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Ruth Amanda Kerr 1908–1988 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 28 Mar 1908

Birth Location: IL

Death Date: 11 Sept 1988

Death Location: Muscatine Co, IA

Father: James Kerr

Mother: Mary Collis

Spouse(s): Lyal Kirk

Children(s):

Ruth Amanda Kerr was born in 1908 in IL, the child of James Elmer Kerr And Mary Isabelle Collis. Ruth Amanda Kerr married Lyal Ambrose Kirk. Ruth Amanda Kerr passed away in 1988 in Muscatine Co, IA.

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Biography

  • Ruth Amanda Kerr was born in 1908 in IL, the child of James Elmer Kerr And Mary Isabelle Collis.
  • Ruth Amanda Kerr married Lyal Ambrose Kirk.
  • Ruth Amanda Kerr passed away in 1988 in Muscatine Co, IA.

Immediate Family

Parents

James Kerr
1874–1959
Birth Location: Henry Co, IL
JK
Mary Collis
1887–1913
Birth Location: Geneseo, Henry Co, IL
MC

Spouses(s)

Lyal Kirk
1904–1971
Birth Location: WI
LK

Children(s)

Ruth Kerr's Ancestors

Self
Ruth Kerr
1908–1988
Birth Place: IL
Parents
James Elmer Kerr
1874–1959
Henry Co, IL
Mary (Isabelle) Collis
1887–1913
Geneseo, Henry Co, IL
Grandparents
William Collis
1858–1936
Blossomberg, Henry Co, IL
Lorinda King
1861–1945
IL
Great-Grandparents
George Collis
1827–1891
Isabella McIntosh
1829–1910
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Joseph Collis
1796–1870
Ann Bradley
1795–1847
David McIntosh
1806–
Mary
1808–

Ruth Kerr's Timeline

2 Records

1908
28 Mar 1908
Birth of Ruth Amanda Kerr in IL
IL
1988
11 Sept 1988
Age 80
Death of Ruth Amanda Kerr in Muscatine Co, IA
Muscatine Co, IA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 28 Mar 1908
    Event Place: IL

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 11 Sept 1988
    Event Place: Muscatine Co, IA
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