Tracing the Kerr Family Line

This blog is dedicated to tracing the genealogy of the Kerr (Karr) family line. The farthest I have been able to trace the line, thus far, is to Thomas Kerr and Ann Clarke. However, the information I have is on his son, Thomas. Other than Thomas and Ann being his parents, I have no other information.

The Kerr Hunting Tartan

The Kerr Hunting Tartan

The Kerr Tartan

The Kerr Tartan

The Kerr Family Crest

The Kerr Family Crest

Tuesday, May 4, 2010

The Eldest Child of Peter and Veronica Karr: Thomas Michael

Kerr Coat of Arms

Dooley Coat of Arms
Uncle Tom & Aunt Fran's Headstone
Tom Karr the Senior at Leo High School - 1941

The Brothers: Bill & Tom
A Collage of photos of Thomas and Frances Karr, Thomas Karr, & Thomas and Margaret Karr

The British Death Certificate for Thomas Karr
The British Death Certificate for Frances Karr

Village of Mill Hill - 2009

British Article Page 3 of the Crash

British Article Page 2 of the Crash

British Article Page 1 of the Crash

A DC - 3
Map of the Azore Islands


The 1930 Chicago Census with Peter, Veronica, Thomas, William, & Marilyn Karr

The 1930 Census reads Kass not Karr. Peter and Rose (no one ever called her Rose; they called her Veronica) had 3 children: Thomas Michael, William Joseph, and Marilyn Rose.

Thomas was born on 12 Feb 1923 in Chicago, Cook, Illinois. He married Alice Frances Dooley on 2 Apr 1945 in Chicago, Cook, Illinois.

Tom was a lieutenant in the Air Force. Seeing he was an officer in the newly emerging Air Force, he was most likely a pilot. Tom was stationed in the Azores. Together Tom and Fran had 2 sons: Thomas P. and Dennis Francis.

In October 1950, they were on a vacation (at least it appears to be a vacation, but they left Tom and Den in the Azores). The trip took them to London.

On 17 October 1950, the plane (a DC-3) took off for Renfrow, Scotland. Shortly after take off, the plane crashed in a town called Mill Hill outside an British military base. There was only 1 survivor. Tom and Fran were killed in the crash.

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