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Mathew Ervin Kerr 1802–1896 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1802

Birth Location: Lincoln County, Kentucky, USA

Death Date: 5 Oct 1896

Death Location: Whitley, Kentucky, United States

Father: Matthew (Kerr}

Mother: Susannah Ervin

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Sears

Children(s): Susannah Karr

The story of Mathew Ervin Kerr began in 1802 in Lincoln County, Kentucky, USA. Mathew Ervin Kerr married Elizabeth Betsy Sears, and had children including Susannah Karr. Mathew Ervin Kerr passed away in 1896 in Whitley, Kentucky, United States.

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Biography

  • The story of Mathew Ervin Kerr began in 1802 in Lincoln County, Kentucky, USA.
  • Mathew Ervin Kerr married Elizabeth Betsy Sears, and had children including Susannah Karr.
  • Mathew Ervin Kerr passed away in 1896 in Whitley, Kentucky, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Matthew (Kerr}
1765–1842
Birth Location: Surry, North Carolina, United States
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Susannah Ervin
1768–1850
Birth Location: Virginia or Kentucky, United States
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Spouses(s)

Elizabeth Sears
1801–1861
Birth Location: Knox County, Kentucky, USA
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Children(s)

Susannah Karr
1839–1917
Birth Location: Whitley County, Kentucky, USA
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Mathew Kerr's Ancestors

Self
Mathew Kerr
1802–1896
Birth Place: Lincoln County, Kentucky, USA
Parents
Matthew William Carr (Kerr}
1765–1842
Surry, North Carolina, United States
Susannah Ervin
1768–1850
Virginia or Kentucky, United States
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Mathew Kerr's Descendants

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Mathew (Ervin) Kerr (1802–5 Oct 1896) m. Elizabeth ("Betsy") Sears (11 Nov 1801–1861)
  1. 1. Susannah Karr 1839–1917 m. Thomas (Nathan) Sharp 1839–1890
    1. 1. Joshua (Dempsey) Sharp 1872–1948 m. Mary (Elizabeth Sharp) (rydner) 1871–1940
      1. 1. Eliza (Sharp) nantz 1896–1992 m. Allen nantz 1894–1957
        1. 1. Raymond (L) Nantz 1927–2007 m. Evelyn (Margrett) Brewer 1927–2007
        2. 2. Eva Nantz 1915–2001
        3. 3. Etta Nantz 1917–2004
        4. 4. Chester Nantz 1920–1928
        5. 5. Elmer Nantz 1922–1990
        6. 6. Everett Nantz 1938–2000
        7. 7. Verlin Nantz 1919–1919
        8. 8. Wilma (Jean) Nantz 1931–1932
        9. 9. Johnny Nantz 1923–2000
        10. 10. Mary Nantz 1924–1990
        11. 11. Edna Nantz 1927–1927
        12. 12. Edmond Nantz 1927–1927
        13. 13. Georgia Patrick 1936–2016
      2. 2. Henry (P) Sharp 1894–1929
      3. 3. Sherman (Blane) Sharp 1891–1971

Mathew Kerr's Timeline

2 Records

1802
1802
Birth of Mathew Ervin Kerr in Lincoln County, Kentucky, USA
Lincoln County, Kentucky, USA
1896
5 Oct 1896
Age 94
Death of Mathew Ervin Kerr in Knox County, Kentucky, USA
Knox County, Kentucky, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1802
    Event Place: Lincoln County, Kentucky, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 5 Oct 1896
    Event Place: Knox County, Kentucky, USA

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Whitley, Kentucky, United States
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