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Kerr-Settle family of North Carolina

Bartlett Yancey (1785-1828) — of North Carolina. Born near Yanceyville,CaswellCounty, N.C.,February19, 1785.U.S.Representative from North Carolina, 1813-17 (at-large 1813-15,9th District 1815-17); member ofNorthCarolina state senate, 1817-27.Slaveowner. Died near Yanceyville,CaswellCounty, N.C.,August30, 1828 (age43 years, 193days).Interment in private or family graveyard.

Note: This is just one of1,325 family groupings listed onThe Political Graveyard web site.These families each have three or more politician members, all linked together by blood, marriage or adoption.

These groupings — even thenames of the groupings,and the areas of main activity — are the result of a computer algorithm working with the data I have,not the choices of any historian or genealogist.

John Kerr (1782-1842) — of Virginia. Born near Yanceyville,CaswellCounty, N.C.,August4, 1782.Democrat.U.S.Representative from Virginia, 1813-15, 1815-17 (14th District1813-15, 15th District 1815-17).Slaveowner. DiedSeptember29, 1842 (age60 years, 56days).Interment atBaptistCemetery, Yanceyville, N.C.

	Relatives:Father ofJohnKerr Jr.; granduncle ofJohnHosea Kerr; first cousin by marriage ofThomasSettle (1789-1857); first cousin ofBartlettYancey; first cousin once removed ofThomasSettle (1831-1888); first cousin twice removed ofThomasSettle (1865-1919).
		Political family:Kerr-Settlefamily of North Carolina.
		See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage

	Relatives: Firstcousin by marriage ofThomasSettle (1789-1857); first cousin ofJohnKerr; first cousin once removed ofThomasSettle (1831-1888); first cousin twice removed ofThomasSettle (1865-1919).
		Political family:Kerr-Settlefamily of North Carolina.
		Yancey County,N.C. is named for him.
		See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage

Thomas Settle (1789-1857) — of North Carolina. Born near Reidsville,RockinghamCounty, N.C.,March 9,1789.Democrat. Member ofNorthCarolina house of commons, 1816, 1826-27;U.S.Representative from North Carolina 9th District, 1817-21;superior court judge in North Carolina, 1832.Slaveowner. Died inRockinghamCounty, N.C.,August5, 1857 (age68 years, 149days).Intermentaprivate or family graveyard, Rockingham County, N.C.

	Relatives:Father ofThomasSettle (1831-1888); uncle ofDavidSettle Reid; grandfather ofThomasSettle (1865-1919); first cousin by marriage ofJohnKerr andBartlettYancey.
		Political family:Kerr-Settlefamily of North Carolina.
		See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage

John Kerr Jr. (1811-1879) — of Yanceyville,CaswellCounty, N.C.Born near Danville,PittsylvaniaCounty, Va.,February10, 1811.U.S.Representative from North Carolina 5th District, 1853-55; memberofNorthCarolina house of commons, 1858.Slaveowner. DiedSeptember5, 1879 (age68 years, 207days).Interment atCityCemetery, Yanceyville, N.C.

	Relatives: SonofJohnKerr.
		Political family:Kerr-Settlefamily of North Carolina.
		See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage

David Settle Reid (1813-1891) — also known asDavid S. Reid — of Reidsville,RockinghamCounty, N.C.Born inRockinghamCounty, N.C.,April19, 1813.Democrat.Lawyer;U.S.Representative from North Carolina 3rd District, 1843-47;Governor ofNorth Carolina, 1851-54;U.S.Senator from North Carolina, 1854-59.Slaveowner. DiedJune 19,1891 (age78 years, 61days).Interment atGreenviewCemetery, Reidsville, N.C.

	Relatives:Nephew ofThomasSettle.
		Political family:Kerr-Settlefamily of North Carolina.
		See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage —NationalGovernors Association biography

Thomas Settle (1831-1888) — ofRockinghamCounty, N.C.; Florida.Born inRockinghamCounty, N.C.,January23, 1831.Member ofNorthCarolina house of commons, 1854-59;delegateto North Carolina secession convention, 1861; served in theConfederate Army during the Civil War;delegateto North Carolina state constitutional convention, 1865; memberofNorthCarolina state senate, 1866-68;justice ofNorth Carolina state supreme court, 1868-71; U.S. Minister toPeru, 1871; candidate forGovernor ofNorth Carolina, 1876;U.S.District Judge for the Northern District of Florida, 1877-88;died in office 1888.Died in Raleigh,WakeCounty, N.C.,December1, 1888 (age57 years, 313days).Interment atOakdaleCemetery, Wilmington, N.C.

	Relatives: SonofThomasSettle (1789-1857); father ofThomasSettle (1865-1919); first cousin once removed ofJohnKerr andBartlettYancey.
		Political family:Kerr-Settlefamily of North Carolina.
		See alsofederaljudicial profile —U.S. State Dept career summary —BiographicalDirectory of Federal Judges

Thomas Settle (1865-1919) — of Reidsville,RockinghamCounty, N.C.; Asheville,BuncombeCounty, N.C.Born near Wentworth,RockinghamCounty, N.C.,March10, 1865.Republican.U.S.Representative from North Carolina 5th District, 1893-97;delegate to Republican National Convention from North Carolina,1904,1916;candidate forGovernor ofNorth Carolina, 1912.Died in Asheville,BuncombeCounty, N.C.,January20, 1919 (age53 years, 316days).Interment atOakdaleCemetery, Wilmington, N.C.

	Relatives: SonofThomasSettle (1831-1888); grandson ofThomasSettle (1789-1857); first cousin twice removed ofJohnKerr andBartlettYancey.
		Political family:Kerr-Settlefamily of North Carolina.
		See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage —Find-A-Gravememorial

John Hosea Kerr (1873-1958) — also known asJohn H. Kerr — of Warrenton,WarrenCounty, N.C.Born in Yanceyville,CaswellCounty, N.C.,December31, 1873.Democrat.Lawyer;mayor of Warrenton, N.C., 1897-98; superior court judge in NorthCarolina 3rd District, 1916-21;U.S.Representative from North Carolina 2nd District, 1923-53;delegate to Democratic National Convention from North Carolina,1940.Baptist.Member,Freemasons.Died in Warrenton,WarrenCounty, N.C.,June 21,1958 (age84 years, 172days).Interment atFairviewCemetery, Warrenton, N.C.

	Relatives: Sonof Capt. John H. Kerr and Eliza Katherine (Yancey) Kerr; married toElla Foote; grandnephew ofJohnKerr.
		Political family:Kerr-Settlefamily of North Carolina.
		The John H. Kerrdam,inMecklenburgCounty, Virginia, isnamed forhim. — KerrLake,an impoundment on the Roanoke River, inMecklenburg,Charlotte,andHalifaxcounties, Virginia, andVance,Granville,andWarrencounties, North Carolina, isnamed forhim.
		Epitaph: "He Loved God And His FellowMan."
		See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage —Wikipedia article —Find-A-Gravememorial

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