Jacob Oliver Kerr (1885 - 1969)

Born 16 Oct 1885 in Salt Creek Township, Holmes, Ohio, United States

Ancestors

Died 27 Jun 1969 at age 83 in Massillon, Stark, Ohio, United States

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Biography

Jacob was born in 1885 and he was the son of Samuel Kerr and Elizabeth Summers.

^[1] He passed away in 1969.^[2]

Born 16 OCT 1885. Salt Creek Twp, Holmes Co, Ohio. ^{[3] [4] [5]}

Died 27 JUN 1969. Massillon, Stark, Ohio, United States ^[3]

Buried 30 JUN 1969. Trail, Holmes Co, Ohio.

Note: Canton Repository Sat 6/28/1969 p12 MASSILLON-Jacob O Kerr, 83, of 2108 Mayflower Circle, died Friday of an apparent heart attack shortly after he was admitted to Massillon City Hospital. A retired farmer, he is survived by a foster son, Benjamin Shue, with whom he made his home. Mr Kerr's wife, Elma, died in 1964. Services will be 2pm Monday in Trail United Church of Christ near Winesburg. Burial in the church cemetery. Callers 7-9 pm Sunday in the Desvoignes funeral home at Mt Eaton and at the church one hour before the services.

Note: 1900 Ho-14, 1940 Ho-54.

Marriage 20 FEB 1920. ^[6]

Sources

1. ↑ "Ohio, County Births, 1841-2003", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VNW2-G6V : 8 March 2021), Jacob O. Kerr, 1885.
2. ↑ "Ohio Death Index, 1908-1932, 1938-1944, and 1958-2007", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VKL1-G5P : 30 June 2021), Jacob O Kerr, 1969.
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1} Source: S7
4. ↑ Source: S211
5. ↑ Source: S232
6. ↑ Source: S234

• "Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-2016", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XZR4-QLH : 29 September 2021), Jacob Oliver Kerr and Elma Strahm, 1919.

• "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KWFS-Y3F : 9 January 2021), Jacob Kerr, Winesburg, Paint Township, Holmes, Ohio, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 38-11, sheet 13A, line 4, family 220, Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, RG 29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012, roll 3087.

• Source: S211 Note: draft card

• Source: S232 Note: Ohio Births and Christenings 1821-1962

• Source: S7 Note: SS Death Index