In 1900 Henry was an electrician working in Omaha.
He was married to Emma Schnettbacher and their children were Ethel, Henry, Marion, and Ralph.
By the 1910 Census Henry was still an electrician in Omaha but 1920 saw a change in his profession and status. He had become the president of and express company in the city. 1930's census information shows that he and Emma were still living in Omaha but he had taken a position selling office supplies.
1930 was the last census that Henry was enumerated in. Also living with him and Emma were his daughter Marion and her husband Frank Pilley. The grandchildren in the house were Lois, Eloise, and Dale Pilley.
Daughter Marion would pass away in California in 1981 with the last name of Woolery.
Daughter Ethel would pass away in 1988 with the last name of Howell.
Son Henry Leonard passed away in Hooper, Nebraska in 1966.
Son Ralph Loring died in Colorado in 1980.
Burial date December 10th, 1938.
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Henry Paull Kerr was born just outside of Springfield, IL to Rev. James Dinsmore Kerr and Sarah Ann (Lyman ) Kerr. Because his father was a Presbyterian minister, they moved from time to time depending on the congregation his father served. Ultimately he met and married Emma May Schnellbacher on January 4, 1893. They had four children: Ethel, Henry, daughter Marion, and Ralph. In 1900 Henry was an electrician working in Omaha, Nebraska.
By the 1910 Census Henry was still an electrician in Omaha but 1920 saw a change in his profession and status. He had become the president of and express company in the city. 1930's census information shows that he and Emma were still living in Omaha but he had taken a position selling office supplies.
1930 was the last census that Henry was enumerated in. Also living with him and wife Emma at that time were his daughter Marion, her husband Frank Pilley, and their children Lois, Eloise, and Dale Pilley.
In his twilight years, both Henry and wife, Emma, resided with their daughter, Ethel, and her family. He lovingly took care of Emma after she suffered a stroke up until his death on November 30, 1938. He was buried on December 2, 1938. His wife, Emma or "Emily," died just nine months later in August, 1939. They both are buried in Forest Lawn Cemetery in Omaha, Nebraska in the Schnellbacher family section on a lovely shaded hillside.
Son Henry Leonard passed away in Hooper, Nebraska in 1966. Son Ralph Loring died in Colorado in 1980. Daughter Marion K. died in California in 1981 with the last name of Woolery Emery F.). Daughter Ethel died in 1988 with the last name of Howell (Claude M.).
KERR, Henry P.; aged 24; married Emma M. Schnellbacher; aged 20; Jan 1893; Omaha, Nebraska; page 6.
Their children were Ethel, Henry, Marion, and Ralph.
Burial date August 12th, 1939.
Emma was the daughter of Emanuel M. and Margaret Ann "Maggie" Schnellbacher. She had ten siblings in all: George, Eldora "Ella", Frank (died in infancy), Arthur, Drucilla, Adelia, Eugene (died in infancy), John (died in infance), Anna (died at age 1), and Ethel.She married Henry Paul Kerr on January 22, 1868 in Adair, Iowa. They had four children: Ethel, Henry, Marion (her sister), and Ralph. The family resided in Omaha, Nebraska. In their twilight years, the couple lived with their oldest daughter, Ethel, and her family in Omaha. Emma suffered a stroke and was confined to a wheelchair. Henry took loving care of her in the Howell home until his death in November 1938. She died just 9 months later on August 10, 1939 and was buried in the Forest Lawn Cemetery in the Schnellbacher family section, Omaha, Nebraska on August 12, 1939.sep 1939.