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Joseph Porter Cawthon Jr.

• Father: Joseph Porter Cawthon
• Mother: Harriet ('Hattie') Belle Bartlett¹ b. 28 Jan 1892, d. 12 Aug 1978

• Birth*: He was born on 8 January 1918.²
• Death*: He died on 11 March 1995 at age 77.³

• Last Edited: 16 Jan 2010

• Charts: Descendants of Jesse Bartlett and Frances Callaway

J. Lanty Miller

• Father: Maj. John L. Miller b. 5 Dec 1821, d. 19 Aug 1907
• Mother: Mary H. McKinney¹ b. 24 Aug 1838, d. 7 May 1928

• Birth*: He was born on 23 June 1867.²
• Marriage*: He married Maggie _____.³
• Death*: He died on 8 January 1950 at age 82.²
• Burial*: Interment was in section B, Oakwood Cemetery, Corsicana, Navarro County, Texas.²

• Last Edited: 17 Aug 2013

Alexander Beaton Miller

• Father: Maj. John L. Miller b. 5 Dec 1821, d. 19 Aug 1907
• Mother: Mary H. McKinney¹ b. 24 Aug 1838, d. 7 May 1928

• Last Edited: 6 Feb 2010

Mattie E. Miller

• Father: Maj. John L. Miller b. 5 Dec 1821, d. 19 Aug 1907
• Mother: Mary H. McKinney¹ b. 24 Aug 1838, d. 7 May 1928

• Birth*: She was born on 13 October 1857.²
• Death*: She died on 10 January 1930 at age 72.²
• Burial*: Interment was in row 3, section N, Oakwood Cemetery, Corsicana, Navarro County, Texas.²

• Last Edited: 18 Aug 2013

Ursula Kate Miller

• Father: Maj. John L. Miller b. 5 Dec 1821, d. 19 Aug 1907
• Mother: Mary H. McKinney¹ b. 24 Aug 1838, d. 7 May 1928

• Birth*: She was born on 13 March 1872.²
• Death*: She died on 15 August 1952 at age 80.²
• Burial*: Interment was in row 3, section N, Oakwood Cemetery, Corsicana, Navarro County, Texas.²

• Last Edited: 18 Aug 2013

Maggie _____

• Birth*: She was born in 1868.¹
• Marriage*: She married J. Lanty Miller, son of Maj. John L. Miller and Mary H. McKinney.²
• Death*: She died in 1927.¹
• Burial*: Interment was in section B, Oakwood Cemetery, Corsicana, Navarro County, Texas.¹

• Last Edited: 17 Aug 2013

Robert Buckner Miller

• Marriage*: He married _____ _____.

• Last Edited: 20 Feb 2010

_____ _____

• Marriage*: She married Robert Buckner Miller.

• Last Edited: 20 Feb 2010

Francis Buckner ('Buck') Kenner

• Father: William Fitzgerald Kenner¹ b. 1 Jul 1825, d. 19 May 1912
• Mother: Jane Elizabeth ('Jenny') Miller² b. 10 May 1841, d. 21 Mar 1920

• Birth*: He was born in Saint Charles County, Missouri.³

• Note*: He was named for his grandfathers.⁴

• Last Edited: 20 Feb 2010

Woinder N. ('Woin') Kenner

Woinder Newton Kenner's tombstone, Bazette Cemetery, Bazette, Tex., courtesy of Suzanne Tarkington.

• Father: William Fitzgerald Kenner¹ b. 1 Jul 1825, d. 19 May 1912
• Mother: Jane Elizabeth ('Jenny') Miller² b. 10 May 1841, d. 21 Mar 1920

• Birth*: He was born on 25 January 1863 in Saint Charles County, Missouri.^3,4,5
• Marriage*: He married Mamie C. Moncrief, daughter of David Armstrong Moncrief and Sarah Katherine Gresham, circa 1892.^6,7,8
• Death*: He died on 11 December 1930 in the residence of his son, Paul Kenner, 515 W. Fifth Ave., Corsicana, Navarro County, Texas, at age 67.^9,10,5
• Burial*: Interment was on 12 December 1930 in Bazette Cemetery, Bazette, Navarro County, Texas.^11,12

