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Mary Joann "Joann" Kern 1934–2018 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 6 Mar 1934

Birth Location: Le Roy, Benton, Iowa, USA

Death Date: 13 Aug 2018

Death Location: Blairstown, Benton, Iowa, USA

Father: Lester Kern

Mother: Mary Carithers

Spouse(s): Richard Fiester

Children(s):

The story of Mary Joann "Joann" Kern began in 1934 in Le Roy, Benton, Iowa, USA. In 1935, Mary Joann "Joann" Kern resided in Rural, Benton, Iowa, USA. In 1940, Mary Joann "Joann" Kern resided in Leroy, Benton, Iowa, USA. Mary Joann "Joann" Kern married Richard Charles Fiester, and had children including Dixie Jo Fiester, Holly Ann Fiester, Jeri Jill Fiester. Mary Joann "Joann" Kern passed away in 2018 in Blairstown, Benton, Iowa, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Mary Joann "Joann" Kern began in 1934 in Le Roy, Benton, Iowa, USA.
  • In 1935, Mary Joann "Joann" Kern resided in Rural, Benton, Iowa, USA.
  • In 1940, Mary Joann "Joann" Kern resided in Leroy, Benton, Iowa, USA.
  • Mary Joann "Joann" Kern married Richard Charles Fiester, and had children including Dixie Jo Fiester, Holly Ann Fiester, Jeri Jill Fiester.
  • Mary Joann "Joann" Kern passed away in 2018 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)

Richard Fiester
1931–2001
Birth Location: Marengo, Iowa, Iowa, USA
RF

Children(s)

Mary Kern's Ancestors

Self
Mary Kern
1934–2018
Birth Place: Le Roy, 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

Mary Kern's Timeline

9 Records

1934
6 Mar 1934
Birth of Mary Joann "Joann" Kern in Le Roy, Benton, Iowa, USA
Le Roy, Benton, Iowa, USA
1935
1935
Age 1
Mary Joann "Joann" Kern resided here in Rural, Benton, Iowa, USA
Rural, Benton, Iowa, USA
1940
1940
Age 6
Mary Joann "Joann" Kern resided here in Leroy, Benton, Iowa, USA
Leroy, Benton, Iowa, USA
1950
1950
Age 16
Mary Joann "Joann" Kern resided here in Leroy, Benton, Iowa, USA
Leroy, Benton, Iowa, USA
1952
1952
Age 18
Mary Joann "Joann" Kern resided here in Blairstown, Benton, Iowa, USA
Blairstown, Benton, Iowa, USA
1953
Abt. 1953
Age 19
Mary Joann "Joann" Kern resided here in Waynesville, Pulaski, Missouri, USA
Waynesville, Pulaski, Missouri, USA
1987
1987
Age 53
Mary Joann "Joann" Kern resided here in Blairstown, Benton, Iowa, USA
Blairstown, Benton, Iowa, USA
1993
1993
Age 59
Mary Joann "Joann" Kern resided here in Blairstown, Benton, Iowa, USA
Blairstown, Benton, Iowa, USA
2018
13 Aug 2018
Age 84
Death of Mary Joann "Joann" Kern in Blairstown, Benton, Iowa, USA
Blairstown, Benton, Iowa, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 6 Mar 1934
    Event Place: Le Roy, 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] 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Leroy, Benton, Iowa; Roll: 1748; Page: 4; Enumeration District: 6-28

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Rural, Benton, Iowa, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Leroy, Benton, Iowa; Roll: m-t0627-01138; Page: 4B; Enumeration District: 6-27

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Leroy, Benton, Iowa, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Leroy, Benton, Iowa; Roll: m-t0627-01138; Page: 4B; Enumeration District: 6-27

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Leroy, 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: Leroy, Benton, Iowa; Roll: 1748; Page: 4; Enumeration District: 6-28

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1952
    Event Place: Blairstown, Benton, Iowa, USA
    Record Source: U.S., School Yearbooks, 1900-2016, "U.S., School Yearbooks, 1880-2012"; School Name: Blairstown High School; Year: 1952

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: Abt. 1953
    Event Place: Waynesville, Pulaski, Missouri, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Newspapers.com™ Marriage Index, 1800s-current

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1987
    Event Place: Blairstown, Benton, Iowa, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 1

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1993
    Event Place: Blairstown, Benton, Iowa, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 1

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Blairstown
    Record Source: U.S., Obituary Collection, 1930-Current

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 13 Aug 2018
    Event Place: Blairstown, Benton, Iowa, USA

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Blairstown, Benton, Iowa, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Obituary Collection, 1930-Current
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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