Robert Kerr, rich and eccentric who died at Nevada, Wyandot county, 11th int., began life as a tanner's apprentice; died the richest man in Marion or Wyandot counties, owning 1,059 acres of land in Crawford Co., 2,673 In Marion county, and 448 in Wyandot county, besides city property and large banking interests. He never went to school and had no education. He learned to write his name only. His mental faculty for financial calculations was remarkable, and while he could not "cypher," he never made a mistake in his mental calculations.