The daughter of John Clark Taylor and his wife Rachel Cole.
Betsy came with her family while still a child to Warren Co., Indiana.
Betsy married 1st 19 Oct 1837, Warren Co., Indiana to Samuel Kerr.
12 Oct 1838 - Champaign Co., IL - Samuel Kerr with Walter Roades and Smith Halbert to appraise estate of John Manning.
From the 1890 biography of son Russell:
"He is the offspring of an excellent family, being the son of Samuel and Betsy Ann (Taylor) Kerr, who were natives respectively of Ohio and Kentucky. Both parents removed to Indiana in their youth and in that State were married. In 1836 they settled in Champaign County, Ill., and were among its earliest pioneers, taking up land from which the Indians had just departed. Upon the north and west of them there was not a settler for twenty miles. Deer, wolves and various other kinds of wild animals were plentiful. The elder Kerr entered 500 acres of land from the (government and when his township was organized, it was named in his honor.... The paternal ancestors of Mr. Kerr were originally from Scotland, and a paternal granduncle served as a soldier in the Revolutionary War until its close and was afterward a member of the United States Senate. On his mother's side Grandfather John Taylor, was a second cousin of President Zachary Taylor, and a member of the Kentucky Legislature."
1840 Champaign Co., IL census, p. 48
[Joshua Tailor nearby]
Samuel Kerr
one male age 20-30 - Samuel
one female age 20-30; b. 1810-1820 - Betsy Ann
one female age 5-10 - unknown daughter
one male age under 5 - Russell T.
"Pioneers of Champaign Co., IL" – p. 106
June 1844 – On petition of citizens, an election precinct known as the middle fork precinct, was ordered, and that the voting place be at house of Samuel Swinford, and Samuel Swinford, Samuel Kerr and James Kellor were appointed judges.
1850 census, Champaign Co., IL, p. 120B
Samuel Kerr, 38, farmer, $7,000, born OH
Betsey, 31, KY
Russell, 11, IL
John, 9, IL
Elizth., 6, IL
Matilda, 2, IL
Joseph, 1, IL
From biography of son Russell:
"He (Samuel) improved the whole of his land and there spent the remainder of his days, departing this life about 1852. The wife and mother survived her husband only about four years."
Samuel died 16 Jul 1852, Kerr Township, Champaign Co., IL, aged 40 years, 5 months, 3 days. He was buried in Tomlinson Prairie Cemetery.
Betsy married 2nd 28 Dec 1856, Danville, Champaign Co., IL to Daniel Allhands. He was born in Butler Co., OH, son of Daniel and Patience Allhands. He had previously been married to Sarah C. Brady, who died in Vermilion Co., IL. They had children Mary Melissa Johnson, Elizabeth Patience Rardin, Christain B Allhands, Marshall J. Allhands,and Perry C. Allhands
Betsy died in 1857 and guardians were appointed her children by Samuel:
22 Sep 1857 - Champaign County official record, Probate Court Guardianship Case 105: In the Matter of the Guardianship of Russell, John, Elizabeth, Matilda, Joseph F., and Rachel Ann Kerr. Dated September 22, 1857. Name(s): Button, James P.; Kerr, Elizabeth; Kerr, John; Kerr, Joseph F.; Kerr, Matilda; Kerr, Rachel Ann; Kerr, Russell.
As her son Russell's biography states that Betsy survived her husband Samuel only about four years, she must have died not long after her remarriage, probably in early 1857.
Betsy's husband Daniel Allhands remarried to his third wife Elizabeth Wilson on 25 February 1860 in Champaign Co., Illinois, but Russell was still living with his stepfather in 1860:
1860 Point Pleasant P. O., Champaign Co., IL census, p. 578
Daniel Allhans, 43, Farmer, $4,600, $3,880, born OH
Elizabeth, 39, born OH
Elizabeth, 18, IL
Christian, 14,
Marshall, 9,
Perry, 7,
Russell Kerr, 21, farm laborer, IL
Thomas Short, 53, farmer, LOTS of money, VA
Large Short family
Title:
MAP OF CHAMPAIGN COUNTY, STATE OF ILLINOIS (1863) [BOWMAN MAP]
NAMES LISTED SHOWN IN SECTION 8 (T22N,R14W) OF KERR TOWNSHIP
Name(s):
HUFFAKER, H.
KERR, BETSEY A.
LAMB, P.
MOOREHOUSE, *
MURPHY, B.A.
PATON, WILLIAM
WILSON, J.
WOOD, J.
WOOD, L.
Title: Champaign County Probate Court Guardianship Case 284: In the Matter of the Guardianship of Joseph F. and Rachel Ann Kerr. Dated February 15, 1867.
Other names in the file were Samuel Kerr, their father, and Jesse Piles, possibly their guardian?
1870 census, Champaign Co., IL, Kerr Township, p. 145
Daniel Allhands, 53, Farmer, $18,000, $2,000, OH
Elizabeth, 48, OH
Marshall, 18, IL
Perry, 17
Frances, 8
Sarah Goodwin, 17, Servant girl, OH
Daniel Allhands died in 1873 and his wife Elizabeth on 5 Oct 1874.
From the biography of son Russell:
"Their family consisted of six children of whom Russell T. was the eldest born. John C. is a resident of Vermillion County, Ill. Elizabeth is the wife of Jacob Jones and Matilda married Jonathan Jones, both being residents of Vermillion County, Ill; Joseph established himself on a farm in Kerr Township, Champaign Co., Ill., where he now resides; Rachel Ann is the wife of Prince Evans and they live in Southern Kansas."
Samuel Kerr and Betsy Ann Taylor's children:
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1. Russell T. Kerr, b. 2 Mar 1840, Champaign Co., IL; m. 26 Jan 1864, Champaign Co., IL to Frances J. Lamb; he d. 20 Jul 1911, Hollenberg, Washington Co., KS; buried Hollenberg cemetery.
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2. John Clark Kerr, b. 29 Sep 1841, Champaign Co., IL; m. 21 Mar 1861, Ford Co., IL to Rachel Ann Smith [daughter of R. Smith and Delila Beals, who were probably from Warren Co., IN]; he d. 18 Dec 1924, Danville, Vermilion Co., IL; buried Gordon Cemetery, Danville.
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3. Elizabeth S. Kerr, b. 26 Oct 1844, Champaign Co., IL; m. 29 Sep 1861, Champaign Co., IL to Jacob W. Jones [b. 12 Dec 1837, IL; d. 15 Sep 1894, IL]; she d. 31 Mar 1905; buried Rankin Union Cemetery, Vermilion Co., IL.
1870 Champaign Co., IL, Kerr Twp., p. 146
Jacob W. Jones, 35, IL
Elizabeth, 25, IL
Nora, 8
Charles, 6
Etoyle, 4
Arie A., 2
Alice, 1
Matilda Kerr, 21 [Matilda was also listed living with her sister Rachel Evans in Vermilion Co., IL]
1880 census, Vermilion Co., IL, Butler, p. 214C
Jacob Jones, 42, farmer, IN IN IN
Elizabeth, 38, IL IN IN
Charles, 15, IL
Etole, 14, IN
Addie, 11, IL
Allace, 10, IL
J. (girl), 7, IL
Roy, 5, IL
F. (boy), 1, IL
Elizabeth S. Kerr's children:
1) Nora Jones, b. 1862, Vermilion Co., IL
2) Charles I. Jones b. 1864, Vermilion Co., IL; m. 24 Dec 1889, Clarence, Ford Co., IL to Lizzie V. HcHaley [b. 1872, Livingston Co., IL; d. 1941, buried Union Cemetery, Rankin; d/o Benjamin I. McHaley and Amanda A. Mill]; Charles died 1953, Rankin, Vermilion Co., IL, buried Union Cemetery, Rankin.
i. Alta Jones, m. _____ Morgan; buried Union Cemetery, Rankin, Vermilion Co., IL
3) Etoile Jones b. 1866, Vermilion Co., IL; m. Henry Varner.
