Kerr Boyce DeWalt

b. 22 September 1819, d. 25 April 1891
  • Kerr Boyce DeWalt was born on 22 September 1819 in Newberry District, South Carolina.
  • Kerr Boyce DeWalt appeared in the US federal census of 1 June 1860 in Livingston PO, Polk County, Texas. Also in he household were his wife Mary (age 37) and children Caroline (18), Lucien (16), Waters (14), Fanny (13) and David (11.)
  • He was a planter, according to the 1860 census.
  • On Thursday, 16 February 1865, Green Wood recorded in his plantation daily account book: "Sent to Major Dewalt 14 Baskets corn, 200 Bundle fodder and 194 lb meat."
  • Kerr Boyce DeWalt died on 25 April 1891 at age 71 in Polk County, Texas.
  • For additional biographical information, see The Handbook of Texas Online.
  • Last Edited: 18 Nov 2014