James Kerr and Olive Porter

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Husband James Kerr ¹

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           Born: 
     Christened: 
           Died: 1863 1
         Buried: 

       Marriage: 7 Jun 1859 1

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Wife Olive Porter ¹

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           Born: 26 Nov 1837 1
     Christened: 
           Died: 
         Buried: 

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         Father: Ross Porter (1794-1864) 2
         Mother: Catharine Pollock (1799-1865) 2

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   Other Spouse: Herman Knight (      -      ) 1

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Children

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General Notes: Husband - James Kerr

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Civil War: he served in the United States Army 1861-1863.

The source states he married his wife in 1859, served in the army 1861-3; and died in 1863 - and they had seven children. It is difficult to see how this could be true.

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General Notes: Wife - Olive Porter

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She had seven children with her first husband and two children with her second husband.

1 Wm. H. Egle, Historical Register: Notes and Queries, Historical and Genealogical (Harrisburg, PA: Lane S. Hart, Publisher, 1883), Pg 206.

2 Wm. H. Egle, Historical Register: Notes and Queries, Historical and Genealogical (Harrisburg, PA: Lane S. Hart, Publisher, 1883), Pg 203.