Gazlay Family History
 

FamilyJane ‘Jennie’ Kerr

Parents

FatherGeorge Kerr ( - )
MotherJessie McKinley ( - )

Personal Information

Record Created: 15 January 2024; Last Edited: 16 January 2024 
Person ID14839
NameJane ‘Jennie’ Kerr
GenderFemale
Born April 1883 in Scotland1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
Married 30 October 1901 in Fall River, Bristol County, Massachusetts to John James Percy2
Died 19521
Buried in Bloomfield Cemetery, Bloomfield, Essex County, New Jersey1

Person/Family

Spouse 1FamilyJohn James Percy (son of David Percy and Rebecca Cornworth)
Born 25 June 1872 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania
Married 30 October 1901 in Fall River, Bristol County, Massachusetts to Jane ‘Jennie’ Kerr
Died 12 November 1948
  
Children of Jane ‘Jennie’ Kerr and John James Percy:
  
1.FamilyJohn J. Percy, Jr.
Born 8 December 1902 in Massachusetts
Married 26 May 1927 in Long Branch, Monmouth County, New Jersey to Katherine Margaret Meyer
Died 19 June 1981
  

Sources

  1. Find a Grave (website). Bloomfield Cemetery, Bloomfield, Essex County, New Jersey, Jane Kerr Percy, born: 1881; died: 1952 (from record, which provides the name and link for her husband).
  2. Massachusetts, U.S., Marriage Records, 1840-1915 (available at ancestry.com), John J. Percy, age 28, born in Philadelphia, PA, hatter, first marriage, father: David [Percy]; mother: Rebecca Cornwath; Jennie Kerr, age 20, born in Scotland, weaver, first marriage, father: George [Kerr]; mother: Jessie McKinley; married on 30 October 1901 in Fall River, Massachusetts.
  3. U.S. Federal Census, 1910, New Jersey, Essex County, Bloomfield City, E.D. 150, Sheet No. 15A, John Carlson [sic], 39, Ireland, laborer, odd jobs; wife of 18 years Mary Carlson, 41, Pennsylvania, 9 children, 7 living; daughter Mary J. Carlson, 15, New Jersey; son Lloyd P. Carlson, 11, New Jersey; daughter Rebecca Carlson, 10, Massachusetts; son John Carlson, Jr., 6, New Jersey; son William Carlson, 5, New Jersey; daughter Maggie Carlson, 3/12, New Jersey; daughter Dorothy Carlson, 3/12, New Jersey; son-in-law [sic, this should be brother-in-law, brother of Mary (Percy) Carson] John Percy, 38, Pennsylvania, laborer, building; daughter [sic, should be sister-in-law, John Percy’s wife] and wife of 8 years Jennie Percy, 27, Massachusetts, 1 child, 1 living; son John Percy, 7, Massachusetts.
  4. New Jersey State Census, 1915, Essex County, Bloomfield Township, E.D. 4, Sheet No. 8A, John J. Percy, 43, Penna., June 1871, pressman; Jane Percy, 32, Scotland, Apr. 1883; John J. Percy, Jr., 12, Mass., Dec. 1914 [sic, his age is probably correct, but his birth year is known to be 1902]; George Kerr, 26, Scotland, Mar. 1889, Edison; Alexander Kerr, 21, Mass., Mar. 1894, pressman.
  5. U.S. Federal Census, 1920, New Jersey, Essex County, Bloomfield, E.D. 21, Sheet No. 11A, John J. Percy, 47, Pennsylvania, pressman, chemical wks; wife Jane Percy, 37, Scotland; son John J. Percy, Jr., 17, Massachusetts, clerical wk., electrical fact.; br-in-law Albert Kerr, 23, Massachusetts.
  6. U.S. Federal Census, 1930, New Jersey, Essex County, Bloomfield, E.D. 7-328, Sheet No. 6B, John J. Percy, 57, Pennsylvania, first married age 28, die stamper, battery; wife Jane Percy, 48, Scotland, first married age 20; brother in law Alexander Kerr, 35, Massachusetts, first married age 21, clerk, retail grocery; sister in law Mary J. Kerr, 34, Ireland, first married age 20; cousin Robert Black, 23, Massachusetts, shipping labor, wholesale food products.