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M Rufus Mark Kerby

Foreldre

Ekteskap og barn

Søsken

Halvbrødre/halvsøstre/halvsøsken

Fra s slektside John Peter Kerby 1788-

Notater

Notater om personen

Information from Danny Van Antwerp (Van Antwerp - Rootsweb WorldConnect Project).

1850 federal census, Grosse Pointe Twp, Wayne Co., MI, [extremely faint copy]:
Kerbey John, 6?, M, Farmer, born Michigan;
Mary, 51, F, born Virginia;
Rufus, 26, M, Farmer, born Michigan;
S? Ann?, 22, F, born Michigan;
Alice, 14?, F, born Michigan;
James D.?, 11, M, born Michigan, attended school;
S? George Andrew, 11, M, born Michigan, attended school.

The Genealogy of the French Families of the Detroit River Area, Christian Denissen, published by the Detroit Society for Genealogical Research, p. 1229:
2. Francis 2 Van Antwerp (William 1) b 1804 PA bur 13 Oct 1889 Grosse Pointe m 29 Apr 1830 Detroit Apollonia Vernier dit Ladouceur, b 19 Feb bp 8 Apr 1810 North East Coast of Detroit bur 27 Sep 1889 Grosse Point dau of John Baptist Vernier dit Ladouceur and Catherine Billiau dit Lesperance.
Children b Detroit:
3 i. Francis 3 b 8 Apr 1831.
11. Catherine b 1 Nov 1832 d 9 Dec 1907 Grosse Pointe bur from St Paul m Rufus Kerby, b 1824 d 3 Feb 1904 at home Kerby Road Grosse Pointe.

1870 federal census, Grosse Pointe Twp, Wayne Co., MI, images through the Library of Michigan:
Kirby Rufus, 46, M, Farmer, born Michigan;
Catherine, F, 27?, Keeping House, born Michigan;
John, 16, M, At Home, born Michigan;
Mary M., 14, F, At School, born Michigan;
Pauline, 13, F, At School, born Michigan;
James A, 8, M, born Michigan;
Mark R., 8/12, M, born Michigan, born Sept.

1880 federal census, Grosse Pointe Twp, Wayne Co., MI, LDS 1880 census household record:
Kerby Rufus M., M, Married, 56, born Michigan, Farmer, father born Michigan, mother born Virginia;
Catherine, F, wife, Married, 47, born Michigan, Keeping House, f.b. NY, m.b. Michigan;
John, M, son, Single, 26, born Michigan, Farm Laborer, f.b. Michigan, m.b. Michigan;
Mary M, F, daughter, Single, 24, born Michigan, No Occupation, f.b. Michigan, m.b. Michigan;
Pauline, F, daughter, Single, 23, born Michigan, No Occupation, f.b. Michigan, m.b. Michigan;
James, M, son, Single, 17, born Michigan, Farm Laborer, f.b. Michigan, m.b. Michigan;
Rufus M., M, son, Single, 10, born Michigan, At School, f.b. Michigan, m.b. Michigan;
Frances C., F, daughter, Single, 3, born Michigan, f.b. Michigan, m.b. Michigan;
Mary, F, mother, Widowed, 82, born Virginia, No Occupation, f.b. Virginia, m.b. Virginia;
Tucker Edward C., M, other, Single, 15, born Michigan, At School, f.b. Michigan, m.b. Michigan;
Sullivan Mary C., F, other, Single, 23, born England, School Teacher, f.b. Ireland, m.b. Ireland.

Chronography of notable events in the history of the Northwest Territory and Wayne County, Wayne County Historical and Pioneer Society, 1890, pg. 69, 70:
GROSSE POINT.
Prior to the cession of the northwest by the English to the United States most of the inhabitants were the descendants of those who came with Cadillac in 1701, and French. The names of many of their descendants are familiar, viz.: Beaufait, Morain, Vermices, Troubles, St. Antoine, Rivards, Guoins, whose ancestors took land, improved it prior to 1796, in which year Rufus M. Kerby bought from Mr. Donaldson 120 acres of land paying therefor ~120...
Grosse Point was not separated from Hamtramack until 1846, when George Moran was elected supervisor, Robert Barton, clerk; Dagobert Juriff, treasurer; John Gouin, Jr., James Baiton, assessors, and John Gouin, Sr., George Githrie, Francis Van Antwerp, Frank Juriff and Daniel Corby, school inspectors; and George Martin, Justice of the Peace.
ELIGIBLE MEMBERS-GROSSE POINT.
NAME.............................P.0............... BIRTH PLACE........CAME TO WAYNE Co.
Girard, Christopher...........Conner's Creek......Germany..........1843
Girard, Peter.....................Conner's Creek......Michigan..........1841
Gouin, Francis..................Grosse Pointe........Michigan..........1812
Kirby, R. M......................Grosse Pointe........Michigan..........1823

Farmer, Silas, 1839-1902.

