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Thomas Kerns 1808–1870 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 26 SEP 1808

Birth Location: Ridgecrest, Frederick, Virginia, USA

Death Date: BET 1870 AND 1880

Death Location: Ebenezer Christian Church Cemetery, Gore, Frederick, Virginia, USA

Father: George Kerns

Mother: Elizabeth Reid

Spouse(s): Mary Noel

Children(s): Andrew Kerns, Margaret Kerns, Jonathan Kerns, Zebulon Kerns, Mariah Kerns, Sanford Kerns, Charles Kerns, Jacob Kerns, Aaron Kerns, Hester Kerns

Thomas Kerns was born in 1808 in Ridgecrest, Frederick, Virginia, USA, the child of George Kerns And Elizabeth Reid. In 1850, Thomas Kerns was employed in Frederick County, Virginia, USA. In 1860, Thomas Kerns was employed in Frederick County, Virginia, USA. Thomas Kerns married Mary Elizabeth Noel, and had children including Aaron Kerns, Andrew Jackson Kerns, Charles Thomas Kerns, Hester Ann Kerns, Jacob Henry Kerns, Jonathan Loake Kerns, Margaret Ann Kerns, Mariah Kerns, Sanford Algern Kerns, Zebulon Kerns. Thomas Kerns passed away in 1870 in Ebenezer Christian Church Cemetery, Gore, Frederick, Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • Thomas Kerns was born in 1808 in Ridgecrest, Frederick, Virginia, USA, the child of George Kerns And Elizabeth Reid.
  • In 1850, Thomas Kerns was employed in Frederick County, Virginia, USA.
  • In 1860, Thomas Kerns was employed in Frederick County, Virginia, USA.
  • Thomas Kerns married Mary Elizabeth Noel, and had children including Aaron Kerns, Andrew Jackson Kerns, Charles Thomas Kerns, Hester Ann Kerns, Jacob Henry Kerns, Jonathan Loake Kerns, Margaret Ann Kerns, Mariah Kerns, Sanford Algern Kerns, Zebulon Kerns.
  • Thomas Kerns passed away in 1870 in Ebenezer Christian Church Cemetery, Gore, Frederick, Virginia, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

George Kerns
1772–1851
Birth Location: Winchester, Frederick, Virginia, USA
GK
Elizabeth Reid
1776–1836
Birth Location: Frederick County, Virginia, USA
ER

Spouses(s)

Mary Noel
1813–1880
Birth Location: Virginia, USA
MN

Children(s)

Andrew Kerns
1830–1912
Birth Location: Frederick County, Virginia, USA
AK
Margaret Kerns
1833–
Birth Location: Virginia, USA
MK
Jonathan Kerns
1838–1910
Birth Location: –
JK
Zebulon Kerns
1842–1915
Birth Location: Frederick County, Virginia, USA
ZK
Mariah Kerns
1845–1918
Birth Location: –
MK
Sanford Kerns
1846–1914
Birth Location: Virginia, USA
SK
Charles Kerns
1851–1932
Birth Location: Gore, Frederick, Virginia, USA
CK
Jacob Kerns
1854–1941
Birth Location: Virginia, USA
JK
Aaron Kerns
1856–1910
Birth Location: Virginia, USA
AK
Hester Kerns
1837–1912
Birth Location: Frederick County, Virginia, USA
HK

Thomas Kerns's Ancestors

Self
Thomas Kerns
1808–1870
Birth Place: Ridgecrest, Frederick, Virginia, USA
Parents
George Kerns
1772–1851
Winchester, Frederick, Virginia, USA
Elizabeth Reid
1776–1836
Frederick County, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
Jacob Kerns
1738–1811
York, York, Pennsylvania, USA
Sarah
1740–1830
Frederick County, Virginia, USA
Jeremiah (James) Reid
1755–1822
Ireland
Elizabeth (Ann) McMahon
1757–1828
Ireland
Great-Grandparents
Jeremiah Reid
1730–
Abraham McMahon
1725–
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Thomas Kerns's Descendants

