Individual Details

Lewis Sayre Kerr

(6 Apr 1902 - 3 Jul 1956)

Lived at 1 West 72 ST, New York City; Broker;
Lewis Sayre Kerr, JR
born 6 Apr, 1902 in NYC
His father was Lewis S Kerr, living at 1 West 72 ST, NYC
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Lewis Sayre Kerr Jr
in the U.S. Passport Applications, 1795-1925

Name: Lewis Sayre Kerr Jr
Birth Date: 6 Apr 1902
Birth Place: New York
Age: 22
Passport Issue Date: 4 Jun 1924
Passport Includes a Photo: Yes
Residence: New York City, New York
Father Name: Louis S Kerr
Father's Birth Location: New York, New York
Father's Residence: New York City, New York
Source Citation
National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Washington D.C.; NARA Series: Passport Applications, January 2, 1906 - March 31, 1925; Roll #: 2550; Volume #: Roll 2550 - Certificates: 432350-432849, 03 Jun 1924-04 Jun 1924
Source Information
Ancestry.com. U.S. Passport Applications, 1795-1925 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2007.
Original data: Selected Passports. National Archives, Washington, D.C.
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Lewis spent 6 months touring England, France, Switzerland
He sailed on 2 July 1924
He was 22 yrs old, 6 feet, med build, Blue eyes, Broad nose, Brown hair, fair complexion
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Ships passenger list for ship California
in digital files

Lewis Kerr New York, Passenger Lists, 1820-1957
Source Citation
Year: 1924; Arrival: New York, New York;Microfilm Serial: T715, 1897-1957;Microfilm Roll: Roll 3538; Line: 1; Page Number: 99
Description
Ship or Roll Number: Roll 3538
Source Information
Ancestry.com. New York, Passenger Lists, 1820-1957 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010.
Original data: Passenger Lists of Vessels Arriving at New York, New York, 1820-1897.Microfilm Publication M237, 675 rolls. NAI: 6256867. Records of the U.S. Customs Service, Record Group 36. National Archives at Washington, D.C.Passenger and Crew Lists of Vessels Arriving at New York, New York, 1897-1957.Microfilm Publication T715, 8892 rolls. NAI: 300346. Records of the Immigration and Naturalization Service; National Archives at Washington, D.C.Supplemental Manifests of Alien Passengers and Crew Members Who Arrived on Vessels at New York, New York, Who Were Inspected for Admission, and Related Index, compiled 1887-1952.Microfilm Publication A3461, 21 rolls. NAI: 3887372. RG 85, Records of the Immigration and Naturalization Service, 1787-2004; Records of the Immigration and Naturalization Service; National Archives, Washington, D.C. Index to Alien Crewmen Who Were Discharged or Who Deserted at New York, New York, May 1917-Nov. 1957. Microfilm Publication A3417. NAI: 4497925. National Archives at Washington, D.C. Passenger Lists, 1962-1972, and Crew Lists, 1943-1972, of Vessels Arriving at Oswego, New York. Microfilm Publication A3426. NAI: 4441521. National Archives at Washington, D.C.
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In 1940 and 1935 he was living in Spring Lake, Monmouth, NJ with wife Gail.
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Lewis S Kerr had a connection to West Palm Beach. He was in the city directory 1952 and 1953.
Grannie was also from West Palm Beach. Wonder if there was a longtime connection to West Palm Beach for Lewis. Maybe that is how they met.
She met John through her friend she worked for Hemphill??
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Lewis Sayre Kerr attended Williams College in 1924 in Williamstown, MA. He was from New York City.

He married Gail Morrison second
Gail was born 15 July 1899 in Pittsburgh, PA and died 15 June 1967 in Spring Lake, NJ
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U.S. Passport Applications, 1795-1925
Source Citation
National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Washington D.C.; NARA Series: Passport Applications, January 2, 1906 - March 31, 1925; Roll #: 2550; Volume #: Roll 2550 - Certificates: 432350-432849, 03 Jun 1924-04 Jun 1924
Description
Volume: Roll 2550 - Certificates: 432350-432849, 03 Jun 1924-04 Jun 1924
Source Information
Ancestry.com. U.S. Passport Applications, 1795-1925 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2007.
Original data: Selected Passports. National Archives, Washington, D.C.
A full list of sources can be found here.

two pages in digital files
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Lewis Sayre Kerr