4) Addie Jones b. 1869, Vermilion Co., IL; m. _____ Fullington, d. 1928
5) Alice Jones b. 21 Dec 1869, Champaign Co.?, IL; m. Dan Mills; d. 4 Jul 1928, Lawrence Co., IL
6) J. Jones b. 1873, Vermilion Co., IL
7) Roy Jones b. 1875, Vermilion Co., IL
8) Bion Dice Jones b. 6 Sep 1878, Vermilion Co., IL; m. 26 Sep 1906, Paxton, Ford Co., IL to Florence Inez Thompson [b. 15 Dec 1877, Vermilion Co., IL; d. 25 Jan 1957, Vincennes (Knox Co., ), IN; d/o Samuel B. Thompson and Irene Harding]; Bion d. 10 Mar 1958, Lawrence Co., IL.
i. Elizabeth Irene Jones b. 5 Jan 1907, Rankin, Vermilion Co., IL; m. 4 July 1928 to Oliver Burge
ii. Audry Etoile Jones b. 15 Dec 1908, Bridgeport, Lawrence Co., IL; m. 26 Aug 1939 to Uell or Elell A. Trammel; d. 8 May 1978. Audry was mother of Sue Vandevender of Cayuga, IN.
iii. Bion Lee Jones b. 15 May 1913, Bridgeport, Lawrence Co., IL; never married
iv. Gerald Edwin Jones, b. 17 Aug 1917, Bridgeport, Lawrence Co., IL; m. Wanda Askren Holloway
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4. Matilda M. Kerr, b. 23 Jan 1848, Champaign Co., IL; m. 1st 14 Mar 1867, Champaign Co., IL to James Statelar, whom she divorced in 1869; she m. 2nd 9 Oct 1870, Vermilion Co., IL to Jonathan Jones; she d. 5 Dec 1932, Champaign Co., IL; buried Partlow Cemetery, Vermilion Co., IL.
1870 Champaign Co., IL, Kerr Twp., p. 146
[same page as Elizabeth's brother Joseph Kerr]
Jacob W. Jones, 35, IL
Elizabeth, 25, IL
Nora, 8
Charles, 6
Etoyle, 4
Arie A., 2
Alice, 1
Matilda Kerr, 21 [Matilda was also listed living with her sister Rachel Evans in Vermilion Co., IL]
1880 census, Champaign Co., IL, Kerr Twp., p. 153
John Jones, 37, farmer, -- -- --
Matilda, 32, IL OH KY
K.? Pessie, 4, IL
M. Zoey, 3, IL
M. Polin? (son), 11 months, IL
1900 census, Vermilion Co IL, Middlefork Twp, p. 189
[Living alone]
Matilda Jones, b. Jan 1848, 52, widow, 6 chdn; 3 living, occupation gardener, IL OH KY.
5 Dec 1932, her obituary was printed in the News-Gazette: "Matilda Kerr Jones of Penfield."
P. 2 headline - "Mrs. Jones, Pioneer of County, Dies."
Matilda M. Kerr had six children, three of whom were still living in 1900:
1) K. Bessie Jones, b. 1896, Champaign Co., IL
2) M. Zoey Jones (possibly Lacy Jones), b. 1897, Champaign Co., IL
3) M. John Jones, b. Jun 1899, Champaign Co., IL
4) - 6) unknown children.
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5. Joseph Foster Kerr, b. 1850, Champaign Co., IL; m. 18 Feb 1869, Ford Co., IL to Emma Bradshaw [1852-1940]; he d. 30 Aug 1918, Champaign Co., IL; buried Rankin Union Cemetery, Rankin, Vermilion Co., IL.
1860 Paxton Precinct, Ford Co., IL census, p. 306
Harmon Strayer, 29, $2,000, $1,500, OH
Martha Strayer, 29, OH [A half-sister???]
Joseph Kerr, 10, IL
Rachel Kerr, 9, IL
Thomas Strayer, 26, $2,000, $500, IND
Title: Champaign County Probate Court Guardianship Case 284: In the Matter of the Guardianship of Joseph F. and Rachel Ann Kerr. Dated February 15, 1867.
Other names in the file were Samuel Kerr, their father, and Jesse Piles, possibly their guardian?
1870 Champaign Co., IL, Kerr Twp., p. 146
[same page as sister Elizabeth Jones]
Joseph Kerr, 20, OH
Emma, 16, IL
Nancy, 5 mos, IL
1880 census, Champaign Co., IL, Kerr Township, p. 153A
F. Joseph Kerr, 30, farmer, IL KY OH
Z. Emma, 26, IN -- TN
B. Nancy, 10, IL IL IN
L. Rosa, 8, IL IL IN
F. Joseph, 6, IL IL IN
H. John Van Garden, 21, other, servant, IL
1900 census, Champaign Co., IL, Kerr Township, p. 45
Joseph F. Kerr, b. Aug 1849, 50, married 31 yrs, farmer, IL OH KY
Emma Z., b. Aug 1852, 4 chdn; 3 living, IN VA TN
1910 census, Champaign Co., IL, Kerr Township, p. 274
Joseph F. Kerr, 60, marriage 1 of 41 yrs, farmer, IL OH KY
Emma Z., 55, marriage 1 of 41 yrs, IN VA TN
Title:
PUBLIC SERVANTS OF CHAMPAIGN COUNTY, 1833-1991: PART 2, INDEX
NAMES LISTED APPEAR ON PAGE 149
Name(s):
KERR, A.M.
KERR, J.F.
KERR, JOSEPH H. SR.
1925 - Title: CHAMPAIGN COUNTY CIRCUIT COURT CHANCERY CASE 7353. Bill to Quiet Title.
Name(s):
Kerr, Elizabeth
Kerr, Joseph Foster
Kerr, Russell T.
Kerr, Samuel
Joseph Foster Kerr's children:
1) B. Nancy Kerr "Nana" b. Feb 1870, IL, Champaign, IL; m. 13 Oct 1890, Ford Co., IL [b. 30 Aug 1866, Button, Ford Co., IL; d. 1943; buried Rankin Union Cemetery, Vermillion Co., IL]; she d. 1962; buried Rankin Union Cemetery, Vermillion Co., IL.
2) Rosa Lee Kerr b. 1872, IL.
3) Joseph Foster Kerr, Jr., b. 11 Dec 1874, IL; m. 7 May 1894, Paxton,,IL to Cora A. McHaley [daughter of Benjamin T. and Catherine (Burks) McHaley].
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6. Rachel Ann Kerr, b. 1851, Champaign Co., IL; m. 3 Oct 1868, Ford Co., IL to Prince Evans [15 Jan 1841; d. 24 May 1915]; she d. Mar 1929; buried Rose Hill Cemetery, Chickasha, Grady Co., OK.
