Albert Sidney Ker1

b. 4 January 1883
Birth4 Jan 1883 Albert Sidney Ker was born on 4 Jan 1883 in Texas.1,2 
Marriagecirca 1909 He married Margaret Elizabeth Gardner, daughter of Walter Clark Gardner and Caledonia West, circa 1909.3,4 
Cens-191025 Apr 1910 Following their marriage, "Maggie" and Albert Sydney (or Sydney Albert) settled in Walnut Springs, Bosque County, Texas, where Sydney worked as a railroad fieman. In April 1910, when that decade's census was enumerated, the couple were recorded with a 1 month old son, "C.J.A.". They were also providing a home for Albert's parents.4 
Occupation1918 In 1918, at the time of the WWI draft Sidney was employed as a flour packer at the Waco Mill and Elevator Company [Waco is in McLennan Co. - just SE of Bosque].1 
ResidenceSep 1918  The family lived at 920 Jefferson in Waco.1 
Cens-192029 Jan 1920  Shortly afterwards they must have left Waco as they were enumerated back in Hood County in January 1920. The entire family lived with Maggie's father and brother in Granbury. Sidney did not follow his in-law's path and work as a stockman or farmer, but instead was employed in "oil". The family consisted of: Maggie (29), Sidney (37), Jack (9), Marcus (8), Lucille (5), Edna Earl (3) and Lorraine (11/12).5 

Family

Margaret Elizabeth Gardner b. 23 Oct 1890, d. 12 Dec 1966
Children
Last Edited30 Aug 2013

Citations

  1. [S1620] "World War I Selective Service System Draft Registration Cards 1917-1918", subscription database with images, Ancestry.com (http://www.Ancestry.com : viewed Jan. 2007), Albert Sydney Ker data, dated 9/12/1918 at Waco, Texas.
  2. [S1558] Sydney Albert Ker household, 1910 U.S. cens., Bosque Co., Texas, pop. sched., Walnut Springs, ED 6, sheet 8B, dwelling 161, family 167, viewed online at Ancestry.com, Jan. 2007, image 16 of 28. Enumeration includes: Sydney Albert Ker, 27, marr #1, marr 0 yrs, b. TX, RR fireman; Maggie, wife, 22, marr #1, marr 0 yrs, mother 1 child, b. TX, parents b. TX; C.J. [?], son, 1/12, b. TX.
  3. [S1652] "Texas Birth Index 1903-1997", Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com). Walter Douglas Ker data, downloaded Jan. 2007. Parents listed as Maggie Gardner and A.S. Ker.
  4. [S1558] Sydney Albert Ker household, 1910 U.S. cens., Bosque Co., Texas, pop. sched., Walnut Springs, ED 6, sheet 8B, dwelling 161, family 167, viewed online at Ancestry.com, Jan. 2007, image 16 of 28. Enumeration includes: Sydney Albert Ker, 27, marr #1, marr 0 yrs, b. TX, RR fireman; Maggie, wife, 22, marr #1, marr 0 yrs, mother 1 child, b. TX, parents b. TX; C.J. A., son, 1/12, b. TX; Jackson Andrew Ker, father, 63, marr #1, marr 32 yrs, b. TX, father b. Louisiana, mother b. Louisana; Mary Baylor Ker, mother, 46, marr #1, marr 32 yrs, mother of 6 children, 5 are living, b. TX, parents b. TN; Herman Ker, daughter, 10, b. TX, parents b. TX.
  5. [S1647] Walter C. Gardner household, 1920 U.S. cens., Hood Co., Texas, pop. sched., Granbury, ED 24, sheet 10B, dwelling 224, family 238, viewed online at Ancestry.com, Jan. 2006, image 20 of 28. Enumeration includes: Walter C. Gardner, 73, Wd, b. VA, laborer on stock farm; Walter D., son, 27, sgl, b. TX, farmer; Maggie Ker, dau, 29, b. TX; Sidney Ker, son-in-law, 37, b. TX, laborer, oil __; resid. is a farm; enumeration continues on top of page 203 (stamped) which was overwritten as 11A and filmed PRIOR to 10B (match dwelling and family numbers): Jack Ker, grandson, 9; Marcus, grandson, 8; Lucille, granddaughter, 5; Edna Earl, granddaughter, 3 2/12; Lorraine, granddaughter, 11/12; all children b. TX.
  6. [S2250] "Texas State Death Certificates", database with digital images, FamilySearch (http://www.familysearch.org : downloaded May 2012). Andrew Jackson Ker certificate #46048; family information provided by Lawrence D. Kerr.
  7. [S1651] Maggie Ker household, 1930 U.S. cens., McLennan Co., Texas, pop. sched., Waco, ED 155-12, sheet 11B, dwelling 237, family 280, viewed online at Ancestry.com, Jan. 2007, image 22 of 56. Enumeration includes: Maggie Ker, 39, wid, b. TX, parents b. TX, seamstress at dry goods store, rents home for $13 month; Macus, son, 18, delivery boy for book co.; Lucille, dau, 16, salesman - general mds; Edna, dau, 13; Lorraine, dau, 11; Lawrence, son, 8; all children b. TX; resid 1915 Jefferson St.
  8. [S2250] "Texas State Death Certificates", database with digital images, FamilySearch (http://www.familysearch.org : downloaded May 2012). Mildred Ker certificate #13729; family information provided by A.J. Ker of Waco, TX.
  9. [S2941] Robert Gardner, "Review," e-mail to D. Powell, 30 May 2012.
  10. [S2250] "Texas State Death Certificates", database with digital images, FamilySearch (http://www.familysearch.org : downloaded May 2012). Helen Lucille Klein certificate #80055; family information provided by Louis Klein.
  11. [S2947] "Miscellaneous Harris Co., Texas Obituaries", Obituary Central (http://www.obitcentral.com/obitsearch/obits/tx/… : viewed May 2012). Edna Earle Johnson obituary. [from the Houston Chronicle, Monday, August 6, 2001]
  12. [S2250] "Texas State Death Certificates", database with digital images, FamilySearch (http://www.familysearch.org : downloaded May 2012). Walter Douglas Ker certificate #42805; family information provided by A.S. Kerr.