• Obituary*: "W. N. KENNER DIES EARLY THURSDAY; NATIVE OF COUNTY
     "W. N. Kenner, aged 68 years, native of Navarro county, and resident of Powell, died Thursday morning [11 Dec 1930] at 1:45 o’clock at the residence of his son, Paul Kenner, 515 West Fifth avenue, and the funeral services will be held from the residence of his brother, W. R. Kenner, 1416 West Fifth avenue, Friday morning at 9:30 o’clock, with interment in the Bazette cemetery. Rev. Thomas Lenox, pastor of the First Christian church, will conduct the services. He had been ill for some time.
     "Surviving are five children, Kathleen Kenner, Fitzgerald Kenner, Tom Kenner and Tyra Kenner, all of Powell, and Paul Kenner, Corsicana; three sisters, Mrs. Leon Guynes, Corsicana; Mrs. C. W. Moore, Waxahachie, and Mrs. P. M. Parks, Dallas; two brothers, W. R. Kenner and Rod Kenner, both of Corsicana.
     "Active pallbearers will be J. G. Christian, H. H. Hanks, R. L. Campbell, J. A. Jackson, E. P. Breithaupt, R. T. Montfort, D. Poindexter and John Sloan.
     "Honorary pallbearers will be friends of the family.
     "The funeral will be directed by the Corley-McMahon Funeral Home."¹³
• Note*: • He settled in Powell, Texas in the 1880s, where he farmed. His farm included land he bought from his father-in-law.
  • "W. N. Kenner, here [Corsicana, Texas] today from Powell, says he has eight sick on his farm with influenza."^14,15

• Last Edited: 27 Dec 2019

Elizabeth Kenner

• Father: William Fitzgerald Kenner¹ b. 1 Jul 1825, d. 19 May 1912
• Mother: Jane Elizabeth ('Jenny') Miller² b. 10 May 1841, d. 21 Mar 1920

• Birth*: She was born in Saint Charles County, Missouri.³
• Marriage*: She married Tom McClendon.⁴

• Last Edited: 20 Feb 2010

Tom McClendon

• Marriage*: He married Elizabeth Kenner, daughter of William Fitzgerald Kenner and Jane Elizabeth ('Jenny') Miller.¹

• Last Edited: 20 Feb 2010

Betty Kenner

• Father: William Fitzgerald Kenner¹ b. 1 Jul 1825, d. 19 May 1912
• Mother: Jane Elizabeth ('Jenny') Miller² b. 10 May 1841, d. 21 Mar 1920

• Birth*: She was born in Navarro County, Texas.³
• Marriage*: She married Cyrus Moore.⁴

• Last Edited: 20 Feb 2010

Cyrus Moore

• Marriage*: He married Betty Kenner, daughter of William Fitzgerald Kenner and Jane Elizabeth ('Jenny') Miller.¹

• Last Edited: 20 Feb 2010

Rodham Fitzgerald Kenner

• Father: William Fitzgerald Kenner¹ b. 1 Jul 1825, d. 19 May 1912
• Mother: Jane Elizabeth ('Jenny') Miller² b. 10 May 1841, d. 21 Mar 1920

• Birth*: He was born in Navarro County, Texas.³
• Marriage*: He married Carrie Cullen Williams.⁴

• Note*: He farmed the family land at Chatfield, Texas until retiring in about 1953.⁴

• Last Edited: 20 Feb 2010

Carrie Cullen Williams

• Marriage*: She married Rodham Fitzgerald Kenner, son of William Fitzgerald Kenner and Jane Elizabeth ('Jenny') Miller.¹

• Note*: She was from Lancaster, Texas.¹

• Last Edited: 20 Feb 2010

Mamie Kenner

• Father: William Fitzgerald Kenner¹ b. 1 Jul 1825, d. 19 May 1912
• Mother: Jane Elizabeth ('Jenny') Miller² b. 10 May 1841, d. 21 Mar 1920

• Birth*: She was born in Navarro County, Texas.³

• Last Edited: 20 Feb 2010

Gertrude ('Gus') Kenner

• Father: William Fitzgerald Kenner¹ b. 1 Jul 1825, d. 19 May 1912
• Mother: Jane Elizabeth ('Jenny') Miller² b. 10 May 1841, d. 21 Mar 1920

• Birth*: She was born in Navarro County, Texas.³
• Marriage*: She married P. M. Parks.⁴

• Last Edited: 20 Feb 2010

P. M. Parks

• Marriage*: He married Gertrude ('Gus') Kenner, daughter of William Fitzgerald Kenner and Jane Elizabeth ('Jenny') Miller.¹

• Last Edited: 20 Feb 2010

Jenny Elizabeth Kenner

Jennie and Leon Guynes's tombstone, Oakwood Cemetery, Corsicana, Tex.

