Richard Kenner was born in Devonshire, England, Jan. 29, 1829. Died at Pawnee City, Neb., Friday, May 18, 1901. Deceased came to this country in 1850 and settled in Mt. Vernon, Ohio, and followed the blacksmith trade about 10 years. He was married to Lydia Sophia Spracklen Sept. 9, 1856. To him three children were born -- one girl and two boys -- Mrs. Ida, wife of C. W. Chambers, of Table Rock, Neb.; C. W. Kenner, of Waldo, Neb., and G. W. Kenner, of Webster, Texas -- all of whom survive him, along with his faithful wife and companion. In 1862 he moved to Iowa, and during the years that immediately followed engaged in farming. He moved, with his family, to Pawnee county in 1881. Since that time he has lived in this city, with the exception of the two years he lived in Table Rock. From his early youth he was, religiously, an Episcopalian, and lived an exemplary life in his home and among his neighbors. Funeral services were held at his late residence, in this city, Saturday last at 10 a.m., by Elder H. J. Kennedy, after which the remains were laid to rest in the cemetery at Table Rock.
Richard Kenner was born in Devonshire, England, Jan. 29, 1829. Died at Pawnee City, Neb., Friday, May 18, 1901. Deceased came to this country in 1850 and settled in Mt. Vernon, Ohio, and followed the blacksmith trade about 10 years. He was married to Lydia Sophia Spracklen Sept. 9, 1856. To him three children were born -- one girl and two boys -- Mrs. Ida, wife of C. W. Chambers, of Table Rock, Neb.; C. W. Kenner, of Waldo, Neb., and G. W. Kenner, of Webster, Texas -- all of whom survive him, along with his faithful wife and companion. In 1862 he moved to Iowa, and during the years that immediately followed engaged in farming. He moved, with his family, to Pawnee county in 1881. Since that time he has lived in this city, with the exception of the two years he lived in Table Rock. From his early youth he was, religiously, an Episcopalian, and lived an exemplary life in his home and among his neighbors. Funeral services were held at his late residence, in this city, Saturday last at 10 a.m., by Elder H. J. Kennedy, after which the remains were laid to rest in the cemetery at Table Rock.
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