John James Percy

Person/Family

Spouse 1

Jane ‘Jennie’ Kerr (daughter of George Kerr and Jessie McKinley)

1.	John J. Percy, Jr.

Sources

1. Pennsylvania and New Jersey, U.S., Church and Town Records, 1669-2013 (available at ancestry.com), Image 84 of 335, John James Percy, born: 25 June 1872, son of David and Rebecca Percy, baptized 13 October 1872.
2. Find a Grave (website). Bloomfield Cemetery, Bloomfield, Essex County, New Jersey, John J. Percy, born: 1872; died: 1948 (from record, which provides the names and link for his wife).
3. Massachusetts, U.S., Marriage Records, 1840-1915 (available at ancestry.com), John J. Percy, age 28, born in Philadelphia, PA, hatter, first marriage, father: David [Percy]; mother: Rebecca Cornwath; Jennie Kerr, age 20, born in Scotland, weaver, first marriage, father: George [Kerr]; mother: Jessie McKinley; married on 30 October 1901 in Fall River, Massachusetts.
4. U.S. Federal Census, 1910, New Jersey, Essex County, Bloomfield City, E.D. 150, Sheet No. 15A, John Carlson [sic], 39, Ireland, laborer, odd jobs; wife of 18 years Mary Carlson, 41, Pennsylvania, 9 children, 7 living; daughter Mary J. Carlson, 15, New Jersey; son Lloyd P. Carlson, 11, New Jersey; daughter Rebecca Carlson, 10, Massachusetts; son John Carlson, Jr., 6, New Jersey; son William Carlson, 5, New Jersey; daughter Maggie Carlson, 3/12, New Jersey; daughter Dorothy Carlson, 3/12, New Jersey; son-in-law [sic, this should be brother-in-law, brother of Mary (Percy) Carson] John Percy, 38, Pennsylvania, laborer, building; daughter [sic, should be sister-in-law, John Percy’s wife] and wife of 8 years Jennie Percy, 27, Massachusetts, 1 child, 1 living; son John Percy, 7, Massachusetts.
5. New Jersey State Census, 1915, Essex County, Bloomfield Township, E.D. 4, Sheet No. 8A, John J. Percy, 43, Penna., June 1871, pressman; Jane Percy, 32, Scotland, Apr. 1883; John J. Percy, Jr., 12, Mass., Dec. 1914 [sic, his age is probably correct, but his birth year is known to be 1902]; George Kerr, 26, Scotland, Mar. 1889, Edison; Alexander Kerr, 21, Mass., Mar. 1894, pressman.
6. U.S. Federal Census, 1920, New Jersey, Essex County, Bloomfield, E.D. 21, Sheet No. 11A, John J. Percy, 47, Pennsylvania, pressman, chemical wks; wife Jane Percy, 37, Scotland; son John J. Percy, Jr., 17, Massachusetts, clerical wk., electrical fact.; br-in-law Albert Kerr, 23, Massachusetts.
7. U.S. Federal Census, 1930, New Jersey, Essex County, Bloomfield, E.D. 7-328, Sheet No. 6B, John J. Percy, 57, Pennsylvania, first married age 28, die stamper, battery; wife Jane Percy, 48, Scotland, first married age 20; brother in law Alexander Kerr, 35, Massachusetts, first married age 21, clerk, retail grocery; sister in law Mary J. Kerr, 34, Ireland, first married age 20; cousin Robert Black, 23, Massachusetts, shipping labor, wholesale food products.
8. U.S. Federal Census, 1940, New Jersey, Atlantic County, Mays Landing, E.D. 1-100, Sheet No. 12A, John Percy Jr., 37, Mass., farmer, poultry; wife Catherine Percy, 35, Penna.; father John Percy Sr., 67, Penna., residence on 1 April 1935: Bloomfield, NJ.
9. U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995, Bloomfield, New Jersey, 1949, Page 665, Percy Jane wid John J. h 158 Montgomery. --John J died Nov 12 1948 age 76.