, M1 indicating his 1st marriage, 18 years married, born in Md. as were his parents, occupation is listed as Practicing Attorney. The family was living on Belvedere Ave.
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According to Audrey S.T.Briel Rivers, he had previously owned the land upon which the development of which my childhood home was a part, on Pembroke Ave. in Woodlawn, Md. Wm. D. & Mary Belle lived for a time literally down the street and around the corner on Gwynndale Ave. just three houses from the corner of Virginia Ave. It was a white, three-story Victorian style with a wrap-around porch. This home sat directly across from the Gwynn's Falls stream and where Gwynn Oak Park Amusement Park once stood.
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John Kennard provided the information for the death certificate. I'm not sure if he was overcome with grief at his father's passing or what the situation was, but the personal info. on the certificate is as follows:
Father's name: Baltis B. Kennard Mother's Name: Sarah Carson
Birthplace: Baltimore, Md. Residence of decedent: 4620 Pall Mall Rd.
He's listed as Married to Mary B. Kennard.
Occupation: Real Estate Dealer - Self
Wm. D. was under the doctor's care from Feb. 25 to March 8, 1936.
Cause of death: Cerebral Arterioschlerosis, contributory cause is Cerebral Thrombosis. There was no autopsy performed.
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To view a picture of his tombstone go to http://www.bjpeters.com/bj/photogallery/STTSvirtualCemetery/sttsCemetery.html#Kennard .
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