Wayne County

J. E. Kennerly

1884 Biographical Sketches of Barnhill Twp

J. E. KENNERLY, farmer, P. O. Fair-field, was born May 13, 1845, in Vanderburgh County, Ind.

His father, W. C. Kennerly, was born January 16, 1808. He is a farmer by occupation, and came here about 1857, and yet resides in this county. The grandfather.of our subject was Everton Kennerly. He was a native of Maryland, and a farmer by occupation. He died near Evansville, Ind.

The mother of our subject was Mary (Mc-Dowell) Kennerly. She was born in 1815. in Vanderburgh County, Ind. She is a daughter of Daniel and Comfort (Marble) McDowell. She was the mother of twelve children, of whom seven are now living. Their names are

  1. Daniel B.
  2. George Mc.
  3. James E.
  4. May B.
  5. Sarah E., wife of E. L. Puckett
  6. Mary E., former wife of Ed Fears (deceased)
  7. Cynthia J., wife of William Nickens

Our subject was educated in Barnhill Township, where he has been devoting his attention to the tilling of soil on his father's farm, consisting of 160 acres. Mr. Kennerly may be classed among our wide-awake young men in political matters. He has been identified with the Democratic party.



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