A 19th Century View of Dundalk Bay
182 W. 22nd Street (Cermak) in Chicago - Where Great Grandma & Grandpa Kerr lived with their Children - It was eventually a brothel and is now the entrance to the Dan Ryan and the Cermak EL Station
3547 S. Emerald in Chicago - Where Great Grandma Kerr and the Bunyans lived in the 1930 Census
565 W. 18th Street Chicago - Where Great Grandma Kerr and Grandpa Pete lived in the 1910 Census
Dundalk Map 1864
Alice Kerr's Death Certificate
Thomas Kerr's Death Certificate 
The 1900 Chicago Census
The Kerr - McEvoy Marriage Certificate
According to the 1900 Census in Chicago, they were married 19 years. However, their marriage certificate indicates they were married 16 Aug 1880 in Dundalk, Louth at the Catholic Chapel of Dundalk. Thomas died on 13 May 1909 in Chicago, Illinois from cirrhosis of the liver. She died on 6 Feb 1932 in Chicago. The 1900 census also lists her as Annis, while the 1910 census lists her as Alice.
At some point in time, they ended up in Chicago. However, I have no record of where they sailed from or on what ship they emigrated to America. According to the 1900 Chicago Census, they were there in America in 1882.
According to the same census, they had 11 children at the time. However, family history states that there were 13 children. Yet, only six were there with them in Chicago at the time of the census. I still have not figured out the names of the older five or seven children or what happened to them. It is possible they died shortly after they were born. It is also possible some wer born in Ireland and died there.
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