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Portrait and Biographical Album of
Huron County, Michigan
Pub. Chapman Brothers, Chicago, 1884

           [248-249]

           GEORGE KERR, a prominent farmer and business man of Meade Town-
        ship, resident on section 6, was born Sept. 10, 1839, in Haldimand
        Co., Ont.  He is the son of ALEXANDER and ELIZABETH (READIE) KERR,
        both of whom were natives of Ireland. They emigrated from their
        native country to Ontario, in 1836.  The father died March 24,
        1857; the mother is still living, in the Dominion.
           MR. KERR is the second son and the third of a family of ten
        children born to his parents. He received a common-school education
        and remained at home until he was 25 years of age, and was engaged
        in farming.  He came to Huron County in the fall of 1864, and he
        spent four years as a farm assistant, and as a clerk in a store at
        Port Crescent. In 1868 he became a land-holder by the purchase of
        80 acres of land in Meade Township, where he has since resided with
        the exception of the winter of 1874-5 which he spent at East Sagi-
        naw. About three fourths of his acreage are cleared and under
        cultivation.
           MR. KERR is also interested to a considerable extent in the
        fire-insurance business and deals in real estate.
           He is a Republican in political views, and is present Chairman
        of the Republican Board of Meade Township. He has held the office
        of Clerk of his township ten years, and has officiated as Justice
        of the Peace, School Superintendent and in other positions.
           MR. KERR was married at South Saginaw, Mich., June 10, 1868, to
        JULIA (MAYNARD) LANG, widow of JOHN LANG. She was born in the city
        of Watertown, Jefferson Co., N.Y., Sept. 30, 1849, and is of French
        parentage. Seven children have been born to herself and husband, as
        follows: NELLIE E., April 13, 1869; EMMA J., April 29, 1871; GEORGE
        E., Sept. 27, 1874; HATTIE J., Dec. 15, 1876; JAMES ABRAM GARFIELD,
        Oct. 31, 1881.  GEORGE A., born Feb. 1, 1873, died July 15 of the
        same year; ANNIE B., born Oct. 7, 1878, died Feb. 28, 1884.
           The first husband of MRS. KERR lost his life by drowning in the
        Pinnebog River, April 14, 1867. One child was born of the first
        marriage, — J  A., March 29, 1867. Mr. and Mrs. KERR are members of
        the Methodist Episcopal Church.

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