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1925 Charles Robert "Gigs" Kenyon


Born: Jan.  2, 1925  at Hickory, NC         

Died: Mar.  8, 1994  at New York state      

He is buried at McClure Cemetery, Sanford, NY.

His father was 1896 Floyd Kenyon.

His mother was 1895 Marguerite Dwyer.

He was married about 1950 to 1931 Alta Mae Livingston.
They had three children together:

  1951 Keevin Kenyon  born Aug.  7, 1951 at Binghamton, NY
  1953 Karen Kenyon   born Jul. 13, 1953 at Binghamton, NY
  1954 Marcia Kenyon  born June 12, 1954 at Binghamton, NY
  
They were separated and divorced about 1956 or 1957.

He later married Marion L.; no other info about her is known
at this time except that she was born in 1926.
They had three children together:

  Cheetah Kenyon
  1961 Charles Robert Kenyon Jr.
  Lena Kenyon

Charles was an auto mechanic.  He served in World War II as 
did both of his brothers, George ("Bill") and Floyd Jr. ("Bud"). 

His nickname was "Gigs" (pronounced like musical gigs) and no one 
alive today knows the origin of this nickname.

Charles is also shown in this 1956 Kenyon family photo.