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William Thomas KERR

William Thomas KERR[1]

Male 1870 - 1958  (88 years)

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  • Name William Thomas KERR  [2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11
    Residence 1870  Clay, Greene, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [6
    Born 24 Mar 1870  Christian County, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, 10, 11
    Gender Male 
    Residence 1900  Finley Township (North Part), Christian, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Residence 1900  Finley Township (North Part), Christian, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Residence 1910  Stockton Ward 2, San Joaquin, California, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Residence 1920  Oakdale, Stanislaus, California, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Residence 1930  Oakdale, Stanislaus, California, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    Residence 1 Apr 1940  Oakdale, Stanislaus, California, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [8
    Died 18 Apr 1958   Oakdale, Stanislaus, California, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [9, 10, 11
    Buried Oaklawn Memorial Park, Oakdale, Stanislaus, California, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [9, 10
    Person ID P16  Valentine Rasmussen
    Last Modified 24 Aug 2015 

    Father William James KERR,   b. 26 Mar 1846, Selmer, McNairy County, Tennessee, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 22 Jul 1923, Springfield, Greene, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 77 years) 
    Mother Sarah Susan LYMAN,   b. 8 Sep 1849, Hopedale, Christian, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 5 Jul 1935, Springfield, Greene, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 85 years) 
    Married 13 Apr 1865  Greene County, Tennessee, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [12, 13
    Photos
    William James & Susan Lyman Kerr Family
    William James & Susan Lyman Kerr Family
    Family ID F34  Group Sheet

    Family 1 Lucretia C SMALLIN,   b. 8 Sep 1872, Christian County, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 5 Jan 1915, Stockton, San Joaquin, California, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 42 years) 
    Married 25 Sep 1890  Christian County, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [4, 14
    Children 
     1. Arthur Glenn KERR,   b. 4 Dec 1892 , Springfield, Greene, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 7 Oct 1942, Alameda County, California, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 49 years)
     2. Gladys Emily KERR,   b. 8 Jul 1896, Finley, Christian, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 26 Apr 1968, Santa Cruz, California, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 71 years)
     3. Paul Eugene KERR,   b. 22 Oct 1899, Finley, Christian, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 17 Nov 1967, Folsom, Sacramento, California, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 68 years)
     4. Laura Belle KERR,   b. 4 Mar 1906, Stockton, San Joaquin, California, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 21 Nov 1994, Merced, Merced, California, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 88 years)
     5. Lucretia Brown KERR,   b. 22 Jul 1909, California, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 24 Apr 1969, San Joaquin, California, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 59 years)
    Photos
    WT Kerr Family
    WT Kerr Family
    WT and Lucretia with their first three children, Glenn, Gladys, and Gene
    Kerr Home in 1910
    Kerr Home in 1910
    338 W. Oak Street, Stockton, CA
    WT Kerr Family
    WT Kerr Family
    William T. Kerr and Lucretia (Lou) with children, Glenn, Gladys, and Gene
    WT Kerr Family Mellon Feast
    WT Kerr Family Mellon Feast
    Glenn, WT, Gene, Lou, Belle, Gladys
    Last Modified 8 Mar 2015 
    Family ID F31  Group Sheet

    Family 2 Evelyn May HARVEY,   b. 11 Sep 1874, California, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 29 Aug 1965, Oakdale, Stanislaus, California, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 90 years) 
    Married 1915  California, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Last Modified 8 Mar 2015 
    Family ID F30  Group Sheet

  • Photos
    WT Kerr Family
    WT Kerr Family
    WT and Lucretia with their first three children, Glenn, Gladys, and Gene
    William T Kerr
    William T Kerr
    William T Kerr
    William T Kerr
    Ford Dealership
    Ford Dealership
    WT Kerr at work.
    WT Kerr Home
    WT Kerr Home
    2nd Wife Eva and WT at their home in Oakdale
    WT at a Bank
    WT at a Bank
    At least one living or private individual is linked to this item - Details withheld.
    At least one living or private individual is linked to this item - Details withheld.
    William & James Kerr
    William & James Kerr
    From a postcard mailed to Mrs. WT Kerr in Stockton


    Headstones
    William T Kerr Headstone
    William T Kerr Headstone
    William and Eva Kerr Gravesite
    William and Eva Kerr Gravesite

    Histories
    WT Kerr Obituary
    WT Kerr Obituary

  • Notes 
    • Mayor of Oakdale, CA

  • Sources 
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      http://trees.ancestry.com/pt/AMTCitationRedir.aspx?tid=32873476&pid=16

