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Rev David James Harvey Kerr

Birth	:	21 Mar 1837 Lancaster County, South Carolina, USA
Death	:	9 May 1874 Johnsville, Bradley County, Arkansas, USA
Burial	:	Calvary Cemetery, Johnsville, Bradley County, USA
Coordinate	:	33.3706017, -92.0175018
Description	:	David James Harvey Kerr was born March 21, 1837 in Waxhaws, Lancaster Co., S.C. He was the son of Jennings Bankson Kerr and the former Miss Arpeliza Jane Walkup. David graduated from Erskine College in 1858. He continued to study theology at Erskine Theological Seminary and was licensed by the Second Presbytery in August 1860. The Presbytery Synod sent him to Arkansas the same year, where he preached at the Pisgah Associate Reformed Presbyterian Church until 1863. On March 5, 1862, David married Nancy Reid Oates, daughter of John Franklin Oates and Eliza E. Oates in Pottesville, Arkansas. After their wedding,... Read More	David James Harvey Kerr was born March 21, 1837 in Waxhaws, Lancaster Co., S.C. He was the son of Jennings Bankson Kerr and the former Miss Arpeliza Jane Walkup. David graduated from Erskine College in 1858. He continued to study theology at Erskine Theological Seminary and was licensed by the Second Presbytery in August 1860. The Presbytery Synod sent him to Arkansas the same year, where he preached at the Pisgah Associate Reformed Presbyterian Church until 1863. On March 5, 1862, David married Nancy Reid Oates, daughter of John Franklin Oates and Eliza E. Oates in Pottesville, Arkansas. After their wedding, they moved to Monticello, in Drews County, Arkansas; where Rev. Kerr taught school and supplied church vacancies. In 1866, Rev. Kerr switched to the Southern Presbyterian Church and preached at the Calvary Presbyterian in Johnsville, Bradley County, Arkansas. Sadly here he officiated his wife's funeral on May 2, 1874 and he himself died 7 days later. On his deathbed he requested that his four boys and infant daughter be cared for and brought up to fear the Lord by his three sisters, Josephine, Nancy, and Laura. The oldest son Jennings Bankson was taken to his sister Laura Kerr DeWolfe, his infant daughter, Laura Josephine to sister, Nancy Kerr Brown, and the three youngest boys Frank, John, and David to Josephine Kerr Sloan, wife of Rev. Dr. Henry T. Sloan pastor of Cedar Springs Associate Reformed Presbyterian Church in Bradley, South Carolina. Reverend David Kerr is buried beside his beloved wife, ‘Nannie' in the Calvary Presbyterian Church cemetery.

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Where is Rev David James Harvey Kerr's memorial?
Rev David James Harvey Kerr's memorial is located at: Calvary Cemetery, Johnsville, Bradley County, USA.
When did Rev David James Harvey Kerr death?
Rev David James Harvey Kerr death on 9 May 1874 in Johnsville, Bradley County, Arkansas, USA
Where are the coordinates of the Rev David James Harvey Kerr's memorial?
Latitude: 33.3706017
Longitude: -92.0175018

Family Members:

Parent

Spouse

Nancy Reid “Nannie” Oates Kerr

(1845 - 1874)

Siblings

(unknow - unknow)

Laura Emeline Kerr DeWolfe

(1840 - 1898)

Children

Infant Kerr

(unknow - unknow)

Flowers:

husband of 3rd cousin 3x removed

Left by Anonymous on 24 Jul 2012

Co. H, 35th Arkansas Infantry Regiment

Left by Anonymous on 25 Nov 2017

Left by Anonymous on 17 Mar 2020

Nearby Cemetories:

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Coordinate: 33.3706017, -92.0175018

2. Palestine AME Church Cemetery
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7. Brooks Cemetery
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8. Antioch Cemetery
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Coordinate: 33.2982900, -92.0415250

9. Hampton Cemetery
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Coordinate: 33.2839000, -92.0313900

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14. Anderson-York Cemetery
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Coordinate: 33.3349991, -92.1311035

15. Hales Cemetery
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Coordinate: 33.4631004, -91.9666977

16. Eden Baptist Church Cemetery
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Coordinate: 33.3278500, -91.9065740

17. Ozment Valley Cemetery
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Coordinate: 33.4636002, -91.9507980

18. Pattsville Cemetery
Hermitage, Bradley County, USA
Coordinate: 33.4542007, -92.1063995

19. Zion Cemetery
Hamburg, Ashley County, USA
Coordinate: 33.3196983, -91.8925018

20. Outlaw Cemetery
Sumpter, Bradley County, USA
Coordinate: 33.5004120, -92.0266037

21. Carlock Cemetery
Hamburg, Ashley County, USA
Coordinate: 33.2531013, -91.9505997

22. McKenney Cemetery
Bradley County, USA
Coordinate: 33.2938995, -92.1466980

23. Egypt Cemetery
Hamburg, Ashley County, USA
Coordinate: 33.2738320, -91.9083520

24. Pugh Cemetery
Ashley County, USA
Coordinate: 33.2411003, -91.9692001