KERSH Joseph Morah

1862 - 1902  (40 years)

• Name	KERSH Joseph Morah
  Born	26 Jan 1862	Jackson, Hinds, Mississippi
  Gender	Male
  Died	7 Sep 1902	Dickinson, Galveston, Texas
  Buried	Guiceland Cemetery, Salmon, Anderson, Texas
  Person ID	I0025	THARP
  Last Modified	22 Sep 2006

  
  

  Father	KERSH Daniel Green Rogers,   b. 16 Nov 1838, Goshen Springs, Rankin, Mississippi ,   d. 28 Feb 1906, Byron's Switch, Anderson, Texas  (Age 67 years)
  Mother	LINDSEY Elizabeth Emma Kathleen,   b. 14 Jul 1833, Rankin County, Mississippi ,   d. 17 May 1884, Salmon, Anderson, Texas  (Age 50 years)
  Married	14 Mar 1861	Rankin County, Mississippi
  Histories		KERSH Anderson County, Texas A Brief History
  		KERSH The Daniel Green Rogers Kersh Family of Anderson County, Texas
  Videos		The Family of Daniel Green Rogers Kersh
  Family ID	F0012	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family	MCKINNEY Nancy Ann,   b. 19 Aug 1858, Salmon, Anderson, Texas ,   d. 18 Jun 1939, Dallas, Dallas, Texas  (Age 80 years)
  Married	6 Sep 1882	Anderson County, Texas
  Notes	We have a Marriage Certificate from Anderson County signed by R J Royall, Clerk of County Court, Anderson County, the 26th of October, 1882 certifying the Joseph Kersh & Miss Nancy McKinney were married on the 6th of September,1882 by JM Wigington, MG
  Children	1. KERSH Infant Son,   b. 20 Jul 1883, Anderson County, Texas ,   d. 7 Aug 1883, Anderson County, Texas  (Age 0 years)   2. KERSH Annie,   b. 6 Dec 1884, Anderson County, Texas ,   d. 4 Oct 1887, Anderson County, Texas  (Age 2 years)   3. KERSH Nettie,   b. 1 May 1889, Texas ,   d. 18 Aug 1891, Stryker, Polk, Texas  (Age 2 years) + 4. KERSH Mary Ella,   b. 29 Sep 1893, Stryker, Polk, Texas ,   d. 19 Jun 1979, Dallas, Dallas, Texas  (Age 85 years)   5. KERSH Ellen,   b. 29 Sep 1893, Stryker, Polk, Texas ,   d. Aft Jun 1900, Texas  (Age 6 years) + 6. KERSH Josie,   b. 12 Apr 1895, Stryker, Polk, Texas ,   d. 06 Oct 1966, Dallas, Dallas, Texas  (Age 71 years)   7. KERSH Gertrude,   b. 25 Oct 1898, Corrigan, Polk, Texas ,   d. 19 Mar 1950, Phoenix, Maricopa, Arizona  (Age 51 years)
  Videos		The Family of Daniel Green Rogers Kersh
  Family ID	F0011	Group Sheet

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 26 Jan 1862 - Jackson, Hinds, Mississippi Married - 6 Sep 1882 - Anderson County, Texas Died - 7 Sep 1902 - Dickinson, Galveston, Texas Buried - - Guiceland Cemetery, Salmon, Anderson, Texas  = Link to Google Maps   = Link to Google Earth
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• Photos » Slide Show		KERSH Joseph Morah Kersh
  		KERSH Joseph Morah Kersh
  		KERSH Joseph Morah Kersh and Nancy Ann McKinney Kersh
  		KERSH Joseph Morah Kersh and Nancy Ann McKinney Kersh

  
  

  Documents » Slide Show		KERSH Joseph Morah Memorial Card
  		KERSH Josie Kersh Birth Record
  		Anderson County, Texas Marriages
  		1900 US Census, Polk County, Texas, Precint 3, page16 Joseph Morah Kersh family line 86 It is noted here that Nancy Ann McKinney Kersh was the mother of ten with only four living at the time of the census. Ellen, the twin of Mary Ella would died in 1909. Of additional note of interest is the fact that there was a servant/cook who also is shown to have been the mother of 10 children, with four living.
  		KERSH Joseph Morah Kersh Assassinatin Article
  		KERSH Joseph Morah Kersh Assassination Article
  		KERSH Joseph Morah Kersh Assassination Article
  		KERSH Joseph Morah Kersh Assassination Article
  		KERSH Joseph Morah Kersh Killer Caught
  		KERSH Joseph Morah Kersh Galveston Court Notes
  		KERSH Joseph Morah Kersh and Nancy Ann McKinney Marriage Certificate
  		KERSH Article about the death of one of the two boys who were hired to deliver the telegraph informing Daniel Green Rogers Kersh of the murder of his son, Joseph Morah Kersh.

  
  

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  KERSH Joseph Morah Kersh

  
  

• Notes

  Joseph Kersh was a railroad worker. In 1902 he entered a store in Dickinson, Texas that was run by a Jewish man, and bought some sardines, crackers and a coke, intending to eat them in the store. The store owner refused to let hme eat the "stinking sardines" in the store, so Joseph slapped him and left. As he walked away from the store, the Jewish man ran upstairs and got his gun. While his wife held the window curtains aside, the store owner shot Joseph in the back, striking him with buckshot where his suspenders crossed. Joseph's wife, Nan, was nearby and ran to her husband. He died in her arms, while a crowd gathered around them. Joseph was brought home to Salmon, Texas for burial at Guiceland Cemetery. His three daughters were placed in a Masonic children's home in Fort Worth, Texas.