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John William Kerns 1760–1846 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1760

Birth Location: Bloomery, Hampshire, West Virginia, USA

Death Date: Apr 1846

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

Father: Jacob Sr.

Mother: Sarah McVickers

Spouse(s): Catherine Light

Children(s): Jacob Kerns

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

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Biography

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

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

John Kerns's Ancestors

Self
John Kerns
1760–1846
Birth Place: Bloomery, Hampshire, West Virginia, USA
Parents
Jacob Kerns Sr.
1738–1811
York, York, Pennsylvania, USA
Sarah (C) McVickers
1740–1829
Frederick, Virginia, USA,
Grandparents
Johann (Michael) Kerns
1715–1776
Veinau, Jagstkreis, Wiuerttemberg,Germany
John McVICKERS
1720–1808
Virginia, Virginia, USA
Elizabeth McVICKERS
1720–
Virginia, Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
Hanß Kerns
1670–1732
Barbara Hartmann
1669–1714
John Mcviccar\McVickers
1678–1720
Isobell Gedd
1678–1746
2nd-Great-Grandparents
James Gedd
1660–1678

John Kerns's Descendants

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John (William) Kerns (1760–Apr 1846) m. Catherine (Elizabeth) Light (1769–1835)
  1. 1. Jacob Kerns 1788–1869 m. Margaret Hull 1778–1855
    1. 1. Mary (Elizabeth) Kerns 1807–1880 m. Jesse (Lewis) Brelsford 1796–1845
      1. 1. John (Francis Edward) Brelsford 1834–1924 m. Barbara (Ellen Twenty) Alderton 1836–1929
        1. 1. **John (McClellan) Belford 1875–1929 m. **Malissa (Virginia Ann) Clark 1891–1988

John Kerns's Timeline

6 Records

1760
1760
Birth of John William Kerns in Bloomery, Hampshire, West Virginia, USA
Bloomery, Hampshire, West Virginia, USA
1774
1774
Age 14
John William Kerns was married in Boone, Harrison, Kentucky, USA
Boone, Harrison, Kentucky, USA
1798
5 Sep 1798
Age 38
John William Kerns was married in Boone, Harrison, Kentucky, USA
Boone, Harrison, Kentucky, USA
1811
28 Jul 1811
Age 51
John William Kerns was married in Boone, Kentucky, USA
Boone, Kentucky, USA
1836
28 Jul 1836
Age 76
John William Kerns was married in Boone, Kentucky, United States
Boone, Kentucky, United States
1846
Apr 1846
Age 86
Death of John William Kerns in Bloomery, Hampshire, West Virginia, USA
Bloomery, Hampshire, West Virginia, USA

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: Marriage
    Event Date: 1774
    Event Place: Boone, Harrison, Kentucky, USA

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 5 Sep 1798
    Event Place: Boone, Harrison, Kentucky, USA

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 28 Jul 1811
    Event Place: Boone, Kentucky, USA

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 28 Jul 1836
    Event Place: Boone, Kentucky, United States

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Apr 1846
    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 7
    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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