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Rebecca Louise Kerr 1825–1893 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 17 MAY 1825

Birth Location: Ross co, Oh

Death Date: 21 JUN 1893

Death Location: Mediapolis, Des Moines Co., IA

Father: Adam Kerr

Mother: Nancy Hutchinson

Spouse(s): Richard Purcell

Children(s): John Purcell, James Parcell, Amanda Parcell, Albert Parcell

Rebecca Louise Kerr was born in 1825 in Ross co, Oh, the child of Adam Kerr And Nancy Elizabeth Hutchinson. In 1860, Rebecca Louise Kerr resided in Yellow Springs, Kossuth, Des Moines, Iowa, USA. Rebecca Louise Kerr married Richard Tobias Purcell, and had children including Albert Parcell, Amanda Parcell, James Parcell, John H Purcell. Rebecca Louise Kerr passed away in 1893 in Mediapolis, Des Moines Co., IA.

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Biography

  • Rebecca Louise Kerr was born in 1825 in Ross co, Oh, the child of Adam Kerr And Nancy Elizabeth Hutchinson.
  • In 1860, Rebecca Louise Kerr resided in Yellow Springs, Kossuth, Des Moines, Iowa, USA.
  • Rebecca Louise Kerr married Richard Tobias Purcell, and had children including Albert Parcell, Amanda Parcell, James Parcell, John H Purcell.
  • Rebecca Louise Kerr passed away in 1893 in Mediapolis, Des Moines Co., IA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Adam Kerr
1789–1853
Birth Location: South Carolina, USA
AK
Nancy Hutchinson
1790–1872
Birth Location: Dublin, Dublin, Ireland
NH

Spouses(s)

Richard Purcell
1823–1903
Birth Location: Frederick Co, Va
RP

Children(s)

John Purcell
1849–1906
Birth Location: Yellow Springs, Des Moines, Iowa, United States
JP
James Parcell
1850–
Birth Location: Iowa
JP
Amanda Parcell
1852–
Birth Location: Iowa
AP
Albert Parcell
1855–
Birth Location: Iowa
AP

Rebecca Kerr's Ancestors

Self
Rebecca Kerr
1825–1893
Birth Place: Ross co, Oh
Parents
Adam Kerr
1789–1853
South Carolina, USA
Nancy (Elizabeth) Hutchinson
1790–1872
Dublin, Dublin, Ireland
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Rebecca Kerr's Descendants

1.
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Rebecca (Louise) Kerr (17 MAY 1825–21 JUN 1893) m. Richard (Tobias) Purcell (22 February 1823–31 DEC 1903)
  1. 1. John (H.) Purcell 1849–1906 m. Elizabeth Cox 1852–1935
    1. 1. Laura (Elizabeth) Purcell 1875–1933 m. Marion Hensley 1866–1948
      1. 1. Chester (G) Hensley 1892– m. Blanche (M) Curtis 1898–1985
        1. 1. Ruby (M) Hensley 1923–1997
        2. 2. Clande (D) Hensley 1918–
    2. 2. Richard (Phillip) Purcell 1888–1956
    3. 3. John (Bert) Percell 1878–1964
  2. 2. James Parcell 1850–
  3. 3. Amanda Parcell 1852–
  4. 4. Albert Parcell 1855–

Rebecca Kerr's Timeline

3 Records

1825
17 MAY 1825
Birth of Rebecca Louise Kerr in Ross co, Oh
Ross co, Oh
1860
1860
Age 35
Rebecca Louise Kerr resided here in Yellow Springs, Kossuth, Des Moines, Iowa, USA
Yellow Springs, Kossuth, Des Moines, Iowa, USA
1893
21 JUN 1893
Age 68
Death of Rebecca Louise Kerr in Mediapolis, Des Moines Co., IA
Mediapolis, Des Moines Co., IA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 17 MAY 1825
    Event Place: Ross co, Oh
    Record Source: 1860 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1860
    Event Place: Yellow Springs, Kossuth, Des Moines, Iowa, USA
    Record Source: 1860 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 21 JUN 1893
    Event Place: Mediapolis, Des Moines Co., IA
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