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John Henry Kercher

Male 1859 - 1948  (88 years)


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  • Name John Henry Kercher  [1
    Birth 2 Nov 1859  Sebringville, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Gender Male 
    Death 28 Mar 1948  Owasso County, Michigan Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Notes 
    • Cass City Chronicle
      Friday, April 2, 1948
      Volume 42, Number 49.
      Page One.

      John H. Kercher Died Sunday at Age of 88 Years

      John H. Kercher, 88, passed away in an Owosso hospital on Sunday night where he had been a patient for four days. he had been in failing health for several weeks.

      Funeral services were held int he Douglas Funeral Home on Thursday afternoon. Rev. Stanley P. Kirn, pastor of the Evangelical United Brethren Church of Cass City, of which Mr. Kercher was a member, was the officiating clergyman. Interment was made in the Colfax cemetery at Bad Axe.

      John Henry Kercher was born November 2, 1859, at Sebringville, Ontario, and married Miss Louisa MERKLINGRE at Milverton, Ontario, March 9, 1886. In 1887, they came to Elkton, Michigan, which at that time only had two houses, both roughly hewn. He built a residence there in the fall of '87, and engaged in carpenter work, erecting many houses and large barns in and around Elkton and Pigeon.

      After nine years, he returned to make Canada his home where he lived for five years and worked in a large furniture factory. In 1901, he again decided to make Michigan his home and came back to Elkton. He built seven different residences in and near Elkton which he sold.

      He constructed the first Evangelical Church in Elkton in 1888, and rebuilt it it 1898. In 1918, it was destroyed by fire and he again helped to rebuild it as it now stands. He served as usher in the church for many years.

      On August 25, 1929, Mrs. Kercher died after 4 1/2 years of illness from a stroke. Mr. Kercher came to Cass City that fall and has since made his home with his son Erwin W., here and with another son, C.G. Kercher, at Owosso.

      Mr. Kercher carried on this trade as carpenter and cabinet maker well past his 80th birthday and spent many hours each day in a shop at the rear of his son's residence in Cass City.

      Mr. Kercher is survived by two sons, Erwin W. Kercher of Cass City and Clarence G. Kercher of Owosso; six grandsons, Charles Kercher of Bay City, Capt. Ferris Kercher of Columbus, Ga., Lt. Gerald Kercher stationed at Munich, Germany, Harold and Richard Kercher of Owosso, and Robert Kercher of Flint; six great grandchildren; a sister, Mrs. Andrew Eckmeyer, and three, nephews, Wesley, George and Gordon Strasser, and a niece, Hilda Strasser, of Stratford, Ont.

      (Transcribed by Melinda McLemore Strong, February 15)
    • (Research):Census Information:

      Name: John Karercher
      [John Karescher]
      Age in 1910: 48 [49]
      Estimated birth year: abt 1862 [abt 1861]
      Birthplace: Canada
      Relation to Head of House: Head
      Father's Birth Place: Canada
      Mother's Birth Place: Canada
      Spouse's name: Louise {birthplace Canada}
      Home in 1910: Oliver, Huron, Michigan {Village of Elkton}
      Marital Status: Married
      Race: White
      Gender: Male
      Year of Immigration: 1885
      {Occupation: Carpenter}
      Household Members: Name Age
      John Karercher 48
      Louise Karercher 43
      Clarence Karercher 15

      (Courtesy of Robert Carlson)
    Person ID I30426  Strong Family Tree
    Last Modified 17 Aug 2014 

    Family Louisa Merklinger,   b. Abt 1867, Canada Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 25 Aug 1929 (Age ~ 62 years) 
    Marriage 9 Mar 1886  Milverton, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. Erwin W. Kercher,   b. 5 Sep 1888, Michigan Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 14 Nov 1955, Cass City, Tuscola County, Michigan Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 67 years)
     2. Clarence G. Kercher,   b. Abt 1895, Canada Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown
    Family ID F9806  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 14 Feb 2008 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 2 Nov 1859 - Sebringville, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 9 Mar 1886 - Milverton, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
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  • Sources 
    1. [S616] Carlson, Robert-Family Researcher (bobcarlson@comcast.net).