James Earl Kerr b. 26 Jan 1919 Pulaski County, Arkansas, USA d. 16 Apr 1977 Multnomah County, Oregon, USA: Smith Family Tree

James Earl Kerr

1919 - 1977 (58 years)

Name	James Earl Kerr [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10]
Birth	26 Jan 1919	Pulaski County, Arkansas, USA [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10]
Gender	Male
Census	1920	Bayou Meto, Pulaski, Arkansas, USA [6]
	Age: 11/12; Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head: Son of Rushie and James Kerr
Census	1940	Bayou Meto, Pulaski, Arkansas, USA [1]
	Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head: Son (Living with Gracie and William Moody)
Military Draft Registration	1940	Cabot, Lonoke, Arkansas, USA [3]
	Draft Registration - WWII
Military Service	15 Aug 1946 [5, 7, 8]
	US Army - WWII
Census	1950	Leachville, Mississippi, Arkansas, USA [9]
	Relation to Head: Head; Marital Status: Married to Nobie
Death	16 Apr 1977	Multnomah County, Oregon, USA [5, 7, 8, 10]
Burial	Willamette National Cemetery, Portland, Multnomah, Oregon, USA [5, 8]
		Willamette National Cemetery Portland, Multnomah, Oregon Find a Grave: #39562 Plot: National Cemetery
Person ID	I23898	A Tree Called Smith
Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

Father	James Edward Kerr, b. Abt 1874, Arkansas, USA d. 1947 (Age 73 years)
Relationship	natural
Mother	Rushie Herron, b. Abt 1887, Arkansas, USA d. 12 Oct 1959, Sebastian County, Arkansas, USA (Age 72 years)
Relationship	natural
Marriage	24 Jul 1968	Baker County, Oregon, USA [4]
Family ID	F2433	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Family 1	Mary Catherine Jones, b. 11 Aug 1913, Mount Pleasant, Clallam, Washington, USA d. 1 Mar 1980, Multnomah County, Oregon, USA (Age 66 years)
Marriage	24 Jul 1968	Portland, Multnomah, Oregon, USA [4, 11]
Family ID	F9839	Group Sheet \| Family Chart
Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

Family 2	Nobie Lea Ward, b. Abt 1925, Arkansas, USA d. 26 Feb 2008 (Age 83 years)
Marriage	24 Aug 1946	Drew County, Arkansas, USA [2, 12]
Family ID	F9840	Group Sheet \| Family Chart
Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

Event Map

	Birth - 26 Jan 1919 - Pulaski County, Arkansas, USA
	Census - Age: 11/12; Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head: Son of Rushie and James Kerr - 1920 - Bayou Meto, Pulaski, Arkansas, USA
	Census - Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head: Son (Living with Gracie and William Moody) - 1940 - Bayou Meto, Pulaski, Arkansas, USA
	Military Draft Registration - Draft Registration - WWII - 1940 - Cabot, Lonoke, Arkansas, USA
	Marriage - 24 Aug 1946 - Drew County, Arkansas, USA
	Census - Relation to Head: Head; Marital Status: Married to Nobie - 1950 - Leachville, Mississippi, Arkansas, USA
	Marriage - 24 Jul 1968 - Portland, Multnomah, Oregon, USA
	Death - 16 Apr 1977 - Multnomah County, Oregon, USA

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Sources

[S9528] Ancestry.com, 1940 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2012;), Year: 1940; Census Place: Bayou Meto, Pulaski, Arkansas; Roll: m-t0627-00166; Page: 61A; Enumeration District: 60-4.

1940 United States Federal Census
Year: 1940; Census Place: Bayou Meto, Pulaski, Arkansas; Roll: m-t0627-00166; Page: 61A; Enumeration District: 60-4
[S189] Ancestry.com, Arkansas, County Marriages Index, 1837-1957, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT ; Date: 2011;).

[S363] Ancestry.com, U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Lehi, UT ; Date: 2011;), The National Archives at Fort Worth, Texas; Fort Worth, Texas; WWII Draft Registration Cards for Arkansas, 10/16/1940 - 03/31/1947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147.

U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947
The National Archives at Fort Worth, Texas; Fort Worth, Texas; WWII Draft Registration Cards for Arkansas, 10/16/1940 - 03/31/1947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147

[S389] Ancestry.com, Oregon, U.S., State Marriages, 1906-1968, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Lehi, UT ; Date: 2018;), Oregon State Archives; Salem, Oregon; Oregon, Marriage Records, 1906-1910, 1946-1966.

Oregon, U.S., State Marriages, 1906-1968
Oregon State Archives; Salem, Oregon; Oregon, Marriage Records, 1906-1910, 1946-1966
[S11307] Find a Grave (Military Cemetery-Willamette National), (Location: Portland OR;), KERR James Earl 1919-1977 (Veteran).
"PVT US ARMY - WORLD WAR II"
- Willamette National Cemetery
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/3904873/james-earl-kerr
[S10231] Ancestry.com, 1920 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2010;), Year: 1920; Census Place: Bayou Meto, Pulaski, Arkansas; Roll: T625_78; Page: 2A; Enumeration District: 109.

1920 United States Federal Census
Year: 1920; Census Place: Bayou Meto, Pulaski, Arkansas; Roll: T625_78; Page: 2A; Enumeration District: 109
[S10809] Ancestry.com, U.S., Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2011;).
[S233] National Cemetery Administration, U.S. Veterans' Gravesites, ca.1775-2006, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT ; Date: 2006;), National Cemetery Administration; U.S. Veterans' Gravesites.

[S11596] Ancestry.com, 1950 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2022;), United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Leachville, Mississi.

1950 United States Federal Census
United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Leachville, Mississi

[S1122] Ancestry.com, Oregon, U.S., Death Index, 1898-2008, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT ; Date: 2000;), Oregon State Library; 1966-1970 Death Index; Reel Title: State of Oregon Death Index; Year Range: 1971-1980.

Oregon, U.S., Death Index, 1898-2008
Oregon State Library; 1966-1970 Death Index; Reel Title: State of Oregon Death Index; Year Range: 1971-1980
[S10407] Find a Grave - US Index, JONES Mary Catherine Huskey Kerr 1913-1980.
Married (1) Theodore Huskey on 2 Jul 1932 and (2) James Kerr on 24 Jul 1968. She is buried with Theodore.
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/64960880/mary_catherine_huskey_kerr
[S10407] Find a Grave - US Index, WARD Nobie Lea Cordrey Kerr Partain 1924-2008.
Nobie is buried together with her daughter Goldie, above Charles Partain, her husband
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/198282585/nobie_lea_partain

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