All photographs on this page were taken in 2007 by the webmaster, unless otherwise noted.

Directions for finding this Delaware County, Ohio Cemetery:

Drive North from Columbus on I-71 to Rt. 36. Turn right toward Sunbury. In Sunbury, turn left at the first traffic light (Rt. 61). Turn right at SR 656. Proceed to East Liberty. It is just beyond Olive Green. In East Liberty, turn right on Ulery Rd. The entrance to the cemetery is on the left side of the road.

After entering the cemetery there are three sections of Kenney gravesites.

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Site 1

This site is on the right side of the grass road. Buried there are Albert Gillespie Kenney (#19), Susannah Bussard (#20), Sophia J. (daughter of Albert and Susannah and sister to Sarah Catherine Kenney (#10) , John P. (son of Albert and Susannah and brother of Sarah Catherine Kenny #10), and Annie Smith (daughter-in-law of Albert and Susannah and Alavander Kenney's wife. Alavander was Sarah's brother.)

GPS: 40 ° 19.558' N, 82° 48.644' W.

ALBERT G. KENNEY.

BORN

APRIL 3 1803

DIED JUNE 27, 1886

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SUSAN.

WIFE OF A. G. KENNEY

BORN SEPT. 27, 1802

DIED MAR. 25, 1893

The three tombstones to the right of Albert's and Susan's stones are those of Sophia Kenney, John Kenney, and Annie S. Smith.

Sophia's tombstone reads:

SOPHIA J.

DAU. OF

A. G. & S. KENNEY.

DIED

Jan 25, 1869

Aged 43 Y. 10 M. 12 D.

(the rest of the stone cannot be read)

John's tombstone says "John P. Kenney." Next to his tombstone is an Army GAR USA Medallion. According to research done by Russell Leach #3, John enlisted in Co. B., 61st Ohio Volunteer Infantry (O.V.I), was in service two years, and died in Lookout Valley of fever 17 January 1864. This, as well as other information, might have been engraved on his stone, but the stone is too degraded to read.

Annie's Tombstone reads as follows: The A. Kenney is Alavander, the brother of Sarah Catherine Kenney #10. After Annie's death, Alavander remarried. He is buried at Bloomfield Cemetery.

ANNIE S. SMITH

WIFE OF

A. KENNEY

DIED

AUGUST 2, 1876

AGED

18 YEARS.

Centered on the ground at the bases of the tombstones of Sophia, John, and Annie, there is a fairly new plaque:

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Below: Family Images of Cemetery Site 1 in 1951

The two images below are courtesy of Doug Hart (Great-Great-Great Grandson of Albert and Susannah Kenney). There were captions on the back of each photograph. Photograph 1 states, "1951 Great Grandmother & father Kenney's Monument & Uncle Allan's 1st wife. Mary Smith (died at age 18) & Aunt Sophia and gt Uncle John Kenney's monuments, Uncle John died in Civil War." [These photographs had been labeled by Doug's grandmother.]

The image below states: " 1951, Allan Kenney & wife Grace & his sister Agnes Kenney taken in front of the cemetery in Delaware Co., O. where my great grandmother & grandfather Kenney & great Aunt Sophia & grt. Uncle John & Geo. Kenney & his family are buried., The tall monument & 3 shorter white ones in center picture are their graves." [Note: Allan and Agnes Kenney are two children of Alavender Kenney, son of Albert and Susannah (Bussard) Kenney].

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Below: Family Image of Cemetery Site 1 in 2022

Distant cousins, all descendants of Albert Kenney and Susannah Bussard had been communciating for years. One of them, Matt Kenney wanted to meet up with others and spend a day (August 3, 2022), swap family stories, look at family photos, and visit the Ohio area, where Albert and Susannah had lived. Matt and his wife traveled from Iowa and were going to go to the Bussard family reunion later in the month. Doug Hart came from Cincinnati, Ohio, Susan Snyder (the webmaster) and her husband came from Buckeye Lake, Ohio, and Tom and Bob Kenney came from the local area. Included in the plan for the day was a trip to the cemetery where Albert and Susannah are buried. We met at Matt's motel at 9:00 AM and spent all of the morning and a lot of the afternoon together caravaning from spot to spot.

Below, the cousins are standing in front of Albert and Susannah's tombstone. Left to right: Robert L. Kenney (Great-Great Grandson of Albert and Susannah and Great Grandson of Alavander Kenney and Esther R. Lindenberger; Tom Kenney (Son of Robert, Great-Great-Great Grandson of Albert and Susannah and Great-Great Grandson of Alavander Kenney and Esther R. Lindenberger; Doug Hart (Great-Great-Great Grandson of Albert and Susannah and Great-Great Grandson of Louisa Kenny and John Newton Conger); Susan Sharpe Leach [Snyder] (Great-Great Granddaughter of Albert and Susannah and Great Granddaughter of Sarah Catherine Kenney and Watson Leach); and Matt Kenney (Great-Great-Great Grandson of Albert and Susannah and Great-Great Grandson of Joseph Kenney and Susan Rhoten).

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Site 2

Another gravesite is across the road from the first. Buried there are George W. Kenney, Emma A. Kenney, Lulu M. Heckart, and Helen M. Raines. George is Sarah Catherine Kenney's brother and Albert's and Susannah's son.

The tombstones are as follows: Father George Washington Kenney, and his wife Emma Arvesta Blayney. Lulu M. Heckart was one of their daughters. It is unknown who Helen M. Raines was in relationship to the family.

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Site 3

This site is near the entrance, on the left side of the road as you enter the cemetery. Buried there are R. Kenneth Kenny and Arthur G. Kenney. They were great grandsons of Albert Kenney and Susannah Bussard and grandsons of Alavander Kenney.

The Kenney relationship to the family for the two stones below was explained in an e-mail to the webmaster from Tom Kenney on June 31, 2022. Tom is the Great- Great -Great Grandson of Albert and Susannah and Great -Great Grandson of Alavander.

R. Kenneth Kenney was Robert Kenneth Kenney (Tom's grandfather). Art was the brother of Robert (Tom's Great Uncle). Robert and Art were sons of W. Allen Kenney. Allen was the son of Alavander Kenney, son of Albert Gillespie Kenney and Susannah Bussard Kenney.

R. KENNETH

1914-1948

Below: Two sides of Arthur G. Kenneys tombstone.

ARTHUR G.

1924 - 2003

ARTHUR G. KENNEY

TEC 5 US ARMY

WORLD WAR II

1924 - 2003

PURPLE HEART