Genealogy of William M. Kerr (abt 1817-1864)

William M. Kerr¹

M, #3288, b. circa 1817, d. 17 December 1864

Birth*: circa 1817; Birth year computed from age at death.
Marriage*: 13 February 1839; Harrisburg, Dauphin Co., Pennsylvania; Spouse:Elizabeth Regina Hummel^1,2,3
Marriage*: between 1857 and 1863; Spouse:Isabelle Todd^4,3
Death*: 17 December 1864; Harrisburg, Dauphin Co., Pennsylvania; age 47⁵
Burial*: Harrisburg, Dauphin Co., Pennsylvania⁵

Last Edited: 1 Apr 2018

Charts:

Elizabeth Regina Hummel b. 28 Nov 1819, d. 4 May 1857

Elizabeth Hummel Kerr+³ b. 5 Feb 1840, d. 28 Sep 1922

Mary W. Kerr⁴ b. 4 Dec 1863, d. 12 Feb 1941

Note*: President Harrisburg National Bank, 31 Dec 1856 - 17 Dec 1864.⁶
Note: Trustee First Presbyterian Church of Harrisburg 1855-1864.

per Centennial Memorial, English Presbyterian Congregation, Harrisburg, Pa, p. 418, viewed on Google.
Note: 1860 US Census, Harrisburg:

Wm Kerr. age 43, Lumber Merchant [b. abt. 1817]
Lilly Kerr, 20 [b. abt. 1840]⁷

[S207] Hocker, Kristen, compiler, Marriage and death notices : from Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, newspapers 1835-1845 (Closson Press, c2003), p. 23.
[S564] Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church, Harrisburg Penn. Original records, German. FHL microfilm 1428177. [Avail. online via Ancestry 2018] Book 2, Marriages, p. 21.
[S323] Newspapers.com, online https://www.newspapers.com, The Evening News (Harrisburg) 10 Aug 1923, story on Kerr family.
[S354] Pennsylvania, Department of Health, Certificate of Death. Viewed on Ancestry.com,'Pennsylvania Death Certificates, 1906-1964' Mary W. Kerr, 1941, #16626.
[S509] U.S., Presbyterian Church Records, 1701-1970; Ancestry.com database., online Ancestry.com, Market Square Presbyterian, Harrisburg, Penn.
[S323] Newspapers.com, online https://www.newspapers.com, Harrisburg Telegraph, 3 Jan 1936, p. 13.
[S514] US Census, viewed on Ancestry.com.