James Kerr and Margaret "Margie" Alcorn

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Husband James Kerr ^{1 2}

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           Born: 22 Dec 1776 - Ireland 2
     Christened: 
           Died: 10 May 1842 - Bethel, Oil Creek Twp, Crawford Co, PA 2
         Buried:  - Union Cemetery, Oil Creek Twp, Crawford Co, PA

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         Father: Samuel Kerr (      -      ) 1
         Mother: 

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       Marriage: 12 Apr 1799 - Frankstown, Blair Co, PA 2

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Wife Margaret "Margie" Alcorn ²

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           Born: 25 Sep 1782 - Ireland 2
     Christened: 
           Died: 6 Oct 1863 - Oil Creek Twp, Crawford Co, PA 2
         Buried: 

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         Father: Robert Alcorn (Abt 1756-1836) 2
         Mother: Elizabeth Cunningham (1757-1846) 2

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Children

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1 M Samuel Washington Kerr ^{2 3}

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           Born: 31 Mar 1801 - Oil Creek Twp, Crawford Co, PA 2
     Christened: 
           Died: 8 Mar 1857 - Oil Creek Twp, Crawford Co, PA 2
         Buried:  - Union Cemetery, Oil Creek Twp, Crawford Co, PA

         Spouse: Margaret Alcorn (Abt 1810-      ) 4

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2 M Robert Kerr ^{2 3}

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           Born: 24 Aug 1803 - Crawford Co, PA 2
     Christened: 
           Died: 11 Dec 1894 2
         Buried: 

         Spouse: Hannah Gardner (1812-1842) 2

         Spouse: Jane Belle McLaughlin (1806-1896) 2

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3 F Jane Kerr ^{4 5}

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           Born: 14 Aug 1806 4
     Christened: 
           Died: 24 Dec 1868 4
         Buried:  - Alcorn Cemetery, Cherrytree Twp, Venango Co, PA

         Spouse: Andrew D. Alcorn (1801-1878) 4 6 7

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4 M Andrew Kerr ^{2 3 8}

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           Born: 8 Apr 1807 - Oil Creek Twp, Crawford Co, PA 2 8
     Christened: 
           Died: 22 Nov 1886 2
         Buried: 

         Spouse: Anna Shelmadine (1822-1841) 2 8
           Marr: 1836 8

         Spouse: Anna Baldwin (1825-Aft 1885) 2 8
           Marr: 1843 2 8

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5 M David Kerr ^{2 3}

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           Born: 22 Dec 1808 2
     Christened: 
           Died: 2 Jan 1888 2
         Buried: 

         Spouse: Juline Dice (      -      ) 9

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6 M James B. Kerr ^{2 3}

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           Born: 18 Jan 1812 2
     Christened: 
           Died: 7 Jan 1894 - Oil Creek Twp, Crawford Co, PA 2
         Buried: 

         Spouse: Mary Gardner (      -      ) 9

         Spouse: Margery Coyle (      -Aft 1885) 10

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7 F Elizabeth "Betsy" Kerr ²

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           Born: 1815 2
     Christened: 
           Died: 1878 2
         Buried: 

         Spouse: Jasper Catlin (      -      ) 9

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8 F Margaret "Peggy" Kerr ⁹

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           Born: 1817 9
     Christened: 
           Died: 1896 9
         Buried: 

         Spouse: Obediah Gardner (      -      ) 9

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9 M John A. Kerr ^{2 3}

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           Born: 15 Mar 1817 or 1818 2
     Christened: 
           Died: 1 Feb 1874 2
         Buried: 

         Spouse: Abigail Baldwin (      -      ) 9

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10 F Polly Kerr ⁹

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           Born: 1819 9
     Christened: 
           Died: 1862 9
         Buried: 

         Spouse: Did Not Marry

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11 F Margy Kerr ²

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           Born: 1822 2
     Christened: 
           Died: 22 Mar 1862 2
         Buried: 

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12 F Esther Kerr ^{2 11}

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           Born: 1825 2
     Christened: 
           Died: 17 Dec 1890 2
         Buried: 

         Spouse: Stephen Carroll (1826-      ) 9 11 12
           Marr: 28 Nov 1849 11

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13 M William "Uncle Bill" Kerr ^{2 3}

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           Born: 4 Jan 1827 2
     Christened: 
           Died: 15 Oct 1899 2
         Buried: 

         Spouse: Clarissa M. Reynolds (1826-1893) 2

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General Notes: Husband - James Kerr

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He was born in Ireland and came to the United States when about ten years old. Another source states that he was born in Huntingdon Co, PA.
He and his wife moved from Frankstown, PA, to Oil Creek Township, Crawford County, about 1800.

1 Samuel P. Bates, LL.D., Our County and Its People, A Historical and Memorial Record of Crawford County, Pennsylvania (W. A. Fergusson & Co., 1899), Pg 553.

2 Earl M. Prather, Alcorn Family Genealogy (Centerville, PA: Self-published, 2003).

3 Samuel P. Bates, LL.D., Our County and Its People, A Historical and Memorial Record of Crawford County, Pennsylvania (W. A. Fergusson & Co., 1899), Pg 554.

4 Earl M. Prather, Alcorn Family Genealogy (Centerville, PA: Self-published, 2003), Pg 1.

5 J. H. Newton, History of Venango County, Pennsylvania (Columbus, OH: J. A. Caldwell Publishers, 1879), Pg 567.

6 J. H. Newton, History of Venango County, Pennsylvania (Columbus, OH: J. A. Caldwell Publishers, 1879), Pg 567, 569.

7 —, History of Venango County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: Brown, Runk, & Co., Publishers, 1890), Pg 590.

8 —, The History of Crawford County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: Warner Beers & Co., 1885), Pg 915.

9 Earl Prather, The Alcorn Family in Northwestern Pennsylvania (Self-published, 1997), Pg 73.

10 —, The History of Crawford County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: Warner Beers & Co., 1885), Pg 976.

11 —, The History of Crawford County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: Warner Beers & Co., 1885), Pg 971.

12 —, History of Mercer County, Pennsylvania. Its Past and Present (Chicago, IL: Brown, Runk & Co., Publishers, 1888), Pg 1075.