Background
Karr, Robert Mcnary was born in September 1878 in Bloomington, Indiana, United States. Son of John and Mary Elizabeth (Alexander) Karr.
Karr, Robert Mcnary was born in September 1878 in Bloomington, Indiana, United States. Son of John and Mary Elizabeth (Alexander) Karr.
Bachelor of Arts, Monmouth (Illinois) College, 1907, A.M., 1909, Doctor of Divinity, 1922. Graduate Pittsburgh Theological Seminary, 1909.
Ordained ministry U.P. Church, 1909. Pastor successively Tacoma, Washington, Kansas City, Missoury, and Oakmont, Pennsylvania, until 1922. Professor systematic theology and homiletics, Xenia Theological Seminary, St. Louis, Missouri, 1922-1939, also vice president, 1923-1930.
Professor systematic and biblical theology, Pittsburgh-Xenia Theological Seminary, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 1930-1949, also registrar, 1930-1949, retired 1949. Editor and author (with others) Children of the Covenant, 1921. Home: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania†.
Married Annis Bertha Marshall, August 6, 1909. Children: Margaret Elizabeth, Robert Livingstone, Katharine Louise, Frances Mary.