Betsy came with her family while still a child to Warren Co., Indiana.
Betsy married 1st 19 Oct 1837, Warren Co., Indiana to Samuel Kerr.
12 Oct 1838 - Champaign Co., IL - Samuel Kerr with Walter Roades and Smith Halbert to appraise estate of John Manning.
From the 1890 biography of son Russell:
"He is the offspring of an excellent family, being the son of Samuel and Betsy Ann (Taylor) Kerr, who were natives respectively of Ohio and Kentucky. Both parents removed to Indiana in their youth and in that State were married. In 1836 they settled in Champaign County, Ill., and were among its earliest pioneers, taking up land from which the Indians had just departed. Upon the north and west of them there was not a settler for twenty miles. Deer, wolves and various other kinds of wild animals were plentiful. The elder Kerr entered 500 acres of land from the (government and when his township was organized, it was named in his honor.... The paternal ancestors of Mr. Kerr were originally from Scotland, and a paternal granduncle served as a soldier in the Revolutionary War until its close and was afterward a member of the United States Senate. On his mother's side Grandfather John Taylor, was a second cousin of President Zachary Taylor, and a member of the Kentucky Legislature."
1840 Champaign Co., IL census, p. 48
[Joshua Tailor nearby]
Samuel Kerr
one male age 20-30 - Samuel
one female age 20-30; b. 1810-1820 - Betsy Ann
one female age 5-10 - unknown daughter
one male age under 5 - Russell T.
"Pioneers of Champaign Co., IL" – p. 106
June 1844 – On petition of citizens, an election precinct known as the middle fork precinct, was ordered, and that the voting place be at house of Samuel Swinford, and Samuel Swinford, Samuel Kerr and James Kellor were appointed judges.
1850 census, Champaign Co., IL, p. 120B
Samuel Kerr, 38, farmer, $7,000, born OH
Betsey, 31, KY
Russell, 11, IL
John, 9, IL
Elizth., 6, IL
Matilda, 2, IL
Joseph, 1, IL
From biography of son Russell:
"He (Samuel) improved the whole of his land and there spent the remainder of his days, departing this life about 1852. The wife and mother survived her husband only about four years."
Samuel died 16 Jul 1852, Kerr Township, Champaign Co., IL, aged 40 years, 5 months, 3 days. He was buried in Tomlinson Prairie Cemetery.
Betsy married 2nd 28 Dec 1856, Danville, Champaign Co., IL to Daniel Allhands. He was born in Butler Co., OH, son of Daniel and Patience Allhands. He had previously been married to Sarah C. Brady, who died in Vermilion Co., IL. They had children Mary Melissa Johnson, Elizabeth Patience Rardin, Christain B Allhands, Marshall J. Allhands,and Perry C. Allhands
Betsy died in 1857 and guardians were appointed her children by Samuel:
22 Sep 1857 - Champaign County official record, Probate Court Guardianship Case 105: In the Matter of the Guardianship of Russell, John, Elizabeth, Matilda, Joseph F., and Rachel Ann Kerr. Dated September 22, 1857. Name(s): Button, James P.; Kerr, Elizabeth; Kerr, John; Kerr, Joseph F.; Kerr, Matilda; Kerr, Rachel Ann; Kerr, Russell.
As her son Russell's biography states that Betsy survived her husband Samuel only about four years, she must have died not long after her remarriage, probably in early 1857.
Betsy's husband Daniel Allhands remarried to his third wife Elizabeth Wilson on 25 February 1860 in Champaign Co., Illinois, but Russell was still living with his stepfather in 1860:
1860 Point Pleasant P. O., Champaign Co., IL census, p. 578
Daniel Allhans, 43, Farmer, $4,600, $3,880, born OH
Elizabeth, 39, born OH
Elizabeth, 18, IL
Christian, 14,
Marshall, 9,
Perry, 7,
Russell Kerr, 21, farm laborer, IL
Thomas Short, 53, farmer, LOTS of money, VA
Large Short family
Title:
MAP OF CHAMPAIGN COUNTY, STATE OF ILLINOIS (1863) [BOWMAN MAP]
NAMES LISTED SHOWN IN SECTION 8 (T22N,R14W) OF KERR TOWNSHIP
Name(s):
HUFFAKER, H.
KERR, BETSEY A.
LAMB, P.
MOOREHOUSE, *
MURPHY, B.A.
PATON, WILLIAM
WILSON, J.
WOOD, J.
WOOD, L.
Title: Champaign County Probate Court Guardianship Case 284: In the Matter of the Guardianship of Joseph F. and Rachel Ann Kerr. Dated February 15, 1867.
Other names in the file were Samuel Kerr, their father, and Jesse Piles, possibly their guardian?
1870 census, Champaign Co., IL, Kerr Township, p. 145
Daniel Allhands, 53, Farmer, $18,000, $2,000, OH
Elizabeth, 48, OH
Marshall, 18, IL
Perry, 17
Frances, 8
Sarah Goodwin, 17, Servant girl, OH
Daniel Allhands died in 1873 and his wife Elizabeth on 5 Oct 1874.
From the biography of son Russell:
"Their family consisted of six children of whom Russell T. was the eldest born. John C. is a resident of Vermillion County, Ill. Elizabeth is the wife of Jacob Jones and Matilda married Jonathan Jones, both being residents of Vermillion County, Ill; Joseph established himself on a farm in Kerr Township, Champaign Co., Ill., where he now resides; Rachel Ann is the wife of Prince Evans and they live in Southern Kansas."
Samuel Kerr and Betsy Ann Taylor's children:
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1. Russell T. Kerr, b. 2 Mar 1840, Champaign Co., IL; m. 26 Jan 1864, Champaign Co., IL to Frances J. Lamb; he d. 20 Jul 1911, Hollenberg, Washington Co., KS; buried Hollenberg cemetery.
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2. John Clark Kerr, b. 29 Sep 1841, Champaign Co., IL; m. 21 Mar 1861, Ford Co., IL to Rachel Ann Smith [daughter of R. Smith and Delila Beals, who were probably from Warren Co., IN]; he d. 18 Dec 1924, Danville, Vermilion Co., IL; buried Gordon Cemetery, Danville.
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3. Elizabeth S. Kerr, b. 26 Oct 1844, Champaign Co., IL; m. 29 Sep 1861, Champaign Co., IL to Jacob W. Jones [b. 12 Dec 1837, IL; d. 15 Sep 1894, IL]; she d. 31 Mar 1905; buried Rankin Union Cemetery, Vermilion Co., IL.
1870 Champaign Co., IL, Kerr Twp., p. 146
Jacob W. Jones, 35, IL
Elizabeth, 25, IL
Nora, 8
Charles, 6
Etoyle, 4
Arie A., 2
Alice, 1
Matilda Kerr, 21 [Matilda was also listed living with her sister Rachel Evans in Vermilion Co., IL]
1880 census, Vermilion Co., IL, Butler, p. 214C
Jacob Jones, 42, farmer, IN IN IN
Elizabeth, 38, IL IN IN
Charles, 15, IL
Etole, 14, IN
Addie, 11, IL
Allace, 10, IL
J. (girl), 7, IL
Roy, 5, IL
F. (boy), 1, IL
Elizabeth S. Kerr's children:
1) Nora Jones, b. 1862, Vermilion Co., IL
2) Charles I. Jones b. 1864, Vermilion Co., IL; m. 24 Dec 1889, Clarence, Ford Co., IL to Lizzie V. HcHaley [b. 1872, Livingston Co., IL; d. 1941, buried Union Cemetery, Rankin; d/o Benjamin I. McHaley and Amanda A. Mill]; Charles died 1953, Rankin, Vermilion Co., IL, buried Union Cemetery, Rankin.
i. Alta Jones, m. _____ Morgan; buried Union Cemetery, Rankin, Vermilion Co., IL
3) Etoile Jones b. 1866, Vermilion Co., IL; m. Henry Varner.
