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     Gordon Bernhard Nelson is the son of Einar Bernhard Nilsson and Hazel Beatrice Kerr.²

     Marietta Genevieve Kerr was born on 4 August 1901 at Bentinck, Grey Co., ON, Canada.¹ She was the daughter of Daniel Peter Kerr and Margaret Etta Esch.¹ Marietta Genevieve Kerr married Frederick William Hare, son of Albert Edward Hare and Mary Jane Bell.¹ Marietta Genevieve Kerr died on 11 December 1976 at Delta, BC, Canada, at age 75.²
     Her married name was Hare.¹

     Frederick William Hare was born on 14 November 1894 at Nepean, Carleton Co., ON, Canada.² He was the son of Albert Edward Hare and Mary Jane Bell.² Frederick William Hare married Marietta Genevieve Kerr, daughter of Daniel Peter Kerr and Margaret Etta Esch.¹

     Velma Kerr was born circa 1918 at Rosetown, SK, Canada.¹ She was the daughter of Daniel Peter Kerr and Margaret Etta Esch.²

     Clarence Peter Kerr was born circa 1913 at Rosetown, SK, Canada.¹ He was the son of Daniel Peter Kerr and Margaret Etta Esch.²

     Mary Matilda Kerr was born on 23 July 1877 at Allan Park, Grey Co., ON, Canada.² She was the daughter of Daniel Thomas Ker and Elizabeth Mary Egerton.¹ Mary Matilda Kerr married Edward Thomas Hopkins, son of Edward James Hopkins and Mary Cuffe, on 4 January 1895 at Bentinck, Grey Co., ON, Canada.¹ Mary Matilda Kerr died on 25 April 1943 at Hanover, Grey Co., ON, Canada, at age 65.³
     As of 4 January 1895,her married name was Hopkins.¹

     Edward Thomas Hopkins was born on 2 November 1872 at Bentinck, Grey Co., ON, Canada.¹ He was the son of Edward James Hopkins and Mary Cuffe.¹ Edward Thomas Hopkins married Mary Matilda Kerr, daughter of Daniel Thomas Ker and Elizabeth Mary Egerton, on 4 January 1895 at Bentinck, Grey Co., ON, Canada.¹ Edward Thomas Hopkins died on 25 January 1966 at Bentinck, Grey Co., ON, Canada, at age 93.¹

     Edward James Hopkins married Mary Cuffe.¹

     Mary Cuffe married Edward James Hopkins.¹
     Her married name was Hopkins.¹

     Arthur Clarence Hopkins was born on 29 July 1897 at Bentinck, Grey Co., ON, Canada.¹ He was the son of Edward Thomas Hopkins and Mary Matilda Kerr.¹ Arthur Clarence Hopkins married Edith Annie Hodder, daughter of Robert Hodder and Mary Ann Underwood, on 8 February 1922 at Hanover, Grey Co., ON, Canada.¹ Arthur Clarence Hopkins died on 8 December 1977 at Hanover, Grey Co., ON, Canada, at age 80.²

     Edith Annie Hodder was born on 8 March 1899 at London, England.¹ She was the daughter of Robert Hodder and Mary Ann Underwood.¹ Edith Annie Hodder married Arthur Clarence Hopkins, son of Edward Thomas Hopkins and Mary Matilda Kerr, on 8 February 1922 at Hanover, Grey Co., ON, Canada.¹ Edith Annie Hodder died on 20 November 1994 at Hanover, Grey Co., ON, Canada, at age 95.¹
     As of 8 February 1922,her married name was Hopkins.¹      Photo courtesy of Dr. Robert Norman.¹

     Robert Hodder married Mary Ann Underwood.¹

     Mary Ann Underwood married Robert Hodder.¹
     Her married name was Hodder.¹

     Robert Edward Hopkins was born on 20 March 1926 at Hanover, Grey Co., ON, Canada.¹ He was the son of Arthur Clarence Hopkins and Edith Annie Hodder.¹ Robert Edward Hopkins died on 4 September 2004 at Kitchener, Waterloo Co., ON, Canada, at age 78.¹

     Evelyn M. Hopkins is the daughter of Arthur Clarence Hopkins and Edith Annie Hodder.²

     Ambley Hopkins was born in July 1898 at Bentinck, Grey Co., ON, Canada.¹ He was the son of Edward Thomas Hopkins and Mary Matilda Kerr.¹

     Gordon Delbert Hopkins was born on 6 March 1900 at Bentinck, Grey Co., ON, Canada.² He was the son of Edward Thomas Hopkins and Mary Matilda Kerr.¹ Gordon Delbert Hopkins married Edith M. Vickers.³ Gordon Delbert Hopkins died on 28 October 1986 at Hanover, Grey Co., ON, Canada, at age 86.¹ He was buried at Hanover Cemetery, Hanover, Grey Co., ON, Canada.³

     E. Roy Hopkins was born on 30 March 1902 at Bentinck, Grey Co., ON, Canada.² He was the son of Edward Thomas Hopkins and Mary Matilda Kerr.¹ E. Roy Hopkins married Lyla May Hillgartner on 20 February 1931.³ E. Roy Hopkins died in 1996.⁴ He was buried at Hanover Cemetery, Hanover, Grey Co., ON, Canada.⁴

     Edward Thomas Hopkins was born on 20 April 1905 at Bentinck, Grey Co., ON, Canada.² He was the son of Edward Thomas Hopkins and Mary Matilda Kerr.² Edward Thomas Hopkins died on 24 June 1992 at Durham, England, at age 87.³

     Lyla May Hillgartner was born on 15 April 1894 at Bentinck, Grey Co., ON, Canada.¹ She married E. Roy Hopkins, son of Edward Thomas Hopkins and Mary Matilda Kerr, on 20 February 1931.¹ Lyla May Hillgartner died on 4 August 1991 at Markdale, ON, Canada, at age 97.¹ She was buried at Hanover Cemetery, Hanover, Grey Co., ON, Canada.²
     As of 20 February 1931,her married name was Hopkins.¹

     Mary E. Ruth Hopkins was born on 19 June 1907 at Bentinck, Grey Co., ON, Canada.¹ She was the daughter of Edward Thomas Hopkins and Mary Matilda Kerr.¹ Mary E. Ruth Hopkins died on 12 November 1984 at Stratford, Perth Co., ON, Canada, at age 77.¹

     Lilian Hopkins was born on 12 July 1910 at Bentinck, Grey Co., ON, Canada.¹ She was the daughter of Edward Thomas Hopkins and Mary Matilda Kerr.¹
     Comment by DGB: there are death dates of 23 Dec 1980 and 23 Dec 1992 included in various trees, but the 1992 date likely comes from the death date for the wife of J. Howard Hopkins. End of comment.

     Margaret McDonald was born circa 1841 at ON, Canada.² She married John W. Ker, son of James Ker and Mary Moore.³
     Her married name was Ker.³

     William Ker was born circa 1865 at MI.¹ He was the son of John W. Ker and Margaret McDonald.¹ William Ker married Nellie M. Risdon, daughter of Charles M. Risdon and Emily Combs, on 15 September 1890 at Grand Rapids, Kent Co., MI.²

     Norman Ker was born in August 1869 at Saranac, Ionia Co., MI.^1,2 He was the son of John W. Ker and Margaret McDonald.¹ Norman Ker married Mamie L. Allison, daughter of William Allison and Helen (????), on 28 October 1892 at Grand Rapids, Kent Co., MI.² Norman Ker married Annie E. Bettes, daughter of Darius Bettes and Mary White, on 8 July 1903 at Grand Rapids, Kent Co., MI.²