Michael Moore Kennard
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.
30.4828° N, 95.9847° W
Where to Find It
opposite the road from the Fanthorp Inn, Anderson.
Nearby Markers
- <0.1 mi N Kenneth Lewis Anderson
- <0.1 mi NE Fanthorp Inn Anderson
- 0.1 mi N Miss Sally Thompson School Building Anderson
- 0.2 mi N Anderson Baptist Church Anderson
- 0.3 mi N B. B. Goodrich House Anderson
- 0.3 mi NW Steinhagen Log Cabin Anderson