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James Franklin Kern 1903–1996 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 25 Nov 1903

Birth Location: West Virginia, USA

Death Date: 30 Nov 1996

Death Location: Alleghany, Virginia, USA

Father: Jacob Kern

Mother: Lillie Kern

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James Franklin Kern was born in 1903 in West Virginia, USA, the child of Jacob Snead Kern And Lillie Gertrude Kern. James Franklin Kern passed away in 1996 in Alleghany, Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • James Franklin Kern was born in 1903 in West Virginia, USA, the child of Jacob Snead Kern And Lillie Gertrude Kern.
  • James Franklin Kern passed away in 1996 in Alleghany, Virginia, USA.

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James Kern's Ancestors

Self
James Kern
1903–1996
Birth Place: West Virginia, USA
Parents
Jacob Snead Kern
1877–1960
Buchanan, Botetourt, Virginia, USA
Lillie (Gertrude) Kern
1879–1963
White Sulphur Springs, Greenbrier, West Virginia, USA
Grandparents
James (Franklin) Kern
1847–1882
Scott, Virginia, USA
Sarah (Jane) Caldwell
1842–1898
Wythe, Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
Darius Caldwell
1820–1905
Mary Neff
1819–1870
2nd-Great-Grandparents
James PROVEN
1791–1861
Sarah Cecil
1793–1860
Carter Neff
1792–1859
Mary Neff
1792–1854

James Kern's Timeline

2 Records

1903
25 Nov 1903
Birth of James Franklin Kern in West Virginia, USA
West Virginia, USA
1996
30 Nov 1996
Age 93
Death of James Franklin Kern
None

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 25 Nov 1903
    Event Place: West Virginia, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 30 Nov 1996
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Alleghany, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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