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James N. Kennett (Pendleton County, Ky, tavern & hotel keeper and farmer)

b. 1813-12-20 d. 1880-04-03

Falmouth, Kentucky, tavern keeper, hotelkeeper, and farmer. Married to Sarah A. Kennett in Pendleton County, Kentucky, in February 1836. Father of William C. Kennett, Charles L. Kennett, and Elizabeth F. Kennett, and Ellen Kennett. Postmaster of Falmouth from October 17, 1845, to January 20, 1846. Tavern keeper in Falmouth in 1850. Hotelkeeper and farmer in Falmouth in 1860. Hotel and tavern keeper in Falmouth in 1864.

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Sex
Male
Race
White

Bibliography

Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Pendleton County, District 1, p. 354A.

Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Pendleton County, p. 433.

Ninth Manuscript Census of the United States (1870), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Pendleton County, Falmouth, p. 405A.

Record of Appointment of Postmasters, 1832-1971. Records of the Post Office Department, NARA Series M841, RG 28, Pendleton County, Kentucky, Volume 14, p. 422 of 579 of microfilm.

Internal Revenue Assessment Lists for Kentucky, 1862-1866, NARA RG 58, Microfilm Series M768, Roll 16, Pendleton County, Kentucky, 1862, p. 91 of 766 of microfilm (accessed via Ancestry.com).

Find A Grave, “James N. Kennett (1813-1880),” Memorial #92416127, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/92416127/james-n-kennett (accessed June 4, 2017).

Citation

Kennett, James N.. Accessed via the Civil War Governors of Kentucky Digital Documentary Edition, https://discovery.civilwargovernors.org/document/S32205330 (November 12, 2026).

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