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Janet "Nettie" (Minerd) Kerr |
Janet "Nettie" (Minerd) Kerr was born in June 1886 in Connellsville, Fayette County, PA, the daughter of William H. and Missouri (Shelkey) Minerd.
During the early 1900s, Nettie and two of her siblings moved to McKeesport, near Pittsburgh, to find work. There, brother Seth worked as a blacksmith, and sister Olive married barber Chester D. Elder.
A July 1905 edition of the Connellsville Courier reported that Nettie (misspelled "Nellie") had visited friend "Miss Keffer" at Perryopolis, Fayette County for a few days, but had returned home to McKeesport.
On Aug. 3, 1908, in Pittsburgh, the 22-year-old Nettie married John Henry Kerr (1886- ? ), also age 22, and a native of Sharon, PA. The ceremony was performed by justice of the peace Newton Petrie.
They had one daughter, Wilda Raub.
At the time of marriage, John was living on 614 Market Street in McKeesport, Allegheny County, PA, and worked as a driver.
By 1920, Nettie and John moved back to Uniontown, where he was a laborer in a furniture store. They lived as next door neighbors to Nettie's parents and sisters Rachel Dean and Olive Elder. Nettie was a member of the Christian Missionary & Alliance Church.
Sometime before 1930, John passed away. In
the federal census for 1930, Janet was listed as a "widow" and with
daughter Wilda was residing in her parents' home in North Union Twp. Also in
the household was Janet's unmarried sister Lela.
In her 60s, Nettie lived in her parents' former home at 316 North Gallatin Avenue in Uniontown.
Nettie passed away at age 66 in Uniontown Hospital on Dec. 29, 1952. She was buried at Flatwoods Cemetery.
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