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Frank Darwin Kerrick

Birth	:	4 Jun 1867 Marshall County, Illinois, USA
Death	:	12 Jan 1925 Iowa, USA
Burial	:	Evergreen Cemetery, Fairfield, Jefferson County, USA
Coordinate	:	41.0138600, -91.9562100
Plot	:	2nd.220 1/2
Description	:	History of Jefferson County, Iowa -- A Record of Settlement, Organization, Progress and Achievement, Vol II, Published 1912, S. J. Clarke Publishing Co., Chicago, Pages 189-190 Frank D. KERRICK. Among the mercantile enterprises of Fairfield is the furniture and undertaking business owned and conducted by Frank D. HERRICK, who started out in this line on the 23d of August, 1895, and has since maintained a place among the leading and prosperous merchants of the city. His business methods have ever been such as would bear close investigation and scrutiny and his course has therefore awakened admiration among his colleagues and... Read More	History of Jefferson County, Iowa -- A Record of Settlement, Organization, Progress and Achievement, Vol II, Published 1912, S. J. Clarke Publishing Co., Chicago, Pages 189-190 Frank D. KERRICK. Among the mercantile enterprises of Fairfield is the furniture and undertaking business owned and conducted by Frank D. HERRICK, who started out in this line on the 23d of August, 1895, and has since maintained a place among the leading and prosperous merchants of the city. His business methods have ever been such as would bear close investigation and scrutiny and his course has therefore awakened admiration among his colleagues and contemporaries. Mr. KERRICK was born in Marshall county, Illinois, June 4, 1867, and is a son of Walter and Sarah (HOLLENSBE) KERRICK. The father was born in Loudoun county, Virginia, in 1812, and during the greater part of his life devoted his attention to general agricultural pursuits. His mother was born in Clarksburg, Indiana, June 14, 1831. They resided upon a farm in Illinois where they reared their family of four boys, namely: Oliver M., who is now living in Grand Junction, Colorado; John E., a resident of Parma, Idaho; Frank D.; and Edwin S., a resident of Salt Lake City, Utah. The father died in Marshall county, Illinois, in 1882, and is survived by his wife who is now a resident of Los Angeles, California. Frank D. HERRICK resided on the old home farm, which was the place of his birth, until he came to Fairfield. He supplemented his early educational training by three years' study in the state normal at Valparaiso, Indiana, and by a two years' course in Parsons College of Fairfield, coming to this city in January, 1891, since which time he has continuously resided here. He first purchased a quarter of a section of land northwest of Fairfield as an investment and owned and superintended this while pursuing his college course. In 1893 he was united in marriage to Miss Lina C. KING, who was born in Ohio, August 4, 1870, and is a daughter of Perry KING, mentioned elsewhere in this volume. Mr. and Mrs. KERRICK now have a daughter, Mary Louise, who was born December 5, 1894. Following his marriage Mr. KERRICK worked for one year as foreman for Bryan, Risk & Salzman at Merrimac, Iowa, in the milling and stock business, and on the 23d of August, 1895, established a furniture and undertaking store in Fairfield of which he has since been proprietor, conducting business at his present location for the past five years. He was at first in partnership with Z. H. Held under the firm style of Held & KERRICK but after three years the senior partner retired, owing to ill health. He was succeeded by Dr. Bradshaw who remained in the business until his death, when his interests were taken over by his son, J. C. Bradshaw. They carry a large line of modern furniture secured from some of the leading manufacturers of the country and their reasonable prices and straightforward business dealings are the salient elements in their success. Mr. KERRICK belongs to the Methodist Episcopal church and to the Independent Order of Odd Fellows, associations which indicate much of the nature of his interests and the principles that govern his conduct. The republican party finds in him a stalwart advocate and for six years he filled the office of city councilman, exercising his official prerogative in support of various measures for the general good. He retired from that office at the time he was elected city treasurer, which position he has now filled for three years, proving a worthy custodian of the public funds. He is a man who can be depended upon under any conditions and in any emergency. Starting out in life without any vaulting ambition to accomplish something especially great or famous, he has followed the lead of his opportunities, doing as best he could anything that has come to hand and seizing legitimate advantages as they have arisen. He has never hesitated to take a forward step when the way was open and, fortunate in possessing ability and character that inspire confidence in others, the simple weight of his character and ability have carried him into important relations with the mercantile interests of his adopted city. ------- Fairfield Daily Ledger Tuesday January 13, 1925 KERRICK FUNERAL THURSDAY AT 2:30 Will Be Held at the Methodist Church With Interment in Fairfield Abbey Funeral services for Frank D. KERRICK, who died yesterday afternoon following an illness of two weeks, will be held Thursday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock at the First Methodist church and will be in charge of Dr. C. L. Tennant, the pastor. The Retail Merchants association tonight will take action requesting that all places of business be closed for the hour of the funeral. Frand Darwin KERRICK, son of Walter and Sarah KERRICK, was born in Marshall county, Ill., June 4, 1867, and departed this life January 12. He resided on the home farm and was educated in the local schools of Marshall county, Ill., and later graduated from the business college in Valparaiso, Ind., and, after coming here, took two years in Parsons college. He came to Fairfield in 1891, since which date he has made this his home. When he first came to Fairfield, he bought a farm northwest of Fairfield, which he owned and managed for two years. He was married to Miss Lina C. KING in 1893, to which union there was born one daughter, Mary Louise, who passed away in December six years ago. After marriage, Mr. KERRICK worked for one year for Bryan, Risk and Salzman at Merrimac and then he entered the partnership of Z.H. Held and Company, in the furniture and undertaking business which they conducted for a number of years, after which J.C. BRADSHAW and he were partners for a number of years until he took over just the undertaking part of the business, which he has operated for the last thirteen years. He was secretary and treasurer of the Jefferson County Building and Loan association since its organization some five years ago. He was president of the Iowa Undertakers association in 1912 and a delegate to the National Undertakers association convention in New Orleans in 1913. He united with the Methodist Episcopal church when a young man, and coming to this city placed his membership in the First Methodist Episcopal church here and entered the choir, and has been a member ever since. He had been a member of the board of trustees for a number of years and for the past few years its president as well as the treasurer of the church. He is survived by his wife and one of four brothers, O.M. KERRICK of Grand Junction, Col., two half sisters, Mrs. Mary BURD of Topeka, Kans., and Mrs. I.N. HOLLENBACK of Los Angeles, Calif., all of whom are too infirm to come to the funeral. Transcribed for genealogy purposes; I have no relation to the person(s) mentioned. --------- Fairfield Daily Ledger Wednesday January 14, 1925 KERRICK'S BODY TO LIE IN STATE Places of Business Will Close for the Hour of the Funeral Tomorrow The body of Frank D. KERRICK, who died Monday afternoon, will lie in state at the First Methodist church tomorrow afternoon from 1 o'clock to the hour of the funeral at 2:30. The funeral services will be in charge of Dr. C.L. Tennant, pastor of the church and a close friend of the decedent, and Prof. J.P. MOORHEAD will conduct the musical program. The honorary pallbearers will be: G.G. BOWERS, Dean TAYLOR, L.T. GOBBLE, Delzell GREEN, J.C. BLACKFORD, and the active pallbearers will be: O.F. FRYER, W.H. GEORGE, J.H. STUCKEY, Prof. C.W. MOUNTAIN, C.M. GRAHAM and J.C. BRADSHAW. The ushers of the church will serve at the funeral. A committee composed of Mrs. J.T. DAVIES, Mrs. S.L. MACHESNEY and E.H. MONTGOMERY will have charge of the flowers. All business places will close during the hour of the funeral 2:30 to 3:30 p.m. Transcribed for genealogy purposes; I have no relation to the person(s) mentioned. ------- Transcriber Note: Frank D. KERRICK and his wife attended a 1913 convention of undertakers in New Orleans. At that convention the KERRICKS learned about burials above ground, in mausoleums specially built for that purpose. When the KERRICKS returned to Fairfield they began the process of starting what was to become Fairfield Abbey. That structure stood until the 1960's when structural problems eventually forced it to close and be razed. The KERRICK family was interred at Fairfield Abbey. When it was closed the KERRICK family was reburied in 2nd Addition at Evergreen Cemetery, along with forty other individuals who were unclaimed by any living relatives for reburial.

