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Catherine Kerns 1785–1859 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1785

Birth Location: Bedford, Bedford, Virginia, United States

Death Date: 1859

Death Location: Russell, Kentucky, United States

Father: Michael Sr

Mother: Elizabeth Schafer

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Catherine Kerns was born in 1785 in Bedford, Bedford, Virginia, United States, the child of Michael Gabriel Karnes Sr And Elizabeth Catherine Schafer. Catherine Kerns passed away in 1859 in Russell, Kentucky, United States.

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Biography

  • Catherine Kerns was born in 1785 in Bedford, Bedford, Virginia, United States, the child of Michael Gabriel Karnes Sr And Elizabeth Catherine Schafer.
  • Catherine Kerns passed away in 1859 in Russell, Kentucky, United States.

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Catherine Kerns's Ancestors

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Catherine Kerns
1785–1859
Birth Place: Bedford, Bedford, Virginia, United States
Parents
Michael Gabriel Karnes Sr
1729–1807
Fredrick, Augusta, Virginia, United States
Elizabeth (Catherine) Schafer
1744–1810
Bedford, Bedford, Virginia, United States
Grandparents
Nicholas Kern
1698–1774
Germany, Netherlands
Catherine Engen
1702–1750
Virginia, USA
Jacob (Persinger Sr.) *
1715–1789
Zumikon, Zurich, Switzerland
Mary (Catherine Pence 5th) GGM
1723–1756
VA
Great-Grandparents
Anna Mueller
1645–1745
Hans GGF
1683–1738
Anna GGM
1688–1733
JOHANN I
1710–1751
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Elsi Eberhart
1613–1659
Hans GGF
1658–1687
Friede Graf
1660–1737
Eisbeth Bitterli
1663–1754

Catherine Kerns's Timeline

2 Records

1785
1785
Birth of Catherine Kerns in Bedford, Bedford, Virginia, United States
Bedford, Bedford, Virginia, United States
1859
1859
Age 74
Death of Catherine Kerns in Russell, Kentucky, United States
Russell, Kentucky, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1785
    Event Place: Bedford, Bedford, Virginia, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1859
    Event Place: Russell, Kentucky, United States

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