Janet "Nettie"
(Minerd) Kerr
(1886-1952)
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.
On Aug. 3, 1908, in Pittsburgh, Nettie married John Henry Kerr (1886- ? ), 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 and Olive. 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.
Copyright © 2001 Mark A. Miner