Roy Edgar Kerr (1922 - 2003)

Born 10 May 1922 in Fayette, Ohio, United States

Died 3 Feb 2003 at age 80 in West Union, Tiffin Township, Adams, Ohio, United States

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Biography

Born to James Edgar Kerr, 1894–1970 & Cora E Kerr Nelson, 1900–1988

Family Life

1930 --Paint, Fayette, Ohio

Birth Year (Estimated) 1923

James E Kerr Head age:36 Ohio farm laborer

Cora E Kerr Wife F 29 Ohio

Roy E Kerr Son M 7 Ohio ^[1]

1940 --Green Township, Adams, Ohio

James E Kerr Head age:46 Ohio farmer

Kora Kerr Wife age:39 Ohio

Roy Kerr Son age:17 Ohio laborer-farm

Roberta Kerr Daughter age:8 Ohio ^[2]

Marriage

"Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-2013,"

Name Roy Edgar Kerr

Event Date 23 May 1951

Event Place Adams, Ohio, United States

Age 28

Birth Year (Estimated) 1923

Father's Name James Kerr

Mother's Name Cora Nelson

Spouse's Name Leona Mae Leonard

Spouse's Age 18

Spouse's Birth Year (Estimated) 1933

Spouse's Father's Name Eddie Earl Leonard

Spouse's Mother's Name Edna Pollard ^[3]

Death

"Ohio Death Index, 1908-1932, 1938-1944, and 1958-2007,"

Name Roy Edgar Kerr

Event Date 03 Feb 2003 --Time 08:03 PM

Event Place Adams, Adams, Ohio, United States

Registration Place Adams County Hospital

Registration Date 10 Feb 2003

Residence Place Adams, Adams, Ohio, United States

Address: Blue Creek Rd

Residence Postal Code 45684

Age 80

Marital Status Married --Race White

Education Level 8

Military Service Yes

Military Service Branch Army

Social Security Number --

Birth Date 10 May 1922

Birthplace Adams, Adams, Ohio

Father's Surname Kerr

Mother's Surname Nelson

Hospital Status Hospital/Inpatient

Referred to Coroner Not Referred to Coroner

Autopsy Performed No Autopsy performed

Method of Disposition Burial

Certificate No.:15239--Volume No. 33717--Registrar Certificate Number 000022

Certifier's Role Physician

Registration District 100

Source Reference Ohio Department of Health ^[4]

NOTE: death cert states "Married" does not indicate his Widow's name.

Siblings

1. Roberta Kerr Flood 1932–2013

Roy's sister Roberta Kerr Flood--She was preceded in death by her parents,

James Edgar and Cora Edna (Nelson) Kerr

Headstone

The military headstone photo was taken in Oct 2003 upon my visit to the family cemetery and somehow, because he was not of my Puntenney family it got covered up and was just now found and added. Sorry for the delay, I was not a f-a-g person back then... He passed away in 2003.

Sources

1. ↑ Citing this Record: "United States Census, 1930", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X4Q5-7TP : accessed 4 December 2015), Roy E Kerr in entry for James E Kerr, 1930.
2. ↑ Citing this Record: "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KWDC-KRL : accessed 4 December 2015), Roy Kerr in household of James E Kerr, Green Township, Adams, Ohio, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 1-6, sheet 5B, family 87, NARA digital publication T627 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives
3. ↑ Citing this Record:database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K81L-D76 : accessed 4 December 2015), Roy Edgar Kerr and Leona Mae Leonard, 23 May 1951; citing Adams, Ohio, United States, reference ; county courthouses, Ohio; FHL microfilm 2,251,797.
4. ↑ Citing this Record: --database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VKR6-1XP : accessed 4 December 2015), Roy Edgar Kerr, 03 Feb 2003; from "Ohio, Deaths, 1908-1932, 1938-2007," database and images, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com : 2010); citing vol. 33717, certificate number 15239, Ohio Historical Society, Columbus; Ohio Department of Health, State Vital Statistics Unit, Columbus.

1. Personal visit to the cemetery in the summer of 2003. Taylor-25258 18:10, 25 February 2019 (UTC)
2. Find A Grave: Memorial #155673788 Created by: carole taylor puntenney--Added: 4 Dec 2015