Individual Details

Vern Harold Knerr

(1 Sep 1904 - 13 Sep 1984)

Vern was a farmer, rancher, and sheep shearer. He was the family historian and loved his grandchildren, dancing, and having fun. Vern also enjoyed dowsing or "witching" for water. Vern worked at the Kendall Mine near Brooks in the 1930s and his grandson, Jay Gremaux, worked there all through the 1990s and was still working there as of July 31, 2001.

Events

Birth1 Sep 1904the Knerr Homestead, Denton, Fergus, Montana, USA
Marriage6 May 1932Lewistown, Fergus, Montana, USA - Beatrice Arvilla Helen Burnham
Death13 Sep 1984of a heart attack - the Deegan Ranch, Moccasin, Judith Basin, Montana, USA
BurialCentral Montana Memorial Gardens, Lewistown, Fergus, Montana, USA

Families

SpouseBeatrice Arvilla Helen Burnham (1916 - 1989)
ChildLaverne Beatrice "Bunny" Knerr (1936 - )
ChildClyda Mae "Babe" Knerr (1937 - 2017)
ChildArchie Harold "Bud" Knerr (1940 - 1996)
FatherElmer Allen Knerr (1880 - 1952)
MotherPhilena A. Lindsey (1884 - 1958)
SiblingDulce May Knerr (1903 - 1996)
SiblingIra Levi Knerr (1906 - 1921)
SiblingTheodore Elmer "Ted" Knerr (1907 - 1979)
SiblingOrville L. "Pete" Knerr (1909 - 1984)
SiblingEllery Lindsey "Judge" Knerr (1911 - 2003)
SiblingThelma Knerr (1914 - 1995)
SiblingErcell Knerr (1916 - 1988)
SiblingMeredith Clayton Knerr (1924 - 1973)

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