Thomas Kerr, Sr.

Notes:

CENSUS RECORDS

1920 Census
Name: Thomas Kerr Jr
Age: 18
Birth Year: abt 1902
Birthplace: Virginia
Home in 1920: Kerrs Creek, Rockbridge, Virginia
Street: Kin Creek Ledington Road
Race: White
Gender: Male
Relation to Head of House: Son
Marital Status: Single
Father's name: Thomas Kerr
Father's Birthplace: Virginia
Mother's name: Bethe M Kerr
Mother's Birthplace: Virginia
Able to Speak English: Yes
Occupation: Farmer
Industry: Home Farm
Employment Field: Wage or Salary
Able to Read: Yes
Able to Write: Yes
Household Members:
Thomas Kerr 64
Bethe M Kerr 58
Thomas Kerr 18

Birth:
Social Security Death Index
Name: Tom Kerr
SSN: 229-64-6929
Last Residence: 24450 Lexington, Lexington City, Virginia
BORN: 18 Jan 1901
Died: Mar 1971
State (Year) SSN issued: Virginia (1963)

Buried:
Grave location and tombstone photo:
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=65802595

Died:
Virginia, Deaths, 1912-2014. Virginia Department of Health, Richmond, Virginia.
Name: Tom Kerr Sr
Gender: Male
Race: White
Age at Death: 70
Birth Date: 18 Jan 1901
Death Date: 19 Mar 1971
Death Place: Lexington, Rockbridge, Virginia
Registration Date: 26 Mar 1971
Father: Tom Kerr
Mother: Betty Mcclung
Spouse: Maude Steele Kerr

Thomas married Maude Beulah Steele. Maude was born 07 Mar 1913, Rockbridge Co. VA; died 21 Sep 1955, Lexington, Rockbridge Co. VA; was buried , New Monmouth Presbyterian Cemetery, Lexington, Rockbridge Co. VA. [Group Sheet]

1. Tom Kerr, Jr.

Notes:

CENSUS RECORDS

1900 CensusName: Thomas Kerr

Age: 45
Birth Date: Jan 1855
Birthplace: Virginia
Home in 1900: Kerrs Creek, Rockbridge, Virginia
Race: White
Gender: Male
Relation to Head of House: Head
Marital Status: Married
Spouse's Name: Bettie M Kerr
Marriage Year: 1884
Years Married: 16
Father's Birthplace: Virginia
Mother's Birthplace: Virginia
Household Members:
Thomas Kerr 45
Bettie M Kerr 39
Estelein W Kerr 15
Agness M C Kerr 13
Charles M D Kerr 8
Jacob Echard 30

1920 Census
Name: Thomas Kerr
Age: 64
Birth Year: abt 1856
Birthplace: Virginia
Home in 1920: Kerrs Creek, Rockbridge, Virginia
Street: Kin Creek Ledington Road
House Number: Farm
Race: White
Gender: Male
Relation to Head of House: Head
Marital Status: Married
Spouse's Name: Bethe M Kerr
Father's Birthplace: Virginia
Mother's Birthplace: Virginia
Able to Speak English: Yes
Occupation: Farmer
Industry: General F
Employment Field: Own Account
Home Owned or Rented: Own
Home Free or Mortgaged: Free
Able to Read: Yes
Able to Write: Yes
Household Members:
Thomas Kerr 64
Bethe M Kerr 58
Thomas Kerr 18

Buried:
Grave location and tombstone photo:
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=65802596

Died:
Virginia, Deaths, 19122014. Virginia Department of Health, Richmond, Virginia.
Name: Thos Kerr
Gender: Male
Race: White
Age at Death: 73
Birth Date: 28 Jan 1855
Birthplace: Rockbridge Co. VA
Death Date: 30 Apr 1928
Death Place: Rockbridge, Virginia
Registration Date: 1 May 1928
Father: Thos Kerr
Mother: Nancy Patton
Spouse: Miss B McClung Kerr

Thomas married Betty Malinda McClung. Betty (daughter of Andrew Alexander McClung and Estaline Montgomery Willson) was born 28 Feb 1861, Rockbridge Co. VA; died 21 Mar 1933, Rockbridge Co. VA; was buried , New Monmouth Presbyterian Cemetery, Lexington, Rockbridge Co. VA. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

CENSUS RECORDS

1880 Census
Name: Bettie McClung
Age: 19
Birth Year: abt 1861
Birthplace: Virginia
Home in 1880: South River, Rockbridge, Virginia
Race: White
Gender: Female
Relation to Head of House: Daughter (Child)
Marital Status: Single
Father's name: Andrew A. Mc Clung
Father's Birthplace: Virginia
Mother's Birthplace: Virginia
Occupation: Keeping House
Household Members:
Andrew A. Mc Clung 49
Bettie Mc Clung 19
Phoebe Mc Clung 17
Margaret Mc Clung 15
James Mc Clung 13
Charles Mc Clung 9

