Robert Ker

1843 - 1885  (42 years)

• Name	Robert Ker
  Born	1843	Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1, 2, 3]
  Gender	Male
  Residence	1851	Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  Occupation	1881	Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  	Auctioneer
  Misfortune	1885	Puslinch Lake, Puslinch Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario
  	death, drowning
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-101712
  Died	1 Oct 1885	Puslinch Lake, Puslinch Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario   [3]
  Buried	Mount View Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  Person ID	I101712	Generations
  Last Modified	6 Apr 2024

  
  

  Father	Mayor Adam Ker,   b. 1809, Hawick, , Roxburgh, Scotland ,   d. 2 Sep 1879, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 70 years)
  Mother	Martha Rutherford,   b. 1811, Hawick, , Roxburgh, Scotland ,   d. 2 Sep 1877, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 66 years)
  Family ID	F18386	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Mary Ann Wilson,   b. 1845, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. 2 Oct 1922  (Age 77 years)
  Children	1. Robert Kerr Mearns,   b. 9 Oct 1874, Great Falls, Cascade, Montana, USA ,   d. 25 Sep 1926  (Age 51 years)
  Last Modified	7 Apr 2024
  Family ID	F26771	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Mr. Ker's Body Found The mystery attending the sudden disappearance of Mr. Robert Ker, of this town is a mystery no longer. On Saturday last two young men from Guelph, named Joseph Craig and Robert Dodds, started on a shooting expedition to Puslinch lake; but finding on their arrival that they could do nothing at the big lake, proceeded in their buggy toward the little lake. When but a short way from the hotel, near Pierce's house, one of the young men thought he saw a duck on the water, and jumping out of the buggy ran towards the spot. When close to the shores of the lake, he was horrified at seeing the body of a man lying partly in and partly out of the water, only about fifty yards from the road. He at once ran and notified his companion, both in a few minutes returning to Parker's hotel for assistance. Mr. Parker and others accompanied the young men back to where the body lay, and upon examining it Mr. Parker fully identified it as being the remains of Mr. Ker. Messrs. Craig and Dodds then drove over to Hespeler and telephoned friends in Galt, who arrived as speedily as possible and took charge of the remains. It is impossible to even conjecture how poor Ker got into the position in which his remains were found. His hat was found lying on the bank as if he had taken it off and laid it there; and it may be possible that he met with his death while endeavoring to reach the water to bathe his head. When found, his left leg was buried in the mud up to the thigh, while his right was just in the water. He then appears to have fallen on his face in the mud and water, and being unable to extricate himself came to his death. The funeral of Mr. Ker took place on Sabbath afternoon last, a large concourse of citizens attending to pay the last token of respect to their unfortunate townsman. Galt Reporter Oct 16 1885 pg 1

  
  

• Sources

  [S336] Census - ON, Waterloo, Galt - 1881, Galt Division 2 Page 21. [S313] Census - ON, Waterloo, Galt - 1851, Div 1 Pg 5. [S122] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Cambridge - Mount View CC#4495 Internet Link . Robert Ker / died 1st Oct.1885 / aged 42 years / Mary Ann Wilson / his wife / died Oct.2,1922 / in her 78th year / Robert Ker Mearns / died Sept.25,1926 / aged 51 years

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 1843 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - 1851 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Auctioneer - 1881 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Mount View Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth