KENNAMER, JOHN ROBERT, SR., 1873-1952
Biography;
Postmaster; teacher; merchant; historian. Born–January 12, 1873, Kennamer’s Cove. Parents–David and Kitty Lewis (Hodges) Kennamer. Married–Sarah Elizabeth Page, September 30, 1896. Children–nine. Education: Green Academy, Nat., Al.; Tri-State Normal College, Scottsboro, B. S., 1896. Teacher in Marshall County for ten years. Partner in mercantile business, seven years. Postmaster, Woodville, Al., 1903-1946. Served a term on local school board. Founded the Kennamer Family Association of Alabama, Inc.; editor, The Kennamer Family Bulletin. Died April 6, 1952.
Source:
Owen’s The Story of Alabama, Vol. IV; The Story of Woodville and Community Album.
Publications;
History of Jackson County, Alabama. Winchester, Tenn.: Southern Printing and Publishing Co., 1935.
The Story of Woodville and Community Album. Lanett, Al.: East Alabama Publishing Co.,1950.
Joint_Editor;
The Kennamer Family. Nashville: McQuiddy Printing Co., 1924.