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M George William Kerby

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1861 personal census, Sombra Twp, Lambton Co., ON, transcribed by the Lambton Branch of the OGS:
S2. Kerby Nelson, 25, Farmer, UC, EM;
Hestor, 22, UC, EM;
Geo., 1, UC, EM.

1871 personal census, Sombra Twp, Lambton Co., ON, F1-13:
Kerby Nelson, M, Married, 34, born Ont, origin: Dutch, Methodist, Farmer;
Hester, F, Married, 33, born Ont, originL Dutch, Methodist;
George, M, 10, born Ont;
Mary E., F, 9, born Ont.

Marriage record, Paris, Brant Co., ON:
George William Kerby (BA?), 28, lives Woodstock, Ont, born Ontario, bachelor, Clergyman, Methodist, s/o Nelson Kerby and Hester Ann Sheply;
Emily Spencer, 29, lives Paris, born Ontario, spinster, Methodist, d/o James Spencer and Sarah Lafferty;
Witnesses: Henry Langford and Isaac B. Wallwin;
Married by license in Paris 11 Oct 1888 by Rev. A. E. Russ.

The Brantford Weekly Expositor, 9 October 1896:
Rev. G. W. Kerby - Some Biographical Notes of the Next Pastor Brant Avenue Methodist Church -
As already announced in the Expositor, Rev. G. W. Kerby, of St. Catharines, has accepted the unanimous invitation of the quarterly board of Brant avenue Methodist Church, subject, of course, to the endorsation of the stationing committee of the Hamilton conference.
Mr. Kerby is still a young man-only 36. He is of a strongly evangelistic turn of mind, and is in addition, a splendid singer. He was born on the banks of the St. Clair, in the year 1680 [sic], in the township of Sombra, in the county of Lambton. He received his preliminary education at Sarnia High school and Cobourg Collegiate Institute. He entered Victoria university in the fall of 1884. In his sophomore years he took first-class honors in natural science and won the McDonald Bursary for theology. During his university career he was chief editor of the The Acta Victoriana, the university paper, and leader of the university Glee club. As showing Mr. Kerby's position among his fellow students, it may be mentioned that on one occasion he was selected by them to present an address to Hon. Mr. Blake, and on another occasion to represent Victoria at the annual banquet of the Toronto university undergraduates. He was also selected to represent Victoria at the Inter-Collegiate Missionary Alliance at Toronto and Montreal. He graduated in 1888 with first-class honors in philosophy, logic and civil polity, receiving the Clark prize in moral philosophy. Also was valedictorian of his class. He has also a senior standing in B. D. He was received as a probationer in the ministry in July, 1881, and his first appointment under superintendent was on the Oil Springs circuit. His second was on the Townsend circuit, Norfold County, but during his university course he supplied pulpits at the following places: Simcoe, Milton, Hamilton, Port Hope and St. Catharines. He was ordained in May, 1888, and in June of the same year was appointed to Woodstock. Since then he has labored in Hamilton and in St. Catharines. He has done splendid work in St. Kitts, the church over which he has oversight having had a period of unexampled prosperity during his ministry. He was married in October, 1888, to Miss Emily Spencer, daughter of the late Rev. James Spencer, a former editor of the Christian Guardian.
Mr. Kerby has been financial secretary of the St. Catharines district; was president of the Theological Union of Hamilton Conference, and delivered the annual lecture before the union in 1893. At the present time he is president of the Epworth League of Hamilton Conference, and the author of "The Forward Movement" that is being inaugurated throughout the conference. He was one of the five delegates chosen to represent Canada at the International conference of the Epworth League, held at Chattanooga, Tenn., in June, 1895. His address on "Spiritual Ministry" was largely published in the press of the United States and Canada. The New York Independent of July 4, 1895, has the following to say:
"The Rev. George W. Kerby, of St. Catharines, made an address on "Spiritual Ministry," which will mark an era in the experiences of many of his hearers. He is a man of rare gifts. As a singer he outrivals many professionals, and whenever he came before the convention it taxed the president's powers to come back again to business."