• Father: William Fitzgerald Kenner¹ b. 1 Jul 1825, d. 19 May 1912
• Mother: Jane Elizabeth ('Jenny') Miller² b. 10 May 1841, d. 21 Mar 1920

• Birth*: She was born in 1883 in Navarro County, Texas.^3,4
• Marriage*: She married Leon Guynes.^5,6
• Death*: She died in 1961.⁷
• Burial*: Interment was in Oakwood Cemetery, Corsicana, Navarro County, Texas.⁸

• Last Edited: 24 Jun 2011

Leon Guynes

Leon and Jennie Kenner Guynes's tombstone, Oakwood Cemetery, Corsicana, Tex.

• Birth*: He was born in 1878.¹
• Marriage*: He married Jenny Elizabeth Kenner, daughter of William Fitzgerald Kenner and Jane Elizabeth ('Jenny') Miller.^2,3
• Death*: He died in 1922.¹
• Burial*: Interment was in Oakwood Cemetery, Corsicana, Navarro County, Texas.⁴

• Last Edited: 20 Feb 2010

Mamie C. Moncrief

Mamie Moncrief Kenner's tombstone, Bazette Cemetery, Bazette, Tex., courtesy of Suzanne Tarkington.

• Father: David Armstrong Moncrief b. 1829, d. 1905
• Mother: Sarah Katherine Gresham b. 1849, d. 1909

• Birth*: She was born on 24 December 1876.^1,2
• Marriage*: She married Woinder N. ('Woin') Kenner, son of William Fitzgerald Kenner and Jane Elizabeth ('Jenny') Miller, circa 1892.^3,4,5
• Death*: She died on 30 October 1918 at age 41.^1,2
• Burial*: Interment was in Bazette Cemetery, Bazette, Navarro County, Texas.²

• Last Edited: 12 Feb 2013

Sarah Katherine Gresham

• Birth*: She was born in 1849.¹
• Marriage*: She married David Armstrong Moncrief.
• Death*: She died in 1909.¹

• Last Edited: 20 Feb 2010

David Armstrong Moncrief

• Birth*: He was born in 1829.¹
• Marriage*: He married Sarah Katherine Gresham.
• Death*: He died in 1905.¹

• Last Edited: 20 Feb 2010

Katherine Kelsey Kenner

• Father: Woinder N. ('Woin') Kenner¹ b. 25 Jan 1863, d. 11 Dec 1930
• Mother: Mamie C. Moncrief² b. 24 Dec 1876, d. 30 Oct 1918

• Birth*: She was born in 1896 in Powell, Navarro County, Texas.^3,4
• Death*: She died in 1974.^5,6
• Burial*: Interment was in row 15, section B, Oakwood Cemetery, Powell, Navarro County, Texas.⁶

• Note*: Her birth date may have been 1989. She was postmistress in Powell, Texas.⁷

• Last Edited: 17 Aug 2013

Fitzgerald ('Fitz') Kenner

• Father: Woinder N. ('Woin') Kenner¹ b. 25 Jan 1863, d. 11 Dec 1930
• Mother: Mamie C. Moncrief² b. 24 Dec 1876, d. 30 Oct 1918

• Birth*: He was born on 18 August 1900 in Powell, Navarro County, Texas.^3,4,5
• Marriage*: He married Virginia Lorena Christian, daughter of John Green Christian and Gertrude Park, in 1925.^6,7
• Death*: He died on 10 September 1976 at age 76.^8,9
• Burial*: Interment was in row 15, section B, Oakwood Cemetery, Corsicana, Navarro County, Texas.⁹

• Last Edited: 7 Dec 2019

Thyra Kenner

• Father: Woinder N. ('Woin') Kenner¹ b. 25 Jan 1863, d. 11 Dec 1930
• Mother: Mamie C. Moncrief² b. 24 Dec 1876, d. 30 Oct 1918

