Walter was the son of S.H. and Mary Frances Kennamer.
He married Nell Barclay in 1905 and had a fine family. He made his life
long residence at Woodville.
In 1908, Walter had a nice home built just a short
distance from the lower end of the Park on County Road 8. Walter was a
great leader in the community, church, and he served as the Mayor of
Woodville.
Walter had a love for salesmanship; this was his life
long goal. He worked in the store of J.R. Kennamer and Company and in
J.B. Woodall’s store. He entered the mercantile business for himself
and had a thriving business, ginning cotton and selling fertilize.
Walter became a salesman for Thomas Dry Good Co. He retired in 1949 and
enjoyed his hobby, bird and fox hunting. His principal avocation was
raising fancy Orpington chickens.
The two-story house is a farmhouse style, although the
builder must have modified the plans and made the porch shorter to
create an alcove effect to the room on the right side. The wood on the
exterior is the original put on in 1908. The shingles have been replaced
recently. There are two double fireplaces with large mantles. There is a
brick flue outside the kitchen that allowed for the use of a wood cook
stove at one time. Most of the beaded board has been replaced by
sheetrock, and paneling. All the floors except the kitchen and bathroom
have the original tongue and groove flooring on them.
