Sources

details of son

WWII

United States, Selective Service System. Selective Service Registration Cards, World War II: Fourth Registration. Records of the Selective Service System, Record Group Number 147. National Archives and Records Administration.

Name: Mark Brickell Kerr
Gender: Male
Race: White
Birth Date: 20 Feb 1891
Birth Place: California, USA
Residence Place: Rich, New York (City), USA
Military Draft Date: 1942
Relationship to Draftee: Head
Employer: Postal Telegraph Cable Co.

death

State of Florida. Florida Death Index, 1877-1998. Florida: Florida Department of Health, Office of Vital Records, 1998.

Name: Mark B Kerr
Race: White
Age at Death: 87
Birth Date: 20 Feb 1891
Death Date: 25 Aug 1978
Death Place: Volusia, Florida, United States

obituary

The Orlando Sentinel; Publication Date: 27/ Aug/ 1978; Publication Place: Orlando, Florida, United States of America; URL: https://www.newspapers.com/image/225937818/?article=877cfec2-3d40-461c-aa65-f8ebd053d926&focus=0.01630848,0.5876629,0.2623918,0.64185566&xid=3355

Name: Mark B. Kerr
Gender: Male
Death Age: 87
Birth Place: Berkeley, Calif.
Residence Place: No. 6 Buena Vista Drive, DeLand
Death Date: 25 August 1978
Obituary Date: 27 Aug 1978
Obituary Place: Orlando, Florida, United States of America
Child: Penelope MacDonald

Father/son possibly?

Latest comment: 4 years ago3 comments2 people in discussion

Hi @Billinghurst: Is it possible there's a Jr/Sr mixup here? Seems unlikely (though not entirely impossible) that his Souvenir essay would have been published when he was ~14. -Pete (talk) 06:34, 8 September 2020 (UTC)Reply

@Peteforsyth: Yep. D'oh. — billinghurst sDrewth 06:42, 8 September 2020 (UTC)Reply

Thanks for the quick fix! -Pete (talk) 07:10, 8 September 2020 (UTC)Reply

death

California Department of Health and Welfare. California Vital Records-Vitalsearch (www.vitalsearch-worldwide.com). The Vitalsearch Company Worldwide, Inc., Pleasanton, California.

Name: Mark B Kerr
Death Date: 15 Mar 1917
Age at Death: 56
Death Place: Alameda, California, USA

Census

1900 USA

Name: Mark Karr
Age: 40
Birth Date: Jun 1859
Birthplace: Maryland, USA
Home in 1900: Grass Valley, Nevada, California
Sheet Number: 11
Number of Dwelling in Order of Visitation: 229
Family Number: 232
Race: White
Gender: Male
Relation to Head of House: Head
Marital status: Married
Spouse's Name: Kate Karr
Marriage Year: 1889
Years Married: 11
Father's Birthplace: Maryland, USA
Mother's Birthplace: Mississippi, USA
Occupation: Civil Engineer
Months Not Employed: 0
Can Read: Yes
Can Write: Yes
Can Speak English: Yes
House Owned or Rented: Rent
Farm or House: H
Neighbors:
Household Members:
Name Age
Mark Karr 40
Kate Karr 38
John B Karr 10
Mark B Karr 9
Ralph Karr 3

Publications

Harper, Franklin, editor. Who’s Who on the Pacific Coast. Los Angeles, California: Harper Publishing Co., 1913.

Name: Mark Brickell Kerr
Birth Date: 28 Jun 1860
Birth Place: St Michaels, Talbot County, Maryland
Marriage Date: 5 Jun 1888
Marriage Place: Oakland, California
Father: John Bozman Kerr
Mother: Lucy Hamilton Stevens
Spouse: Kate Shephard