Fred "Ted" Kerr

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Frederick William Kerr

Also Known As: "Fred", "Ted"
Birthdate:
Birthplace: Rushville, Schuyler County, Illinois, United States
Death: September 15, 1992 (88)
Canton, Fulton County, Illinois, United States
Place of Burial: Cuba, Fulton County, Illinois, United States
Immediate Family:

Husband of Myra Ellen Kerr
Father of Bill Kerr; Virgil L. Kerr and Private

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About Fred "Ted" Kerr

CUBA, IL - Fred W. "Ted" Kerr, 88, of 608 S. Sixth St. died at 1:58 a.m. Tuesday, Sept. 15, 1992, at Graham Hospital Extended Care Facility in Canton, IL.

Born Aug. 4, 1904, in Rushville to William and Adra Hickman Kerr, he married Myra Ellen Freteug in 1922 in Palmyra, Mo. She died July 20, 1991.

He also was preceded in death by one granddaughter, one half brother and three half sisters.

Surviving are two sons, Virgil R. and George W. "Bill," and one daughter, Mrs. Elizabeth Schinall, all of Cuba; 10 grandchildren; several great-grandchildren; 44 great-great-grandchildren; one sister, Mrs. Elizabeth Murphy of Cuba; and two half brothers, Marion Murphy of Albany, Ore., and Tom Murphy of Canton.

He was an underground coal miner for 38 years before he retired.

Burial will be in Cuba Cemetery.

Journal Star (Peoria, IL) - Wednesday, September 16, 1992

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Fred "Ted" Kerr's Timeline

1904
August 4, 1904
Rushville, Schuyler County, Illinois, United States
1922
March 27, 1922
Ripley, Brown County, Illinois, United States
1925
March 26, 1925
Rushville, Schuyler County, Illinois, United States
1992
September 15, 1992
Age 88
Canton, Fulton County, Illinois, United States
1992
Age 87
Cuba Cemetery, Cuba, Fulton County, Illinois, United States