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John Kerns 1760–1846 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1760

Birth Location: Bloomery, Hampshire, West Virginia, USA

Death Date: 1846

Death Location: Bloomery, Hampshire County, West Virginia, United States of America

Father: Jacob Sr

Mother: Sarah McVickers

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Light

Children(s): Frederick Kerns

The story of John Kerns began in 1760 in Bloomery, Hampshire, West Virginia, USA. John Kerns married Elizabeth Catherine Light, and had children including Frederick James Kerns. John Kerns passed away in 1846 in Bloomery, Hampshire County, West Virginia, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of John Kerns began in 1760 in Bloomery, Hampshire, West Virginia, USA.
  • John Kerns married Elizabeth Catherine Light, and had children including Frederick James Kerns.
  • John Kerns passed away in 1846 in Bloomery, Hampshire County, West Virginia, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Jacob Sr
1738–1811
Birth Location: –
JS
Sarah McVickers
1740–1829
Birth Location: Frederick, Virginia, USA,
SM

Spouses(s)

Elizabeth Light
1768–1849
Birth Location: Lancaster, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA
EL

Children(s)

Frederick Kerns
1789–1848
Birth Location: Sandy Hollow, Bloomery District of Hampshire County, Virginia, USA
FK

John Kerns's Ancestors

Self
John Kerns
1760–1846
Birth Place: Bloomery, Hampshire, West Virginia, USA
Parents
Jacob Kerns Sr
1738–1811
Sarah (C) McVickers
1740–1829
Frederick, Virginia, USA,
Grandparents
Johann (Friedrich) Kern
1715–1776
Veinau, Jagstkreis, Wiuerttemberg,Germany
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

John Kerns's Descendants

1.
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John Kerns (1760–1846) m. Elizabeth (Catherine) Light (1768–1849)
  1. 1. Frederick (James) Kerns 1789–1848 m. Margaret Kesler 1800–1870
    1. 1. Rachel (Catherine) Kerns 1832–1914 m. John (B.) Ward 1833–1915
      1. 1. William (Showers) Ward 1867–1958 m. Estella (Blanche) Fisher 1877–1905
        1. 1. Laura (Elva) Ward 1898–1979 m. Earl (Brooke) Dyche 1895–1977
        2. 2. Edna (V) Ward 1897–1975 m. William (Andrew Jackson) Welsh 1906–1990
      2. 2. Narozzo (Etta) Ward 1861–1921
      3. 3. Cora (Jane) Ward 1873–1940 m. Eugene (C.) Wright 1860–1925
      4. 4. Edward Ward 1869–
      5. 5. James (W) Ward 1860–
      6. 6. Margaret Ward 1865–
      7. 7. Sophia Ward 1862–
    2. 2. Isaiah Kearns 1823–1890
    3. 3. Sophia (Charlotte) Gross 1829–1867

John Kerns's Timeline

2 Records

1760
1760
Birth of John Kerns in Bloomery, Hampshire, West Virginia, USA
Bloomery, Hampshire, West Virginia, USA
1846
1846
Age 86
Death of John Kerns in Bloomery, Hampshire County, West Virginia, United States of America
Bloomery, Hampshire County, West Virginia, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1760
    Event Place: Bloomery, Hampshire, West Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1846
    Event Place: Bloomery, Hampshire County, West Virginia, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Bloomery, Hampshire County, West Virginia, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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