Blackland TX · Civic records
Kerens
Who held office in each town, and when, from each town's own history and public records.
Postmasters since 1947 · Mayors on record
Postmasters since 1947
Kerens postmasters from the Postal Service's records. The early years are incomplete.
Herschel P. McCownacting 31 Mar 1947; postmaster 8 Apr 1948
Billy P. Berryacting 6 Apr 1956; postmaster 6 Aug 1957
Billy J. Allenofficer-in-charge 12 Apr 1974
Billy R. Sheltonappointed 14 Sept 1974
James D. Weemsofficer-in-charge 30 Oct 1989
Patricia G. Briggsappointed 21 Apr 1990 · listed as Patricia G. (Tumey) Briggs
Freida Jonesofficer-in-charge 14 Jan 1992
Rayburn S. Graham Jr.appointed 23 Jan 1993
Ruth S. Lopezofficer-in-charge 2 Jan 1998
Linda Diane Paulofficer-in-charge 20 Apr 1998
Charles D. Buckappointed 6 June 1998
Gail S. Aycockofficer-in-charge 30 June 2007
Joyce L. Himonubbeappointed 19 Jan 2008 · surname later Ketner, then Lindamood
Wendy J. Spanglerofficer-in-charge 21 Dec 2009
Wanda S. Curryofficer-in-charge 10 Aug 2010
Nathaniel Witcher Jr.appointed 12 Mar 2011
Wendy J. Spanglerofficer-in-charge 2 Aug 2011 · second term as officer-in-charge
Carol M. Williamsofficer-in-charge 6 Mar 2012
Deloris A. Wrightappointed 29 Dec 2012
From the US Postal Service's Postmaster Finder.
Mayors on record
A partial list of Kerens's mayors, from the first election in 1888 to today. If you know of others, please send them in.
W. P. Noble1888 · first mayor, elected 10 June 1888 at the town's first election
Joe M. Daniel1910 · mayor and recorder when the council had the town's ordinances drawn up · later wrote the town's 1961 history
Howell Brister1932 · proposed the municipal lake
James E. Taylor1936 · the city bought its first fire truck
Jeffrey Saunderscurrent · term ends May 2027
1888 to 1936: "A Brief History of Kerens, Texas" by Joe M. Daniel, 3 October 1961, from the Navarro County Scroll, as transcribed on Navarro County TXGenWeb; Noble as first mayor also in the Handbook of Texas. Saunders: the city's council page.
From Kerens's own history and public records.