Ruth Maria (Thoms) Kerr (1868 - 1930)

Born 20 Dec 1868 in Westbrook, Kingston, Frontenac, Ontario, Canada

Wife of John Henry Kerr — married 11 Oct 1893 in Hamilton, Wentworth, Ontario, Canada

Descendants

Died 8 Feb 1930 at age 61 in Toronto, York, Ontario, Canada

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Biography

Ruth Maria (Thoms) Kerr was born on December 20, 1868 in Westbrook, Kingston, Frontenac, Ontario, Canada. Her parents were John Thoms (~1816 - <1900) and Elizabeth (Hopkins) Thoms (1828 - 1920).

Ruth married John Henry Kerr (1854 - 1945) on October 11, 1893 in Hamilton, Wentworth, Ontario.^[1]

Their children were...

1. Orpha Lauretta (Kerr) Gray (1894 - 1972)
2. Bruce Ewart Kerr (1897 - 1970).

Ruth died on February 8, 1930 in Toronto, York, Ontario aged 61.^[2][3]

Sources

1. ↑ Name: John H Kerr
   Event Type: Marriage
   Event Date: 11 Oct 1893
   Event Place: Hamilton, Wentworth, Ontario, Canada
   Gender: Male
   Age: 38
   Birth Year (Estimated): 1855
   Mother's Name: Martha Kerr
   Spouse's Name: Ruth Thoms
   Spouse's Gender: Female
   Spouse's Age: 25
   Spouse's Birth Year (Estimated): 1868
   Spouse's Father's Name: John Thoms
   Spouse's Mother's Name: Elizabeth Thoms
   Reference ID: 013492
   GS Film Number: 1870703
   Digital Folder Number: 004529228
   Image Number: 00970
   Citing this Record
   "Ontario Marriages, 1869-1927," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FMK9-FPF : 11 March 2018), Elizabeth Thoms in entry for John H Kerr and Ruth Thoms, 11 Oct 1893; citing registration , Hamilton, Wentworth, Ontario, Canada, Archives of Ontario, Toronto; FHL microfilm 1,870,703.
2. ↑

   Archives of Ontario; Toronto, Ontario, Canada; Collection: MS935; Reel: 379.
   Name:	Ruth Kerr
   [Ruth Thoms]
   Gender:	Female
   Age:	60
   Birth Date:	abt 1870
   Birth Place:	Westbrook, Ontario
   Death Date:	8 Feb 1930
   Death Place:	York, Ontario, Canada
   Cause of Death:	Heart Failure

3. ↑

   CanadianHeadstones.com.
   Name:	Ruth M. Thoms Kerr
   Cemetery:	Englehart Public+
   Burial Place:	Temiskaming, Ontario, Canada
   Notes:	RUTH M. THOMS wife of JOHN H. KERR Born Dec. 20, 1868, Died Feb. 6, 1929
   Picture Available:	https://canadianheadstones.com/view?id=109139

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