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Frank Darwin Kerrick death on 12 Jan 1925 in Iowa, USA
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Latitude: 41.0138600
Longitude: -91.9562100

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Jolina C “Lina” King Kerrick

(1870 - 1958)

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Mary Louise Kerrick

(1898 - 1918)

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Nearby Cemetories:

1. Evergreen Cemetery
Fairfield, Jefferson County, USA
Coordinate: 41.0138600, -91.9562100

2. Old Fairfield Cemetery
Fairfield, Jefferson County, USA
Coordinate: 41.0148000, -91.9598000

3. Memorial Lawn Cemetery
Fairfield, Jefferson County, USA
Coordinate: 41.0068000, -91.9805000

4. Switzer Cemetery
Fairfield, Jefferson County, USA
Coordinate: 41.0368996, -91.9096985

5. Bradshaw Cemetery
Jefferson County, USA
Coordinate: 40.9766998, -91.9032974

6. Roth Cemetery
Fairfield, Jefferson County, USA
Coordinate: 40.9589005, -91.9574966

7. Bethesda Cemetery
Fairfield, Jefferson County, USA
Coordinate: 41.0019000, -91.8796000

8. Smith Family Cemetery
Libertyville, Jefferson County, USA
Coordinate: 40.9972416, -92.0362857

9. Wheeler Cemetery
Jefferson County, USA
Coordinate: 41.0797000, -91.9185500

10. Galliher Cemetery
Glasgow, Jefferson County, USA
Coordinate: 40.9666892, -91.8835038

11. Upper Richwoods Cemetery
Salina, Jefferson County, USA
Coordinate: 41.0602989, -91.8807983

12. Jefferson County Poor Farm Cemetery
Libertyville, Jefferson County, USA
Coordinate: 40.9416900, -91.9996200

13. Perlee Cemetery
Perlee, Jefferson County, USA
Coordinate: 41.0805750, -91.8993380

14. Pattison Cemetery
Fairfield, Jefferson County, USA
Coordinate: 40.9444008, -91.9049988

15. Moorman Cemetery
Fairfield, Jefferson County, USA
Coordinate: 41.0452995, -92.0622025

16. Wright Cemetery
Fairfield, Jefferson County, USA
Coordinate: 40.9524000, -91.8728000

17. Antioch Cemetery
Fairfield, Jefferson County, USA
Coordinate: 41.1002998, -91.9147034

18. Moyer Cemetery
Fairfield, Jefferson County, USA
Coordinate: 41.1046982, -91.9330978

19. Cumberland Cemetery
Jefferson County, USA
Coordinate: 40.9248000, -91.9903000

20. Gregg Cemetery
Jefferson County, USA
Coordinate: 41.0078011, -92.0811005

21. Salina Cemetery
Salina, Jefferson County, USA
Coordinate: 41.0419006, -91.8330994

22. McCleary Cemetery
Jefferson County, USA
Coordinate: 40.9892006, -92.0805969

23. Brooks Cemetery
Jefferson County, USA
Coordinate: 41.0635986, -92.0693970

24. Thompson Cemetery
Jefferson County, USA
Coordinate: 40.9155998, -91.9772034