4) Addie Jones b. 1869, Vermilion Co., IL; m. _____ Fullington, d. 1928
5) Alice Jones b. 21 Dec 1869, Champaign Co.?, IL; m. Dan Mills; d. 4 Jul 1928, Lawrence Co., IL
6) J. Jones b. 1873, Vermilion Co., IL
7) Roy Jones b. 1875, Vermilion Co., IL
8) Bion Dice Jones b. 6 Sep 1878, Vermilion Co., IL; m. 26 Sep 1906, Paxton, Ford Co., IL to Florence Inez Thompson [b. 15 Dec 1877, Vermilion Co., IL; d. 25 Jan 1957, Vincennes (Knox Co., ), IN; d/o Samuel B. Thompson and Irene Harding]; Bion d. 10 Mar 1958, Lawrence Co., IL.
i. Elizabeth Irene Jones b. 5 Jan 1907, Rankin, Vermilion Co., IL; m. 4 July 1928 to Oliver Burge
ii. Audry Etoile Jones b. 15 Dec 1908, Bridgeport, Lawrence Co., IL; m. 26 Aug 1939 to Uell or Elell A. Trammel; d. 8 May 1978. Audry was mother of Sue Vandevender of Cayuga, IN.
iii. Bion Lee Jones b. 15 May 1913, Bridgeport, Lawrence Co., IL; never married
iv. Gerald Edwin Jones, b. 17 Aug 1917, Bridgeport, Lawrence Co., IL; m. Wanda Askren Holloway
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4. Matilda M. Kerr, b. 23 Jan 1848, Champaign Co., IL; m. 1st 14 Mar 1867, Champaign Co., IL to James Statelar, whom she divorced in 1869; she m. 2nd 9 Oct 1870, Vermilion Co., IL to Jonathan Jones; she d. 5 Dec 1932, Champaign Co., IL; buried Partlow Cemetery, Vermilion Co., IL.
1870 Champaign Co., IL, Kerr Twp., p. 146
[same page as Elizabeth's brother Joseph Kerr]
Jacob W. Jones, 35, IL
Elizabeth, 25, IL
Nora, 8
Charles, 6
Etoyle, 4
Arie A., 2
Alice, 1
Matilda Kerr, 21 [Matilda was also listed living with her sister Rachel Evans in Vermilion Co., IL]
1880 census, Champaign Co., IL, Kerr Twp., p. 153
John Jones, 37, farmer, -- -- --
Matilda, 32, IL OH KY
K.? Pessie, 4, IL
M. Zoey, 3, IL
M. Polin? (son), 11 months, IL
1900 census, Vermilion Co IL, Middlefork Twp, p. 189
[Living alone]
Matilda Jones, b. Jan 1848, 52, widow, 6 chdn; 3 living, occupation gardener, IL OH KY.
5 Dec 1932, her obituary was printed in the News-Gazette: "Matilda Kerr Jones of Penfield."
P. 2 headline - "Mrs. Jones, Pioneer of County, Dies."
Matilda M. Kerr had six children, three of whom were still living in 1900:
1) K. Bessie Jones, b. 1896, Champaign Co., IL
2) M. Zoey Jones (possibly Lacy Jones), b. 1897, Champaign Co., IL
3) M. John Jones, b. Jun 1899, Champaign Co., IL
4) - 6) unknown children.
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5. Joseph Foster Kerr, b. 1850, Champaign Co., IL; m. 18 Feb 1869, Ford Co., IL to Emma Bradshaw [1852-1940]; he d. 30 Aug 1918, Champaign Co., IL; buried Rankin Union Cemetery, Rankin, Vermilion Co., IL.
1860 Paxton Precinct, Ford Co., IL census, p. 306
Harmon Strayer, 29, $2,000, $1,500, OH
Martha Strayer, 29, OH [A half-sister???]
Joseph Kerr, 10, IL
Rachel Kerr, 9, IL
Thomas Strayer, 26, $2,000, $500, IND
Title: Champaign County Probate Court Guardianship Case 284: In the Matter of the Guardianship of Joseph F. and Rachel Ann Kerr. Dated February 15, 1867.
Other names in the file were Samuel Kerr, their father, and Jesse Piles, possibly their guardian?
1870 Champaign Co., IL, Kerr Twp., p. 146
[same page as sister Elizabeth Jones]
Joseph Kerr, 20, OH
Emma, 16, IL
Nancy, 5 mos, IL
1880 census, Champaign Co., IL, Kerr Township, p. 153A
F. Joseph Kerr, 30, farmer, IL KY OH
Z. Emma, 26, IN -- TN
B. Nancy, 10, IL IL IN
L. Rosa, 8, IL IL IN
F. Joseph, 6, IL IL IN
H. John Van Garden, 21, other, servant, IL
1900 census, Champaign Co., IL, Kerr Township, p. 45
Joseph F. Kerr, b. Aug 1849, 50, married 31 yrs, farmer, IL OH KY
Emma Z., b. Aug 1852, 4 chdn; 3 living, IN VA TN
1910 census, Champaign Co., IL, Kerr Township, p. 274
Joseph F. Kerr, 60, marriage 1 of 41 yrs, farmer, IL OH KY
Emma Z., 55, marriage 1 of 41 yrs, IN VA TN
Title:
PUBLIC SERVANTS OF CHAMPAIGN COUNTY, 1833-1991: PART 2, INDEX
NAMES LISTED APPEAR ON PAGE 149
Name(s):
KERR, A.M.
KERR, J.F.
KERR, JOSEPH H. SR.
1925 - Title: CHAMPAIGN COUNTY CIRCUIT COURT CHANCERY CASE 7353. Bill to Quiet Title.
Name(s):
Kerr, Elizabeth
Kerr, Joseph Foster
Kerr, Russell T.
Kerr, Samuel
Joseph Foster Kerr's children:
1) B. Nancy Kerr "Nana" b. Feb 1870, IL, Champaign, IL; m. 13 Oct 1890, Ford Co., IL [b. 30 Aug 1866, Button, Ford Co., IL; d. 1943; buried Rankin Union Cemetery, Vermillion Co., IL]; she d. 1962; buried Rankin Union Cemetery, Vermillion Co., IL.
2) Rosa Lee Kerr b. 1872, IL.
3) Joseph Foster Kerr, Jr., b. 11 Dec 1874, IL; m. 7 May 1894, Paxton,,IL to Cora A. McHaley [daughter of Benjamin T. and Catherine (Burks) McHaley].
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6. Rachel Ann Kerr, b. 1851, Champaign Co., IL; m. 3 Oct 1868, Ford Co., IL to Prince Evans [15 Jan 1841; d. 24 May 1915]; she d. Mar 1929; buried Rose Hill Cemetery, Chickasha, Grady Co., OK.
