1920 Jesse S Kehr (age 25, born in Indiana, married) lived in Harrison Twp, Elkhart County, Indiana, in a household with Winnie Kehr (age 23), and Orville S Kehr (age 0). Jesse S Kehr's father was born in Indiana and his mother was born in Canada. Jesse S Kehr could read and write. Jesse S Kehr's occupation was farmer, General Farm, employer. [1]
1968 An obituary for Winnie S Kehr reported [2]:
Winnie S Kehr, daughter of Samuel and Fannie (Moyer) Singer, was born in Harrison Twp, Ind, Aug 7, 1896; died at Goshen, Ind, Dec 31, 1968; aged 72 y, 4 m, 24 d. On Dec. 23, 1916, she was married to Jesse Kehr, who survives. Also surviving are 9 children (Orville, Helen - Mrs Robert Leichty, Miriam - Mrs Walter Hooley, Carolyn, Ruth, Stanley, Marianna - Mrs Paul Brubaker, Margaret - Mrs Donald Porzelius, and Jesse, Jr), 31 grandchildren, 2 great-grandchildren, and one sister (Orpha - Mrs Ernest Meloy). Funeral services were held at the Yellow Creek Church, Jan 3, with Mahlon Miller and D A Yoder officiating.
[1] United States Federal Census, 1920, [AncestryImage], [AncestryRecord].
[2] Mennonite Obituary Archives, Gospel Herald, Vol LXII, No 7, 18 Feb 1969, [MennObits].