History of Detroit and Wayne County and early Michigan, Silas Farmer, 1890, pg. 1298, 1299:
GROSSE POINTE TOWNSHIP-ORGANIZATION AND OFFICERS.
1849... School Inspectors, Thomas Mater, Rufus M. Kerbey; ...
1850... Highway Commissioner, F. Gouin; ...
1851. Supervisor, Rufus M. Kerby; ...
1852. Supervisor, Rufus M. Kerby; ... Highway Commissioner, F. Gouin; Assessors, J. Edwards, A. Gouin; ...
1853. Supervisor, Rufus M. Kerby; ...
1854 Supervsor, Rufus M. Kerby; ... Justice of the Peace, A. Gouin; ...
1855. Supervisor, Rufus M. Kerby; ... School Inspector, R. M. Kerby; Poor Directors, J. Edwards, L Gouin; Constables, ... M. Gouin...
1856. Supervisor, Rufus M. Kerby; ... Highway Commissioner, F. Gouin; ...
1857. Supervisor, Rufus M. Kerby; Clerk, John Corby: Treasurer, M. Gouin; ...
1858... Treasurer, M. Gouin; Justice of the Peace, F. Van Antwerp; ... School Inspector, R. M. Kerby; ...
1859... Treasurer, M. Gouin; ... Highway Commissioner, F. Gouin; ...
1860. Supervisor Rufus M. Kerby; ...
1861. Supervisor, Rufus M. Kerby; ...
1862. Supervisor, Rufus M. Kerby; ... Highway Commissioner, F. Gouin; ...
1865... Highway Commissioner, F. Gouin; ...
1869. Supervisor, John C. Pulcher; Clerk, Charles Moran; Treasurer, J. Brangard; Justice of the Peace, J. Dedenbaugh; School Inspector, R. Pulcher; Highway Commissioner, C. Trombley; Poor Directors, W. Chauvin, F. Juif; Constables, P. Alt, J. Pechie, P. Reno, P. Chenear. 1870... Justice of the Peace, R. M. Kerby; ...
1871. Supervisor, Rufus M. Kerby; ...
1872. Supervisor, Rufus M. Kerby; ...
1874. Supervisor, Rufus M. Kerby; ...
1875... Highway Commissioner, R. M. Kerby; ...
1880. Supervisor, David Trombley; Clerk, John F Kerby; Treasurer, J. J. Alter; Justice of the Peace, J. Gove; Highway Commissioner, L. L. Allard; Superintendent of Schools, W. J. Connor; School Inspector, R. Pulcher; Drain Commissioner, R. Tromblev; Constables, Charles S. Rivard, L. L. Allard, Jr., W. Chapoton, M. Ardie. 1881... Clerk, John F. Kerby; ...
1882... Clerk, John F. Kerby; ...
1885... Justices of the Peace, ... P Gouin; ...

p. 1301:
The Protestant Evangelical Church Association of Grosse Pointe was organized on Sept. 7, 1865, and is designed to provide accommodations and religious services for the members and attendants of Protestant Churches, who have summer residences at Grosse Pointe. A lot was given by Rufus M. Kerby, and the association erected a building in 1866, and about ten years later enlarged and improved it. There is no regular pastor, but services have been maintained with considerable regularity by members of various denominations.

p. 1302:
GROSSE POINTE P. O.
There is a post office on the Lake Road known as Grosse Pointe, but there is no village plat on record. Village officers have been elected since 1881, and the following persons have served:
1886. President Rufus M. Kerby; ... Constable, J. Kerby.
1887. President, Rufus M. Kerby; ... Assessor, J. Kerby; ...
1888... Assessor, J. Kerby; ...
1889... Assessor, J. Kerby; ...
The census of 1880 gives the population of the settlement as 189.

p. 1303:
HAMTRAMCK TOWNSHIP.
A township of this name was created in Wayne County within two years after it was organized. The bounds are not definitely known, but it included what are now several whole counties lying north of Wayne. On April 12, I827, the boundary of the township was newly defined to include all of the present limits of both it and Grosse Pointe, ...
The officers since 1842 have been as follows:
1842... Treasurer, J. Kerby; ...
1844... Highway Commissioners, J. Kerby, ... Constables, ... L Gouin, ...
1845... Constables, ... R. Kerby.
1847... Treasurer, J. Kerby; ...

Oversikt over

John Kerby 1755-1806/   Ellison Donaldson 1760-1839    
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John Peter Kerby 1788-   Mary Jacobs ca 1799-
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Rufus Mark Kerby ca 1823-1904