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William Bailey Kerr 1848–1918 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Mar 1848

Birth Location: Barbour County, West Virginia, USA

Death Date: 17 Oct 1918

Death Location: Maplewood Cemetery, Elkins, Randolph, West Virginia, USA

Father: Adam Kerr

Mother: Hannah Arbogast

Spouse(s): Mary Burner, Edith Chenoweth

Children(s): Rolandus Kerr, Gladys Kerr, Orville Kerr, Suda Kerr, Anna Kerr, Walter Kerr, Alden Kerr, Noven Kerr, Eliza Kerr

In 1848, William Bailey Kerr entered the world in Barbour County, West Virginia, USA, born to Adam Kerr And Hannah V Arbogast. In 1850, William Bailey Kerr resided in District 5, Barbour, Virginia, USA. In 1860, William Bailey Kerr resided in Barbour, Virginia. William Bailey Kerr married Edith Chenoweth, Mary Elizabeth Burner, and had children including Alden Ernest Ernie Kerr, Anna Valena Kerr, Eliza May Kerr, Gladys Gay Kerr, Noven Grover Kerr, Orville Erry Kerr, Rolandus Bailey Kerr, Suda Jane Kerr, Walter Thurman Kerr. William Bailey Kerr passed away in 1918 in Maplewood Cemetery, Elkins, Randolph, West Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1848, William Bailey Kerr entered the world in Barbour County, West Virginia, USA, born to Adam Kerr And Hannah V Arbogast.
  • In 1850, William Bailey Kerr resided in District 5, Barbour, Virginia, USA.
  • In 1860, William Bailey Kerr resided in Barbour, Virginia.
  • William Bailey Kerr married Edith Chenoweth, Mary Elizabeth Burner, and had children including Alden Ernest Ernie Kerr, Anna Valena Kerr, Eliza May Kerr, Gladys Gay Kerr, Noven Grover Kerr, Orville Erry Kerr, Rolandus Bailey Kerr, Suda Jane Kerr, Walter Thurman Kerr.
  • William Bailey Kerr passed away in 1918 in Maplewood Cemetery, Elkins, Randolph, West Virginia, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Adam Kerr
1820–1901
Birth Location: Bath, Virginia, USA
AK
Hannah Arbogast
1823–1854
Birth Location: Pendleton, Virginia, USA
HA

Spouses(s)

Mary Burner
1849–1898
Birth Location: Indian Fork, Barbour County, West Virginia, USA
MB
Edith Chenoweth
1860–1940
Birth Location: Beverly, Randolph, West Virginia, USA
EC

Children(s)

Rolandus Kerr
1905–1960
Birth Location: –
RK
Gladys Kerr
1908–1986
Birth Location: –
GK
Orville Kerr
1880–1956
Birth Location: Philippi, Barbour, West Virginia, USA
OK
Suda Kerr
1877–1948
Birth Location: Union, Barbour, West Virginia, USA
SK
Anna Kerr
1870–1975
Birth Location: Union, Barbour, West Virginia, USA
AK
Walter Kerr
1888–1975
Birth Location: Barbour County, West Virginia, USA
WK
Alden Kerr
1874–1937
Birth Location: Union, Barbour, West Virginia, USA
AK
Noven Kerr
1885–1925
Birth Location: Leadsville, Randolph, West Virginia, USA
NK
Eliza Kerr
1900–1969
Birth Location: Leadsville, Randolph, West Virginia, USA
EK

William Kerr's Ancestors

Self
William Kerr
1848–1918
Birth Place: Barbour County, West Virginia, USA
Parents
Adam Kerr
1820–1901
Bath, Virginia, USA
Hannah (V) Arbogast
1823–1854
Pendleton, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
Robert (Dunlap) Kerr
1791–1872
Elizabeth (Ann) Arbogast
1794–1865
Moses Arbogast
1805–1869
Circleville, Pendleton, West Virginia, USA
Elizabeth Zickafoose
1800–1834
Virginia
Great-Grandparents
John Arbogast
1761–1821
Barbara Davis
1761–1838
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Michael Sr
1734–1812
Mary Samuels
1736–1772
Robert Captain
1738–1818
Sarah Hawes
1740–1816

