William Watson Kerr 1847-1905

KERR

Posted By: Volunteer - Rich Lowe
Date: 2/14/2012 at 06:18:26

William Kerr.

William Kerr died at a hospital in Seattle, Washington, Saturday October 27, 1905, aged fifty-seven years. He had been at the hospital for two months and had undergone an operation a short time previous to his death. The remains were interred in a Seattle cemetery.

He was the second son of Wm. B. and Susan Kerr of Bonaparte and was born and reared here. He left Iowa in 1872 and went to Knob, California, thinking the climate would be beneficial to his lungs which were weak. He derived much benefit from the change of climate but never returned to visit boyhood scenes.

He has two brothers viz, Hiram of Bremerton, Washington, and John of Bonaparte, Iowa; and three half brothers, viz., Harve of Chicago, Frank of Leadville, Col., and Robert of Butte, Montana.

He was never married.
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Source: Entler Scrapbook Collection, vol 3, Iowa Historical Library, Iowa City, IA Historical Library, Iowa City, IA

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Obituary.

William Watson Kerr, son of Wm. B. and Susan Kerr was born in Bonaparte, Oct. 15, 1847 and died in Seattle, Wash., Oct. 28, 1905, aged 58 years and 13 days.

He left Bonaparte in April, 1873 for California, where he resided, with the exception of a few months spent in Montana. His health failing he went to Bremerton, Wash., hoping to be benefitted, but he gradually grew worse and entered the hospital at Seattle, where he died of that dread disease consumption, although loving hands battled hard to keep back that grim reaper death.

He leaves to mourn his loss his brothers, Hiram J. of Bremerton, Wash., John J. of Bonaparte, Ia., and three half brothers Robt. W. of Butte, Mont., Harvey R. of Chicago, Ill., and Frank B. of Leadville, Colo.
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Source: Entler Scrapbook Collection, vol 3, Iowa Historical Library, Iowa City, IA Historical Library, Iowa City, IA