 1931 - 1999 (67 years)
Generation: 1
| 1. | John (Oakie) Kerr was born on 21 Oct 1931 in Frostburg, Allegany County, Maryland (son of Charles F. (Jordy) Kerr and Martha Phillips); died on 10 Feb 1999 in Frostburg, Allegany County, Maryland. Notes:
FROSTBURG - John Earl "Oak"Kerr, age 67, of 10405 Borden Road, N.W., died Wednesday, Feb. 10, 1999, at his residence. Born Oct. 21, 1931, in Frostburg, he was the son of the late Charles F. and Martha (Phillips) Kerr. He was also preceded in death by one sister, Doris Ann Wright. Mr. Kerr was a retired orderly from the Cumberland Nursing Home. He was a U.S. Army veteran of the Korean Conflict, and was a member of the Zion United Church of Christ, Frostburg. Surviving are one brother, Charles "Chill" Kerr and wife, Dorothy, Cumberland; one sister, Elner Powers and husband, James, Boise, Idaho; and several nieces and nephews. Friends will be received at the Durst Funeral Home, P.A., 57 Frost Ave., Frostburg on Sunday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Services will be conducted at the funeral home on Monday at 11 a.m. with Pastor Diane Smith officiating. Military honors will be accorded at the funeral home by Farrady Post #24 American Legion Honor Guard. In accordance with his wishes, Mr. Kerr will be cremated. Inurnment will be held in the Frostburg Memorial Park at a later date. Cumberland Times-News
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Generation: 2
| 3. | Martha Phillips was born in 1906 (daughter of David Phillips); died on 11 May 1977. Notes:
She was buried in Frostburg Memorial Park, Frostburg, Allegany Co., Maryland. Charles, Martha and John E. share a grave marker.
Children:
- Elner Kerr was born in Private.
- Charles Elwood (Chill) Kerr was born on 13 Mar 1929 in Frostburg, Allegany County, Maryland; died on 28 Sep 2002 in Cumberland, Allegany County, Maryland.
- 1. John (Oakie) Kerr was born on 21 Oct 1931 in Frostburg, Allegany County, Maryland; died on 10 Feb 1999 in Frostburg, Allegany County, Maryland.
- Doris Ann Kerr was born about 1936 in Frostburg, Allegany County, Maryland; died on 3 Sep 1968 in Cumberland, Allegany County, Maryland.
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Generation: 3
| 4. | Thomas Kerr was born in 1880 in Lonaconing, Allegany County, Maryland (son of Thomas Kerr and Jane N. Muir); died on 13 Oct 1964 in Frostburg, Allegany County, Maryland. Notes:
FROSTBURG — Thomas Kerr, 84, of 80 Mt. Pleasant Street, died yesterday at his home following an illness of nine months. Born at Lonaconing, he was a son of the late Thomas and Jean (Muir) Kerr. Mr. Kerr was a retired miner and was a member of the Frostburg Republican Club and a charter member of the Frostburg Volunteer Fire Company. His wife, Effie (Adkins) Kerr, preceded him in death. Surviving are four sons, Charles, William and John Kerr, all of Frostburg, and Glenn Kerr, Cumberland; a daughter, Mrs. Viola Alexander, Lonaconing; three brothers, William and James Kerr, Frostburg, and Alex Kerr, Homestead, Pa.; a sister, Mrs. Jean Menderson, Phoenix, Ariz., 10 grandchildren and six great-grandchildren. The body will be at the Durst Funeral Home after 7 p.m. today. Services will be conducted there Friday at 4 p. m. by Rev. Kenneth E. Morelock and burial will be in Frostburg Memorial Park. The Cumberland Evening Times, October 14, 1964
He was buried on 16 Oct 1964 in Frostburg Memorial Park, Frostburg, Allegany Co., Maryland.
Thomas married Laura Effie Adkins in 1902. Laura (daughter of Samuel Adkins) was born in 1883; died on 29 Jan 1959 in Frostburg, Allegany County, Maryland. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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| 5. | Laura Effie Adkins was born in 1883 (daughter of Samuel Adkins); died on 29 Jan 1959 in Frostburg, Allegany County, Maryland. Notes:
She was buried on 31 Jan 1959 in Frostburg Memorial Park, Frostburg, Allegany Co., Maryland.
FROSTBURG - Mrs. Effie Kerr, 76, of 80 Mt. Pleasant Street, died this morning in Miners Hospital where she had been a patient a week. She had been in failing health for sometime. The wife of Thomas Kerr and the daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Adkins, she was a member of Welsh Memorial Baptist Church. Surviving, besides her husband, are five sons, Charles, William, Jack and Walter, all of Frostburg, and Glen, Cumberland; daughter, Mrs. Viola Alexander, Lonaconing, and a number of grandchildren and great-grandchildren. The body will be at the residence after 7 p. m. today. Cumberland Evening Times, January 29, 1959
FROSTBURG — Services for Mrs. Effie Kerr, 76, of 80 Mt. Pleasant Street, who died yesterday in Miners Hospital, will be conducted at the residence Saturday at 2 p. m. with Rev. Wesley H. Harris, pastor of Welsh Memorial Baptist Church, officiating. Interment will be in Frostburg Memorial Park. Pallbearers will be Jack Rase, John Hendley, Leslie Bevan, Lloyd Truly, Raymond Llewellyn and Joseph Keating. The Cumberland Evening Times, January 30, 1959
Laura Effie ADKINS and Thomas KERR were married in 1902.
Children:
- Viola Kerr died in UNKNOWN.
- 2. Charles F. (Jordy) Kerr was born in 1903 in Frostburg, Allegany County, Maryland; died on 27 Aug 1973 in Cumberland, Allegany County, Maryland.
- Eldred Adkins Kerr was born in 1909; died on 2 Oct 1941.
- William Kerr was born on 7 Feb 1917; died on 12 Jul 1992.
- Walter T. Kerr was born about 1918 in Frostburg, Allegany County, Maryland; died on 14 Aug 1964 in LaVale, Allegany County, Maryland.
- John Earl Kerr was born on 2 Feb 1922 in Frostburg, Allegany County, Maryland; died on 16 Mar 2000 in Cumberland, Allegany County, Maryland.
- Glenn Dale Kerr was born on 28 Aug 1924; died on 3 Sep 1997.
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Generation: 4
| 9. | Jane N. Muir died in UNKNOWN. Children:
- 4. Thomas Kerr was born in 1880 in Lonaconing, Allegany County, Maryland; died on 13 Oct 1964 in Frostburg, Allegany County, Maryland.
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