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George Kerns 1772–1851 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1772

Birth Location: Winchester, Frederick, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 6 AUG 1851

Death Location: Ridgecrest, Frederick, Virginia, USA

Father: Jacob Kerns

Mother: Sarah None

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Reid, Lydia Trowbridge

Children(s): Mary Kerns, Sarah Kerns, George Kerns, Nathan Kerns, John Kerns, Jacob Kerns, Mary Kerns, Ephraim Kerns, Mariah Kerns, Elizabeth Kerns, Abraham Kerns, Enoch Kerns, Thomas Kerns

George Kerns was born in 1772 in Winchester, Frederick, Virginia, USA, the child of Jacob Kerns And Sarah. In 1850, George Kerns was employed in Frederick County, Virginia, USA. George Kerns married Elizabeth Reid, Lydia Trowbridge, and had children including Abraham Kerns, Elizabeth Jane Kerns, Enoch Harvey Kerns, Ephraim Kerns, George Kerns, Jacob Kerns, John Kerns, Mariah Kerns, Mary Kerns, Mary Margaret Kerns, Nathan Kerns, Sarah Kerns, Thomas Kerns. George Kerns passed away in 1851 in Ridgecrest, Frederick, Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • George Kerns was born in 1772 in Winchester, Frederick, Virginia, USA, the child of Jacob Kerns And Sarah.
  • In 1850, George Kerns was employed in Frederick County, Virginia, USA.
  • George Kerns married Elizabeth Reid, Lydia Trowbridge, and had children including Abraham Kerns, Elizabeth Jane Kerns, Enoch Harvey Kerns, Ephraim Kerns, George Kerns, Jacob Kerns, John Kerns, Mariah Kerns, Mary Kerns, Mary Margaret Kerns, Nathan Kerns, Sarah Kerns, Thomas Kerns.
  • George Kerns passed away in 1851 in Ridgecrest, Frederick, Virginia, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Jacob Kerns
1738–1811
Birth Location: York, York, Pennsylvania, USA
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Sarah None
1740–1830
Birth Location: Frederick County, Virginia, USA
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Spouses(s)

Elizabeth Reid
1776–1836
Birth Location: Frederick County, Virginia, USA
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Lydia Trowbridge
1790–1848
Birth Location: –
LT

Children(s)

Mary Kerns
1794–1851
Birth Location: Frederick County, Virginia, USA
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Sarah Kerns
1796–1895
Birth Location: –
SK
George Kerns
1798–1895
Birth Location: –
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Nathan Kerns
1801–1872
Birth Location: Frederick County, Virginia, USA
NK
John Kerns
1803–1850
Birth Location: –
JK
Jacob Kerns
1805–1868
Birth Location: Frederick County, Virginia, USA
JK
Mary Kerns
1811–1899
Birth Location: –
MK
Ephraim Kerns
1813–1897
Birth Location: Frederick County, Virginia, USA
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Mariah Kerns
1816–1878
Birth Location: –
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Elizabeth Kerns
1818–1902
Birth Location: –
EK
Abraham Kerns
1820–1897
Birth Location: Frederick County, Virginia, USA
AK
Enoch Kerns
1822–1854
Birth Location: –
EK
Thomas Kerns
1808–1870
Birth Location: Ridgecrest, Frederick, Virginia, USA
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George Kerns's Ancestors

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George Kerns
1772–1851
Birth Place: Winchester, Frederick, Virginia, USA
Parents
Jacob Kerns
1738–1811
York, York, Pennsylvania, USA
Sarah
1740–1830
Frederick County, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

