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Personal data Sgt. Owen Guthrie Kerr 

  • He was born on December 6, 1889 in Winfield, Cowley Co., KS.
  • (note1) .Source 1
    Sources: Barbara Fuller DeLuka, Paula D. Jenkins, Brett Adams; et al.
  • He died on August 2, 1962 in Minneapolis, Hennepin Co., MN, he was 72 years old.
  • He is buried on August 6, 1962 in Unorganized Terr., Hennepin Co., MN (Ft. Snelling Nat. Cem.).
  • This information was last updated on September 9, 2024.

Household of Sgt. Owen Guthrie Kerr

He is married to Orpha O'Keefe.

They got married at fortasse, somewhere, Verenigde Staten.


Child(ren):

  1. Lois Bernice Kerr  1920-1966 


Notes about Sgt. Owen Guthrie Kerr

Owen Guthrie Kerr

Sources: Author: DeLuka, Barbara Fuller; Jenkins, Paula D.; Adams, Brett; et al.; Title: "Owen Guthrie Kerr," (Publication site: Salt Lk. City UT, Publisher: Family Search, Publication date: xxi Jan MMXXIII)

https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/LR86-MS6

"... Owen Guthrie Kerr Last Changed: January 21, 2023 Paula D. Jenkins Sex Male Last Changed: January 17, 2017 Cathy Jo [NN-family name not given]

Birth 6 December 1889 Winfield, Cowley, Kansas, ... Last Changed: January 21, 2023 Paula D. Jenkins

Death 2 August 1962 Minneapolis, Hennepin, Minnesota, ... Last Changed: January 21, 2023 Paula D. Jenkins

Burial 08/06/1962 Fort Snelling, Hennepin, Minnesota, ... Reason: Added Fort Snelling to burial. Last Changed: September 11, 2017 Brett Adams

Spouses & Children

Owen Guthrie Kerr Male 1889-1962 LR86-MS6 [<-Earling (Earl) Russell Adams' f-i-l]
Orpha O'Keefe Female 1897-1993 L7DG-2SR [<-Earling (Earl) Russell Adams' m-i-l]
No Marriage Events

Children (4)

[1] Lois Bernice Kerr Female 1920-1966 LTXZ-5QH [<-oo Earling (Earl) Russell Adams]
[2] Betty Jean Kerr Female 1922-2006
[3] Richard Owen Kerr Male 1924-2014
[4] Joan "Jodi" Kerr Female 1929-1972

Parents & Siblings

James Albert Kerr Male 1851-1892
Alice Sedora McClaran Female 1858-1941
Marriage 31 January 1884 Guthrie, Iowa, ...

Children (5)

[1] Emma Pyrle Kerr Female 1886-1929
[2] Kerr Male 1886-Deceased
[3] Arthur Grover Kerr Male 1888-1925
[4] Owen Guthrie Kerr Male 1889-1962 LR86-MS6 [<-Earling (Earl) Russell Adams' f-i-l]
[5] James Albert Kerr Male 1892-1963"
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Ancestors (and descendant) of Owen Guthrie Kerr

Owen Guthrie Kerr
1889-1962


Orpha O'Keefe
1897-1993

Lois Bernice Kerr
1920-1966

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Historical events

Birthday December 6, 1889

  • The temperature on December 6, 1889 was about -1.8 °C. The air pressure was 4 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the east-northeast. The airpressure was 77 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 84%. Source: KNMI
  • Koning Willem III (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1849 till 1890 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
  • In The Netherlands , there was from April 21, 1888 to August 21, 1891 the cabinet Mackay, with Mr. A. baron Mackay (AR) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1889: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 4.5 million citizens.
    • February 9 » US president Grover Cleveland signs a bill elevating the United States Department of Agriculture to a Cabinet-level agency.
    • February 22 » President Grover Cleveland signs a bill admitting North Dakota, South Dakota, Montana and Washington as U.S. states.
    • March 31 » The Eiffel Tower is officially opened.
    • May 31 » Johnstown Flood: Over 2,200 people die after a dam fails and sends a 60-foot (18-meter) wall of water over the town of Johnstown, Pennsylvania.
    • October 24 » Henry Parkes delivers the Tenterfield Oration, effectively starting the federation process in Australia.
    • November 14 » Pioneering female journalist Nellie Bly (aka Elizabeth Cochrane) begins a successful attempt to travel around the world in less than 80 days. She completes the trip in 72 days.

Day of death August 2, 1962

  • The temperature on August 2, 1962 was between 9.9 °C and 21.6 °C and averaged 16.1 °C. There was 4.8 hours of sunshine (31%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 1 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the west-northwest. Source: KNMI
  • Koningin Juliana (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from September 4, 1948 till April 30, 1980 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
  • In The Netherlands , there was from May 19, 1959 to July 24, 1964 the cabinet De Quay, with Prof. dr. J.E. de Quay (KVP) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1962: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 11.7 million citizens.
    • January 3 » Pope John XXIII excommunicates Fidel Castro.
    • August 15 » James Joseph Dresnok defects to North Korea after running across the Korean Demilitarized Zone. Dresnok died in 2016.
    • September 18 » Burundi, Jamaica, Rwanda and Trinidad and Tobago are admitted to the United Nations.
    • September 30 » Mexican-American labor leader César Chávez founds the National Farm Workers Association.
    • October 14 » The Cuban Missile Crisis begins when an American reconnaissance aircraft takes photographs of Soviet ballistic missiles being installed in Cuba.
    • November 17 » President John F. Kennedy dedicates Washington Dulles International Airport, serving the Washington, D.C., region.

Day of burial August 6, 1962

  • The temperature on August 6, 1962 was between 10.5 °C and 18.3 °C and averaged 14.4 °C. There was 9.9 mm of rain during 4.5 hours. There was 1.3 hours of sunshine (9%). The almost completely overcast was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the south-southeast. Source: KNMI
  • Koningin Juliana (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from September 4, 1948 till April 30, 1980 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
  • In The Netherlands , there was from May 19, 1959 to July 24, 1964 the cabinet De Quay, with Prof. dr. J.E. de Quay (KVP) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1962: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 11.7 million citizens.
    • February 10 » Cold War: Captured American U2 spy-plane pilot Gary Powers is exchanged for captured Soviet spy Rudolf Abel.
    • July 11 » First transatlantic satellite television transmission.
    • August 15 » James Joseph Dresnok defects to North Korea after running across the Korean Demilitarized Zone. Dresnok died in 2016.
    • September 30 » James Meredith enters the University of Mississippi, defying racial segregation rules.
    • October 20 » China launches simultaneous offensives in Ladakh and across the McMahon Line, igniting the Sino-Indian War.
    • October 25 » Cuban Missile Crisis: Adlai Stevenson shows the United Nations Security Council reconnaissance photographs of Soviet ballistic missiles in Cuba.


Same birth/death day

Source: Wikipedia

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  • 1890 » Dion Fortune, Welsh occultist, psychologist, and author († 1946)
  • 1890 » Rudolf Schlichter, German painter and illustrator († 1955)
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Source: Wikipedia


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