err ▁married ▁the ▁former ▁Sarah ▁F ult on . ▁ ▁He ▁became ▁a ▁major ▁in ▁the ▁Texas ▁R angers ▁in ▁ 1 8 3 5 ▁and ▁in ▁the ▁army ▁of ▁the ▁Texas ▁Republic ▁in ▁ 1 8 3 6 . ▁He ▁participated ▁in ▁the ▁Battle ▁of ▁Lip ant it lán ▁on ▁November ▁ 4 , ▁ 1 8 3 5 . ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁elected ▁to ▁the ▁Third ▁Texas ▁Congress ▁in ▁ 1 8 3 8 , ▁where ▁he ▁represented ▁Jackson ▁County ▁in ▁the ▁Texas ▁House . ▁ ▁K err ' s ▁later ▁years ▁were ▁spent ▁pract icing ▁medicine ▁in ▁Jackson ▁County ▁west ▁of ▁Houston . ▁ ▁Leg acy ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 8 5 6 , ▁pione er ▁Josh ua ▁Brown ▁gave ▁the ▁land ▁that ▁became ▁the ▁K err ville ▁town site ▁and ▁named ▁it ▁" K err ville " ▁for ▁his ▁long - time ▁friend , ▁James ▁K err , ▁who ▁had ▁died ▁six ▁years ▁earlier . ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁List ▁of ▁Convention ▁of ▁ 1 8 3 2 ▁deleg ates ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁James ▁K err ' s ▁entry ▁in ▁the ▁Bi ographical ▁Encyclopedia ▁of ▁Texas ▁hosted ▁by ▁the ▁Portal ▁to ▁Texas ▁History . ▁ ▁Category : 1 7 9 0 ▁birth s ▁Category : 1 8 5 0 ▁death s ▁Category : Con vention ▁of ▁ 1 8 3 2 ▁deleg ates ▁Category : M embers ▁of ▁the ▁Missouri ▁House ▁of ▁Representatives ▁Category : M embers ▁of ▁the ▁Texas ▁Legisl ature ▁Category : M embers ▁of ▁the