of now Franklin County, Ohio · documented from the public record
The family in the record
Benjamin Kerr b. 1800
Benjamin Kerr⚭ Rosa Elliott (m. Oct 30
childrenSarah A. Kerr · John B. Kerr · William E. Kerr · Eliza J. Kerr · Chambers Kerr · Wilson S. Kerr · Rose E. Kerr
Their story
What the record says
Biographical Record, Ohio.
Born April 14, 1800.
Brought to Knox County in 1803, settling in Fredericktown.
Farmer and miller of Pleasant Township.
Helped erect the Kerr/Miller mill (1827) and sank the first well in Gambier for Bishop Chase (~1826).
Married Rosa Elliott Oct 30, 1827.
Seven children.
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