City: Knoxville
KEHR, Cyrus, patent, trade-mark and copyright lawyer; born near Goshen, Elkhart Co., Ind., March 30, 1856; German-Swiss descent; son of Jacob Miller and Magdalena (Kornhaus) KEHR; father’s occupation, farmer; paternal grandparents John and Magdalena (Miller) KEHR; maternal grandparents, Joseph and Barbara (Guth) KORNHAUS; educated public schools, Elkhart Co., Ind., Whiteside Co., Ill., Cornell College, Mt. Vernon, Ia., Knox College, Galesburg, Ill., graduated from Normal Department, Cornell College in 1877; in early life was a farmer, and taught school; began patent practice, Chicago, 1885; resided in Winnetka (a suburb of Chicago), 1888-99; president of Winnetka Board of Education five years; member and president Library Board; member of Winnetka Village Council; moved to Knoxville, Tenn., Dec., 1899; Tennessee Vice-Pres. Appalachian Good Roads and Park Association; married Anna M. WITMER, Nov. 9, 1886; member of Maxwell Lodge No. 433, F. & A. M., Pearl Chapter No. 24, R. A. M., Knoxville Council No. 75, R. & S. M., Knoxville, Tenn., and Tenn. Consistory No. 1, A. A. S. R. of Free Masonry, Southern Jurisdiction, U. S. A.; member of Pilgrim Congregational Church; has three daughters and one son.
