(from newspaper clippings and obituaries)
John Thomas Kersey (1873–1962) was a former rural mail courier, one of the first to carry mail out of Watford to the rural district. He served for 47 years with the postal department. John T. married Rachel Jane Hoskins (1883–1942). They had eight children: Elgin O. (1904–1985) who married Sarah I. McRury, Gladys (m. George Fuller), Ora (m. Donald McLellan), Doris, Louise (m. Joseph Harper), Mary (m. Frank Taylor), Donald, and Ross.
John T. was the son of Edward Kersey (–1927) and Mary Ann Clark (1847–1928) of Warwick Twp. Mary Ann Clark was one of Warwick’s most respected pioneer women. John T.’s brother Herbert, who married Minnie Shea (1896–1936), lived in Watford, but his brother Freeman moved to Georgetown.
Chapter 24 of 25 - Kersey, John
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