• Birth*: She was born in 1903 in Powell, Navarro County, Texas.^3,4
• Marriage*: She married H. R. Emerson.^5,6
• Death*: She died in 1986.⁷
• Burial*: Interment was in row 15, section B, Oakwood Cemetery, Corsicana, Navarro County, Texas.⁸

• Last Edited: 17 Aug 2013

H. R. Emerson

• Birth*: He was born in 1887.¹
• Marriage*: He married Thyra Kenner, daughter of Woinder N. ('Woin') Kenner and Mamie C. Moncrief.^2,3
• Death*: He died in 1966.¹
• Burial*: Interment was in row 15, section B, Oakwood Cemetery, Corsicana, Navarro County, Texas.¹

• Last Edited: 17 Aug 2013

Virginia Lorena Christian

• Father: John Green Christian¹ b. 29 Aug 1877, d. 22 Oct 1955
• Mother: Gertrude Park b. 29 Mar 1882, d. 28 Nov 1955

• Birth*: She was born on 25 April 1908.²
• Marriage*: She married Fitzgerald ('Fitz') Kenner, son of Woinder N. ('Woin') Kenner and Mamie C. Moncrief, in 1925.^3,4
• Death*: She died on 21 March 1933 at age 24.²
• Burial*: Interment was in row 15, section B, Oakwood Cemetery, Corsicana, Navarro County, Texas.²

• Last Edited: 7 Dec 2019

John Green Christian

• Birth*: He was born on 29 August 1877.¹
• Marriage*: He married Gertrude Park.
• Death*: He died on 22 October 1955 at age 78.¹
• Burial*: Interment was in row 15, section B, Oakwood Cemetery, Corsicana, Navarro County, Texas.¹

• Last Edited: 17 Aug 2013

Gertrude Park

• Birth*: She was born on 29 March 1882.¹
• Marriage*: She married John Green Christian.
• Death*: She died on 28 November 1955 at age 73.¹
• Burial*: Interment was in row 15, section B, Oakwood Cemetery, Corsicana, Navarro County, Texas.¹

• Last Edited: 17 Aug 2013

John Woinder Kenner

John Woinder Kenner, from online obituary.

• Father: Fitzgerald ('Fitz') Kenner^1,2 b. 18 Aug 1900, d. 10 Sep 1976
• Mother: Virginia Lorena Christian^3,4 b. 25 Apr 1908, d. 21 Mar 1933

• Birth*: He was born on 12 April 1927 in the family home, Powell, Navarro County, Texas.⁵
• Death*: He died on 3 December 2019 in the family home, Powell, Navarro County, Texas, at age 92.⁵
• Burial*: Interment was on 6 December 2019 in Oakwood Cemetery, Corsicana, Navarro County, Texas.⁵

