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Note: From the History of Southeast Missouri, published by Goodspeed Publishing Co., 1888; pages 603 and 604: Housand Kenner, farmer, was born in Ste. Genevieve County, Mo., April 15, 1829, and is the son of Francis and Elizabeth (Pillars) Kenner. Francis Kenner was born near Rogersville, Tenn., his parents having emigrated from England and settled in Hawkins County, Tenn., in 1784. He was sixteen years old when his father died, and he being on of the younger sons, started out to seek a home in the great West. He arrived at New Madrid in 1801, and two years later he purchased 640 acres on the Ceda fork of Saline Creek, Perry County. The following year he located in Ste. Genevieve County, on the farm now owned by his son, Housand. June 14, 1804, he married and built a house on the Big Saline. Here he was successfully engaged in farming, Here he was successfully engaged in farming, and in speculating in land, owning at one time 2,700 acres. He was a breeder of fine horses and kept several fast horses. In June, 1811, the creek overflowed its banks and destroyed his crops, the water being two feet deep in his house. There are yet apple trees on his farms where were set out by him in 1807. He died December 30, 1880, leaving is family fine property in land and slaves. His wife, Elizabeth Pillars, was born in Kaskaski, Ill. and was of Scotch extraction. She was the mother of sixteen children, only two now living: Housand and William B. She died March 15, 1847. Housand Kenner was educated in the private schools, and attended the same under a teacher hired by his mother and one of her neighbors. He attended one session at Lebanon, Ill., and two years at a school in Ste. Genevieve County. After his school days were over he followed trading two years, buying and shipping stock to New Orleans. He was married, in January 1851, to Miss Ophelia Duvall, of Ste. Genevieve County, and settled on the farm where he was born and reared. He is a farmer and has been a breeder of fine stock, and continues to handle stock on quite an extensive scale. He went overland to California in 1852, followed mining, at which he was very successful, and brought home thousands of dollars in gold in 1854 He has since traveled through a number of other states. He now owns 720 acres of land, over 200 acres under cultivation. His wife was born in Ste. Genevieve in 1835 and is of French extraction. To their union were born six children: Emily P. and Minnie, died in infancy; Eliza, wife of R. L. Sutherland, judge of the county court of St. Francois; James F.; Mary Jane, and Dr. Edwin B. Mr. Kenner has given his children excellent educational advantages. =============== From the 1850 Federal Census of Beauvais Township, Ste. Genevieve County, Missouri, page 236, taken September 25, 1950, household #460; ancestry.com, image#64 of 116. Howsen was listed in the household of his brother-in-law William C. Varner and his older sister Mary Varner: Housan Kenner; age- 21, male, occupation- farmer, real estate- $1,500, born- Missouri, in school =============== From Missouri Marriages, 1766-1983 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2004: Name: Howard Kenner Spouse: Ophilia Duval Marriage Date: 3 Jan 1851 Location: Ste. Genevieve State: Missouri =============== From the 1860 Federal Census of Beauvais Township, Ste. Genevieve County, Missouri, page 336, St. Mary Post office, taken September 13, 1860, household #1232; from ancestry.com, images #22 of 24: Housan Kenner; age- 31, male, occupation- farmer, real estate- $6,000, personal property- $3,700, born- Missouri Ophelia " ; age- 25, female, born- Missouri Eliza " ; age- 8, female, born- Missouri, in school James " ; age- 4, male, born- Missouri Mary J. " ; age- 1, female, born- Missouri --------------------------------------------- From the 1860 Slave Schedule of Beauvais Township, Ste. Genevieve County, Missouri, page 8: Housan Henner is listed with one slave, a 14 year old female mulatto. ============== From Ancestry.com. U.S., Civil War Draft Registrations Records, 1863-1865 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010: Name: Housand Kenner Residence: Beauvais, St Genevieve, Missouri Class: All Congressional District: 3rd Age on 1 July 1863: 34 Estimated Birth Year: abt 1829 Race: White Marital Status: Married Place of Birth: Missouri ============== From the 1870 Federal Census of Beauvais Township, Ste. Genevieve County, Missouri, page 500, St. Mary's Landing Post Office, taken July 9, 1870, household #126; from ancestry.com, image #19 of 218: Kenner, Hausen; age- 41, male, occupation- farmer, real estate- $10,000, personal property- $1,400, born- Missouri ------ Ophelia; age- 35, female, born- Missouri ------ Eliza; age- 18, female, born- Missouri, in school ------ James; age- 13, male, born- Missouri, in school ------ Mary J.; age- 9, female, born- Missouri, in school ------ Edwin; age- 6, male, born- Missouri, in school Duvall, Emaline; age- 71, female, occupation- house keeper, born- Kentucky Mills, Joe; age- 22, male, occupation- farm hand, born- Missouri Howsen is living next door to his cousin Edmund Beard and his uncle John S. Beard. Also living fairly close are his siblings William and John. Emaline Duvall is apparently the mother of Ophelia. ============== From the 1880 Federal Census of Beauvais Township, Ste. Genevieve County, Missouri, district 135, page 4d, taken June 3, 1880, household 32; from ancestry.com, image 4 of 18: Kenner, Housand; male, age- 51, head of household, married, occupation- farming, born- Missouri, father born- Tennessee, mother born- Illinois ------ Ophelia; female, age- 45, wife, occupation- keeping house, born- Missouri, parents born- Kentucky ------ James F.; male, age- 23, son, single, at home, born- Missouri, parents born- Missouri ------ Mary J.; female, age- 20, daughter, single, at home, born- Missouri, parents born- Missouri ------ Edwin B.; male, age- 16, son, single, at home, in school, born- Missouri, parents born- Missouri Erving, James; male, age- 30, laborer, single, laborer, born- Missouri, parents born- Missouri Smith, Henry; black, male, age- 14, laborer, single, laborer, born- Missouri, parents born- Missouri Scott, Emily; female, age- 17, servant, single, servant, born- Missouri, parents born- Missouri ============== From the 1900 Federal Census of Saint Francois Township, St. Francois County, Misouri, district 98, page 19A, taken June 25, 1900, household #121, no address listed; from ancestry.com, image 37 of 41, also genealogy.com: Howsen is living in the home of Enoch W. Geer, his wife Jennie M., and their children. Howsen is listed as "father-in-law." Although Jennie was called Mary Jane in the earlier census records, I am pretty sure that this is her. Kenner, Housand; father-in-law, male, born- April 1829, age- 71, widowed, born- Missouri, father born- Tennessee, mother born- Missouri, r/w's ============ From St. Francois County Obituaries, from the Farmington Public Library; found on-line at: http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~mackley/Obit_Surname_Pages/Obit_Surnames_Page_A.htm: Died At the house of his son-in-law, Mr. E. W. Geer, near Farmington, Friday February 9th, 1906. Housand Kenner Aged seveny-six years, eleven months and twenty four days. The funeral will take place from the residence of E. W. Geer on Sunday February 11 at 1:30 o'clock then onto the Masonic Cemetery. Friends and aquaintences of the family are invited to attend.
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