The daughter of John Clark Taylor and his wife Rachel Cole.
Betsy came with her family while still a child to Warren Co., Indiana.
Betsy married 1st 19 Oct 1837, Warren Co., Indiana to Samuel Kerr.
12 Oct 1838 - Champaign Co., IL - Samuel Kerr with Walter Roades and Smith Halbert to appraise estate of John Manning.
From the 1890 biography of son Russell:
"He is the offspring of an excellent family, being the son of Samuel and Betsy Ann (Taylor) Kerr, who were natives respectively of Ohio and Kentucky. Both parents removed to Indiana in their youth and in that State were married. In 1836 they settled in Champaign County, Ill., and were among its earliest pioneers, taking up land from which the Indians had just departed. Upon the north and west of them there was not a settler for twenty miles. Deer, wolves and various other kinds of wild animals were plentiful. The elder Kerr entered 500 acres of land from the (government and when his township was organized, it was named in his honor.... The paternal ancestors of Mr. Kerr were originally from Scotland, and a paternal granduncle served as a soldier in the Revolutionary War until its close and was afterward a member of the United States Senate. On his mother's side Grandfather John Taylor, was a second cousin of President Zachary Taylor, and a member of the Kentucky Legislature."
1840 Champaign Co., IL census, p. 48
[Joshua Tailor nearby]
Samuel Kerr
one male age 20-30 - Samuel
one female age 20-30; b. 1810-1820 - Betsy Ann
one female age 5-10 - unknown daughter
one male age under 5 - Russell T.
"Pioneers of Champaign Co., IL" – p. 106
June 1844 – On petition of citizens, an election precinct known as the middle fork precinct, was ordered, and that the voting place be at house of Samuel Swinford, and Samuel Swinford, Samuel Kerr and James Kellor were appointed judges.
1850 census, Champaign Co., IL, p. 120B
Samuel Kerr, 38, farmer, $7,000, born OH
Betsey, 31, KY
Russell, 11, IL
John, 9, IL
Elizth., 6, IL
Matilda, 2, IL
Joseph, 1, IL
From biography of son Russell:
"He (Samuel) improved the whole of his land and there spent the remainder of his days, departing this life about 1852. The wife and mother survived her husband only about four years."
Samuel died 16 Jul 1852, Kerr Township, Champaign Co., IL, aged 40 years, 5 months, 3 days. He was buried in Tomlinson Prairie Cemetery.
Betsy married 2nd 28 Dec 1856, Danville, Champaign Co., IL to Daniel Allhands. He was born in Butler Co., OH, son of Daniel and Patience Allhands. He had previously been married to Sarah C. Brady, who died in Vermilion Co., IL. They had children Mary Melissa Johnson, Elizabeth Patience Rardin, Christain B Allhands, Marshall J. Allhands,and Perry C. Allhands
Betsy died in 1857 and guardians were appointed her children by Samuel:
22 Sep 1857 - Champaign County official record, Probate Court Guardianship Case 105: In the Matter of the Guardianship of Russell, John, Elizabeth, Matilda, Joseph F., and Rachel Ann Kerr. Dated September 22, 1857. Name(s): Button, James P.; Kerr, Elizabeth; Kerr, John; Kerr, Joseph F.; Kerr, Matilda; Kerr, Rachel Ann; Kerr, Russell.
As her son Russell's biography states that Betsy survived her husband Samuel only about four years, she must have died not long after her remarriage, probably in early 1857.
Betsy's husband Daniel Allhands remarried to his third wife Elizabeth Wilson on 25 February 1860 in Champaign Co., Illinois, but Russell was still living with his stepfather in 1860:
1860 Point Pleasant P. O., Champaign Co., IL census, p. 578
Daniel Allhans, 43, Farmer, $4,600, $3,880, born OH
Elizabeth, 39, born OH
Elizabeth, 18, IL
Christian, 14,
Marshall, 9,
Perry, 7,
Russell Kerr, 21, farm laborer, IL
Thomas Short, 53, farmer, LOTS of money, VA
Large Short family
Title:
MAP OF CHAMPAIGN COUNTY, STATE OF ILLINOIS (1863) [BOWMAN MAP]
NAMES LISTED SHOWN IN SECTION 8 (T22N,R14W) OF KERR TOWNSHIP
Name(s):
HUFFAKER, H.
KERR, BETSEY A.
LAMB, P.
MOOREHOUSE, *
MURPHY, B.A.
PATON, WILLIAM
WILSON, J.
WOOD, J.
WOOD, L.
Title: Champaign County Probate Court Guardianship Case 284: In the Matter of the Guardianship of Joseph F. and Rachel Ann Kerr. Dated February 15, 1867.
Other names in the file were Samuel Kerr, their father, and Jesse Piles, possibly their guardian?
1870 census, Champaign Co., IL, Kerr Township, p. 145
Daniel Allhands, 53, Farmer, $18,000, $2,000, OH
Elizabeth, 48, OH
Marshall, 18, IL
Perry, 17
Frances, 8
Sarah Goodwin, 17, Servant girl, OH
Daniel Allhands died in 1873 and his wife Elizabeth on 5 Oct 1874.
From the biography of son Russell:
"Their family consisted of six children of whom Russell T. was the eldest born. John C. is a resident of Vermillion County, Ill. Elizabeth is the wife of Jacob Jones and Matilda married Jonathan Jones, both being residents of Vermillion County, Ill; Joseph established himself on a farm in Kerr Township, Champaign Co., Ill., where he now resides; Rachel Ann is the wife of Prince Evans and they live in Southern Kansas."
Samuel Kerr and Betsy Ann Taylor's children:
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1. Russell T. Kerr, b. 2 Mar 1840, Champaign Co., IL; m. 26 Jan 1864, Champaign Co., IL to Frances J. Lamb; he d. 20 Jul 1911, Hollenberg, Washington Co., KS; buried Hollenberg cemetery.
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2. John Clark Kerr, b. 29 Sep 1841, Champaign Co., IL; m. 21 Mar 1861, Ford Co., IL to Rachel Ann Smith [daughter of R. Smith and Delila Beals, who were probably from Warren Co., IN]; he d. 18 Dec 1924, Danville, Vermilion Co., IL; buried Gordon Cemetery, Danville.
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3. Elizabeth S. Kerr, b. 26 Oct 1844, Champaign Co., IL; m. 29 Sep 1861, Champaign Co., IL to Jacob W. Jones [b. 12 Dec 1837, IL; d. 15 Sep 1894, IL]; she d. 31 Mar 1905; buried Rankin Union Cemetery, Vermilion Co., IL.
1870 Champaign Co., IL, Kerr Twp., p. 146
Jacob W. Jones, 35, IL
Elizabeth, 25, IL
Nora, 8
Charles, 6
Etoyle, 4
Arie A., 2
Alice, 1
Matilda Kerr, 21 [Matilda was also listed living with her sister Rachel Evans in Vermilion Co., IL]
1880 census, Vermilion Co., IL, Butler, p. 214C
Jacob Jones, 42, farmer, IN IN IN
Elizabeth, 38, IL IN IN
Charles, 15, IL
Etole, 14, IN
Addie, 11, IL
Allace, 10, IL
J. (girl), 7, IL
Roy, 5, IL
F. (boy), 1, IL
Elizabeth S. Kerr's children:
1) Nora Jones, b. 1862, Vermilion Co., IL
2) Charles I. Jones b. 1864, Vermilion Co., IL; m. 24 Dec 1889, Clarence, Ford Co., IL to Lizzie V. HcHaley [b. 1872, Livingston Co., IL; d. 1941, buried Union Cemetery, Rankin; d/o Benjamin I. McHaley and Amanda A. Mill]; Charles died 1953, Rankin, Vermilion Co., IL, buried Union Cemetery, Rankin.
i. Alta Jones, m. _____ Morgan; buried Union Cemetery, Rankin, Vermilion Co., IL
3) Etoile Jones b. 1866, Vermilion Co., IL; m. Henry Varner.