BIRTH
1902
DEATH
1956
BURIAL
Greenwood Cemetery Brielle, Monmouth County, New Jersey, USA
MEMORIAL ID
92154958
Created by: RobMinteer57
Added: 18 Jun 2012
Find A Grave Memorial 92154958
Source citationFind A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 10 January 2018), memorial page for Lewis Sayre Kerr (1902–1956), Find A Grave Memorial no. 92154958, citing Greenwood Cemetery, Brielle, Monmouth County, New Jersey, USA ; Maintained by RobMinteer57 (contributor 47389024) .
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Lewis Kerr in Williams College, Williamstown, MA list of 1924 in yearbook

in digital files

Lewis Sayre Kerr U.S., School Yearbooks, 1880-2013
DETAILRELATEDSOURCESELECT ALL TEXTSource Citation
"U.S., School Yearbooks, 1880-2012";Yearbook Title: The Gulielmensian; Year: 1924
Description
Year: 1924
Source Information
Ancestry.com. U.S., School Yearbooks, 1880-2013 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010.
Original data: Various school yearbooks from across the United States.
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Find these clippings
Clipped from Asbury Park Press, 13 Feb 1950, Mon, Page 4
Clipped from Asbury Park Press, 15 Nov 1937, Mon, Page 6
Clipped from Asbury Park Press, 22 Dec 1944, Fri, Page 2
Clipped from Asbury Park Press, 31 Dec 1949, Sat, Page 2
Clipped from Middletown Daily Argus, 02 Aug 1895, Fri, Page 1
Clipped from The Courier-News, 05 Jul 1956, Thu, Main Edition, Page 34
Clipped from The New York Times, 02 Aug 1895, Fri, Page 8
Clipped from The Philadelphia Inquirer, 02 Aug 1895, Fri, Page 1
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From Asbury Park Press, 22 Dec 1944, Fri p2

L.S. Kerr Estate Valued at $77,837
New York - The estate left by the late Louis Sayre Kerr, 207 Madison Avemue, Spring Lake, NJ, a member of the New York Stock Exchange for half a century, was appraised by the New York State Transfer Tax department at $77,837 gross value and $44,367 net.
The residuary estate is divided between two sons, Samuel K Kerr, Trenton, and Lewis S Kerr, Pitney Avenue, Spring Lake. A legacy of $15,000 is left Alice Nesbitt Lawrence, Great Falls, Mont., formerly of 102 Elberon Avenue, Allenhurst, NJ.
Mr Kerr died June 2, 1943 in New York at 71.

( Out of curiosity, I found that $77,000 in 1944 had the same purchasing power as $1,068,405.97 in 2017.)
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From Asbury Park Press, 31 Dec 1949, Sat, p2
Spring Lake Man Shares in Estate
New York - Lewis Sayre Kerr, Pitney Avenue, Spring Lake, will share in the estate of the late Mrs. Edith G Kissam, New York society matron, according to the terms of her will offered for probate in Surrogates court here Thursday.
Mr Kerr will receive one-fourth the proceeds from the sale of the Kissam home at 9 East 76th St, in the fashionable East-Side here. Principal legatee is a niece Mrs. Dorothy Haynes Vollmer, NY.
Mrs. Kissam, wife of William Adams Kissam, retired president of the South American Development company, a gold mining firm, died Dec 16 at the age of 82. Her estate, not yet appraised, is declared formally to be "over $20,000."
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From Asbury Park Press, 13 Feb 1950, Mon, p 4

Lewis Kerr Shares in Uncle's Estate
New York - Councilman Lewis Sayer Kerr, Spring Lake, N J will share in the estate let by his uncle, the late William Adams KIssam, NY, under the terms of his will filed for probate in Surrogate Court here.

He is left a fourth of the estate remaining after deduction of a $100,000 trust fund and certain specific bequests. He will ultimately receive a fourth of the $100,000 fund also.

Mr Kissam was chairman of the board of the South American Development company which he formed in 1896 to develop gold resources in Ecuador.

He died at age 82 on Jan 29. His estate, declared formally to be "more than $20,000," is believed to be large. It has not been appraised.
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The Courier-News, 05 Jul 1956, Thu, Main Edition, Page 34
Lewis S Kerr, Jr, Spring Lake , who died July 3, named jis wife, Gail Morrison Kerr, sole beneficiary and executrix in his will of Jan 14, 1952.
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Events

Birth6 Apr 1902New York City, New York, United States
Marriage16 Oct 1929Manhattan, New York, New York, United States - Frances Evelyn Payne
Divorce10 Jun 1937New Jersey - Frances Evelyn Payne
Marriage15 Nov 1937at home of bride's parents on Lorraine Avenue, Spring Lake, New Jersey, United States - Gail Morrison
Burial1956Greenwood Cemetery, Brielle, Monmouth, New Jersey, United States
Death3 Jul 1956Belle Mead Sanitorium, Belle Mead, New Jersey, United States
Residence (family)52 Pitney Ave - Spring Lake Park, New Jersey, United States - Gail Morrison

Families

SpouseFrances Evelyn Payne (1907 - 1987)
SpouseGail Morrison (1899 - 1967)
FatherLouis Sayre Kerr Sr (1872 - 1943)
MotherLouise Vanderbelt Kissam (1874 - 1942)
SiblingSamuel Kissam Kerr (1900 - 1953)

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