Elizabeth Kerr
1826 - 1913 (86 years)-
Name Elizabeth Kerr Nickname Betsey Birth 30 May 1826 Oil Creek, Crawford Co., Pennsylvania, USA Gender Female Death 15 Apr 1913 Oil Creek, Crawford Co., Pennsylvania, USA Burial Union Cemetery, Titusville, Crawford Co., Pennsylvania, USA Notes - Tuesday morning there passed from earth one of its kindliest souls, when 'Aunt Betsy' Whitford died at the home of her daughter, Mrs Frank Thayer, at White Oak, about five miles out the Spring Creek road. For some time 'Aunt Betsy' had been ill and the end was not unexpected. Mrs Whitford was born May 31, 1827, on a farm not over half a mile from the place where she closed her eyes in her last sleep. She was the daughter of the late Frank and Fanny Kerr and lived all her life in the neighborhood where she first saw the light. Quite early in life she was united in marriage to Hiram H Whitford, who passed away seventeen years ago. Mrs Whitford is survived by two daughters, Mrs Frank Thayer, and Miss Mary Whitford, who lived with her mother. Funeral services over the remains will be held Friday morning at 11 o'clock at the house, Rev N A McIntyre of Corry officiating. The interment will follow in Union cemetery. Mrs Whitford was one of the oldest women in eastern Crawford. Everyone knew and loved her. Her death, coming in the sere and yellow days of her life, will be sincerely mourned.
(Titusville Herald, Apr 16, 1913, p.2)
Person ID I18652 OurNorthernRoots Last Modified 28 Apr 2019
Father David Kerr Mother Fanny Alcron Family ID F15737 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family Hiram H. Whitford, b. 1836, Hornellsville, Steuben Co., New York, USA d. 4 Jul 1895, Spring Creek, Crawford Co., Pennsylvania, USA (Age 59 years) Children 1. Mary Ellen Whitford, b. Mar 1864, Oil Creek, Crawford Co., Pennsylvania, USA d. 30 Oct 1941, Spring Creek, Crawford Co., Pennsylvania, USA (Age ~ 77 years) + 2. Eva Whitford, b. 28 Dec 1868, Oil Creek, Crawford Co., Pennsylvania, USA d. 14 Jun 1956, Titusville, Crawford Co., Pennsylvania, USA (Age 87 years) 3. Edward Whitford, b. Abt 1870, Oil Creek, Crawford Co., Pennsylvania, USA Family ID F4976 Group Sheet | Family Chart
- Tuesday morning there passed from earth one of its kindliest souls, when 'Aunt Betsy' Whitford died at the home of her daughter, Mrs Frank Thayer, at White Oak, about five miles out the Spring Creek road. For some time 'Aunt Betsy' had been ill and the end was not unexpected. Mrs Whitford was born May 31, 1827, on a farm not over half a mile from the place where she closed her eyes in her last sleep. She was the daughter of the late Frank and Fanny Kerr and lived all her life in the neighborhood where she first saw the light. Quite early in life she was united in marriage to Hiram H Whitford, who passed away seventeen years ago. Mrs Whitford is survived by two daughters, Mrs Frank Thayer, and Miss Mary Whitford, who lived with her mother. Funeral services over the remains will be held Friday morning at 11 o'clock at the house, Rev N A McIntyre of Corry officiating. The interment will follow in Union cemetery. Mrs Whitford was one of the oldest women in eastern Crawford. Everyone knew and loved her. Her death, coming in the sere and yellow days of her life, will be sincerely mourned.
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