Henry
Caldwell
"Harry"
Kerr
Born in Highland, Ohio, United States
Son of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Husband of
Cornelia Arabella (Hopkins) Kerr
— married
28 Dec 1875 in Kendall, Illinois, United States
[children unknown]
Died
at age 69
in Illinois, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 11 Nov 2020
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Biography
This profile is part of the Kerr Name Study.
Henry Kerr lived in Appalachia, in Ohio.
Henry was born in 1847.
Henry Caldwell Kerr, son of Caldwell Kerr and Sarah Jane Kirk.[1]
He served with a regiment of the Ohio Volunteer Infantry (National Guard) during the Civil War.[1]
Henry married Cornelia Arabella Hopkins on December 28, 1875.[1] She lived less than two years of marriage.
CHILDREN:
- HARRY WALLACE, born Apr. 27, 1877.[1]Cornelia lived less than five months following Harry's birth.
Henry was a farmer and teacher in Oswego and returned to Hastings, Neb in 1884 where he was supervisor of schools for 16 years.[1]
Henry passed away in Kendall County on November 12, 1916.[2]
Sources
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 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. Citing 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 •—
- ↑ Find A Grave, (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 18 October 2018), memorial page for Henry Caldwell “Harry” Kerr (19 Sep 1847–12 Nov 1916), Find A Grave: Memorial #101136782, citing Parkview Cemetery, Hastings, Adams County, Nebraska, USA ; Maintained by William Campbell Snouffer (contributor 46874362). Plot: Section: CEM, Block: C, Lot: 35, Space: 13. Added: 22 Nov 2012.
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