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John Kerns 1814–1885 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 8 April 1814

Birth Location: Westmoreland Co. Pa.

Death Date: 9 Oct 1885

Death Location: Arcola, Allen, Indiana, United States

Father: John Kerns

Mother: Catherine Soxman

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In 1814, John Kerns entered the world in Westmoreland Co. Pa., born to John Kerns And Catherine Margaretha Soxman. John Kerns passed away in 1885 in Arcola, Allen, Indiana, United States.

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Biography

  • In 1814, John Kerns entered the world in Westmoreland Co. Pa., born to John Kerns And Catherine Margaretha Soxman.
  • John Kerns passed away in 1885 in Arcola, Allen, Indiana, United States.

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John Kerns's Ancestors

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John Kerns
1814–1885
Birth Place: Westmoreland Co. Pa.
Parents
John Kerns
1780–1849
Ligonier, Westmoreland, Pennsylvania
Catherine (Margaretha) Soxman
1781–1860
Derry, Westmoreland, Pennsylvania, United States
Grandparents
John Karnes
1755–1818
Westmoreland, Pennsylvania, USA
Maria (Polly) Nicely
1765–1833
, Westmoreland, Pennsylvania, USA
Christian ((Christopher) Saxman) Sachsman
1733–1805
Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany
Elizabeth Walbert
1751–1829
Pennsylvania, Somerset, Pennsylvania
Great-Grandparents
Adam Nicely
1730–1826
Nicholas Walbert
1735–1789
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Johann Walbert
1690–1758

John Kerns's Timeline

2 Records

1814
8 April 1814
Birth of John Kerns in Westmoreland Co. Pa.
Westmoreland Co. Pa.
1885
9 Oct 1885
Age 71
Death of John Kerns in Arcola, Allen, Indiana, United States
Arcola, Allen, Indiana, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 8 April 1814
    Event Place: Westmoreland Co. Pa.

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 9 Oct 1885
    Event Place: Arcola, Allen, Indiana, United States

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