    2. [S-1446553169] 1910 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, (Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2006.Original data - Thirteenth Census of the United States, 1910 (NARA microfilm publication T624, 1,178 rolls). Records of the Bureau of the Census, Record Group 29. National Archives, Was), Year: 1910; Census Place: Stockton Ward 2, San Joaquin, California; Roll: ; Page: ; Enumeration District: ; Image: ..
      Birth date: 1870 Birth place: Missouri Residence date: 1910 Residence place: Stockton Ward 2, San Joaquin, California

    3. [S-1446558713] 1920 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, (Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2010. Images reproduced by FamilySearch.Original data - Fourteenth Census of the United States, 1920. (NARA microfilm publication T625, 2076 rolls). Records of the Bureau of the Census, Reco), Year: 1920; Census Place: Oakdale, Stanislaus, California; Roll: T625_151; Page: 4A; Enumeration District: 180; Image: ..
      Birth date: abt 1871 Birth place: Missouri Residence date: 1920 Residence place: Oakdale, Stanislaus, California

    4. [S-1446434273] 1900 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, (Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2004.Original data - United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Twelfth Census of the United States, 1900. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1900. T623, 18), Year: 1900; Census Place: Finley, Christian, Missouri; Roll: T623_848; Page: 2A; Enumeration District: 15..
      Birth date: Mar 1870 Birth place: Missouri Marriage date: 1890 Marriage place: Residence date: 1900 Residence place: Finley Township (North Part), Christian, Missouri

    5. [S-1446551487] 1930 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, (Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2002.Original data - United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Fifteenth Census of the United States, 1930. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1930. T626, ), Year: 1930; Census Place: Oakdale, Stanislaus, California; Roll: 224; Page: 11B; Enumeration District: 29; Image: 25.0..
      Birth date: abt 1870 Birth place: Missouri Residence date: 1930 Residence place: Oakdale, Stanislaus, California

    6. [S-1446420147] 1870 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, (Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009. Images reproduced by FamilySearch.Original data - 1870 U.S. census, population schedules. NARA microfilm publication M593, 1,761 rolls. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Record), Year: 1870; Census Place: Clay, Greene, Missouri; Roll: M593_; Page: ; Image: ..
      Birth date: abt 1870 Birth place: Missouri Residence date: 1870 Residence place: Clay, Greene, Missouri, United States

    7. [S-1440892702] Modesto Evening News (Modesto, California), Ancestry.com, (Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2006.Original data - Modesto Evening News. Modesto, CA, USA. Database created from microfilm copies of the newspaper.Original data: Modesto Evening News. Modesto, CA, USA. Database created).

    8. [S-1326536004] 1940 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, (Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012.Original data - United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1940. T627).
      Birth date: abt 1870 Birth place: Missouri Residence date: 1 Apr 1940 Residence place: Oakdale, Stanislaus, California, United States

    9. [S-1317550145] Web: California, Find A Grave Index, 1775-2011, Ancestry.com, (Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012.Original data - Find A Grave. Find A Grave. http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi: accessed 11 August 2011.Original data: Find A Grave. Find A Grave. http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-).

    10. [S-882827437] Web: RootsWeb Cemetery Index, 1800-2010, Ancestry.com, (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.).

    11. [S-1446554563] California Death Index, 1940-1997, Ancestry.com, (Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2000.Original data - State of California. California Death Index, 1940-1997. Sacramento, CA, USA: State of California Department of Health Services, Center for Health Statistics.Original dat), Date: 1958-04-17.

    12. [S-1445933080] Missouri Marriage Records, 1805-2002, Ancestry.com, (Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2007.Original data - Missouri Marriage Records. Jefferson City, MO, USA: Missouri State Archives. Microfilm.Original data: Missouri Marriage Records. Jefferson City, MO, USA: Missouri Stat).
      Marriage date: 13 Apr 1865 Marriage place: Greene

    13. [S-1446434273] 1900 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, (Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2004.Original data - United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Twelfth Census of the United States, 1900. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1900. T623, 18), Year: 1900; Census Place: Finley, Christian, Missouri; Roll: T623_848; Page: 19B; Enumeration District: 15..
      Birth date: Mar 1848 Birth place: Tennessee Marriage date: 1868 Marriage place: Residence date: 1900 Residence place: Finley Township (North Part), Christian, Missouri

    14. [S-1445933080] Missouri Marriage Records, 1805-2002, Ancestry.com, (Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2007.Original data - Missouri Marriage Records. Jefferson City, MO, USA: Missouri State Archives. Microfilm.Original data: Missouri Marriage Records. Jefferson City, MO, USA: Missouri Stat).
      Marriage date: 25 Sep 1890 Marriage place: Christian, Missouri