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John Simeon Kern 1824–1891 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 2 Dec 1824

Birth Location: Nicholas, Kentucky

Death Date: 2 OCT 1891

Death Location: , Lawrence, IN

Father: Alexander Kern

Mother: Nancy Boyd

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Sellers

Children(s): Milton Kern, Euphia Kern, William Kern, Noah Kern, Evalina Kern, Mary Kern, Nancy Kern, Edward Kern

John Simeon Kern was born in 1824 in Nicholas, Kentucky, the child of Alexander Julius Kern And Nancy Boyd. John Simeon Kern married Elizabeth Amanda Sellers, and had children including Edward Alexander Kern, Euphia J Kern, Evalina Isobel Phipps Kern, Mary Ellen Kern, Milton Barton Kern, Nancy Kern, Noah Kern, William Franklin Kern. John Simeon Kern passed away in 1891 in , Lawrence, IN.

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Biography

  • John Simeon Kern was born in 1824 in Nicholas, Kentucky, the child of Alexander Julius Kern And Nancy Boyd.
  • John Simeon Kern married Elizabeth Amanda Sellers, and had children including Edward Alexander Kern, Euphia J Kern, Evalina Isobel Phipps Kern, Mary Ellen Kern, Milton Barton Kern, Nancy Kern, Noah Kern, William Franklin Kern.
  • John Simeon Kern passed away in 1891 in , Lawrence, IN.

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John Kern's Ancestors

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John Kern
1824–1891
Birth Place: Nicholas, Kentucky
Parents
Alexander Julius Kern
1801–1856
Rowan, North Carolina, USA
Nancy Boyd
1801–1869
Nicholas, Kentucky, USA
Grandparents
Simeon Kern
1774–1849
Rowan Co, NC
Rachel Ribelin
1778–1853
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

John Kern's Descendants

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John (Simeon) Kern (2 Dec 1824–2 OCT 1891) m. Elizabeth (Amanda) Sellers (23 May 1830–08 Feb 1907)
  1. 1. Milton (Barton) Kern 1865–1945 m. Mary (Amanda) Baker 1874–1946 m. Arlie (Rebecca) Sears* 1867–1897
    1. 1. Leonard (George) Kern 1905–1983 m. Kathryn (Dorothy) Roberts 1913–1997
    2. 2. Clowda (S) Kern 1885–1974
    3. 3. Ruba (M) Kern 1887–1930
    4. 4. Corwin (Allen) Kern 1889–1971
    5. 5. Manuel (J) Kern 1891–1985
    6. 6. Wendall (W) Kern 1893–1975
    7. 7. Hillie (Reba) Kern 1896–
    8. 8. Taft (Shelby) Kern 1908–1981
    9. 9. Liainey Kern 1912–
    10. 10. Louise Kern 1918–1992
    11. 11. Quincey Kern 1911–
  2. 2. Euphia (J.) Kern 1861–1906
  3. 3. William (Franklin) Kern 1863–1917
  4. 4. Noah Kern 1851–1939
  5. 5. Evalina (Isobel Phipps) Kern 1856–1895
  6. 6. Mary (Ellen) Kern 1846–1869
  7. 7. Nancy Kern 1850–1874
  8. 8. Edward (Alexander) Kern 1849–1930

John Kern's Timeline

2 Records

1824
2 Dec 1824
Birth of John Simeon Kern in Nicholas, Kentucky
Nicholas, Kentucky
1891
2 OCT 1891
Age 67
Death of John Simeon Kern in , Lawrence, IN
, Lawrence, IN

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 2 Dec 1824
    Event Place: Nicholas, Kentucky

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 2 OCT 1891
    Event Place: , Lawrence, IN

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