• Obituary*: "John Kenner
     "John Woinder Kenner was born April 12, 1927 to Fitz and Lorena Christian Kenner in their Christian home in Powell. He died on Dec. 3, 2019 at the age of 92 at the Kenner 'home place' in Powell.
     "John graduated from Powell High School in 1945. While in high school, John played basketball and baseball and enjoyed many successes and titles. After graduating high school, he was drafted into the Army, and at the conclusion of WWII, served in occupied Berlin, Germany. Upon discharge from the Army, John returned to Powell and the old family home place where he subsequently worked in the oil field with childhood friends and teammates Oscar Chrisman, Kenneth Ray, and Homer Wasson. He and his brother, Gerry Kenner helped his father Fitz run the Powell cotton gin.
     "Like many veterans in the Navarro County area, John enrolled in the newly established Navarro Junior College. At the time, the college was located in the old air field barracks where he met Mudge and became part of the infamous 'Barracks Bunch' of NJC. After a respectable courtship, John and Mudge were married on March 17, 1950 in Winnfield, Louisiana.
     "While at Navarro, John played on the NJC basketball team and was recognized as the most valuable player in 1948 and 1949. After attending NJC, John was offered basketball scholarships to Baylor University, Texas A&M University and East Texas State University. John chose to continue his basketball career and education at ETSU, and he and Mudge moved to Commerce where he played on the basketball team and earned his Bachelor's degree in 1951.
     "During John's 35 year professional career, he taught and coached at schools that included West Delta, Sonora, Pecos, both University and Midway High Schools in Waco, and finally at Kerens ISD. During his coaching tenure, he led teams to many titles—including a State basketball championship in 1956!
     "John was a Christian, an athlete, coach, teacher, hunter, volunteer, and lifelong learner. He was obsessive about his health and conditioning, still working out at Lott's Fitness Center five days a week even after his diagnosis with cancer. John exercised his soul as well as his body. He was a devoted Elder at the South Waco Church of Christ in Waco and served as Elder at the Kerens Church of Christ in Kerens for over 40 years. As a leader in the church, he taught many Bible classes, led singing, and preached. As a lifelong learner, John was an ardent student of the Bible, a dedicated reader of many subjects including bird dog training, history, politics, religious commentaries, and histories of old gospel hymns.
     "After returning to Navarro County in 1974, and enjoying semi-retirement, John became a Track Official for many track meets held across the state. Eventually, he became a State Track Official for the State meets in Austin, ultimately receiving an award for 25 years of continued service.
     "Never one to be idle, John volunteered in the community and served on numerous boards after retirement. Helping to establish the Board of the Chatfield Water Supply Company, he sat for many years to lead and maintain its service to much of eastern Navarro County. Upon retiring from public education and teaching, John started guide hunting at Upland Bird Company in Eureka. He and his boyhood friend, Oscar Chrisman, trained bird dogs as a 'side' to their guide hunting. John trained dogs up until 2018 when he and his daughter, Pat, completed a course and became certified Therapy Dog Handlers. John enjoyed taking the therapy dog, 'Cayd,' with him on his many visits to shut-ins at the nursing homes around the area.
     "John was known across the state, in his community, and church for his honesty, character, integrity, sportsmanship, and his generous Christ-like spirit. He will be sorely missed by his family, players, students, and friends.
     "He is preceded in death by his parents, Fitz and Lorena, aunts, Thyra Emerson, and Katherine Kenner, and one brother, Gerry Kenner of Palestine. John's mother, Lorena Christian Kenner, was killed in a train accident when John was five years old. He and his brother Gerry were raised on the family Home Place in Powell by their father, Fitz and two of Fitz's sisters, Aunt Thyra and Aunt Katherine. . . .
     "Visitation will be held from 2 to 3 p.m. Friday, Dec. 6, 2019 at Corley Funeral Home. Funeral services will follow the visitation at 3 p.m. at Corley Funeral Home Chapel with Mr. Jimmy Glenn officiating. Burial will follow at Oakwood cemetery. . . .
     "Memorial gifts may be made to the Kerens Church of Christ at 105 SW 3rd. Street, Kerens, Texas 75144.
     "An online guestbook is available at www.corleyfuneralhome.com and selecting the John W. Kenner obituary."⁶

• Last Edited: 8 Dec 2019

Gerald Christian ('Gerry') Kenner

• Father: Fitzgerald ('Fitz') Kenner^1,2 b. 18 Aug 1900, d. 10 Sep 1976
• Mother: Virginia Lorena Christian^3,4 b. 25 Apr 1908, d. 21 Mar 1933

• Birth*: He was born on 15 September 1930 in Corsicana, Navarro County, Texas.⁵
• Marriage*: He married Peggy Goldman Alexander on 2 May 1968.⁶
• Death*: He died on 16 December 2005 in Palestine, Anderson County, Texas, at age 75.⁵
• Burial*: Interment was on 19 December 2005 in Roselawn Park Cemetery, Palestine, Anderson County, Texas.⁵

• Note*: He attended the Church of Christ. He graduated from high school in Powell, Texas, attended Navarro College, and served in the Air Force during the Korean War. He spent 52 years in oil field businesses, beginning with Copeland Well Service in Corsicana. He moved to Palestine, Texas in 1964 and began his own business, Kenner Well Service, in 1978. He was survived by his wife, four daughters, four sons, seventeen grandchildren, three great-grandchildren, and a brother.⁵

• Last Edited: 4 Feb 2020

Peggy Goldman Alexander

• Birth*: She was born in 1935.
• Marriage*: She married Gerald Christian ('Gerry') Kenner, son of Fitzgerald ('Fitz') Kenner and Virginia Lorena Christian, on 2 May 1968.¹
• Death*: She died in 2003.
• Burial*: Interment was in Roselawn Park Cemetery, Palestine, Anderson County, Texas.

• Last Edited: 4 Feb 2020