1901 personal census, Montreal, QC, A1-46:
Kerby Rev. George, M, Married, 18 July 1860, 40, born Ont, origin: English, Can, Meth, Clergyman;
Emily S., F, wife, Married, 26 March 1859, 42, born Ont, origin: English, Can, Meth;
Harold S., M, son, Single, 14 May 1893, 7, born Ont, origin: English, Can, Meth, 10 months in school;
Helen J., F, daughter, Single, 5 Jan 1895, 6, born Ont, origin: English, Can, Meth.

Chatham Daily News, 19 Oct 1928:
Kent Pioneer Celebrates Anniversary. Courtright, Oct. 17 - Mrs. Hester Kerby, widow of Nelson Kerby, celebrated her 91st birthday on Sunday...
... She has two sons and a daughter, Dr. G. W. Kerby, principal of Mount Royal College, Calgary, Mrs. T. N. Calgon, Toronto, and John, of North Bay.

Chatham Daily News, 18 September 1929:
Laid at Rest. Dresden, Sept. 18 - The funeral of the late Mrs. Hester Kerby, aged 92 years, who passed away Thursday at her home in Courtright, was held Sunday afternoon in the United church, Courtright. After the minister of the church had conducted the service her son, Rev. Dr. George E. Kerby of Calgary, spoke to the people thanking them for their many kindnesses to his aged mother who was unfortunately burned while walking in the garden...

Home Sweet Heritage Home, Biographies of Famous Calgarians and Their Homes, Canada's Digital Collections, Collections Canada
Kerby, Dr. George William, 1125 - 7th Avenue SW, 1860-1944
George Kerby's parents were United Empire Loyalists who emigrated to Canada in the mid-1800's. Kerby was born in 1860 at the family farm in Lambton County, Ontario. ... Eventually, Kerby graduated from the University of Toronto, and was ordained as a Methodist minister in 1888.
...Kerby received a telegram from Calgary asking him to travel west to the frontier. The year was 1902 ... Kerby and his wife, Emily, ... heeded the call...
...he served until 1910, when he was invited to become principal of the newly formed Mount Royal College.
He provided Mount Royal College (an intermediate college) with dynamic leadership for over 31 years...
Emily was active in the community as well, establishing the first Y.M.C.A. in Calgary, serving as both president of the Women's Canadian Club and vice-president of the National Council of Women. She died only nine days short of their 50th wedding anniversary. Kerby followed in 1944, after being awarded honorary degrees from the Universities of Alberta and Victoria, as well as serving as Honourary Lieutenant Colonel and Honourary Chaplain during the opening years of World War II.

From the Mount Royal College, Calgary website:
About MRC - History
Reverend George Kerby believed that a civilized, enterprising and prosperous society was an educated society. In 1910, he founded Mount Royal College to bring his vision to life, and to educate the citizens of Calgary.
On September 8, 1911, the doors to Mount Royal College, and its Conservatory of Music, opened. The 154 students who went to the school that day could not have known that this College would one day rank as one of Canada's finest - nor could they have foreseen that they were embarking on a journey to be shared by thousands of people over the next 90 years.
Mount Royal College rapidly evolved from its beginnings with the United Church, thanks in part to the work of people such as Dr. Kerby's wife, Emily, who expanded the horizons of women by launching the Mount Royal Education Club for Women in the 1920s. In 1931, Mount Royal became a junior college affiliated with the University of Alberta and became the first college in the province to offer university arts and science transfer courses. The partnership was the beginning of a history of transfer agreements with universities across Canada.

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Alexander Joseph Kerby ca 1806-1890   Elizabeth Bury 1809-1876   Daniel Frederick Shepley 1805-   Elizabeth Melissa Stewart ca 1816-
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Nelson Kerby 1835-1900   Hester A. Shepley 1837-1929
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George William Kerby 1860-1944