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Anna Louise (Clapier) Kerr (1911 - aft. 1989)

Anna Louise (Louise) Kerr formerly Clapier
Born in Illinois, United Statesmap
Daughter of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Wife of — married [date unknown] [location unknown]
Died after after age 77 in Vinita, Craig, Oklahoma, United Statesmap
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Biography

Birth and Early Life

Anna Louise Clapier, known as Louise, was born on 21 September 1911 in Champaign, Champaign, Illinois, United States to Paul Cecil Clapier (1888-1971) and Anna Charlotte Pehrson (c. 1889-1967) as the first of two children.

Sibling

  1. Martha E. Clapier was born on 24 June 1914 in Hopkins County, Kentucky, United States .

Marriage and Family

Louise married Robert S. Kerr (1910-1994) before 1933.

Child of Kerr-Clapier Marriage

  1. Martha Ann Kerr

Residence during WWII

Louise lived with the family of Robert's brother Floyd Kerr during WWII while the men were in the United States Marine Corps. They all lived in Los Angeles County, California.

Death and Burial

Louise died on 22 February 1989 in Vinita, Craig, Oklahoma, United States at the age of 84. She was buried in the Ketchum Cemetery, Ketchum, Craig, Oklahoma Find A Grave: Memorial #161609930

Sources

  • 1920 United States Federal Census. 19 January 1920, Page 16B, Lines 92-95. Residence is 2330 Kansas Ave.[1]
  • 1925 Kansas State Census. No date. Topeka, Shawnee, Kansas. [2]
  • 1927 Topeka High School Yearbook for 1927, Freshman Class.
  • 1930 United States Federal Census. 12 April 1930 in Topeka, Shawnee, Kansas. Page 8B, lines 51-54.[3]
  • U.S. City Directory, 1933 in Topeka, Kansas, page 195. Residence 821 Jefferson. Robert is employed at the National Bank of Topeka, wife is Louise.
  • U.S. City Directory, 1934 in Shawnee County, Kansas. [4]Robert works at the National Bank of Topeka.
  • U.S. City Directory, 1935 in Topeka, Kansas at 2404 Kansas Avenue. Robert works for the National Bank of Topeka as a bookkeeper.
  • 1940 United States Federal Census. 18 April 1940 in Topeka, Shawnee, Kansas, page 1 A, lines 6-7.[5]
  • U.S. City Directory, 1940 in Topeka, Kansas, page 233. 2404 Kansas Avenue. Robert is a teller at National Bank of Topeka. Wife is Louise.
  • U.S. City Directory, 1942 in Topeka, Kansas, page 209. Robert is a teller at National Bank of Topeka. Residence 2404 Kansas Avenue. Wife is Louise.
  • U.S. City Directory, 1948 in Topeka, Kansas, page 258. Robert is employed at Clapier's Flower Shop. Residence is 2404 Kansas Avenue. Wife Louise.
  • U.S. City Directory, 1950 in Topeka, Kansas, page 238. Residence at 933 MacVicar. Robert works as a bank examiner for the Kansas State Banking Department.
  • U.S. City Directory, 1958 in Great Bend, Kansas, page 173. Robert is Vice President of Security State Bank. Residence 2919 Quivira Avenue.
  • U.S. Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014.
  • Find A Grave Index.

Footnotes

  1. 1920: Address is difficult to read. Paul C Clapier 37 is head, arrived from Germany in 1905, naturalized 1917. He is a green house florist, also his parents were both German; Anna 31, wife arrived from Sweden in 1905 and naturalized 1917, she states that both parents were born in Sweden and her father spoke Swedish, but her mother spoke German & she also is a green house florist; Anna Louise 8, daughter born in Illinois; Martha E. 4 years and 2 months, daughter.
  2. 1925: Paul 36 head, florist, owns property by mortgage, came to Kansas from Michigan; Anna 36 wife, came to Kansas from Ohio; Anna L. 13, daughter; Martha E. 10, daughter.
  3. 1930: Residence is 2400 Kansas Avenue. Paul C. Clapier 40, head, Flower Garden Florist, married at age 22, he owns their home of unknown value and they have a radio; Anna C. 40, wife; Louise 18, daughter, works at a bank as a bookkeeper; Martha E. 15, daughter.
  4. This is the Rural Shawnee County Directory which gives the actual property boundaries of their real estate holdings.
  5. 1940: Robert S. and Anna Louise live at 2404 Kansas Avenue, next door to her parents Paul & Anna Clapier & they lived in the same house in 1935 & it is valued at $2,500. Robert S. 29, head, born Kansas, 4 years of high school, he is a bank teller. Louise 28, wife, born in Illinois, had 2 years of high school and she is not employed.




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PLEASE DO NOT CHANGE the placement of the reference and footnote notations. 1/2 of the census data and other is lost if you do. No rule that I know of that says you have to have no space between "Sources" and References or can't have footnotes. And yes, I have read the "Help" page. Thank you.
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