Robert E Lee Kerr was born in Granbury Texas to parents William A Kerr and Mary Elizabeth "Mollie" Crockett. Robert was a great grandson to David "Davy" Crockett. Robert married Laura Marie Yarbrough of Alabama on 15 Mar 1891 in Hood County, Texas. They had one child, Mabel Clara Yarbrough Kerr b 2 Aug 1894. Robert and Laura separated about 1894 and each soon married other people. Mabel was raised by Laura's relatives; she was living with Laura's parents Benjamin Asa and Eliza Yarbrough in 1900 and with Laura's brother Charlie Yarbrough and his wife in 1910.
Robert then married his 2nd wife Christena about 1894. They had 2 children, Blanche in 1896 and Lorena in 1898. They were all living together in Fort Worth, Texas in 1900, and Robert was working as a loan collector. Robert was in Dallas in 1904 (with occupation also listed as a "collector") and possibly in 1907, listed in directories as Robert E Kerr. By 1911, Robert has moved to Los Angeles, California, where his father William and brother Henry Neil Kerr have also moved from the Fort Worth area. He is recorded as marrying a 3rd wife Laura Amelia Deeds on 10 Jun 1911.
Meanwhile, daughter Blanche (with same birth month and year in records) has shown up in another Dallas household: of Elbert Sidney and Eva Mansfield. Elbert and Eva are proved to be adoptive/foster parents as Elbert listed Blanche's father's name as Kerr on her death. certificate, and her mother as unknown. The whereabouts of Christena and Lorena after 1900 are not known.
Robert and 3rd wife Laura Deeds had 2 children: Hazel Margueritte Deeds Kerr, b 1912, and Lucille Winifred Kerr, b 1914. This marriage was also short-lived, and by about 1919, Laura was marrying a Charles Spaulding. Unfortunately, Robert's daughters Hazel and Lucille were also abandoned by both parents to be raised by relatives; this time by Laura's brother Charles Deeds and his wife.
On 16 Aug 1927, Robert died in Los Angeles, California of "Arteriosclerosis with calcified coronary arteries". His occupation, as noted by his brother Henry Neil Kerr was "Investigating". He is listed as widowed, although 2 of his 3 wives outlived him and the other one's status is unclear from known records.
Robert then married his 2nd wife Christena about 1894. They had 2 children, Blanche in 1896 and Lorena in 1898. They were all living together in Fort Worth, Texas in 1900, and Robert was working as a loan collector. Robert was in Dallas in 1904 (with occupation also listed as a "collector") and possibly in 1907, listed in directories as Robert E Kerr. By 1911, Robert has moved to Los Angeles, California, where his father William and brother Henry Neil Kerr have also moved from the Fort Worth area. He is recorded as marrying a 3rd wife Laura Amelia Deeds on 10 Jun 1911.
Meanwhile, daughter Blanche (with same birth month and year in records) has shown up in another Dallas household: of Elbert Sidney and Eva Mansfield. Elbert and Eva are proved to be adoptive/foster parents as Elbert listed Blanche's father's name as Kerr on her death. certificate, and her mother as unknown. The whereabouts of Christena and Lorena after 1900 are not known.
Robert and 3rd wife Laura Deeds had 2 children: Hazel Margueritte Deeds Kerr, b 1912, and Lucille Winifred Kerr, b 1914. This marriage was also short-lived, and by about 1919, Laura was marrying a Charles Spaulding. Unfortunately, Robert's daughters Hazel and Lucille were also abandoned by both parents to be raised by relatives; this time by Laura's brother Charles Deeds and his wife.
On 16 Aug 1927, Robert died in Los Angeles, California of "Arteriosclerosis with calcified coronary arteries". His occupation, as noted by his brother Henry Neil Kerr was "Investigating". He is listed as widowed, although 2 of his 3 wives outlived him and the other one's status is unclear from known records.
