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.