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Benjamin S. Kerns 1759–1836 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 6 June 1759

Birth Location: Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania, USA

Death Date: 26 July 1836

Death Location: Ross County, Ohio, USA

Father: David Kerns

Mother: Anne Williams

Spouse(s): Sarah WINDER, Sarah Winder, Sarah Winder

Children(s): Mary Kern, Abner Kerns, Benjamin Kerns, Catherine Kerns, Joseph Kerns, Margaret Kerns, Mary Kerns, Nancy Carnes, Rebecca Carnes, Susannah Kerns, William Kerns, Mary Claypool, William Kerns, Benjamin Kerns, Abner Kerns, John Kerns, Henry Carnes

The story of Benjamin S. Kerns began in 1759 in Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania, USA. Benjamin S. Kerns married Sarah Sally Winder, Sarah Winder, and had children including Abner Kerns, Abner Winder Kerns, Benjamin Kerns, Catherine Kerns, Henry Carnes, John Henry Kerns, Joseph Kerns, Margaret Kerns, Mary Polly Kerns Claypool, Mary Ann Kerns, Mary Polly Kern, Nancy Carnes, Peter Kerns, Rebecca Carnes, Susannah Kerns, William Kerns. Benjamin S. Kerns passed away in 1836 in Ross County, Ohio, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Benjamin S. Kerns began in 1759 in Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania, USA.
  • Benjamin S. Kerns married Sarah Sally Winder, Sarah Winder, and had children including Abner Kerns, Abner Winder Kerns, Benjamin Kerns, Catherine Kerns, Henry Carnes, John Henry Kerns, Joseph Kerns, Margaret Kerns, Mary Polly Kerns Claypool, Mary Ann Kerns, Mary Polly Kern, Nancy Carnes, Peter Kerns, Rebecca Carnes, Susannah Kerns, William Kerns.
  • Benjamin S. Kerns passed away in 1836 in Ross County, Ohio, USA.

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Benjamin Kerns's Ancestors

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Benjamin Kerns
1759–1836
Birth Place: Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania, USA
Parents
David Carnes Kearns Kerns
1735–1763
Pennsylvania, Somerset, Pennsylvania, United States
Anne (Hathaway) Williams
1740–1800
Scotland, Scotland, United Kingdom
Grandparents
Hugh (Cairnes Carnes Kearns) Kerns
1700–1780
,,West Virginia,USA
Ann (Ukm (Cairnes, Carnes, Kearns,) Kerns)
1700–1780
West Virginia, West Virginia, USA
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Benjamin Kerns's Descendants

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Benjamin (S.) Kerns (6 June 1759–26 July 1836) m. Sarah ("Sally") WINDER (5 Oct 1768–24 Mar 1848) m. Sarah Winder (5 Oct 1768–21 Mar 1818) m. Sarah Winder (18 Aug 1740–8 May 1811)
  1. 1. Mary (Polly) Kern 1788–1875 m. Jacob Reber_Weinmueller 1786–1846
    1. 1. Levi Reber 1827–1842
    2. 2. Jacob Reber 1808–1882
    3. 3. Maria Reber 1810–1891
    4. 4. John Reber 1809–1891
    5. 5. Abram Reber 1822–1876
    6. 6. Mary (A.) Reber 1843–1920
    7. 7. Ann Armstrong 1833–1903
    8. 8. Frederick Reber 1820–1907
    9. 9. Samuel Reber 1816–1870
    10. 10. Michael Reber 1817–1907
    11. 11. Matilda Reiber 1871–
  2. 2. Abner (Winder) Kerns 1789–1846
  3. 3. Benjamin Kerns 1804–1865
  4. 4. Catherine Kerns 1786–
  5. 5. Joseph Kerns 1796–1857 m. Catharine (Caty) Devins 1801–1886 m. Catherine Kerns 1800–1851
    1. 1. Mariah (Ann) Barrett 1822–1912
    2. 2. Isabel Kerns 1824–1908
    3. 3. Eleanor (Ellen) Kerns 1829–1918
    4. 4. Owen (J) Kerns 1842–1923
    5. 5. Mary Kerns 1834–1913
      1. 1. Samuel (J.) Steele 1857–
    6. 6. Emily Kerns 1837–1906
    7. 7. Samuel Kerns 1827–1889
    8. 8. William (Henry) Kerns 1839–1929
    9. 9. Juliette Kerns 1832–1917
    10. 10. Elizabeth Kerns 1820–1892
  6. 6. Margaret Kerns 1788–1840
  7. 7. Mary (Ann) Kerns 1788–1875
  8. 8. Nancy Carnes 1792–1881
  9. 9. Rebecca Carnes 1796–
  10. 10. Susannah Kerns 1794–
  11. 11. William Kerns 1800–1873
  12. 12. Mary ("Polly" KERNS) Claypool 1798–1864
  13. 13. William Kerns 1800–1873
  14. 14. Benjamin Kerns 1804–1865
  15. 15. Abner Kerns 1789–1846
  16. 16. John (Henry) Kerns 1783–1861
  17. 17. Henry Carnes 1784–1865

Benjamin Kerns's Timeline

2 Records

1759
6 June 1759
Birth of Benjamin S. Kerns in Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania, USA
Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania, USA
1836
26 July 1836
Age 77
Death of Benjamin S. Kerns in Ross County, Ohio, USA
Ross County, Ohio, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 6 June 1759
    Event Place: Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 26 July 1836
    Event Place: Ross County, Ohio, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

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