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Kerr County
Kerr County is a County (United States), county located on the Edwards Plateau in the U.S. state of Texas. As of the 2020 United States Census, 2020 census, its population was 52,598. Its county seat is Kerrville, Texas, Kerrville. The county was named by Joshua Brown (Texas pioneer), Joshua D. Brown for his fellow Kentucky native, James Kerr (Texas politician), James Kerr, a congressman of the Republic of Texas. The Kerrville, TX Micropolitan Statistical Area includes all of Kerr County. History Around 8000 BC, early Native American inhabitants arrived in the area, with numerous successive cultures following in prehistoric times. Historic tribes encountered by Europeans included the Kiowa, Comanche, and Lipan Apache people, Lipan Apache. In 1842, the Adelsverein Fisher–Miller Land Grant set aside to settle 600 families and single men of Germans, German, Dutch people, Dutch, Swiss people, Swiss, Danish people, Danish, Swedish people, Swedish, and Norwegian people, Norwegian a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Kerr (Texas Politician)
James Kerr (September 24, 1790 – December 23, 1850) was a doctor, politician, Senator in Missouri, soldier, surveyor and Congressman in Texas who was active in the establishment of the Republic of Texas. Early life and family Kerr was born near Danville, Kentucky, Danville, Kentucky, the son of a Baptist minister. Reared in Missouri, Kerr fought in the War of 1812 and was later sheriff of St. Charles County, Missouri, St. Charles County, Missouri. In 1818, he married Angeline Caldwell, the daughter of James Caldwell (Missouri speaker), James Caldwell, Missouri's first Speaker of the Missouri House of Representatives, House Speaker. Kerr served in the Missouri House of Representatives during its first two terms after statehood. In 1824 he defeated his father-in-law in a race for the Missouri State Senate. He served a single term in the body. Career in Texas Kerr was appointed Surveyor General of the Texas colony of Green DeWitt in 1825. With his wife, three children an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |