John Kenna Kerwood

1887 - 1940  (53 years)

• Name	John Kenna Kerwood
  Born	25 May 1887	West Virginia, USA   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Died	8 Sep 1940	Jackson County, West Virginia, USA   [1]
  Buried	Ripley, Jackson, West Virginia, USA
  Notes	North America, Family Histories, 1500-2000 John Kenna Kerwood was born March 24, 1887, and married Miss Winnie Casto, May 14, 1918. Two children, Jane Kathleen, born May 4, 1919, and John Kenna Jr, born February 25, 1921, have been born to this union. Mr Kerwood was in service in the United States Army during the war with Germany, or the World war. He has also served his county as editor of the Mountaineer, a weekly democratic paper published at Ripley, West Virginia, and postmaster of Ripley. Mr Kerwood is now Post Commander of Jackson Post, Number 107, West Virginia American Legions. Death Record Name: John Kenna/Kerwood Sex: white male Death Date: 08 Sep 1940 Death Place: Jackson, West Virginia Age at Death: 53y5m14d Cemetery: Pine Hill Birth Date: 3/24/1887 Birth Place: Ripley Marital Status: M Spouse: Winnie C./Kerwood, age 46 Veteran: World War Occupation: Postmaster Mother: Martha/Lewis Mother's Birth Place: Ripley Father: William P./Kerwood Father's Birth Place: Ripley Informant: Winnie C Kerwood, Ripley
  Person ID	I17898	WVPioneers
  Last Modified	12 Jul 2017

  
  

  Father	William Perry Kerwood,   b. 1856, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA ,   d. 1910, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA  (Age 54 years)
  Mother	Martha Jane Lewis,   b. 1851, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA ,   d. 7 Jul 1932, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA  (Age 81 years)
  Married	14 Oct 1877	Jackson County, West Virginia, USA   [2]
  Notes	1880 JC Lower Ripley dist # 272 Perry, 24, schoolteacher Martha J, 27 Jessie D, 1, D Otta L, 5/12, S 1920 JC Ripley dist # 202 Kerwood, Martha, 68, widow, hoh Coony J, 34, son Lore M, 30, son Hysell, R Chester, 26, SIL, OH Dixie, 27, dau Helen, .9, GD
  Family ID	F5977	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Winnie Casto,   b. Feb 1894, West Virginia, USA ,   d. 2 Apr 1957, Wood County, West Virginia, USA  (Age ~ 63 years)
  Married	14 May 1918	Kanawha County, West Virginia, USA   [3]
  Notes	Marriage Record Date: 5/14/1918 at Charleston Place: Kanawha, West Virginia, United States John Kenna Kerwood, 31, Jackson, Kanawha Winnie Casto, 24, Roane, Kanawha 1920 Ripley, Jackson, WV # 141-144 Ripley town Kerwood, Kenna K 32 post master Winnie 25 clerk PO Jane C da 8/12 1930 Ripley, Jackson, WV # 73-80 all WVWVWV Kerwood, John K 43 md age 31 salesman auto agency Winnie C 35 Jane K da 10 John K Jr son 9 James O son 8
  Children	1. Jane Kathleen Kerwood   2. John Kenna Kerwood, Jr,   b. 25 Feb 1920, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA ,   d. 11 Sep 2010  (Age 90 years)   3. James Oliver Kerwood   4. Joseph Edward Kerwood   5. Judith Ann Kerwood
  Family ID	F22626	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Buried - - Ripley, Jackson, West Virginia, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S4] Death Records, Jackson Co, WV. [S17] Marriage Records, Jackson Co, WV. [S654] Marriage Records, West Virginia Division of Culture and History.