1.
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Thomas Kerns (26 SEP 1808–BET 1870 AND 1880) m. Mary (Elizabeth) Noel (APR 1813–AFT 1880)
  1. 1. Andrew (Jackson) Kerns 1830–1912 m. Sarah (Jane) Sirbaugh 1830–1911
    1. 1. Rebecca (J.) Kerns 1856–1940
    2. 2. Henry (McComes) Kerns 1858–1939
    3. 3. Thomas (Perry) Kerns 1860–1938
    4. 4. Jasper (Oliver) Kerns 1861–1950
    5. 5. Lemual (Andrew) Kerns 1871–1955
  2. 2. Margaret (Ann) Kerns 1833– m. Josiah (Jacob) Sirbaugh 1823–
    1. 1. Alvey (A.) Sirbaugh 1856–
    2. 2. Mary (Catherine) Sirbaugh 1859–1936
    3. 3. Frances (Savannah) Sirbaugh 1864–1922
    4. 4. James (H.) Sirbaugh 1866–
    5. 5. Harriet (A.) Sirbaugh 1872–
    6. 6. Charles (Wesley) Sirbaugh 1876–
  3. 3. Jonathan (Loake) Kerns 1838–1910 m. Mary (Jane) McKee 1843–1879 m. Elizabeth (Ann) Milburn 1830–1893
    1. 1. Jacob (Ashby) Kerns 1863–1949
    2. 2. Norvell (Lee) Kerns 1866–1905
    3. 3. William (J.) Kerns 1869–
    4. 4. Samuel (A.) Kerns 1872–1930
    5. 5. Sarah (E. Virginia) Kerns 1875–1926
  4. 4. Zebulon Kerns 1842–1915 m. Hannah (Elizabeth) Sirbaugh 1846–1925
    1. 1. Eliza (Frances) Kerns 1876–1961
  5. 5. Mariah Kerns 1845–1918 m. James (Franklin) Braithwaite 1847–1918
    1. 1. Thomas (Jefferson) Braithwaite 1881–1950
    2. 2. Rosie (Belle) Braithwaite 1869–1939
    3. 3. Minnie (M.) Braithwaite 1876–1910
    4. 4. William (Arthur) Braithwaite 1879–1908
    5. 5. Samuel (Jackson) Braithwaite 1886–1950
    6. 6. Zebulon (A.) Braithwaite 1872–1944
    7. 7. Lydia (Ann) Braithwaite 1874–
    8. 8. Florence (Alberta) Braithwaite 1883–1947
    9. 9. Viola Braithwaite 1896–
  6. 6. Sanford (Algern) Kerns 1846–1914 m. Leila (V.) O'Rear 1872–
    1. 1. Oliver (L.) Kerns 1895–
    2. 2. George Kerns 1907–
  7. 7. Charles (Thomas) Kerns 1851–1932 m. Mary (Susan) Milburn 1851–1905
    1. 1. Lula (Belle) Kerns 1874–
    2. 2. Laura (J.) Kerns 1877–
    3. 3. John (Kirby) Kerns 1879–
    4. 4. Jennie (F.) Kerns 1882–
    5. 5. Bertha (Annie) Kerns 1887–
    6. 6. Thomas (E.) Kerns 1890–
    7. 7. Ida (Jane) Kerns 1881–1940
  8. 8. Jacob (Henry) Kerns 1854–1941 m. Margaret (Ann) Amick 1857–1944
    1. 1. Bertha (Mae) Kerns 1897–1939
    2. 2. Cora (Jeanette) Kerns 1884–1975
    3. 3. Effie (Alverta) Kerns 1882–1955
    4. 4. Jacob (William) Kerns 1887–
    5. 5. Harry Kerns 1880–
    6. 6. Ida Kerns 1878–
    7. 7. James (Osie) Kerns 1887–
    8. 8. Clarence (Floyd) Kerns 1893–
    9. 9. Edith (Pearl) Kerns 1898–
  9. 9. Aaron Kerns 1856–1910
  10. 10. Hester (Ann) Kerns 1837–1912 m. William (Henry) McKee 1837–1910
    1. 1. Francis (Aljourn) McKee 1874–1948 m. Mary (Frances) Anderson 1885–1938
      1. 1. Nellie (May) McKee 1912–1993 m. Otis (Reno) Stottlemyer 1916–1977
        1. 1. Stella (Louise) Stottlemyer 1943–1996 m. Donald (Earl) Helmick 1936–2022 m. Frederick (Gilbert) Rowe 1938–1999
