Lawrence Benjamin Kearsey

1911 - 1988  (76 years)

• Name	Lawrence Benjamin Kearsey  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6]
  Birth	8 Apr 1911	Pennsylvania, USA   [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6]
  Gender	Male
  FSID	GS5X-SKH
  Residence	1930	Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio, USA   [6]
  Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Son
  Death	18 Mar 1988	Elgin, Kane, Illinois   [5]
  Person ID	I1468	Perchinske Strohmeyer Tree
  Last Modified	5 Aug 2025

  
  

  Father	George E Kersey,   b. 1870, USA d. 1924, Pennsylvania (Age 54 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Vera Strohmeyer,   b. 26 May 1888, Altoona, Pennsylvania d. 6 Aug 1959, Santa Clara, California, USA (Age 71 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	26 Jan 1904	Conemaugh, Cambria, Pennsylvania, USA   [7, 8]
  	Vera was only 15 years of age and George was 34 years old
  		record-image_-31
  Age at Marriage	He : ~ 34 years and 1 month - She : 15 years and 8 months.
  Family ID	F501	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

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  Birth - 8 Apr 1911 - Pennsylvania, USA Residence - Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Son - 1930 - Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio, USA Death - 18 Mar 1988 - Elgin, Kane, Illinois  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

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• Sources

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