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decade	event	confirmation
1790	08 June 1798 born in what was then Lincoln County, near present day Somerset, Pulaski County, Kentucky. Father: Mathew Kerr; Mother Susannah Ervin (Kerr). Twin James	Richard Smith^ & specific items from various family records (example)
1800	Family is living in Pulaski County, Kentucky. Father Matthew Carr on tax list 29 July 1800	"Second Census" of Kentucky 1800 database online at ancestry.com
1810	At 1810 census, is probably one of two males age 16-25 living in household of mother Susannah Kerr in Somerset area, Pulaski County, Kentucky	1810 US census. Roll: 8, Page: 133, Image: 120.00
	1816 receives 75 acres on Buck Creek in Knox County Kentucky, surveyed 11/23/1816 re Jillson	Richard Smith^ Source: KY Land Warrant series, Bk C, pg 439
	14 May 1818 marries Elizabeth Provence, supposedly in Tennessee	date=fragment from Bible place=Richard Smith^
	19 March 1819 birth of daughter Susanah Kerr in Tennessee	Cope genealogy site
1820	23 November 1820 birth of daughter Rachel Elizabeth Kerr	Richard Smith^
	01 May 1821: During survey to resolve TN/KY boundary "On May 1, 1821 the surveyors began their line on Cumberland Mtn and on July 2 they concluded it at the crossing of the Cumberland River and a joining of the Walker line, at a point of the west bank 20 degrees above John Kerr’s house"	Richard Smith^
	10 December 1821 John & Elizabeth of Madison County Alabama sell 75 acre Buck Creek tract in Whitley County Kentucky to Elijah Smith for $150. Witness: Andrew Kerr, William Lauderdale	Richard Smith^ Recorded 29 December 1821. Source: Deed Bk 1, page 48
	09 March 1822 birth of son Mathew Ervin Kerr in Alabama or 1823*	Richard Smith^ family record *
	1824: Living in Madison County, Alabama when he & Elizabeth sell Whitley Co KY Buck Creek land; (bro?) Andrew Carr is witness	Richard Smith^
	14 January 1825 birth of son William George Kerr in Alabama	family record *
	13 September 1827 birth of son Andrew Crawford Kerr in Alabama	Richard Smith^
1830	01 February 1830 birth of daughter Sarah Jane Kerr in Alabama	Richard Smith^
	11 September 1832 birth of daughter Mary Anne Kerr in Tennessee	family record *and census: 1850 1880 1900
	10 July 1835 birth of daughter Martha Isabel Kerr in Alabama	great-grandson Richard Smith^
	15 January 1838 birth of son John Wesley Kerr in Alabama	date: family record * place: Richard Smith^
1840	living in South half, Madison County, Alabama. John Kerr; household totals 10	1840 US census. Roll: 13, Page: 187
1840	20 August 1841 birth of son Sampson M in Alabama	date: family record * place: Richard Smith^
1850	living in District 34, Madison County, Alabama. John Carr. age 53, laborer; Elizabeth 53, Sarah 20, Mary 18, Martha 16, John 13, Sampson 9	1850 US census. Roll: M432_9, Page 337, Image: 292; October 30, 1850. Dwelling #96, Family #96
1860	living in District 3, Jackson County, Alabama. Post Office: Paint Rock. John Keer 62 farmer; Elizabeth 62; Mary 26; Martha 24; Sampson 18; Paralee 4; J W 21	1860 US census. Roll: M653_11; Page: 587; Image: 592; June 5, 1860. dwelling #94, family #94
1860	ca 1863 relocated to Union County, Illinois	Wanda Mae Grace Reed posting Nov 5 1996 at www.rootsweb.com for Pulaski County, Kentucky
1870	John and his wife are living in Casper Precinct, Union County, Illinois, Post Office: South Pass. First enumertion listed J Kerr which was changed to John Bess when it was redone.	1870 US census. Roll: M593_284, Page: 418, Image: 92, enumerated on July 4. dwelling 173, family 172
	ca 1873 wife Elizabeth dies and is buried in Union County, Illinois	Matthew Berry**
	17 September 1874 marries Mary Graham in Union County, Illinois	Illinois Statewide Marriage Index, Recorded Vol —/Page —
	16 January 1877 John M Kerr dies in Toppingtown, Union County, Illinois. Buried 1/17/1877 in Walker Cemetery, Union County Illinois	Richard Smith^
* family record listed by one of the children of M.E. Kerr (KG-077)
** Genealogy Research notes of Matthew Berry, great-great-great-grandson of John Kerr.
^ Research compiled by Richard B Smith, unpublished collection
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John M Kerr, KH-091, chart 33