Brief Life History of Bessie Blanche
When Bessie Blanche Kimball was born on 18 September 1874, in Pennsylvania, United States, her father, Philander P Kimball, was 31 and her mother, Laura Ann Heister, was 39. She married Robert Henry Kerr in 1896. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 1 daughter. She died on 12 June 1921, in Mineral Township, Venango, Pennsylvania, United States, at the age of 46, and was buried in Mount Pleasant Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Raymilton, Mineral Township, Venango, Pennsylvania, United States.
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Sources (10)
- Bessie Kerr in household of Robt H Kerr, "United States Census, 1920"
- Bessie Blanche Kimball Kerr, "Find A Grave Index"
- Bessie B Kimball in entry for Lynn Alan Kerr and Myldred Irene Vogan, "New York, County Marriages, 1847-1848; 1908-1936"
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World Events (8)
1875 · A Treaty with Hawaii
In the Mid 1870s, The United States sought out the Kingdom of Hawaii to make a free trade agreement. The Treaty gave the Hawaiians access to the United States agricultural markets and it gave the United States a part of land which later became Pearl Harbor.
1877 · First National Strike in U.S. Begins In Pittsburgh Against Pennsylvania Railroad
Coming out of an economic crisis, everyone was worried when cuts started happening in the railroad. They went on what would the great railroad strike of 1877.
1890 · The Sherman Antitrust Act
This Act tried to prevent the raising of prices by restricting trade. The purpose of the Act was to preserve a competitive marketplace to protect consumers from abuse.
Name Meaning
English:
habitational name from Great and Little Kimble (Buckinghamshire). The placename probably derives from Old English cyne ‘royal’ + belle ‘(bell-shaped) hill’.
variant of Kimble .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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