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From "History of the Kerr Family from 1708" by Samuel P. Kaler:
Caleb Whims and Rachael Kerr were married at the old homestead by Rev. George Scott, March 21, 1826. David Kerr was then in delicate health and died May 26. They continued their home with the family from their marriage and lived on the farm until the family left for Ohio in 1831, and the farm went into the hands of strangers. They then bought a farm in the same neighborhood and lived on it until their sons went into the Civil War. They then sold the farm and moved into Hookstown, where Caleb Whims died April 28, 1872. He is buried in Mill Creek Cemetery. He was a large and heavy man and died suddenly in bed, after his wife had got up and was preparing their morning meal.
Mrs. Whims lived at Hookstown until 1883, when she went west to visit and spend some time with her children. She died at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Conkle, at Scottville, Holt County, Neb., January 31, 1885, and is buried in the village cemetery at Scottville.
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From "History of the Kerr Family from 1708" by Samuel P. Kaler:
Caleb Whims and Rachael Kerr were married at the old homestead by Rev. George Scott, March 21, 1826. David Kerr was then in delicate health and died May 26. They continued their home with the family from their marriage and lived on the farm until the family left for Ohio in 1831, and the farm went into the hands of strangers. They then bought a farm in the same neighborhood and lived on it until their sons went into the Civil War. They then sold the farm and moved into Hookstown, where Caleb Whims died April 28, 1872. He is buried in Mill Creek Cemetery. He was a large and heavy man and died suddenly in bed, after his wife had got up and was preparing their morning meal.
Mrs. Whims lived at Hookstown until 1883, when she went west to visit and spend some time with her children. She died at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Conkle, at Scottville, Holt County, Neb., January 31, 1885, and is buried in the village cemetery at Scottville.
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