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Born in Tennessee. In 1828 he and family joined Robertson's Colony, bound for Texas. Arrived in 1830, probably having stopped to "make a crop" along the way. Lived in present Grimes County; was granted a third of a league of land in Robertson's Colony. For his service in the Texas Revolution, received additional land in Menard and Leon Counties. His mercantile business-- firm of Fanthorp, Womack & Kennard-- was the first in Grimes County.
Kennard, Michael Moore is a historical marker in Anderson, Grimes County, dedicated in 1971. It is one of 71 historical markers documented in Grimes County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 202 historic sites cataloged across the county.
The site sits at 30.4828, -95.9847 near Anderson. The nearest cataloged historic site is Kenneth Lewis Anderson (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Fanthorp Inn, Fanthorp Family Cemetrey, and Thompson School Building, Miss Sally.
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5185008594. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
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