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William Eli Kerr 1904–1991 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 6 May 1904

Birth Location: Harpster, Idaho, Idaho, USA

Death Date: 5 Oct 1991

Death Location: Ashland, Jackson, Oregon, USA

Father: Joseph Kerr

Mother: Harriet Coder

Spouse(s): Vera Gilham

Children(s):

William Eli Kerr was born in 1904 in Harpster, Idaho, Idaho, USA, the child of Joseph Kerr And Harriet Rose Coder. In 1910, William Eli Kerr resided in Ashland Ward 3, Jackson, Oregon, USA. In 1920, William Eli Kerr resided in Ashland, Jackson, Oregon, USA. William Eli Kerr married Vera Belle Gilham. William Eli Kerr passed away in 1991 in Ashland, Jackson, Oregon, USA.

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Biography

  • William Eli Kerr was born in 1904 in Harpster, Idaho, Idaho, USA, the child of Joseph Kerr And Harriet Rose Coder.
  • In 1910, William Eli Kerr resided in Ashland Ward 3, Jackson, Oregon, USA.
  • In 1920, William Eli Kerr resided in Ashland, Jackson, Oregon, USA.
  • William Eli Kerr married Vera Belle Gilham.
  • William Eli Kerr passed away in 1991 in Ashland, Jackson, Oregon, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Joseph Kerr
1863–1941
Birth Location: Pennsylvania, USA
JK
Harriet Coder
1882–1961
Birth Location: Grangeville, Idaho, Idaho, USA
HC

Spouses(s)

Vera Gilham
1916–2007
Birth Location: Cottage Grove, Lane, Oregon, USA
VG

Children(s)

William Kerr's Ancestors

Self
William Kerr
1904–1991
Birth Place: Harpster, Idaho, Idaho, USA
Parents
Joseph Kerr
1863–1941
Pennsylvania, USA
Harriet (Rose) Coder
1882–1961
Grangeville, Idaho, Idaho, USA
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Kerr's Timeline

7 Records

1904
6 May 1904
Birth of William Eli Kerr in Harpster, Idaho, Idaho, USA
Harpster, Idaho, Idaho, USA
1910
1910
Age 6
William Eli Kerr resided here in Ashland Ward 3, Jackson, Oregon, USA
Ashland Ward 3, Jackson, Oregon, USA
1920
1920
Age 16
William Eli Kerr resided here in Ashland, Jackson, Oregon, USA
Ashland, Jackson, Oregon, USA
1935
1935
Age 31
William Eli Kerr resided here in Ashland, Jackson, Oregon
Ashland, Jackson, Oregon
1940
1940
Age 36
William Eli Kerr resided here in Ashland, Jackson, Oregon, USA
Ashland, Jackson, Oregon, USA
1948
1948
Age 44
William Eli Kerr resided here in Medford; Ashland, Oregon, USA
Medford; Ashland, Oregon, USA
1991
5 Oct 1991
Age 87
Death of William Eli Kerr in Ashland, Jackson, Oregon, USA
Ashland, Jackson, Oregon, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 6 May 1904
    Event Place: Harpster, Idaho, Idaho, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Oregon, Death Index, Oregon State Library; Oregon Death Index 1931-1941; Reel Title: State of Oregon Death Index; Year Range: 1991-2000
    [2] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Ashland, Jackson, Oregon; Roll: m-t0627-03362; Page: 7B; Enumeration District: 15-8
    [3] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Number: 542-10-6321; Issue State: Oregon; Issue Date: Before 1951
    [4] U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007
    [5] U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947, The National Archives in St. Louis, Missouri; St. Louis, Missouri; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 62
    [6] American Genealogical-Biographical Index (AGBI)
    [7] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Ashland Ward 3, Jackson, Oregon; Roll: T624_1281; Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 0112; FHL microfilm: 1375294
    [8] Idaho, Birth Index, 1861-1916, Stillbirth Index, 1905-1966, Idaho State Department of Health; Boise, Idaho; Idaho Birth and Stillbirth Index, 1913-1964
    [9] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Ashland, Jackson, Oregon; Roll: T625_1495; Page: 1B; Enumeration District: 205

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Ashland Ward 3, Jackson, Oregon, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Ashland Ward 3, Jackson, Oregon; Roll: T624_1281; Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 0112; FHL microfilm: 1375294

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Ashland, Jackson, Oregon, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Ashland, Jackson, Oregon; Roll: T625_1495; Page: 1B; Enumeration District: 205

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Ashland, Jackson, Oregon
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Ashland, Jackson, Oregon; Roll: m-t0627-03362; Page: 7B; Enumeration District: 15-8

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Ashland, Jackson, Oregon, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Ashland, Jackson, Oregon; Roll: m-t0627-03362; Page: 7B; Enumeration District: 15-8
    [2] U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1948
    Event Place: Medford; Ashland, Oregon, USA
    Record Source: U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Ashland, Jackson, Oregon, USA
    Record Source: U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947, The National Archives in St. Louis, Missouri; St. Louis, Missouri; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 62

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 5 Oct 1991
    Event Place: Ashland, Jackson, Oregon, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Oregon, Death Index, Oregon State Library; Oregon Death Index 1931-1941; Reel Title: State of Oregon Death Index; Year Range: 1991-2000
    [2] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Number: 542-10-6321; Issue State: Oregon; Issue Date: Before 1951
    [3] U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007
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