Cornelia Arabella (Hopkins) Kerr (1850 - 1877)

Born 13 Nov 1850 in Brown, Ohio, United States

Ancestors

Wife of Henry Caldwell Kerr — married 28 Dec 1875 in Kendall, Illinois, United States

Died 11 Sep 1877 at age 26 in Specie Grove, Kendall County, Illinois, United States

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Biography

Cornelia (Hopkins) Kerr lived in Appalachia, in Ohio.

Cornelia was born in 1850.^[1]

She was the second child of William Kinkead Hopkins and Mary Jane Baird, was married December 28, 1875, to H. C. Kerr.^[1]

Henry Caldwell Kerr, was the son of Caldwell Keer and Sarah Jane Kirk, farmer and teacher, Oswego and Hastings, Neb (84—).^[2]

CHILDREN:

HARRY WALLACE, born Apr. 27, 1877.^[1]

They made their home in Hastings, Neb. where they engaged in business and real estate.^[1] Cornelia was Henry's first wife; they had been married less than 2 years when she died.

She passed away in 1877.^[2][3][4]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3} Harrison, Ella W. A., Chapter of Hopkins Genealogy. Hopkins, Granville, Illinois 1905. 1735—1905. Chicago, IL: The Lakeside Press, 1905, p. 165.
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1} Woodworth, Robert Bell, A. W. Williamson, and John Guy Bishop. Essay. In The Descendants of Robert and John Poage, Pioneer Settlers in Augusta County, Va.: a Genealogy Based on the Manuscript Collections of Prof. Andrew Woods Williamson, Henry Martyn Williamson, and John Guy Bishop, 40, Staunton, VA: The McClure Printing Company, 1954. Cited ref.: 1011422. Cornelia Arabelle Hopkins, b. Brown County, Ohio Nov 13 1850 d Sep 11 77, m. Dec 28, 75 Henry Caldwell Kerr, son Caldwell K and Sarah Jane Kirk, farmer and teacher Oswego and Hastings, Neb (84—), supervisor of schools,16 years, soldier Ohio National Guard—a son •—
3. ↑ Family history can be found in the publication Snouffer, Schnauffer and Campbell. She is indexed under her maiden surname.
4. ↑ Find A Grave, (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 18 October 2018), memorial page for Cornelia Arabella Hopkins Kerr (9 Dec 1856–11 Sep 1877), Find A Grave: Memorial #10436868, citing Oswego Township Cemetery, Oswego, Kendall County, Illinois, USA ; Maintained by William Campbell Snouffer (contributor 46874362) . Added: 6 Feb 2005.