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Edward Scott Kerr 1891–1939 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 4 May 1891

Birth Location: Rockford, Winnebago, Illinois, USA

Death Date: 27 Nov 1939

Death Location: Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA

Father: George I

Mother: Alice Kerr

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The story of Edward Scott Kerr / began in 1891 in Rockford, Winnebago, Illinois, USA. Edward Scott Kerr / passed away in 1939 in Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Edward Scott Kerr // began in 1891 in Rockford, Winnebago, Illinois, USA.
  • Edward Scott Kerr // passed away in 1939 in Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA.

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Edward Kerr's Ancestors

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Edward Kerr
1891–1939
Birth Place: Rockford, Winnebago, Illinois, USA
Parents
George Kerr I
1864–1944
Winnebago County, Illinois, USA
Alice (A. Ruff) Kerr
1867–1900
Illinois, USA
Grandparents
William Ruff
1836–1880
England
Almeda (King) Ruff
1842–1919
Cumberland County, Maine, USA
Great-Grandparents
Elbridge King
1814–1844
Ann Knight
1816–1897
2nd-Great-Grandparents
James Winslow
1774–1863
Elizabeth Winslow
1776–1843

Edward Kerr's Timeline

2 Records

1891
4 May 1891
Birth of Edward Scott Kerr // in Rockford, Winnebago, Illinois, USA
Rockford, Winnebago, Illinois, USA
1939
27 Nov 1939
Age 48
Death of Edward Scott Kerr // in Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA
Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 4 May 1891
    Event Place: Rockford, Winnebago, Illinois, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 27 Nov 1939
    Event Place: Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA

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