4) Addie Jones b. 1869, Vermilion Co., IL; m. _____ Fullington, d. 1928
5) Alice Jones b. 21 Dec 1869, Champaign Co.?, IL; m. Dan Mills; d. 4 Jul 1928, Lawrence Co., IL
6) J. Jones b. 1873, Vermilion Co., IL
7) Roy Jones b. 1875, Vermilion Co., IL
8) Bion Dice Jones b. 6 Sep 1878, Vermilion Co., IL; m. 26 Sep 1906, Paxton, Ford Co., IL to Florence Inez Thompson [b. 15 Dec 1877, Vermilion Co., IL; d. 25 Jan 1957, Vincennes (Knox Co., ), IN; d/o Samuel B. Thompson and Irene Harding]; Bion d. 10 Mar 1958, Lawrence Co., IL.
i. Elizabeth Irene Jones b. 5 Jan 1907, Rankin, Vermilion Co., IL; m. 4 July 1928 to Oliver Burge
ii. Audry Etoile Jones b. 15 Dec 1908, Bridgeport, Lawrence Co., IL; m. 26 Aug 1939 to Uell or Elell A. Trammel; d. 8 May 1978. Audry was mother of Sue Vandevender of Cayuga, IN.
iii. Bion Lee Jones b. 15 May 1913, Bridgeport, Lawrence Co., IL; never married
iv. Gerald Edwin Jones, b. 17 Aug 1917, Bridgeport, Lawrence Co., IL; m. Wanda Askren Holloway
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4. Matilda M. Kerr, b. 23 Jan 1848, Champaign Co., IL; m. 1st 14 Mar 1867, Champaign Co., IL to James Statelar, whom she divorced in 1869; she m. 2nd 9 Oct 1870, Vermilion Co., IL to Jonathan Jones; she d. 5 Dec 1932, Champaign Co., IL; buried Partlow Cemetery, Vermilion Co., IL.
1870 Champaign Co., IL, Kerr Twp., p. 146
[same page as Elizabeth's brother Joseph Kerr]
Jacob W. Jones, 35, IL
Elizabeth, 25, IL
Nora, 8
Charles, 6
Etoyle, 4
Arie A., 2
Alice, 1
Matilda Kerr, 21 [Matilda was also listed living with her sister Rachel Evans in Vermilion Co., IL]
1880 census, Champaign Co., IL, Kerr Twp., p. 153
John Jones, 37, farmer, -- -- --
Matilda, 32, IL OH KY
K.? Pessie, 4, IL
M. Zoey, 3, IL
M. Polin? (son), 11 months, IL
1900 census, Vermilion Co IL, Middlefork Twp, p. 189
[Living alone]
Matilda Jones, b. Jan 1848, 52, widow, 6 chdn; 3 living, occupation gardener, IL OH KY.
5 Dec 1932, her obituary was printed in the News-Gazette: "Matilda Kerr Jones of Penfield."
P. 2 headline - "Mrs. Jones, Pioneer of County, Dies."
Matilda M. Kerr had six children, three of whom were still living in 1900:
1) K. Bessie Jones, b. 1896, Champaign Co., IL
2) M. Zoey Jones (possibly Lacy Jones), b. 1897, Champaign Co., IL
3) M. John Jones, b. Jun 1899, Champaign Co., IL
4) - 6) unknown children.
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5. Joseph Foster Kerr, b. 1850, Champaign Co., IL; m. 18 Feb 1869, Ford Co., IL to Emma Bradshaw [1852-1940]; he d. 30 Aug 1918, Champaign Co., IL; buried Rankin Union Cemetery, Rankin, Vermilion Co., IL.
1860 Paxton Precinct, Ford Co., IL census, p. 306
Harmon Strayer, 29, $2,000, $1,500, OH
Martha Strayer, 29, OH [A half-sister???]
Joseph Kerr, 10, IL
Rachel Kerr, 9, IL
Thomas Strayer, 26, $2,000, $500, IND
Title: Champaign County Probate Court Guardianship Case 284: In the Matter of the Guardianship of Joseph F. and Rachel Ann Kerr. Dated February 15, 1867.
Other names in the file were Samuel Kerr, their father, and Jesse Piles, possibly their guardian?
1870 Champaign Co., IL, Kerr Twp., p. 146
[same page as sister Elizabeth Jones]
Joseph Kerr, 20, OH
Emma, 16, IL
Nancy, 5 mos, IL
1880 census, Champaign Co., IL, Kerr Township, p. 153A
F. Joseph Kerr, 30, farmer, IL KY OH
Z. Emma, 26, IN -- TN
B. Nancy, 10, IL IL IN
L. Rosa, 8, IL IL IN
F. Joseph, 6, IL IL IN
H. John Van Garden, 21, other, servant, IL
1900 census, Champaign Co., IL, Kerr Township, p. 45
Joseph F. Kerr, b. Aug 1849, 50, married 31 yrs, farmer, IL OH KY
Emma Z., b. Aug 1852, 4 chdn; 3 living, IN VA TN
1910 census, Champaign Co., IL, Kerr Township, p. 274
Joseph F. Kerr, 60, marriage 1 of 41 yrs, farmer, IL OH KY
Emma Z., 55, marriage 1 of 41 yrs, IN VA TN
Title:
PUBLIC SERVANTS OF CHAMPAIGN COUNTY, 1833-1991: PART 2, INDEX
NAMES LISTED APPEAR ON PAGE 149
Name(s):
KERR, A.M.
KERR, J.F.
KERR, JOSEPH H. SR.
1925 - Title: CHAMPAIGN COUNTY CIRCUIT COURT CHANCERY CASE 7353. Bill to Quiet Title.
Name(s):
Kerr, Elizabeth
Kerr, Joseph Foster
Kerr, Russell T.
Kerr, Samuel
Joseph Foster Kerr's children:
1) B. Nancy Kerr "Nana" b. Feb 1870, IL, Champaign, IL; m. 13 Oct 1890, Ford Co., IL [b. 30 Aug 1866, Button, Ford Co., IL; d. 1943; buried Rankin Union Cemetery, Vermillion Co., IL]; she d. 1962; buried Rankin Union Cemetery, Vermillion Co., IL.
2) Rosa Lee Kerr b. 1872, IL.
3) Joseph Foster Kerr, Jr., b. 11 Dec 1874, IL; m. 7 May 1894, Paxton,,IL to Cora A. McHaley [daughter of Benjamin T. and Catherine (Burks) McHaley].
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6. Rachel Ann Kerr, b. 1851, Champaign Co., IL; m. 3 Oct 1868, Ford Co., IL to Prince Evans [15 Jan 1841; d. 24 May 1915]; she d. Mar 1929; buried Rose Hill Cemetery, Chickasha, Grady Co., OK.
