Merry Bee Genealogy - Kerr
Merry Bee Genealogy - Kerr
generation chart with
John W (pdf)
generation chart for
John W’s children (pdf)
census summary for
John W & siblings
military record for
John W & relatives
04/04/07
| decade | event | confirmation |
| 1830 | 15 February 1838 born in Alabama. Father: John M Kerr, Mother: Elizabeth Provence | tombstone and death registry entry as found by Richard Smith^ |
| 1840 | John Wesley would be the male less than 5 years of age living in the household of his father John Kerr in Madison County, Alabama. | 1840 US census. Roll: 13, Page: 187 |
| 1850 | John, age 13, is living in the household of his father John Carr in District 34, Madison County, Alabama. | 1850 US census. Roll: M432_9, Page 337, Image: 292; October 30, 1850. Dwelling #96, Family #96 |
| 06/08/1859 John W Kerr married Mary J Sisk in Jackson County, Alabama, daughter of Richard W and Lucinda Sisk. | Alabama Marriage Collection, 1800-1969 at ancestry.com. Source: Jordan Dodd, Liahona Research | |
| 1860 | 03/23/1860 birth of son William Henry Kerr in Jackson County, Alabama | International Genealogical Index |
| J W Keer, age 21, is included at the end of the listing of the household of John and Elizabeth Keer in District 3, Jackson County, Alabama. Post Office: Paint Rock. | 1860 US census. Roll: M653_11; Page: 587; Image: 592; June 5, 1860. dwelling #94, family #94 | |
| 06/20/1861 John W Kerr enlisted in the Confederate army and was inducted as a private in Company G of the 12th Alabama Infantry in July 1861 | Civil War Service Records at ancestry.com; Our Kerr Family by Samuel and Delpha Berry; and 12th Alabama Infantry Regiment | |
| 06/28/1862 wounded in battle | Our Kerr Family by Samuel and Delpha Berry, unpublished manuscript | |
| 03/30/1863 birth of son John Richard Kerr | ancestral* and census: 1870, 1880 | |
| 05/02/1863 John W seriously wounded in Battle of Chancellorsville and in military hospitals until 10/28/1863 | Our Kerr Family by Samuel and Delpha Berry, unpublished manuscript | |
| ca late 1863 or early 1864 moved to Union County, Illinois | Our Kerr Family by Samuel and Delpha Berry, unpublished manuscript | |
| 12/23/1865 birth of daughter Lucinda Elizabeth Kerr | ancestral* and census: 1870, 1880, 1900 | |
| October 1868 birth of son James Madison Kerr | ancestral* and census: 1880, 1900 | |
| 1870 | living in Anna Precinct, Union County, Illinois. Listed as Israel W Kerr, age 30. Mary 26, John 7, Elizabeth 5, and James 2 complete the family. | 1870 US census. Roll: M593_284, Page: 376, Image: 9, enumerated on June 9. dwelling 63, family 61 |
| 03/22/1871 birth of daughter Nancy E Kerr | ancestral* and 1880 census | |
| ca 1873 birth of son Charles W Kerr | US census: 1880, 1910, 1920, 1930 | |
| ca 1876 birth of son George Kerr | 1880 US census | |
| ca 1877 possible birth of daughter Elizabeth Kerr who died in infancy | ancestral* | |
| John Wesley Kerr died 21 January 1879 in Union County, Illinois. Buried in Kelley Cemetery, Unios County, Illinois | Jonesboro Gazette Obituaries and Death Notices, transcribed by Darrel Dexter; Richard Smith^ |
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| * Ancestral File LDS at http://www.familysearch.org | ||
| ^ Research compiled by Richard B Smith, unpublished collection | ||
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