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Martha Isabell Kerr 1835–1917 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 10 Jul 1835

Birth Location: Woodville, Jackson, Alabama, USA

Death Date: 12 Dec 1917

Death Location: Makanda, Jackson, Illinois, USA

Father: John Kerr

Mother: Elizabeth Provence

Spouse(s): Richard Ridgeway

Children(s): Mary Ridgeway

Martha Isabell Kerr was born in 1835 in Woodville, Jackson, Alabama, USA, the child of John M Kerr And Elizabeth Provence. In 1880, Martha Isabell Kerr resided in Makanda, Jackson, Illinois, United States. Martha Isabell Kerr married Richard Ridgeway, and had children including Mary Ellen Ridgeway. Martha Isabell Kerr passed away in 1917 in Makanda, Jackson, Illinois, USA.

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Biography

  • Martha Isabell Kerr was born in 1835 in Woodville, Jackson, Alabama, USA, the child of John M Kerr And Elizabeth Provence.
  • In 1880, Martha Isabell Kerr resided in Makanda, Jackson, Illinois, United States.
  • Martha Isabell Kerr married Richard Ridgeway, and had children including Mary Ellen Ridgeway.
  • Martha Isabell Kerr passed away in 1917 in Makanda, Jackson, Illinois, USA.

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Martha Kerr's Ancestors

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Martha Kerr
1835–1917
Birth Place: Woodville, Jackson, Alabama, USA
Parents
John M Kerr
1798–1877
Lincoln, Kentucky, United States
Elizabeth Provence
1798–1860
Tennessee, United States
Grandparents
Matthew Kerr
1765–1810
Surry, North Carolina, United States
Susannah Ervin
1770–1850
Kentucky, Nicholas, West Virginia, United States
William (John) Provence
1772–1846
Pennsylvania, Somerset, Pennsylvania, United States
Rachel Cooper
1774–1860
Culpepper, Virginia, United States
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Martha Kerr's Descendants

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Martha (Isabell) Kerr (10 Jul 1835–12 Dec 1917) m. Richard Ridgeway (10 Jan 1829–21 Jan 1911)
  1. 1. Mary (Ellen) Ridgeway 1877–1976 m. Jacob (Edward) Heern 1867–1920
    1. 1. William (Clinton) Heern 1902–1976 m. Mary (Martha) Newberry 1908–1997

Martha Kerr's Timeline

3 Records

1835
10 Jul 1835
Birth of Martha Isabell Kerr in Woodville, Jackson, Alabama, USA
Woodville, Jackson, Alabama, USA
1880
1880
Age 45
Martha Isabell Kerr resided here in Makanda, Jackson, Illinois, United States
Makanda, Jackson, Illinois, United States
1917
12 Dec 1917
Age 82
Death of Martha Isabell Kerr in Makanda, Jackson, Illinois, USA
Makanda, Jackson, Illinois, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 10 Jul 1835
    Event Place: Woodville, Jackson, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Makanda, Jackson, Illinois; Roll: 215; Family History Film: 1254215; Page: 209B; Enumeration District: 42; Image: 0180.

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Makanda, Jackson, Illinois, United States
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Makanda, Jackson, Illinois; Roll: 215; Family History Film: 1254215; Page: 209B; Enumeration District: 42; Image: 0180.

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 12 Dec 1917
    Event Place: Makanda, Jackson, Illinois, USA

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