        2. 2. Otis (Reno) Stottlemyer 1939–1995
        3. 3. Norman (Allen) Stottlemyer 1942–2013 m. Rita (Ann) Clader 1950–2009
      2. 2. Annie (Virginia) McKee 1903–1977 m. Homer (Luther) Hahn 1903–1978
        1. 1. Hazel (Irene) Hahn 1924–2004
        2. 2. Pearl (Elizabeth) Hahn 1926–2011
        3. 3. Virgil (Lee) Hahn 1928–1994
        4. 4. Russell (Elwood) Hahn 1930–2015
        5. 5. Georgiana Hahn 1932–2014
        6. 6. Mearl (Dewayne) Hahn 1934–1996
        7. 7. Kenneth (William) Hahn 1935–2015
        8. 8. Ralph (Allen) Hahn 1939–2007
      3. 3. Luther (L.) McKee 1905–1905
      4. 4. Mary (Louise) McKee 1906–1978 m. Harry (Pierce) Atwood 1903–1973
      5. 5. Loring (Wesley) McKee 1909–1987
        1. 1. Charles (Wesley) McKee 1937–1993
      6. 6. Stella (Frances) McKee 1918–1986 m. Fred (Grover) Smith 1912–1988
        1. 1. Edna (Virginia) Smith 1937–1938
        2. 2. Shirley (Ann) Smith 1940–1940
      7. 7. Dory (Elwood) McKee 1920–1990 m. Genevieve (Catherine) Roe 1929–2017
      8. 8. Roy (William) McKee 1922–2002 m. Phyllis (Ruth) Samuels 1930–2002
        1. 1. Christine (Ruth) McKee 1950–2000
    2. 2. Thomas (B.) McKee 1860–1936 m. Ella (C.) Formen 1861–1931
      1. 1. William (A.) McKee 1881–
      2. 2. Maud McKee 1884–
      3. 3. Linnie McKee 1887–
      4. 4. Waneata McKee 1902–
      5. 5. Edith (Viola) McKee 1883–1958
    3. 3. William (Perry) McKee 1864–1938 m. Isabelle (Catherine) Elliott 1853–1925
      1. 1. Alverna (M.) McKee 1888–1937
      2. 2. Robert (D.) McKee 1891–
      3. 3. William (Dock) McKee 1893–
      4. 4. Gertrude (F.) McKee 1898–1968
    4. 4. John (Dean) McKee 1869–1908 m. Lizzie (P.) Weir 1875–1908
    5. 5. Mary (Elizabeth) McKee 1871–1933 m. David (L.) Elliott 1865–1888 m. Clarence (J.) Mason 1870–

Thomas Kerns's Timeline

4 Records

1808
26 SEP 1808
Birth of Thomas Kerns in Ridgecrest, Frederick, Virginia, USA
Ridgecrest, Frederick, Virginia, USA
1850
1850
Age 42
Thomas Kerns was employed in Frederick County, Virginia, USA
Frederick County, Virginia, USA
1860
1860
Age 52
Thomas Kerns was employed in Frederick County, Virginia, USA
Frederick County, Virginia, USA
1870
BET 1870 AND 1880
Age 62
Death of Thomas Kerns in Gore, Frederick, Virginia, USA
Gore, Frederick, Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 26 SEP 1808
    Event Place: Ridgecrest, Frederick, Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: BET 1870 AND 1880
    Event Place: Gore, Frederick, Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Ebenezer Christian Church Cemetery, Gore, Frederick, Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Occupation
    Event Date: 1850
    Event Place: Frederick County, Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Occupation
    Event Date: 1860
    Event Place: Frederick County, Virginia, USA
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