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Joseph Franklin Kerr 1840–1920 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 20 May 1840

Birth Location: Carrollton, Carroll, Mississippi, USA

Death Date: 25 Aug 1920

Death Location: Granbury, Hood, Texas, USA

Father: David Kerr

Mother: Mary Clark

Spouse(s): Martha Kimbrough, Margaret Goodlett

Children(s): John Kerr, Joseph Kerr, George Kerr, Adeline Kerr, Leonard Kerr, Margaret Kerr, Richard Kerr, Lillie Kerr, Mary Kerr

Joseph Franklin Kerr was born in 1840 in Carrollton, Carroll, Mississippi, USA, the child of David Anderson Kerr And Mary E Polly Clark. In 1880, Joseph Franklin Kerr resided in Precinct 5, Hood, Texas, United States. Joseph Franklin Kerr married Margaret Elizabeth Goodlett, Martha Matilda Kimbrough, and had children including Adeline Kerr, George David Kerr, John Stanley Jess Kerr, Joseph Anderson Kerr, Leonard Franklin Kerr, Lillie Kerr, Margaret Jo Kerr, Mary Elizabeth Kerr, Richard Goodlett Kerr. Joseph Franklin Kerr passed away in 1920 in Granbury, Hood, Texas, USA.

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Biography

  • Joseph Franklin Kerr was born in 1840 in Carrollton, Carroll, Mississippi, USA, the child of David Anderson Kerr And Mary E Polly Clark.
  • In 1880, Joseph Franklin Kerr resided in Precinct 5, Hood, Texas, United States.
  • Joseph Franklin Kerr married Margaret Elizabeth Goodlett, Martha Matilda Kimbrough, and had children including Adeline Kerr, George David Kerr, John Stanley Jess Kerr, Joseph Anderson Kerr, Leonard Franklin Kerr, Lillie Kerr, Margaret Jo Kerr, Mary Elizabeth Kerr, Richard Goodlett Kerr.
  • Joseph Franklin Kerr passed away in 1920 in Granbury, Hood, Texas, USA.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Joseph Kerr's Ancestors

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Joseph Kerr
1840–1920
Birth Place: Carrollton, Carroll, Mississippi, USA
Parents
David Anderson Kerr
1804–1873
North Carolina, Union, North Carolina, United States
Mary (E Polly) Clark
1817–1904
Kentucky, United States
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Joseph Kerr's Descendants

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Joseph (Franklin) Kerr (20 May 1840–25 Aug 1920) m. Martha (Matilda) Kimbrough (20 Feb 1842–1869) m. Margaret (Elizabeth) Goodlett (12 Oct 1855–9 Jul 1905)
  1. 1. John (Stanley (Jess)) Kerr 1863–1933 m. Electa (Ann) Padden 1874–1953
    1. 1. Sara Kerr 1896–1977
  2. 2. Joseph (Anderson) Kerr 1864–1952
  3. 3. George (David) Kerr 1866–1950
  4. 4. Adeline Kerr 1886–1976
  5. 5. Leonard (Franklin) Kerr 1888–1889
  6. 6. Margaret (Jo) Kerr 1894–1984
  7. 7. Richard (Goodlett) Kerr 1884–1971
  8. 8. Lillie Kerr 1881–
  9. 9. Mary (Elizabeth) Kerr 1878–1962

Joseph Kerr's Timeline

5 Records

1840
20 May 1840
Birth of Joseph Franklin Kerr in Carrollton, Carroll, Mississippi, USA
Carrollton, Carroll, Mississippi, USA
1877
14 Feb 1877
Age 37
Joseph Franklin Kerr was married in Granbury, Hood, Texas, United States
Granbury, Hood, Texas, United States
1880
1880
Age 40
Joseph Franklin Kerr resided here in Precinct 5, Hood, Texas, United States
Precinct 5, Hood, Texas, United States
1900
1900
Age 60
Joseph Franklin Kerr resided here in Granbury, Hood, Texas, USA
Granbury, Hood, Texas, USA
1920
25 Aug 1920
Age 80
Death of Joseph Franklin Kerr in Granbury, Hood, Texas, USA
Granbury, Hood, Texas, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 20 May 1840
    Event Place: Carrollton, Carroll, Mississippi, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Texas, Death Certificates, 1903–1982
    [2] 1880 United States Federal Census, Source Citation: Year: 1880; Census Place: Precinct 5, Hood, Texas; Roll: 1311; Family History Film: 1255311; Page: 62C; Enumeration District: 145
    [3] 1900 United States Federal Census, Source Citation: Year: 1900; Census Place: Granbury, Hood, Texas; Roll: 1645; Page: 4A; Enumeration District: 0092; FHL microfilm: 1241645

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 14 Feb 1877
    Event Place: Granbury, Hood, Texas, United States
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Source Citation: Year: 1900; Census Place: Granbury, Hood, Texas; Roll: 1645; Page: 4A; Enumeration District: 0092; FHL microfilm: 1241645

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Precinct 5, Hood, Texas, United States
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Source Citation: Year: 1880; Census Place: Precinct 5, Hood, Texas; Roll: 1311; Family History Film: 1255311; Page: 62C; Enumeration District: 145

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Granbury, Hood, Texas, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Source Citation: Year: 1900; Census Place: Granbury, Hood, Texas; Roll: 1645; Page: 4A; Enumeration District: 0092; FHL microfilm: 1241645

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 25 Aug 1920
    Event Place: Granbury, Hood, Texas, USA
    Record Source: Texas, Death Certificates, 1903–1982

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