Kerfoot

(from clippings)

Richard W. Kerfoot (1860–1896) was born in Montaque Twp., Lanark County.

Richard and his sister came to Warwick Village. His brother-in-law James Morris of Warwick taught him the blacksmith’s trade. The 1881 Warwick census lists Richard as a blacksmith. Later Richard worked in Watford as a carriage blacksmith, until he moved to Detroit where, at the age of 31, he married Bertha Adele Whitney. They had one son, Raymond Whitney Kerfoot (1892–), who was only four when his father died.

Richard’s widow remarried and in 1953 was widowed again, living in Dayton, Ohio with her daughter from her second marriage.

Of interest — A Watford Guide-Advocate article dated April 1, 1887: Watford Boys Who Have Made Their Mark Abroad, states that “R. G. Kerfoot is the owner of a valuable farm near Drayton, Dakota. He has done well since going west.” This may have been a brother or cousin to Richard.

Chapter 24 of 25 - Kerfoot Family

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