Cemetery RecordChanhassen Pioneer Cemetery
Lot 27.8
Grave Status Occupied
Update Date 7/2/2013
Place of Birth Saint Vincent, Grey, Ontario, Canada
Place of Death Excelsior, Hennepin County, Minnesota
Age 85
Marital Status Widow - Married Herman Murray Poore on Sept. 5, 1906 in Grey, Ontario, Canada
Mother Mary Ann Willis (perAncestry.com)
Father Hawkins Woodruff Kerr (per Ancestry.com)
Children Marion Willis (Born 1909 in South Carolina); Corrie Poore Ober (born 6-21-1910 in Williamson
Anderson, South Carolina -CR); Roberta (born 1912 in South Carolina/died 1985 in Beltrami, MN)
Occupation Nurse; in 1940 she was a private family nurse in Ramsey County, Minnesota
Military Status
Baptized
Purchaser Information
Purchased By
Occupant Information
Name
Clara Kerr Poore
Sex
Female
Social Sec. No.
Date of Birth
3/13/1878
Date of Death
7/24/1963
Interment Date
7/26/1963
Cause of Death
Non-commmunicable
Place of Birth Saint Vincent, Grey, Ontario, Canada
Place of Death Excelsior, Hennepin County, Minnesota
Age 85
Marital Status Widow - Married Herman Murray Poore on Sept. 5, 1906 in Grey, Ontario, Canada
Mother Mary Ann Willis (perAncestry.com)
Father Hawkins Woodruff Kerr (per Ancestry.com)
Children Marion Willis (Born 1909 in South Carolina); Corrie Poore Ober (born 6-21-1910 in Williamson
Anderson, South Carolina -CR); Roberta (born 1912 in South Carolina/died 1985 in Beltrami, MN)
Occupation Nurse; in 1940 she was a private family nurse in Ramsey County, Minnesota
Military Status
Baptized
Purchaser Information
Purchased By
Clara (Kerr) Poore
Street
Herman Murray Poore (1879-1929 in South Carolina)
City, State, Zip
Phone
Date Purchased
7/24/1963
Amount Fee Paid
50.00
Date Int Fee Paid
Roman (Roberta) Miller
Interment Fee
0.00
Spouse Information
Name
Herman Murray Poore (1879-1929 in South Carolina)
Address
City, State, Zip
Phone
Next of Kin Information
Name
Roman (Roberta) Miller
Relationship
Lot 27.8 Update Date 7/2/2013
Name Clara Kerr Poore
Comments/History Clara Kerr and Herman Poore were married on Sept. 5, 1906 in Grey, Ontario,
Canada and lived in Williamstory, Anderson, South Carolina for a time.
Herman was a traveling salesman and died in 1929 and is buried in Belton, South
Carolina as is their son, Marion Willis (born 1909 but died before the 1920
census).
Daughter Corrie Poore was born June 21, 1910 in Williamstory, Anderson, South
Carolina and married Joseph Ober (date unknown). They lived in Minnesota and
he was a steam worker for the railroad.
Daughter Roberta Poore was born May 28, 1912 in Williamstory, Anderson, South
Carolina died November 23, 1985 in Beltrami, Minnesota. She married Roman
Miller (born in 1910 in Scott County/died 1968) in about 1943. They had one child
named Thomas who was born in 1945 and died in 1950. They are buried in
Calvary Cemetery in Scott County.