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A Family Group sheet sent by William Kerr branch.
Family Group Sheet
Husband: William KERR
Born: 31 Mar 1774 in
Washington Co, Pennsylvania 1
Died: 14 May 1858 in
Fredericksburg, Holmes Co, Ohio 1 (see note 1)
Buried:
in Maple Grove Cem, Marshallville, Wayne,Oh 2
Father: Robert KERR
Mother: Jemima MORTON
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1850 Wa-64 from Pennsylvania around 1822-rc Jonathan
Kerr-Sgt in Army in War
of 1812, enlisting 8-22-1812. Co
Commander was Capt William Blackburn.
Discharged
11-30-1812. Purchased farm ca 1814 in se corn sect 5 Baughman Twp,
Wayne Co, Oh. Not known when family moved there. house,
south Fredricksburg.
Only dates Wm/Jane wedding, Jane
death, Wm birth, rest yr only. Holmes Co
Farmer Hub Th
8-1-1986 Wm Kerr 1st blksmith in Prairie Twp, poss 1st in Co.
settled 1812 sect 10 S Homesville. (1771-1858) where?, b
1771 Wayne Co Vets
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Wife: Jane SPROWLS
Married: 27 Jun 1805 in
Washington Co, Pennsylvania 1
Born:
1778
in Ireland 1
Died: 12 Feb 1835 in
Marshallville, Wayne Co, Ohio 1
Buried:
in Maple Grove Cem, Marshallville, Wayne,Oh
Father: John SPROWLS
Mother: Elizabeth LOVE
cem bk 57 yrs
M
Child 1: Robert KERR
Born: 14 Jun 1807 in
Washington Co, Pennsylvania
Died: 23/4 Apr 1875 in Marshallville,
Wayne Co, Ohio (see note 2)
Never married:
in court 3-3-60 for payments, 1850 Wa-43
M
Child 2: John KERR
Born: 27 Jul 1808 in
Washington Co, Pennsylvania
Died: 22 May 1838 in Wayne
Co, Ohio
Buried:
in Maple Grove Cem, Marshallville, Wayne,Oh 3
Never married:
Jonathan Kerr-yrs, unmarried, cem bk 31yr
M
Child 3: James Wilson KERR
Born: 26 Feb 1810 in
Washington Co, Pennsylvania 4
Died: 17 Nov 1896 in
Holmes Co, Ohio
Buried:
in Fredericksburg, Wayne Co, Ohio
Spouse: Margaret DEARDORFF b. 28 Apr 1821 d. 27 Apr 1899
Married: 25 Sep 1838 in
Green Twp, Wayne Co, Ohio 5 (see note 3)
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William and Mary Kerr-2 yrs in Marshallville. In 1840
purchased farm 1 mile
north of Beechvale from Thomas
Moore. Moore original land patent signed by
Madison in
1818. Served as home for 6 gen Kerr, 109 years. Built 2nd house
1860. Alice first born there. Fred East cem mg lic GR twp
D31156, assoc presby
ch Salt Creek twp, holmes 1850
Ho-36,1860 Ho-50, 1880 Ho-70 hurt fall
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Child 4: Eliza KERR
Born: 10 Jan 1812 in
Washington Co, Pennsylvania
Died: 15 Sep 1871 in
Canton, Fillmore Co, Minnesota 6,7
Spouse: Charles Boyles WILLFORD b. 5 Jan 1816 d. 23 Feb
1889
Married: 31 May 1836 in
Green Twp, Wayne Co, Ohio 5 (see note 4)
Resided (family):
1836
in Big Lick Twp, Hancock Co, Ohio
1836 to newly purchased
Wyandot Indian reservation
M
Child 5: William KERR Jr.
Born: 12 Sep 1814 in
Washington Co, Pennsylvania
Died: 15 Apr 1831 in Wayne
Co, Ohio
Buried:
in Maple Grove Cem, Marshallville, Wayne,Oh 1
Never married:
Jonathan Kerr-yrs unmarried, cem bk 17 yr
F
Child 6: Sydney KERR
Born: 21 Dec 1816 in
Washington Co, Pennsylvania
Died: 15 Mar 1888 in
Minnesota
Spouse: Joseph CASSELMEN b. 1805/6
1850 Wa-30, 1880
MN-63, 12/20/1815bd?
F
Child 7: Jane KERR
Born: 2 Jan 1818 in
Washington Co, Pennsylvania
Died: 8 Sep 1865 in
Pulaski Co, Indiana
Spouse: George W VANKIRK b. Jan 1819 d. 2 Mar 1896
Married: 27 Mar 1845 in
Wayne Co, Ohio 5 (see note 5)
LIVED & DIED
INDIANA. HAD 6 CHILDREN. 1860-Pulaski Co, Ind 42 Pa
M
Child 8: Andrew J KERR
Born: 12 Oct 1820 in
Washington Co, Pennsylvania
Died: 12 Feb 1889 in
Holmes Co, Ohio
Christened:
in Hardy Twp, Holmes Co, Ohio
Spouse: Jane ARMSTRONG b. 1820
Married: 9 Mar 1843
in Holmes Co, Ohio 8 (see note 6)
Spouse: Jane Elizabeth CONN b. 1835/6
Married: 13 Jun 1867 in
Holmes Co, Ohio 9 (see note 7)
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1/2 mi N Mbg (millersburg?) obit in paper Feb 7, 1889 68 yr
3 m 19d ?? 1/2 mi
n msbg, 9 chil, survived 1 son 4 dau,
1850 Hardy Twp Jonathan Kerr-yrs, wives
1850 Ho-29, 1880
Ho-60
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Child 9: Mary Ann KERR
Born: 17 Mar 1823 in Wayne
Co, Ohio
Died: 30 Apr 1905 in
Minnesota
Spouse: John HARSH b. 1820/1
Married: 1 Mar 1849
in Congress Twp, Wayne Co, Ohio 5
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1880 MN-57, 1 CHILD. LIVED AND DIED IN MINNESOTA. John Harsh
owed on will
Jonathan Kerr-yrs, Harsh, Mn
(1) Wayne Co History Book.
(2) will or estate records.
(3)
tombstone.
(4) family bible.
(5)
Richard G Smith, 75 Years of Wayne Co OH Marriages 1813-1898 (Wayne Co
Historical Society Genealogical Section 1979), Wayne Co
Marriage Records, Wayne
Co Marriage Records.
(6) Neil Morton morton@megsinet.com.
(7)
Franklyn Curtiss-Wedge, History Of Fillmore County (H. C. Cooper , Jr. &
CO, Chicago, 1912).
(8) Holmes Co
Marriage Records 1825 to 1865.
(9) Holmes Co Marriages
1854-1875.
Note 1 est #1227
Note 2 dr 1-54 d 4/23, est #4592
Note 3 vol 4a pg 246 S Willford minister app
9/25
Note 4 vol 4a pg 39 S
Willford minister Greene
Twp
Note
5 vol 4b pg 194 Leonard Parker minister Jeromesville Methodist
Church
FM twp
Note 6 Edward R Geary P Pr Ch
Note 7 Rev WM Gibson MG
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