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James Frederick Kern 1927–1989 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1 Feb 1927

Birth Location: Blairstown, Benton, Iowa, USA

Death Date: 24 April 1989

Death Location: Blairstown, Benton, Iowa, USA

Father: Lester Kern

Mother: Mary Carithers

Spouse(s): Norma Zigler

Children(s):

The story of James Frederick Kern began in 1927 in Blairstown, Benton, Iowa, USA. In 1930, James Frederick Kern resided in Leroy, Benton, Iowa, USA. In 1935, James Frederick Kern resided in Rural, Benton, Iowa, USA. James Frederick Kern married Norma Mae Zigler, and had children including Deborah Lee Kern, James Fredrick Kern Jr, Susan Rene Kern. James Frederick Kern passed away in 1989 in Blairstown, Benton, Iowa, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of James Frederick Kern began in 1927 in Blairstown, Benton, Iowa, USA.
  • In 1930, James Frederick Kern resided in Leroy, Benton, Iowa, USA.
  • In 1935, James Frederick Kern resided in Rural, Benton, Iowa, USA.
  • James Frederick Kern married Norma Mae Zigler, and had children including Deborah Lee Kern, James Fredrick Kern Jr, Susan Rene Kern.
  • James Frederick Kern passed away in 1989 in Blairstown, Benton, Iowa, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Lester Kern
1898–1954
Birth Location: Blairstown, Benton, Iowa, USA
LK
Mary Carithers
1900–1992
Birth Location: Morning Sun, Louisa, Iowa, USA
MC

Spouses(s)

Norma Zigler
1929–2016
Birth Location: Honey Creek, Iowa, Iowa, USA
NZ

Children(s)

James Kern's Ancestors

Self
James Kern
1927–1989
Birth Place: Blairstown, Benton, Iowa, USA
Parents
Lester Earl Kern
1898–1954
Blairstown, Benton, Iowa, USA
Mary (Elizabeth) Carithers
1900–1992
Morning Sun, Louisa, Iowa, USA
Grandparents
James (Thomas McClaren) Carithers
1871–1943
Strabane, Tyrone, Northern Ireland
Minnie (Lauretta) Baird
1874–1950
Mediapolis, Des Moines, Iowa, USA
Great-Grandparents
Andrew Carithers
1823–1903
Mary Reid
1831–1914
William McCleary
1805–1882
Susan Wilkinson
1815–1887
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas McCleary
1764–1850
Molly Linn
1775–1851

James Kern's Timeline

9 Records

1927
1 Feb 1927
Birth of James Frederick Kern in Blairstown, Benton, Iowa, USA
Blairstown, Benton, Iowa, USA
1930
1930
Age 3
James Frederick Kern resided here in Leroy, Benton, Iowa, USA
Leroy, Benton, Iowa, USA
1935
1935
Age 8
James Frederick Kern resided here in Rural, Benton, Iowa, USA
Rural, Benton, Iowa, USA
1940
1940
Age 13
James Frederick Kern resided here in Leroy, Benton, Iowa, USA
Leroy, Benton, Iowa, USA
1949
25 May 1949
Age 22
James Frederick Kern resided here in Blairstown, Benton, Iowa, USA
Blairstown, Benton, Iowa, USA
1950
1950
Age 23
James Frederick Kern resided here in Blairstown, Benton, Iowa, USA
Blairstown, Benton, Iowa, USA
1951
Before 1951
Age 24
James Frederick Kern resided here in Iowa
Iowa
1984
Abt 1984
Age 57
James Frederick Kern resided here in Marengo
Marengo
1989
24 April 1989
Age 62
Death of James Frederick Kern in Muskogee, Muskogee, Oklahoma, USA
Muskogee, Muskogee, Oklahoma, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1 Feb 1927
    Event Place: Blairstown, Benton, Iowa, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Iowa, Delayed Birth Records, State Historical Society of Iowa; Des Moines, Iowa; Title: Iowa Birth Records, 1888-1904
    [2] Iowa, U.S., Armed Forces Grave Registrations

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Leroy, Benton, Iowa, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Rural, Benton, Iowa, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Leroy, Benton, Iowa, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 25 May 1949
    Event Place: Blairstown, Benton, Iowa, USA
    Record Source: Iowa, U.S., World War II Bonus Case Files

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Blairstown, Benton, Iowa, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Blairstown, Benton, Iowa; Roll: 1748; Page: 9; Enumeration District: 6-27

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: Before 1951
    Event Place: Iowa
    Record Source: U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: Abt 1984
    Event Place: Marengo
    Record Source: U.S., Newspapers.com™ Marriage Index, 1800s-current

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Blairstown
    Record Source: U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Mesa, Maricopa, Arizona, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 2

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 24 April 1989
    Event Place: Muskogee, Muskogee, Oklahoma, USA

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Blairstown, Benton, Iowa, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current
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