George Kerns's Descendants

1.
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George Kerns (1772–6 AUG 1851) m. Elizabeth Reid (1776–1836) m. Lydia Trowbridge (1790–1848)
  1. 1. Mary Kerns 1794–1851 m. John Oates 1788–1823 m. Asa Rosenberger 1794–1858
  2. 2. Sarah Kerns 1796–1895
  3. 3. George Kerns 1798–1895
    1. 1. David (Franklin) Kerns 1822–1906
    2. 2. James (C.) Kerns 1822–
    3. 3. Elias Kerns 1825–
    4. 4. Urias Kerns 1827–1849
    5. 5. Elihu Kerns 1828–
    6. 6. Catherine Kerns 1830–1907
    7. 7. Martha Kerns 1832–1905 m. Lewis Fletcher 1825–1887
      1. 1. Thornton (Erastus) Fletcher 1851–1925
      2. 2. Flavius (Josephus) Fletcher 1854–1916
      3. 3. Adaline (V.) Fletcher 1856–1887
      4. 4. Elihu (Christopher) Fletcher 1855–1934
      5. 5. George (William) Fletcher 1858–1939
      6. 6. James (Sydnor) Fletcher 1862–1932
      7. 7. Richard Fletcher 1862–
      8. 8. Jacob (H. B.) Fletcher 1864–
      9. 9. Susan (Catherine) Fletcher 1864–1944
    8. 8. Mary Kerns 1834–1926
    9. 9. Lemuel Kerns 1836–
    10. 10. George (W.) Kerns 1843–
    11. 11. Jane Kerns 1839– m. Elias Fletcher 1837–1866
      1. 1. Ida (V. A.) Fletcher 1860–
      2. 2. Charles (M. C.) Fletcher 1863–
      3. 3. Emma (Nannie B.) Fletcher 1865–
      4. 4. Edward (Jerome Canter) Fletcher 1865–1929
    12. 12. Rebecca (Ann) Kerns 1846–1928
    13. 13. Margery (Virginia) Kerns 1857–
    14. 14. Casper (S.) Kerns 1857–1861
    15. 15. Amanda (Cordelia) Kerns 1860–
    16. 16. Franklin (Perry) Kerns 1861–1945
  4. 4. Nathan Kerns 1801–1872 m. Elizabeth Parish 1803–1865
    1. 1. Mahala Kerns 1823–1865
    2. 2. Delilah Kerns 1825–
    3. 3. Asa Kerns 1827–
    4. 4. Barbara (E.) Kerns 1829–1883
    5. 5. Henry Kerns 1831–
    6. 6. Sarah (E.) Kerns 1834–
    7. 7. Jeremiah Kerns 1836–
    8. 8. Josiah Kerns 1838–1868
    9. 9. Mary (E.) Kerns 1840–
    10. 10. Alexander Kerns 1840–1865
  5. 5. John Kerns 1803–1850
  6. 6. Jacob Kerns 1805–1868
    1. 1. Harriet (A.) Kerns 1832–
    2. 2. Sarah (M.) Kerns 1835–
    3. 3. Elizabeth (A.) Kerns 1838–
    4. 4. Edward (L.) Kerns 1840–
    5. 5. Jefferson (H.) Kerns 1842–
    6. 6. Mary (F.) Kerns 1844–
    7. 7. Lydia (Jane) Kerns 1846–1901
  7. 7. Mary (Margaret) Kerns 1811–1899 m. John Mellon 1799– m. Thomas (Butler) Riley 1813–1874
    1. 1. John (W.) Mellon 1827–1899
    2. 2. William (T.) Riley 1835–1897
    3. 3. Elizabeth Riley 1837–
    4. 4. Sarah (Mariah) Riley 1838–1898
    5. 5. Frances (C.) Riley 1839–1919
    6. 6. George (L.) Riley 1841–1863
    7. 7. Mary (Margaret) Riley 1842–1922
    8. 8. James (R.) Riley 1844–1936
    9. 9. Fenton (B.) Riley 1851–1940
    10. 10. Lucy (J.) Riley 1854–1935
  8. 8. Ephraim Kerns 1813–1897 m. Sarah Hoover 1814–1890