Robert E Lee Kerr was born in Granbury Texas to parents William A Kerr and Mary Elizabeth "Mollie" Crockett. Robert was a great grandson to David "Davy" Crockett. Robert married Laura Marie Yarbrough of Alabama on 15 Mar 1891 in Hood County, Texas. They had one child, Mabel Clara Yarbrough Kerr b 2 Aug 1894. Robert and Laura separated about 1894 and each soon married other people. Mabel was raised by Laura's relatives; she was living with Laura's parents Benjamin Asa and Eliza Yarbrough in 1900 and with Laura's brother Charlie Yarbrough and his wife in 1910.
Robert then married his 2nd wife Christena about 1894. They had 2 children, Blanche in 1896 and Lorena in 1898. They were all living together in Fort Worth, Texas in 1900, and Robert was working as a loan collector. Robert was in Dallas in 1904 (with occupation also listed as a "collector") and possibly in 1907, listed in directories as Robert E Kerr. By 1911, Robert has moved to Los Angeles, California, where his father William and brother Henry Neil Kerr have also moved from the Fort Worth area. He is recorded as marrying a 3rd wife Laura Amelia Deeds on 10 Jun 1911.
Meanwhile, daughter Blanche (with same birth month and year in records) has shown up in another Dallas household: of Elbert Sidney and Eva Mansfield. Elbert and Eva are proved to be adoptive/foster parents as Elbert listed Blanche's father's name as Kerr on her death. certificate, and her mother as unknown. The whereabouts of Christena and Lorena after 1900 are not known.
Robert and 3rd wife Laura Deeds had 2 children: Hazel Margueritte Deeds Kerr, b 1912, and Lucille Winifred Kerr, b 1914. This marriage was also short-lived, and by about 1919, Laura was marrying a Charles Spaulding. Unfortunately, Robert's daughters Hazel and Lucille were also abandoned by both parents to be raised by relatives; this time by Laura's brother Charles Deeds and his wife.
On 16 Aug 1927, Robert died in Los Angeles, California of "Arteriosclerosis with calcified coronary arteries". His occupation, as noted by his brother Henry Neil Kerr was "Investigating". He is listed as widowed, although 2 of his 3 wives outlived him and the other one's status is unclear from known records.
Robert then married his 2nd wife Christena about 1894. They had 2 children, Blanche in 1896 and Lorena in 1898. They were all living together in Fort Worth, Texas in 1900, and Robert was working as a loan collector. Robert was in Dallas in 1904 (with occupation also listed as a "collector") and possibly in 1907, listed in directories as Robert E Kerr. By 1911, Robert has moved to Los Angeles, California, where his father William and brother Henry Neil Kerr have also moved from the Fort Worth area. He is recorded as marrying a 3rd wife Laura Amelia Deeds on 10 Jun 1911.
Meanwhile, daughter Blanche (with same birth month and year in records) has shown up in another Dallas household: of Elbert Sidney and Eva Mansfield. Elbert and Eva are proved to be adoptive/foster parents as Elbert listed Blanche's father's name as Kerr on her death. certificate, and her mother as unknown. The whereabouts of Christena and Lorena after 1900 are not known.
Robert and 3rd wife Laura Deeds had 2 children: Hazel Margueritte Deeds Kerr, b 1912, and Lucille Winifred Kerr, b 1914. This marriage was also short-lived, and by about 1919, Laura was marrying a Charles Spaulding. Unfortunately, Robert's daughters Hazel and Lucille were also abandoned by both parents to be raised by relatives; this time by Laura's brother Charles Deeds and his wife.
On 16 Aug 1927, Robert died in Los Angeles, California of "Arteriosclerosis with calcified coronary arteries". His occupation, as noted by his brother Henry Neil Kerr was "Investigating". He is listed as widowed, although 2 of his 3 wives outlived him and the other one's status is unclear from known records.
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Location unknown. Cemetery listed on Los Angeles city death certificate is "Forest Lawn Cem."
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