Kerr Smith

2006 NBC Winter TCA All-Star Party - Arrivals

Smith in 2006, photo by PrPhotos.com

Birth Name: Kerr Van Cleve Smith

Place of Birth: Exton, Pennsylvania, U.S.

Date of Birth: March 9, 1972

Ethnicity: German, as well as Scottish, English

Kerr Smith is an American actor. He is known for his roles in the films Final Destination and The Forsaken, and the show Riverdale, among others.

He is married to Lisa Smith.

Kerr’s paternal grandfather was Robert William Smith (the son of Thomas Oldham Smith and Pearl Edna Thompson). Robert was born in Massachusetts. Thomas was the son of William Smith and Alice A. Pearl was the daughter of Robert B. Thompson and Ellen C.

Kerr’s paternal grandmother was Doris Virginia Kerr (the daughter of Robert Van Cleve Kerr and Mabel Lula Knouse). Doris was born in Pennsylvania. Robert was the son of Robert John Kerr and Carrie/Carry Helen Cougle. Mabel was the daughter of Oliver Perry Knouse and Ada Jane Kaufman.

Kerr’s maternal grandfather was named Robert Bertram Hess (the son of Edith Adell Hess). Robert was born in Pennsylvania. Edith was the daughter of William Jackson Hess and Susan C. Keen.

Kerr’s maternal grandmother was Anne A. Aierstuck (the daughter of Walter Brenninger Aierstuck and Sara H. Righter). Anne was born in Pennsylvania, and was of Pennsylvania Dutch [German] descent. Walter was the son of John G. Aierstuck and Elizabeth Anne “Lizzie” Brenninger. Sara was the daughter of Noble Calvin Righter and Lillie Hougendobler.

Sources: Marriage record of Kerr’s paternal grandparents, Robert William Smith and Doris Virginia Kerr – https://familysearch.org

Obituary record of Kerr’s paternal grandfather, Robert William Smith – https://familysearch.org

Marriage record of Kerr’s paternal great-grandparents, Thomas Oldham Smith and Pearl Edna Thompson – https://familysearch.org

Marriage record of Kerr’s paternal great-grandparents, Robert Van Cleve Kerr and Mabel Lula Knouse – https://familysearch.org

Marriage record of Kerr’s paternal great-great-grandparents, Oliver Perry Knouse and Ada Jane Kaufman – https://familysearch.org

Obituary of Kerr’s maternal grandmother, Anne A. (Aierstuck) Hess Heagy – http://lancasteronline.com

Kerr’s maternal great-great-grandparents, Noble Calvin Righter and Lillie Hougendobler – https://www.familysearch.org

Kerr’s maternal great-great-grandmother, Lillie Hougendobler, on the 1880 U.S. Census – https://www.familysearch.org

2 Responses

  1. bablah says:

    Kerr’s maternal grandfather was Robert Bertram Hess (the son of Edith Adell Hess). Robert was born in Pennsylvania. Edith was the daughter of William J. Hess and Susan Keen.

    Kerr’s maternal grandmother was Anne Aierstuck (the daughter of Walter Brenninger Aierstuck and Sara H. Righter). Anne was born in Pennsylvania. Walter was the son of John G. Aierstuck and Elizabeth Anne Brenninger. Sara was the daughter of Noble Calvin Righter and Lillie Hougendobler.

  2. bablah says:

    Sources:
    https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVT2-FPBR
    https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VF9B-MHF
    https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VFMF-MFW
    https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VFMX-YXG
    https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VF96-48V

    Paternal grandfather was Robert William Smith, son of Thomas Oldhan Smith and Pearl Edna Thompson. Thomas was the son of Alice A. and William Smith. Pearl was the daughter of Ellen C. and Robert B. Thompson.

    Paternal grandmother was Doris Virginia Kerr, daughter of Robert Van Cleve Kerr and Mabel Lula Knouse. Robert was the son of Robert John Kerr and Carrie Helen Cougle. Mabel was the daughter of Oliver Perry Knouse and Ada Jane Kaufman. Oliver was the son of William Knouse and Nancy(possibly Mickey/Muecke). Ada was the daughter of Joseph Kauffman and Martha.

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