    1. 1. George (Henry) Kerns 1837–1864
    2. 2. Francis (Marion) Kerns 1839–1918
    3. 3. John (W.) Kerns 1844–1853
    4. 4. Philip (Harvey) Kerns 1844–1853
    5. 5. Mary (Virginia) Kerns 1847–1926
    6. 6. Robert (Aljourn) Kerns 1848–1923
    7. 7. David (B.) Kerns 1849–1910
    8. 8. Thomas (Goodfellow) Kerns 1854–1910
    9. 9. James (E.) Kerns 1857–1912
  9. 9. Mariah Kerns 1816–1878
  10. 10. Elizabeth (Jane) Kerns 1818–1902 m. David Sirbaugh 1819–1895
    1. 1. Hannah (Elizabeth) Sirbaugh 1846–1925 m. Zebulon Kerns 1842–1915
      1. 1. Eliza (Frances) Kerns 1876–1961
    2. 2. George (H.) Sirbaugh 1841–
    3. 3. John (T.) Sirbaugh 1842–
    4. 4. Maria (C.) Sirbaugh 1844–
    5. 5. Sarah (H.) Sirbaugh 1849–
  11. 11. Abraham Kerns 1820–1897
  12. 12. Enoch (Harvey) Kerns 1822–1854
  13. 13. Thomas Kerns 1808–1870 m. Mary (Elizabeth) Noel 1813–1880
    1. 1. Andrew (Jackson) Kerns 1830–1912 m. Sarah (Jane) Sirbaugh 1830–1911
      1. 1. Rebecca (J.) Kerns 1856–1940
      2. 2. Henry (McComes) Kerns 1858–1939
      3. 3. Thomas (Perry) Kerns 1860–1938
      4. 4. Jasper (Oliver) Kerns 1861–1950
      5. 5. Lemual (Andrew) Kerns 1871–1955
    2. 2. Margaret (Ann) Kerns 1833– m. Josiah (Jacob) Sirbaugh 1823–
      1. 1. Alvey (A.) Sirbaugh 1856–
      2. 2. Mary (Catherine) Sirbaugh 1859–1936
      3. 3. Frances (Savannah) Sirbaugh 1864–1922
      4. 4. James (H.) Sirbaugh 1866–
      5. 5. Harriet (A.) Sirbaugh 1872–
      6. 6. Charles (Wesley) Sirbaugh 1876–
    3. 3. Jonathan (Loake) Kerns 1838–1910 m. Mary (Jane) McKee 1843–1879 m. Elizabeth (Ann) Milburn 1830–1893
      1. 1. Jacob (Ashby) Kerns 1863–1949
      2. 2. Norvell (Lee) Kerns 1866–1905
      3. 3. William (J.) Kerns 1869–
      4. 4. Samuel (A.) Kerns 1872–1930
      5. 5. Sarah (E. Virginia) Kerns 1875–1926
    4. 4. Zebulon Kerns 1842–1915 m. Hannah (Elizabeth) Sirbaugh 1846–1925
    5. 5. Mariah Kerns 1845–1918 m. James (Franklin) Braithwaite 1847–1918
      1. 1. Thomas (Jefferson) Braithwaite 1881–1950
      2. 2. Rosie (Belle) Braithwaite 1869–1939
      3. 3. Minnie (M.) Braithwaite 1876–1910
      4. 4. William (Arthur) Braithwaite 1879–1908
      5. 5. Samuel (Jackson) Braithwaite 1886–1950
      6. 6. Zebulon (A.) Braithwaite 1872–1944
      7. 7. Lydia (Ann) Braithwaite 1874–
      8. 8. Florence (Alberta) Braithwaite 1883–1947
      9. 9. Viola Braithwaite 1896–
    6. 6. Sanford (Algern) Kerns 1846–1914 m. Leila (V.) O'Rear 1872–
      1. 1. Oliver (L.) Kerns 1895–
      2. 2. George Kerns 1907–
    7. 7. Charles (Thomas) Kerns 1851–1932 m. Mary (Susan) Milburn 1851–1905
      1. 1. Lula (Belle) Kerns 1874–
      2. 2. Laura (J.) Kerns 1877–
      3. 3. John (Kirby) Kerns 1879–
