Fountain County IN Archives Biographies.....Kerr, John G. 1856 - ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/in/infiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Joy Fisher sdgenweb@yahoo.com November 16, 2006, 6:05 am Author: H. W. Beckwith (1881) John G. Kerr, farmer, Newtown, eldest son of Barzilla Kerr, was born in Richland township August 9, 1856. He received a fair English education, having attended Merom College during the school year of 1876-7. He was married, September 24, 1879, to Rosa M., daughter of John Coen, of Rensselaer, Jasper county. She was born August 16, 1857, and is a member of the Presbyterian church. Mr. Kerr has seventy-two acres of land, which he inherited from his father's estate. He is a republican. Additional Comments: Richland Township Extracted from: HISTORY OF FOUNTAIN COUNTY, TOGETHER WITH HISTORIC NOTES ON THE WABASH VALLEY, GLEANED FROM EARLY AUTHORS, OLD MAPS AND MANUSCRIPTS PRIVATE AND OFFICIAL CORRESPONDENCE, AND OTHER AUTHENTIC, THOUGH, FOR THE MOST PART, OUT-OF-THE-WAY SOURCES. BY H. W. BECKWITH, OF THE DANVILLE BAR; CORRESPONDING MEMBER OF THE HISTORICAL SOCIETIES OF WISCONSIN AND CHICAGO. WITH MAP AND ILLUSTRATIONS. CHICAGO: H. H. HILL AND N. IDDINGS, PUBLISHERS. 1881. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/in/fountain/bios/kerr804nbs.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.net/infiles/ File size: 1.6 Kb