Husband: Dr. William KERR
Birthdate: October 26, 1815
Birthplace: Orange Co., North Carolina
Death date: February 10 1894
Place of death: Hillsboro, Hill County, Texas
Burial: Old City (Hillsboro) Cemetery
Father: James KERR
Mother: Nancy ROSS

Marriage date: July 13, 1837
Marriage place: North Carolina

Wife: Louisa Gardrad MITCHELL
Birthdate: June 18, 1818
Birthplace: North Carolina
Death date: April 6, 1872
Place of death: Cleburne, Texas
Burial:
Father: Andrew MITCHELL
Mother:

CHILDREN

Child No. 1: Mary Louisa
Sex: F
Birthdate: May 22, 1838
Birthplace: Biloxi, Mississippi
Death date: February 7, 1876
Place of death: Weatherford, Texas
Burial:
Marriage date: October 8, 1868
Marriage place: Corsicana, Texas
Spouse's name: A. J. HOOD

Child No. 2: Amanda Malvina
Sex: F
Birthdate: January 9, 1840
Birthplace: Biloxi, Mississippi
Death date: Jun e 29, 1893
Place of death: Denison, Texas
Burial:
Marriage date:
Marriage place:
Spouse's name: John D.RATLIFF & Daniel VICKERS

Child No. 3: Laura Melissa
Sex: F
Birthdate: December 2, 1841
Birthplace: Maury Co., Tennessee
Death date: April 30, 1873
Place of death: Cleburne, Texas
Burial:
Marriage date: December 9, 1868
Marriage place: Corsicana, Texas
Spouse's name: William A. SITTON

Child No. 4: Andrew Augusta
Sex: M
Birthdate: October 21, 1844
Birthplace:
Death date: November 8, 1845
Place of death:
Burial:
Marriage date:
Marriage place:
Spouse's name:

Child No. 5: Willie Elizaberth
Sex: F
Birthdate: October 31, 1846
Birthplace: Memphis, Tennessee
Death date: July 1, 1919
Place of death: Corning, Arkansas
Burial:
Marriage date: December 4, 1872
Marriage place: Cleburne, Texas
Spouse's name: John M. CAMPBELL

Child No. 6: Catherine Mitchell
Sex: F
Birthdate: July 25, 1849
Birthplace: Larissa, Cherokee Co., Texas
Death date: January 21, 1918
Place of death: Nashville, Tennessee
Burial:
Marriage date: January 29, 1879
Marriage place: Cleburne, Texas
Spouse's name: S. H. VOSS

Child No. 7: Martha Gardrad
Sex: F
Birthdate: February 10, 1852
Birthplace: Larissa, Cherokee co., Texas
Death date: October 5, 1917
Place of death: Brownwood, Texas
Burial:
Marriage date:
Marriage place:
Spouse's name:

Child No. 8: Ella Caroline
Sex: F
Birthdate: October 20, 1854
Birthplace: Larissa, Cherokee Co., Texas
Death date: December 9, 1931
Place of death: Brownwood, Texas
Burial: Old City (Hillsboro Tx) Cemetery
Marriage date: March 29, 1876
Marriage place: Cleburne, Texas
Spouse's name: H. B. PROTHRO

Child No. 9: Edward Alphonso
Sex: M
Birthdate: June 15, 1856
Birthplace: Larissa, Cherokee Co., Texas
Death date: December 21, 1915
Place of death: Mansfield, Tarrant Co., Texas
Burial: Mansfield Cemetery
Marriage date: September 25, 1890
Marriage place: Mansfield, Tarrant Co., Texas
Spouse's name: Ellen Evalyn HOOK

Child No. 10: America Concord
Sex: F
Birthdate: March 4, 1858
Birthplace: Athens, Henderson Co., Texas
Death date:
Place of death:
Burial:
Marriage date: January 1, 1884
Marriage place: Grandview, Texas
Spouse's name: M. L. CARSWELL
 
 
Documentation:
1. Kerr Bible in my possession.
2. 1850 Cherokee Co., TX census.
3. 1870 Johnson Co., TX census.
4. Cemetery records Hillsboro Old City Cemetery.
5. Death certificate of Ella Caroline Kerr Prothro. Hill Co., Texas.
6. Obituary for Dr. William Kerr February 1894 from the Hillsboro Reporter.
7. Graduation program of the Medical Institute of Louisville, Kentucky where Dr. Kerr graduated in 1840-1841.