      4. 4. Jennie (F.) Kerns 1882–
      5. 5. Bertha (Annie) Kerns 1887–
      6. 6. Thomas (E.) Kerns 1890–
      7. 7. Ida (Jane) Kerns 1881–1940
    8. 8. Jacob (Henry) Kerns 1854–1941 m. Margaret (Ann) Amick 1857–1944
      1. 1. Bertha (Mae) Kerns 1897–1939
      2. 2. Cora (Jeanette) Kerns 1884–1975
      3. 3. Effie (Alverta) Kerns 1882–1955
      4. 4. Jacob (William) Kerns 1887–
      5. 5. Harry Kerns 1880–
      6. 6. Ida Kerns 1878–
      7. 7. James (Osie) Kerns 1887–
      8. 8. Clarence (Floyd) Kerns 1893–
      9. 9. Edith (Pearl) Kerns 1898–
    9. 9. Aaron Kerns 1856–1910
    10. 10. Hester (Ann) Kerns 1837–1912 m. William (Henry) McKee 1837–1910
      1. 1. Francis (Aljourn) McKee 1874–1948 m. Mary (Frances) Anderson 1885–1938
        1. 1. Nellie (May) McKee 1912–1993 m. Otis (Reno) Stottlemyer 1916–1977
        2. 2. Annie (Virginia) McKee 1903–1977 m. Homer (Luther) Hahn 1903–1978
        3. 3. Luther (L.) McKee 1905–1905
        4. 4. Mary (Louise) McKee 1906–1978 m. Harry (Pierce) Atwood 1903–1973
        5. 5. Loring (Wesley) McKee 1909–1987
        6. 6. Stella (Frances) McKee 1918–1986 m. Fred (Grover) Smith 1912–1988
        7. 7. Dory (Elwood) McKee 1920–1990 m. Genevieve (Catherine) Roe 1929–2017
        8. 8. Roy (William) McKee 1922–2002 m. Phyllis (Ruth) Samuels 1930–2002
      2. 2. Thomas (B.) McKee 1860–1936 m. Ella (C.) Formen 1861–1931
        1. 1. William (A.) McKee 1881–
        2. 2. Maud McKee 1884–
        3. 3. Linnie McKee 1887–
        4. 4. Waneata McKee 1902–
        5. 5. Edith (Viola) McKee 1883–1958
      3. 3. William (Perry) McKee 1864–1938 m. Isabelle (Catherine) Elliott 1853–1925
        1. 1. Alverna (M.) McKee 1888–1937
        2. 2. Robert (D.) McKee 1891–
        3. 3. William (Dock) McKee 1893–
        4. 4. Gertrude (F.) McKee 1898–1968
      4. 4. John (Dean) McKee 1869–1908 m. Lizzie (P.) Weir 1875–1908
      5. 5. Mary (Elizabeth) McKee 1871–1933 m. David (L.) Elliott 1865–1888 m. Clarence (J.) Mason 1870–

George Kerns's Timeline

3 Records

1772
1772
Birth of George Kerns in Winchester, Frederick, Virginia, USA
Winchester, Frederick, Virginia, USA
1850
1850
Age 78
George Kerns was employed in Frederick County, Virginia, USA
Frederick County, Virginia, USA
1851
6 AUG 1851
Age 79
Death of George Kerns in Ridgecrest, Frederick, Virginia, USA
Ridgecrest, Frederick, Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1772
    Event Place: Winchester, Frederick, Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 6 AUG 1851
    Event Place: Ridgecrest, Frederick, Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Occupation
    Event Date: 1850
    Event Place: Frederick County, Virginia, USA
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