Freeport Journal-Standard, Freeport, Illinois, April 19, 1909. [8]
1860 William Kutcher (age 47) and Elizabeth Kircher (age 40) lived in Elkhart, Elkhart County, Indiana with Catharine (age 13), John (age 12), Abraham (age 10), Susan (age 8), William (age 6), Caroline (age 3) and Albert (age 1). [1] [2]
1870 John Kercher and Kate Peck were married on August 6 in Monroe County, Wisconsin. [3]
1880 John Kercher (age 31) and Kate Kercher (age 31) lived at Stephenson County, Illinois with Girtie (age 7) and Minnie (age 5, born Illinois). [4]
1881 William Tenant Kercher, born in Illinois, son of John Kercher and Catherine Peck, was born on August 2, 1881. [5]
1892 Minnie Otilda Kercher, born at Harverd Nebraska, daughter of John Kercher and Catharine Peck, married Frank Hamilton Holsapple at Monroe, Green County, Wisconsin. [6]
1900 John Kercher (born in Ohio in Jan 1848, married for 30 years) lived in Harlem Twp, Stephenson County, Illinois, in a household with Katherine Kercher (age 54), and Florence Kercher (age 12). John Kercher's parents were both born in Pennsylvania. John Kercher's occupation was butcher. Katherine had had 5 children, 4 of whom were living. [7]
1909 John Kercher died on April 19 in Freeport, Illinois.
John Kercher, a well-known restdent of this city, residing on Prairie avenue, died last night at 6 o'clock at the White Sanatorium, after an Illness of about six weeks of kidney trouble. Deceased was born in Freemont, Ohio, January 10, 1849, and when small boy moved with his parents to Goshen, Ind., where he resided until he was twenty one years of age, after which he came to Freeport. He resided in Van Brocklin for a number of years and then moved to this city. In August 6, 1870, he was married to Miss Katherine Peck at Monroe, Wisconsin, who survives him.
He is also survived by two daughters, Mrs. W. C. Doak, of Terre Haute, Ind., and Miss Florence, at home and one son, William, of Pittsburg, Pa. A brother Abraham, of Goshen, Ind., and three sisters, Mrs. Cropp, Mrs. Stiner and Mrs. Smith, all of Goshen, Ind., also survive. Mr. Kercher was a butcher by trade and for the past three years has bought and sold stock. He retired from the retail meat business about four years ago. The funeral will be held on Tuesday afternoon at 2:30, from the house.
1909 Florence Kercher, daughter of John and Catteren Kercher, married Abraham Popkes on November 24, 1909, at Kane County, Illinois. [9]
1928 Catherine Kercher, widow, spouse of John Kercher, died on March 28, at age 83 in Terre Haute, Vigo County, Indiana. She was born on February 8, 1845 in New York, daughter of Tennin W Peck and Jane D Dean. [10]
1934 William Tenant Kercher, married, son of John Kercher and Catherine Peck, died, at age 52 on February 4, 1934, in Nankin Twp, Wayne County, Michigan. William Tenant Kercher was born on August 1, 1881, in Illinois. [11]
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[2] United States Federal Census, 1850, [AncestryImage], [AncestryRecord].
[3] Wisconsin, U.S., Marriage Records, 1820-2004, [AncestryRecord].
[4] United States Federal Census, 1880, [AncestryImage], [AncestryRecord].
[5] Michigan Death Certificates, 1921-1952, [FamilySearchRecord].
[6] FamilySearch.org, [FamilySearchRecord].
[7] United States Federal Census, 1900, [AncestryImage], [AncestryRecord].
[8] Freeport Journal-Standard, Freeport, Illinois, April 19, 1909, page 1, [NewspapersClip].
[9] FamilySearch.org, [FamilySearchRecord].
[10] Indiana, U.S., Death Certificates, 1899-2011, [AncestryImage], [AncestryRecord].
[11] Michigan, Death Records, 1867-1950, [AncestryImage], [AncestryRecord].