Kavanaugh, John William, Jr.

Title

Last Name

Kavanaugh

First and Middle Name

John William, Jr.

Biographical Text

Married November 28, 1925
President of Freshman Class 1913
Honorary Life Member of Roanoke Knights of Columbus Council 562
Member of Norfolk Elks Lodge 38
Member of Blessed Sacrament Catholic Church

Nicknames or Other Names

Shorty, Father

Hometown

Roanoke, Virginia

County and/or State

Roanoke

Birth Date

May 4, 1890

Birthplace

Wytheville, Virginia

Death Date

February 18, 1970

Cause of Death

Adenocarcinoma of prostate with extensive abdominal metastases, Azotemia

Place of Death

DePaul Hospital, Norfolk, Virginia

Parents

John William Kavanaugh Sr., Lola Kavanaugh

Siblings

James G. Kavanaugh, Anne Kavanaugh, Lucy A. Kavanaugh, William W. Kavanugh, Edward J. Kavanaugh, Emmet Kavanaugh, Mary G. Kavanaugh, Lola G. Kavanaugh

Spouse(s)

Anna Welsh Kavanaugh

Children

Anna Welsh Kavanaugh, John William Kavanaugh III, Edward Houston Kavanaugh

VPI Graduating Class

Class of 1916

Undergraduate Major

Mechanical Engineering

Graduated

Yes

Service Branch

Army

Rank

1st Lieutenant

Retired Rank

1st Lieutenant

Occupation

General Foreman for Norfolk and Western Railway

Contributing Researchers

Cameron Wills

Bibliography

Virginia Tech Bugle, 1916
World War 1 Draft Registration Card
United States Federal Census, 1920
United States Federal Census, 1940
Death Certificate
Obituary

Files

John William Kavanaugh senior portrait from the 1916 Bugle.jpg

John William Kavanaugh picture from the 1916 Bugle.jpg

John William Kavanaugh from the 1916 Bugle.jpg

Collection

VPI Class of 1916

Citation

“Kavanaugh, John William, Jr.,” VPI in World War I, accessed November 10, 2024, https://vpiworldwarone.lib.vt.edu/items/show/45.

Output Formats

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