1900 Census
Name: Bettie M Kerr
Age: 39
Birth Date: Feb 1861
Birthplace: Virginia
Home in 1900: Kerrs Creek, Rockbridge, Virginia
Race: White
Gender: Female
Relation to Head of House: Wife
Marital Status: Married
Spouse's Name: Thomas Kerr
Marriage Year: 1884
Years Married: 16
Father's Birthplace: Virginia
Mother's Birthplace: Virginia
Mother: number of living children: 3
Mother: How many children: 3
Household Members:
Thomas Kerr 45
Bettie M Kerr 39
Estelein W Kerr 15
Agness M C Kerr 13
Charles M D Kerr 8
Jacob Echard 30

1920 Census
Name: Bethe M Kerr [Bettie M Kerr]
Age: 58
Birth Year: abt 1862
[abt 1882]
Birthplace: Virginia
Home in 1920: Kerrs Creek, Rockbridge, Virginia
Street: Kin Creek Ledington Road
Race: White
Gender: Female
Relation to Head of House: Wife
Marital Status: Married
Spouse's Name: Thomas Kerr
Father's Birthplace: Virginia
Mother's Birthplace: Virginia
Able to Speak English: Yes
Able to Read: Yes
Able to Write: Yes
Household Members:
Thomas Kerr 64
Bethe M Kerr 58
Thomas Kerr 18

Buried:
Grave location and tombstone photo:
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=65802589

Died:
Virginia, Deaths, 1912-2014. Virginia Department of Health, Richmond, Virginia.
Name: Betty Mcclang Kerr [Betty Mcclung Kerr]
Gender: Female
Race: White
Age at Death: 73
Birth Date: 28 Feb 1860
Death Date: 21 Mar 1933
Death Place: Rockbridge, Virginia
Registration Date: 22 Mar 1933
Father: Andrew A Mcclang [Mcclung]
Mother: Estalin Wilson

Notes:

Married:
Virginia, Marriages, 1785-1940. Salt Lake City, Utah: FamilySearch, 2013.
Name: Bettie M. Mcclung
Gender: Female
Marital Status: Single
Age: 22
Birth Date: 1861
Birth Place: Rockbridge
Marriage Date: 25 Oct 1883
Marriage Place: Rockbridge County, Virginia
Father: A.A. Mcclung
Mother: E.M. Mcclung
Spouse: Thomas Kerr
Gender: Male
Marital Status: Single
Age: 20
Birth Date: 1863
Birth Place: Rockbridge
Father: Thos Kerr
Mother: Nancy Kerr
FHL Film Number: 33797

Notes:

CENSUS RECORDS

1860 Census
Name: Andrew A McClung
Age: 29
Birth Year: abt 1831
Gender: Male
Birth Place: Virginia
Home in 1860: District 1, Augusta, Virginia
Post Office: Staunton
Family Number: 1289
Household Members:
Andrew A McClung 29
Esteline M McClung 31
Mary S McClung 1

1880 Census
Name: Andrew A. Mc Clung
Age: 49
Birth Year: abt 1831
Birthplace: Virginia
Home in 1880: South River, Rockbridge, Virginia
Race: White
Gender: Male
Relation to Head of House: Self (Head)
Marital Status: Widower (Widowed)
Father's Birthplace: Virginia
Mother's Birthplace: Virginia
Occupation: Farmer
Household Members:
Andrew A. Mc Clung 49
Bettie Mc Clung 19
Phoebe Mc Clung 17
Margaret Mc Clung 15
James Mc Clung 13
Charles Mc Clung 9

Buried:
Grave location, biography, and tombstone photo:
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=62643939

Andrew married Estaline Montgomery Willson 29 May 1856, Rockbridge Co. VA. Estaline (daughter of Samuel Willson and Phoebe TATE) was born Jun. 1829, Rockbridge Co. VA; died 05 Oct 1876, Rockbridge Co. VA; was buried , New Providence Presbyterian Church Cemetery Raphine Rockbridge Co. VA. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

CENSUS RECORDS

1850 Census
Name: Estaline Willson
Age: 20
Birth Year: abt 1830
Birthplace: Virginia
Home in 1850: District 53, Rockbridge, Virginia
Gender: Female
Family Number: 67
Household Members:
Samuel Willson 64
Sally Willson 22
Estaline Willson 20
James Willson 18

1860 Census
Name: Esteline M McClung
Age: 31
Birth Year: abt 1829
Gender: Female
Birth Place: Virginia
Home in 1860: District 1, Augusta, Virginia
Post Office: Staunton
Family Number: 1289
Household Members:
Andrew A McClung 29
Esteline M McClung 31
Mary S McClung 1

Buried:
Grave location, biography and tombstone photo:
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=62643976

Notes:

Married:
Virginia, Marriages, 1785-1940. Salt Lake City, Utah: FamilySearch, 2013.
Name: Andrew A. Mcclung
Gender: Male
Marriage Date: 29 May 1856
Marriage Place: Rockbridge County, Virginia
Spouse: Esteline M. Willson
FHL Film Number: 33797

Notes:

CENSUS RECORDS

1820 Census
Name: Samuel Willson
Home in 1820 (City, County, State): Lexington, Rockbridge, Virginia
Enumeration Date: August 7, 1820
Free White Persons - Males - 16 thru 18: 1
Free White Persons - Males - 16 thru 25: 1
Free White Persons - Males - 45 and over: 1
Free White Persons - Females - Under 10: 2
Free White Persons - Females - 16 thru 25: 1
Free White Persons - Females - 26 thru 44: 1
Slaves - Males - 14 thru 25: 2
Slaves - Males - 26 thru 44: 1
Slaves - Females - Under 14: 1
Slaves - Females - 14 thru 25: 1
Slaves - Females - 45 and over: 1
Number of Persons - Engaged in Agriculture: 3
Number of Persons - Engaged in Manufactures: 1
Free White Persons - Under 16: 2
Free White Persons - Over 25: 2
Total Free White Persons: 6
Total Slaves: 6
Total All Persons - White, Slaves, Colored, Other: 12

1840 Census
Name: Samuel Willson
Home in 1840 (City, County, State): Lexington, Rockbridge, Virginia
Free White Persons - Males - 20 thru 29: 2
Free White Persons - Males - 30 thru 39: 1
Free White Persons - Males - 60 thru 69: 1
Free White Persons - Females - 50 thru 59: 1
Slaves - Females - 10 thru 23: 1
Persons Employed in Agriculture: 4
Free White Persons - 20 thru 49: 3
Total Free White Persons: 5
Total Slaves: 1
Total All Persons - Free White, Free Colored, Slaves: 6

1850 Census
Name: Samuel Willson
Age: 64
Birth Year: abt 1786
Birthplace: Virginia
Home in 1850: District 53, Rockbridge, Virginia
Gender: Male
Family Number: 67
Household Members:
Samuel Willson 64
Sally Willson 22
Estaline Willson 20
James Willson 18

1860 Census
Name: Samuel Wilson
Age: 73
Birth Year: abt 1787
Gender: Male
Birth Place: Virginia
Home in 1860: District 6, Rockbridge, Virginia
Post Office: Lexington
Family Number: 589
Household Members:
Samuel Wilson 73
Sarah Wilson 32
James Wilson 27
Sarah Tate 61

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Source: James Willson McClung's Historical Significance of Rockbridge Co., VA., 1939, page 63-64.

James Willson McClung wrote about his family home, he called the old home of Samuel Willson: "1 mile east of Brownsburg on the road leading to Fairfield, built in 1740 by John Skeen. He says this home has been in the possession of Andrew A McClung and his son since 3 Jan 1861. Andrew served for the 4 full years, and for the most of time in the 14th Virginia Infantry, Co. H, and for a while in the Commissary Department. He surrendered his arms at Appomattox in 1865. He had 4 brothers who served in throughout this war, and his wife had 3 brothers in service. Her youngest brother, James Willson, was a Color Bearer and was the last man killed in this war, having been shot from the rear, after the surrender. It appears that he was a little slow in dropping his flag, and was shot down."

James W. McClung's 5 Mar 1938 Works Progress Administration of VA Historical Inventory #352, for the Glebe Burying Ground, includes data on his Willson kin since Col. John Willson is buried there. Col. John Willson's "...son, James Willson was born about the year 1750 and died about the year 1811. James Willson's son, Samuel was born in Augusta County, Va, on May 2, 1787 and died Jun 28, 1866."

Buried:
Grave location and tombstone photo:
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=62220179
Inscription:
OUR FATHER
SAMUEL WILLSON
departed this life
June 28th 1866
In the 80th Year
of his age.

Samuel married Phoebe TATE 26 Oct 1809, Augusta Co. VA. Phoebe (daughter of Robert TATE and Margaret (Peggy) McClung) was born 19 Jul 1789, Augusta Co. VA; died 26 Sep 1846, Rockbridge Co. VA; was buried , New Providence Presbyterian Church Cemetery Raphine Rockbridge Co. VA. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

Buried:
Grave location and tombstone photo:
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=62220246
In memory of
PHEBE WILLSON
Consort of
Samuel Willson
who departed this life
Se__26th 18 _6
Aged 57 _____
_ mo & 7 __

Notes:

Married:
Dodd, Jordan R., et al.. Early American Marriages: Virginia to 1850. Bountiful, UT, USA: Precision Indexing Publishers.
Name: Samuel Wilson
Gender: Male
Spouse Name: Phebe Tate
Spouse Gender: Female
Marriage Date: 26 Oct 1809
County: Augusta
State: Virginia