Armstrong County PA Archives Biographies.....Kerr, Thomas W. ???? - February 29, 1896
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Source: "History of Henry County, Illinois", Volume II, Chicago: The Pioneer Publishing Company, 1910.
Author: Henry L. Kiner

In the death of Thomas W. Kerr, Hanna Township lost one of 
its best men and a citizen of whom any community might well 
be proud for he was upright, fearless and devoted to his 
home and family.  He was a man of the highest integrity, 
gentle and warm-hearted, and he drew friends to him and held 
them through life.  All who know him respected him and 
although years have elapsed since he was called to his 
reward, his memory is tenderly cherished.

Mr. Kerr was born in Armstrong County, Pennsylvania, and a 
son of Zachariah and Margaret Kerr.  The family removed from 
the Keystone state to Ohio and there Mr. Kerr resided for 
nine years before coming to Illinois in 1857.  Arriving 
here, he located in Hanna Township, Henry County, and in 
1859 married Amanda Henninger, who survived him many years.  
He and his wife had a family of nine children, all but two 
growing to maturity, and they were with him in his last 
illness, which resulted in his death, February 29, 1896.

When a young man, Mr. Kerr joined the Presbyterian Church 
and its faith was a great comfort and support to him during 
his long illness as well as in his active days.  The funeral 
services were conducted in his late residence by the Rev. s. 
H. Weed, of Hanna Center, assisted by the Revs. J. H. 
Skidmore and Rev. S. H. Weed, of Hanna Center, assisted by 
the Revs. J. H. Skidmore and W. J. Ward, while the Green 
River Choir rendered some choice selections.

Mr. Kerr is remembered as a man of the highest moral 
character, and although he was permitted to amass a 
comfortable fortune it was not through taking advantage of 
his fellow creatures but as the result of years of industry 
and economical habits.  A good man, he believed others true, 
and enjoyed his friendship with his neighbors and his 
associations with his church.

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