Betsy came with her family while still a child to Warren Co., Indiana.
Betsy married 1st 19 Oct 1837, Warren Co., Indiana to Samuel Kerr.
12 Oct 1838 - Champaign Co., IL - Samuel Kerr with Walter Roades and Smith Halbert to appraise estate of John Manning.
From the 1890 biography of son Russell:
"He is the offspring of an excellent family, being the son of Samuel and Betsy Ann (Taylor) Kerr, who were natives respectively of Ohio and Kentucky. Both parents removed to Indiana in their youth and in that State were married. In 1836 they settled in Champaign County, Ill., and were among its earliest pioneers, taking up land from which the Indians had just departed. Upon the north and west of them there was not a settler for twenty miles. Deer, wolves and various other kinds of wild animals were plentiful. The elder Kerr entered 500 acres of land from the (government and when his township was organized, it was named in his honor.... The paternal ancestors of Mr. Kerr were originally from Scotland, and a paternal granduncle served as a soldier in the Revolutionary War until its close and was afterward a member of the United States Senate. On his mother's side Grandfather John Taylor, was a second cousin of President Zachary Taylor, and a member of the Kentucky Legislature."
1840 Champaign Co., IL census, p. 48
[Joshua Tailor nearby]
Samuel Kerr
one male age 20-30 - Samuel
one female age 20-30; b. 1810-1820 - Betsy Ann
one female age 5-10 - unknown daughter
one male age under 5 - Russell T.
"Pioneers of Champaign Co., IL" – p. 106
June 1844 – On petition of citizens, an election precinct known as the middle fork precinct, was ordered, and that the voting place be at house of Samuel Swinford, and Samuel Swinford, Samuel Kerr and James Kellor were appointed judges.
1850 census, Champaign Co., IL, p. 120B
Samuel Kerr, 38, farmer, $7,000, born OH
Betsey, 31, KY
Russell, 11, IL
John, 9, IL
Elizth., 6, IL
Matilda, 2, IL
Joseph, 1, IL
From biography of son Russell:
"He (Samuel) improved the whole of his land and there spent the remainder of his days, departing this life about 1852. The wife and mother survived her husband only about four years."
Samuel died 16 Jul 1852, Kerr Township, Champaign Co., IL, aged 40 years, 5 months, 3 days. He was buried in Tomlinson Prairie Cemetery.
Betsy married 2nd 28 Dec 1856, Danville, Champaign Co., IL to Daniel Allhands. He was born in Butler Co., OH, son of Daniel and Patience Allhands. He had previously been married to Sarah C. Brady, who died in Vermilion Co., IL. They had children Mary Melissa Johnson, Elizabeth Patience Rardin, Christain B Allhands, Marshall J. Allhands,and Perry C. Allhands
Betsy died in 1857 and guardians were appointed her children by Samuel:
22 Sep 1857 - Champaign County official record, Probate Court Guardianship Case 105: In the Matter of the Guardianship of Russell, John, Elizabeth, Matilda, Joseph F., and Rachel Ann Kerr. Dated September 22, 1857. Name(s): Button, James P.; Kerr, Elizabeth; Kerr, John; Kerr, Joseph F.; Kerr, Matilda; Kerr, Rachel Ann; Kerr, Russell.
As her son Russell's biography states that Betsy survived her husband Samuel only about four years, she must have died not long after her remarriage, probably in early 1857.
Betsy's husband Daniel Allhands remarried to his third wife Elizabeth Wilson on 25 February 1860 in Champaign Co., Illinois, but Russell was still living with his stepfather in 1860:
1860 Point Pleasant P. O., Champaign Co., IL census, p. 578
Daniel Allhans, 43, Farmer, $4,600, $3,880, born OH
Elizabeth, 39, born OH
Elizabeth, 18, IL
Christian, 14,
Marshall, 9,
Perry, 7,
Russell Kerr, 21, farm laborer, IL
Thomas Short, 53, farmer, LOTS of money, VA
Large Short family
Title:
MAP OF CHAMPAIGN COUNTY, STATE OF ILLINOIS (1863) [BOWMAN MAP]
NAMES LISTED SHOWN IN SECTION 8 (T22N,R14W) OF KERR TOWNSHIP
Name(s):
HUFFAKER, H.
KERR, BETSEY A.
LAMB, P.
MOOREHOUSE, *
MURPHY, B.A.
PATON, WILLIAM
WILSON, J.
WOOD, J.
WOOD, L.
Title: Champaign County Probate Court Guardianship Case 284: In the Matter of the Guardianship of Joseph F. and Rachel Ann Kerr. Dated February 15, 1867.
Other names in the file were Samuel Kerr, their father, and Jesse Piles, possibly their guardian?
1870 census, Champaign Co., IL, Kerr Township, p. 145
Daniel Allhands, 53, Farmer, $18,000, $2,000, OH
Elizabeth, 48, OH
Marshall, 18, IL
Perry, 17
Frances, 8
Sarah Goodwin, 17, Servant girl, OH
Daniel Allhands died in 1873 and his wife Elizabeth on 5 Oct 1874.
From the biography of son Russell:
"Their family consisted of six children of whom Russell T. was the eldest born. John C. is a resident of Vermillion County, Ill. Elizabeth is the wife of Jacob Jones and Matilda married Jonathan Jones, both being residents of Vermillion County, Ill; Joseph established himself on a farm in Kerr Township, Champaign Co., Ill., where he now resides; Rachel Ann is the wife of Prince Evans and they live in Southern Kansas."
Samuel Kerr and Betsy Ann Taylor's children:
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1. Russell T. Kerr, b. 2 Mar 1840, Champaign Co., IL; m. 26 Jan 1864, Champaign Co., IL to Frances J. Lamb; he d. 20 Jul 1911, Hollenberg, Washington Co., KS; buried Hollenberg cemetery.
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2. John Clark Kerr, b. 29 Sep 1841, Champaign Co., IL; m. 21 Mar 1861, Ford Co., IL to Rachel Ann Smith [daughter of R. Smith and Delila Beals, who were probably from Warren Co., IN]; he d. 18 Dec 1924, Danville, Vermilion Co., IL; buried Gordon Cemetery, Danville.
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3. Elizabeth S. Kerr, b. 26 Oct 1844, Champaign Co., IL; m. 29 Sep 1861, Champaign Co., IL to Jacob W. Jones [b. 12 Dec 1837, IL; d. 15 Sep 1894, IL]; she d. 31 Mar 1905; buried Rankin Union Cemetery, Vermilion Co., IL.
1870 Champaign Co., IL, Kerr Twp., p. 146
Jacob W. Jones, 35, IL
Elizabeth, 25, IL
Nora, 8
Charles, 6
Etoyle, 4
Arie A., 2
Alice, 1
Matilda Kerr, 21 [Matilda was also listed living with her sister Rachel Evans in Vermilion Co., IL]
1880 census, Vermilion Co., IL, Butler, p. 214C
Jacob Jones, 42, farmer, IN IN IN
Elizabeth, 38, IL IN IN
Charles, 15, IL
Etole, 14, IN
Addie, 11, IL
Allace, 10, IL
J. (girl), 7, IL
Roy, 5, IL
F. (boy), 1, IL
Elizabeth S. Kerr's children:
1) Nora Jones, b. 1862, Vermilion Co., IL
2) Charles I. Jones b. 1864, Vermilion Co., IL; m. 24 Dec 1889, Clarence, Ford Co., IL to Lizzie V. HcHaley [b. 1872, Livingston Co., IL; d. 1941, buried Union Cemetery, Rankin; d/o Benjamin I. McHaley and Amanda A. Mill]; Charles died 1953, Rankin, Vermilion Co., IL, buried Union Cemetery, Rankin.
i. Alta Jones, m. _____ Morgan; buried Union Cemetery, Rankin, Vermilion Co., IL
3) Etoile Jones b. 1866, Vermilion Co., IL; m. Henry Varner.
