Ker, John Brownson, 1860-1916.
John Brownson Ker (1860-1916) was an attorney in Brooklyn, N.Y. He and his wife, Ellen Burke Ker, were both from Louisiana planter families. They were married in 1892. Their son David (1893-1918) served overseas in World War I. Their daughter Elizabeth Ker Schermerhorn (d. 1960) was a volunteer leader in social welfare and mental health projects in the New York City area; organizer of a community development and aid to children project in Jacmel, Haiti, 1956-1959; and a press correspondent in Haiti.
From the description of John Brownson Ker papers, 1779-1988. WorldCat record id: 26319727
From the guide to the John Brownson Ker Papers (#3901), 1779-1988, (Southern Historical Collection)
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| creatorOf | Ker, John Brownson, 1860-1916. John Brownson Ker papers, 1779-1988. | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill | |
| creatorOf | John Brownson Ker Papers (#3901), 1779-1988 | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Historical Collection |
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| associatedWith | Branson family. | family |
| associatedWith | Carl Alfred Meier | person |
| associatedWith | David Ker | person |
| associatedWith | Elizabeth Brownson Ker | person |
| associatedWith | Elizabeth Ker Schermerhorn | person |
| correspondedWith | Ellen Burke Ker | person |
| associatedWith | Fountain House | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Howard F. Schermerhorn | person |
| associatedWith | International League for the Rights of Man | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | James Stelle | person |
| associatedWith | Ker, David, 1825-1884. | person |
| associatedWith | Ker, David, 1893-1918. | person |
| associatedWith | Ker, Ellen Burke. | person |
| associatedWith | Kerr family. | family |
| associatedWith | Margaret Watts Stelle | person |
| associatedWith | Meier, C. A. (Carl Alfred), 1903- | person |
| associatedWith | Roger Baldwin | person |
| associatedWith | Stephen Watts | person |
| associatedWith | United States. Army | corporateBody |
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| Mississippi River Valley | |||
| Louisiana |
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| Slave bills of sale |
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| World War, 1914-1918 |
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| Women journalists |
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Birth 1860
Death 1916
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