Alice Emma Louise (Stielow) Kerr (1904 - 1959)

Born 9 Apr 1904 in Renfrew County, Ontario, Canada

Ancestors

Wife of John Francis Kerr — married 16 Feb 1925 in Ottawa, Carlton, Ontario, Canada

Died 2 Dec 1959 at age 55 in Arnprior, Renfrew, Ontario, Canada

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Biography

Alice was born in 1904. She was the daughter of Albert Stielow and Amelia Lampole. Her father died when she was a child. When Alice was older she began working in a factory. At age 20 she married John Francis Kerr who was 25. They had two daughters, Shirley and Reta. In 1931 they were struggling during the Depression. Her husband was a house plaster and there wasn't much interest in building or repairing houses. John Kerr earned $350 in 1930 according to the census. Fortunately Alice's sister Florence was living with the family and had a good job with the Ottawa Citizen Newspaper, earning $1,040 in 1930. Alice died in 1959 (*) "Kerr, Alice--Suddenly at Arnprior. Wednesday, December 2, 1959. Alice Stielow wife of John F. Kerr, of 83 Ida St. mother of Shirley Kerr, Reg.N., of Ottawa, Mrs. Gerald Hogan (Rita)."

Sources

• Ontario, Canada, Births, 1858-1913, Alice Emma Louise Stielow, 9 April 1904, Renfrew County, parents, Albert Stielow, Amelia Lampole
• 1911 Census of Canada, Arnprior, Ontario, Melia Steilow 33, widow, Florence Steilow 9, Alice Steilow 7, Edgar Steilow 1
• 1931 Census of Canada, Arnprior, Renfrew, Ontario, John Kerr 32, house plasterer, 28 weeks unemployed, cause, no jobs, Alice Kerr 27, wife, Shirley Kerr 2, daughter, Florence Stielow 29, sister-in-law, teletype operator, newspaper
• Ontario, Canada, Marriages, 1801-1928, Alice Emma Steilow, age 20, factory worker, John Francis Kerr, age 25, plasterer, 16 Feb 1925, Arnprior, Renfrew
• Ontario, Canada, The Ottawa Journal (Birth, Marriage and Death Notices), 1885-1980 (*)
• Web: Canadian Headstones.com Index