4) Addie Jones b. 1869, Vermilion Co., IL; m. _____ Fullington, d. 1928
5) Alice Jones b. 21 Dec 1869, Champaign Co.?, IL; m. Dan Mills; d. 4 Jul 1928, Lawrence Co., IL
6) J. Jones b. 1873, Vermilion Co., IL
7) Roy Jones b. 1875, Vermilion Co., IL
8) Bion Dice Jones b. 6 Sep 1878, Vermilion Co., IL; m. 26 Sep 1906, Paxton, Ford Co., IL to Florence Inez Thompson [b. 15 Dec 1877, Vermilion Co., IL; d. 25 Jan 1957, Vincennes (Knox Co., ), IN; d/o Samuel B. Thompson and Irene Harding]; Bion d. 10 Mar 1958, Lawrence Co., IL.
i. Elizabeth Irene Jones b. 5 Jan 1907, Rankin, Vermilion Co., IL; m. 4 July 1928 to Oliver Burge
ii. Audry Etoile Jones b. 15 Dec 1908, Bridgeport, Lawrence Co., IL; m. 26 Aug 1939 to Uell or Elell A. Trammel; d. 8 May 1978. Audry was mother of Sue Vandevender of Cayuga, IN.
iii. Bion Lee Jones b. 15 May 1913, Bridgeport, Lawrence Co., IL; never married
iv. Gerald Edwin Jones, b. 17 Aug 1917, Bridgeport, Lawrence Co., IL; m. Wanda Askren Holloway
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4. Matilda M. Kerr, b. 23 Jan 1848, Champaign Co., IL; m. 1st 14 Mar 1867, Champaign Co., IL to James Statelar, whom she divorced in 1869; she m. 2nd 9 Oct 1870, Vermilion Co., IL to Jonathan Jones; she d. 5 Dec 1932, Champaign Co., IL; buried Partlow Cemetery, Vermilion Co., IL.
1870 Champaign Co., IL, Kerr Twp., p. 146
[same page as Elizabeth's brother Joseph Kerr]
Jacob W. Jones, 35, IL
Elizabeth, 25, IL
Nora, 8
Charles, 6
Etoyle, 4
Arie A., 2
Alice, 1
Matilda Kerr, 21 [Matilda was also listed living with her sister Rachel Evans in Vermilion Co., IL]
1880 census, Champaign Co., IL, Kerr Twp., p. 153
John Jones, 37, farmer, -- -- --
Matilda, 32, IL OH KY
K.? Pessie, 4, IL
M. Zoey, 3, IL
M. Polin? (son), 11 months, IL
1900 census, Vermilion Co IL, Middlefork Twp, p. 189
[Living alone]
Matilda Jones, b. Jan 1848, 52, widow, 6 chdn; 3 living, occupation gardener, IL OH KY.
5 Dec 1932, her obituary was printed in the News-Gazette: "Matilda Kerr Jones of Penfield."
P. 2 headline - "Mrs. Jones, Pioneer of County, Dies."
Matilda M. Kerr had six children, three of whom were still living in 1900:
1) K. Bessie Jones, b. 1896, Champaign Co., IL
2) M. Zoey Jones (possibly Lacy Jones), b. 1897, Champaign Co., IL
3) M. John Jones, b. Jun 1899, Champaign Co., IL
4) - 6) unknown children.
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5. Joseph Foster Kerr, b. 1850, Champaign Co., IL; m. 18 Feb 1869, Ford Co., IL to Emma Bradshaw [1852-1940]; he d. 30 Aug 1918, Champaign Co., IL; buried Rankin Union Cemetery, Rankin, Vermilion Co., IL.
1860 Paxton Precinct, Ford Co., IL census, p. 306
Harmon Strayer, 29, $2,000, $1,500, OH
Martha Strayer, 29, OH [A half-sister???]
Joseph Kerr, 10, IL
Rachel Kerr, 9, IL
Thomas Strayer, 26, $2,000, $500, IND
Title: Champaign County Probate Court Guardianship Case 284: In the Matter of the Guardianship of Joseph F. and Rachel Ann Kerr. Dated February 15, 1867.
Other names in the file were Samuel Kerr, their father, and Jesse Piles, possibly their guardian?
1870 Champaign Co., IL, Kerr Twp., p. 146
[same page as sister Elizabeth Jones]
Joseph Kerr, 20, OH
Emma, 16, IL
Nancy, 5 mos, IL
1880 census, Champaign Co., IL, Kerr Township, p. 153A
F. Joseph Kerr, 30, farmer, IL KY OH
Z. Emma, 26, IN -- TN
B. Nancy, 10, IL IL IN
L. Rosa, 8, IL IL IN
F. Joseph, 6, IL IL IN
H. John Van Garden, 21, other, servant, IL
1900 census, Champaign Co., IL, Kerr Township, p. 45
Joseph F. Kerr, b. Aug 1849, 50, married 31 yrs, farmer, IL OH KY
Emma Z., b. Aug 1852, 4 chdn; 3 living, IN VA TN
1910 census, Champaign Co., IL, Kerr Township, p. 274
Joseph F. Kerr, 60, marriage 1 of 41 yrs, farmer, IL OH KY
Emma Z., 55, marriage 1 of 41 yrs, IN VA TN
Title:
PUBLIC SERVANTS OF CHAMPAIGN COUNTY, 1833-1991: PART 2, INDEX
NAMES LISTED APPEAR ON PAGE 149
Name(s):
KERR, A.M.
KERR, J.F.
KERR, JOSEPH H. SR.
1925 - Title: CHAMPAIGN COUNTY CIRCUIT COURT CHANCERY CASE 7353. Bill to Quiet Title.
Name(s):
Kerr, Elizabeth
Kerr, Joseph Foster
Kerr, Russell T.
Kerr, Samuel
Joseph Foster Kerr's children:
1) B. Nancy Kerr "Nana" b. Feb 1870, IL, Champaign, IL; m. 13 Oct 1890, Ford Co., IL [b. 30 Aug 1866, Button, Ford Co., IL; d. 1943; buried Rankin Union Cemetery, Vermillion Co., IL]; she d. 1962; buried Rankin Union Cemetery, Vermillion Co., IL.
2) Rosa Lee Kerr b. 1872, IL.
3) Joseph Foster Kerr, Jr., b. 11 Dec 1874, IL; m. 7 May 1894, Paxton,,IL to Cora A. McHaley [daughter of Benjamin T. and Catherine (Burks) McHaley].
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6. Rachel Ann Kerr, b. 1851, Champaign Co., IL; m. 3 Oct 1868, Ford Co., IL to Prince Evans [15 Jan 1841; d. 24 May 1915]; she d. Mar 1929; buried Rose Hill Cemetery, Chickasha, Grady Co., OK.
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