PIONEER ALEXANDER KERR

PIONEER ALEXANDER KERR

Effie Kerr was my great grand mother. She was married to John Morrison.

Alexander Kerr and his wife Barbara MacLeod came from Assynt, Scotland in 1834.  Alexander was the son of Peter Kerr from Stone Mason in Assynt Scotland. They had the following children:

  • Ann Kerr
  • Alexander Kerr
  • Peter Kerr
  • Angus Kerr
  • Effie Kerr
  • Corneluis Kerr
  • Ann Kerr (Alexander) married John MacPherson, son of Cornelius MacPherson.   They had the following children: Kate, Cornelius, Norman, Alexander, Neil, Bessiek and Saddie.

    Effie Kerr (Alexander) married John Morrison, son of Donald Morrison and Effie Mae MacKinnon.  They had the following children: Euphemia, Barbara, Donald, Peter, Malcolm, Alexander,Angus, Christina and Norman.

    Cornelius Kerr (Alexander) married Elizabeth Henderson Gwinn.  They had the following children: Annie, Angus, Laura, Jennie, Joseph, Sadie, Peter, Mabel, and Bessie.

    Peter Kerr (Cornelius,Alexander) married Mary MacDonald, daughter of Archibald MacDonald.  They had the following children:  Effie, Joseph, Evelyn, and Archibald.

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