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Robert McKnight Kerr 1806–1855 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 20 Dec 1806

Birth Location: Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA

Death Date: After 17 March 1855

Death Location: Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA

Father: William Jr

Mother: Susannah McKnight

Spouse(s): Cynthia Byrum

Children(s): Samuel Kerr, John Kerr, Rufus Kerr, James Kerr, Margaret Kerr

Robert McKnight Kerr was born in 1806 in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA, the child of William F Kerr Jr And Susannah Anna Mcknight. In 1810, Robert McKnight Kerr resided in Capt Sample, Mecklenburg, North Carolina, USA. In 1850, Robert McKnight Kerr resided in Steel Creek, Mecklenburg, North Carolina, USA. Robert McKnight Kerr married Cynthia Byrum, and had children including James Kerr, John A Kerr, Margaret Kerr, Rufus Kerr, Samuel Watson Kerr. Robert McKnight Kerr passed away in 1855 in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA.

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Biography

  • Robert McKnight Kerr was born in 1806 in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA, the child of William F Kerr Jr And Susannah Anna Mcknight.
  • In 1810, Robert McKnight Kerr resided in Capt Sample, Mecklenburg, North Carolina, USA.
  • In 1850, Robert McKnight Kerr resided in Steel Creek, Mecklenburg, North Carolina, USA.
  • Robert McKnight Kerr married Cynthia Byrum, and had children including James Kerr, John A Kerr, Margaret Kerr, Rufus Kerr, Samuel Watson Kerr.
  • Robert McKnight Kerr passed away in 1855 in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Robert Kerr's Ancestors

Self
Robert Kerr
1806–1855
Birth Place: Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA
Parents
William F. Kerr Jr
1768–1821
Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, United States of America
Susannah ("Anna") McKnight
1781–1860
Charlotte, Mecklenburg, North Carolina, United States
Grandparents
Capt. (John) Kerr
1745–1789
North Carolina
Mary (McKnight) ***
1746–1806
Mecklenburg County, North Carolina
Robert (B. McKnight) Pvt
1732–1818
Mecklenburg, North Carolina, USA
Margaret (Peggy) Brownfield
1742–1814
Chester County, Pennsylvania, USA
Great-Grandparents
James McKnight
1704–1764
Catherine Wallace
1717–1805
Robert **
1710–1790
Jane **
1716–1811
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John McKnitt
1687–1733
Dorothy Wallace
1687–1747

Robert Kerr's Descendants

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Robert (McKnight) Kerr (20 Dec 1806–After 17 March 1855) m. Cynthia Byrum (1799–Sep 1869)
  1. 1. Samuel (Watson) Kerr 1843–1915
  2. 2. John (A) Kerr 1838–1905
  3. 3. Rufus Kerr 1840–1911
  4. 4. James Kerr 1837–1862
  5. 5. Margaret Kerr 1835–

Robert Kerr's Timeline

4 Records

1806
20 Dec 1806
Birth of Robert McKnight Kerr in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA
Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA
1810
6 Aug 1810
Age 4
Robert McKnight Kerr resided here in Capt Sample, Mecklenburg, North Carolina, USA
Capt Sample, Mecklenburg, North Carolina, USA
1850
1850
Age 44
Robert McKnight Kerr resided here in Steel Creek, Mecklenburg, North Carolina, USA
Steel Creek, Mecklenburg, North Carolina, USA
1855
After 17 March 1855
Age 49
Death of Robert McKnight Kerr in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA
Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 20 Dec 1806
    Event Place: Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree
    [2] 1850 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington, DC; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M432; Residence Date: 1850; Home in 1850: Steel Creek, Mecklenburg, North Carolina; Roll: 637; Page: 12a
    [3] North Carolina, U.S., Deaths

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 6 Aug 1810
    Event Place: Capt Sample, Mecklenburg, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1810 United States Federal Census, Year: 1810; Census Place: Capt Sample, Mecklenburg, North Carolina; Roll: 42; Page: 503; Image: Ncm252_42-0085; FHL Roll: 0337915

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1850
    Event Place: Steel Creek, Mecklenburg, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1850 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington, DC; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M432; Residence Date: 1850; Home in 1850: Steel Creek, Mecklenburg, North Carolina; Roll: 637; Page: 12a

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: After 17 March 1855
    Event Place: Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA

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