William Kerr's Descendants

1.
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William (Bailey) Kerr (Mar 1848–17 Oct 1918) m. Mary (Elizabeth) Burner (4 Mar 1849–8 May 1898) m. Edith Chenoweth (7 Jun 1860–24 Oct 1940)
  1. 1. Rolandus (Bailey) Kerr 1905–1960
  2. 2. Gladys (Gay) Kerr 1908–1986
  3. 3. Orville (Erry) Kerr 1880–1956 m. Hester (Margaret) Davis 1905–
  4. 4. Suda (Jane) Kerr 1877–1948
  5. 5. Anna (Valena) Kerr 1870–1975
  6. 6. Walter (Thurman) Kerr 1888–1975
  7. 7. Alden (Ernest "Ernie") Kerr 1874–1937
  8. 8. Noven (Grover) Kerr 1885–1925
  9. 9. Eliza (May) Kerr 1900–1969 m. Clarence (Judson) Butcher 1878–1969 m. Ted (Arthur Absalom Mick) Sr 1905–1998 m. John (Adams) Scott 1892–1925
    1. 1. Gladys (Catherine Scott) Arbogast 1921–1991 m. Lester (Adam) Arbogast 1916–2000
    2. 2. Garland (Willis) Scott 1926–2003
    3. 3. William (Harman) Scott 1916–1996
    4. 4. Virginia (Jane “Ginny”) Mick 1933–2016 m. Alvie (David) White 1922–1968 m. Omer (Henry Davis) Sr 1925–1977
    5. 5. Owen (Lee) Scott 1928–1947
    6. 6. Walter (Bailey) Scott 1923–2011
    7. 7. Mary (Edith) Scott 1918–1960

William Kerr's Timeline

7 Records

1848
Mar 1848
Birth of William Bailey Kerr in Barbour County, West Virginia, USA
Barbour County, West Virginia, USA
1850
1850
Age 2
William Bailey Kerr resided here in District 5, Barbour, Virginia, USA
District 5, Barbour, Virginia, USA
1860
1860
Age 12
William Bailey Kerr resided here in Barbour, Virginia
Barbour, Virginia
1877
10 Apr 1877
Age 29
William Bailey Kerr resided here in Union, Barbour, West Virginia, USA
Union, Barbour, West Virginia, USA
1880
1880
Age 32
William Bailey Kerr resided here in Union, Barbour, West Virginia, USA
Union, Barbour, West Virginia, USA
1900
1900
Age 52
William Bailey Kerr resided here in Leadsville, Randolph, West Virginia, USA
Leadsville, Randolph, West Virginia, USA
1918
17 Oct 1918
Age 70
Death of William Bailey Kerr in Harpertown, Randolph, West Virginia, USA
Harpertown, Randolph, West Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Mar 1848
    Event Place: Barbour County, West Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] West Virginia, Marriages Index
    [2] West Virginia, Deaths Index
    [3] 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Union, Barbour, West Virginia; Roll: 1399; Family History Film: 1255399; Page: 74B; Enumeration District: 073
    [4] 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Leadsville, Randolph, West Virginia; Roll: 1771; Page: 10B; Enumeration District: 0117; FHL microfilm: 1241771
    [5] 1860 United States Federal Census, Year: 1860; Census Place: Barbour, Virginia; Roll: M653_1334; Page: 149; Family History Library Film: 805334
    [6] 1850 United States Federal Census, Year: 1850; Census Place: District 5, Barbour, Virginia; Roll: M432_935; Page: 53B; Image: 110
    [7] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1850
    Event Place: District 5, Barbour, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1850 United States Federal Census, Year: 1850; Census Place: District 5, Barbour, Virginia; Roll: M432_935; Page: 53B; Image: 110

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1860
    Event Place: Barbour, Virginia
    Record Source: 1860 United States Federal Census, Year: 1860; Census Place: Barbour, Virginia; Roll: M653_1334; Page: 149; Family History Library Film: 805334

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 10 Apr 1877
    Event Place: Union, Barbour, West Virginia, USA
    Record Source: West Virginia, Births Index

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Union, Barbour, West Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Union, Barbour, West Virginia; Roll: 1399; Family History Film: 1255399; Page: 74B; Enumeration District: 073

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Leadsville, Randolph, West Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Leadsville, Randolph, West Virginia; Roll: 1771; Page: 10B; Enumeration District: 0117; FHL microfilm: 1241771

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 17 Oct 1918
    Event Place: Harpertown, Randolph, West Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] West Virginia, Deaths Index
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Maplewood Cemetery, Elkins, Randolph, West Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] West Virginia, Deaths Index
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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