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Thomas James Kerns 1832–1917 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1832

Birth Location: North Carolina

Death Date: 28 Jan 1917

Death Location: Huntersville, Mecklenburg, North Carolina, USA

Father:

Mother: Jane Knight

Spouse(s): Ludia Kerns, Emeline Kerns

Children(s): Fannie Downs, Ada Kerns, Thomas Kerns, Ernest Kerns

Thomas James Kerns was born in 1832 in North Carolina, the child of Thos M Kerns And Jane Mc Knight. In 1762, Thomas James Kerns resided in Mecklenburg, North Carolina, USA. Thomas James Kerns married Emeline Kerns, Ludia C Kerns, and had children including Ada Kerns, Ernest M Kerns, Fannie Viola Downs, Thomas Neal Kerns. Thomas James Kerns passed away in 1917 in Huntersville, Mecklenburg, North Carolina, USA.

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Biography

  • Thomas James Kerns was born in 1832 in North Carolina, the child of Thos M Kerns And Jane Mc Knight.
  • In 1762, Thomas James Kerns resided in Mecklenburg, North Carolina, USA.
  • Thomas James Kerns married Emeline Kerns, Ludia C Kerns, and had children including Ada Kerns, Ernest M Kerns, Fannie Viola Downs, Thomas Neal Kerns.
  • Thomas James Kerns passed away in 1917 in Huntersville, Mecklenburg, North Carolina, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Jane Knight
1793–1845
Birth Location: North Carolina
JK

Spouses(s)

Ludia Kerns
1861–1938
Birth Location: mccuburg co, North Carolina, United States
LK
Emeline Kerns
1835–
Birth Location: North Carolina
EK

Children(s)

Fannie Downs
1886–1957
Birth Location: Mecklenburg, North Carolina
FD
Ada Kerns
1888–1966
Birth Location: –
AK
Thomas Kerns
1884–1937
Birth Location: Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, United States of America
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Ernest Kerns
1895–1969
Birth Location: North Carolina, USA
EK

Thomas Kerns's Ancestors

Self
Thomas Kerns
1832–1917
Birth Place: North Carolina
Parents
Jane (Mc) Knight
1793–1845
North Carolina
Grandparents
Thomas (Mc) Knight
1770–1817
rowan, Mecklenburg, North Carolina, USA
Margaret McRnight
1772–1845
Rowan County, North Carolina, United States of America
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Thomas Kerns's Descendants

1.
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Thomas (James) Kerns (1832–28 Jan 1917) m. Ludia (C) Kerns (28 Aug 1861–30 Sep 1938) m. Emeline Kerns (abt 1835–)
  1. 1. Fannie (Viola) Downs 1886–1957
  2. 2. Ada Kerns 1888–1966
  3. 3. Thomas (Neal) Kerns 1884–1937
  4. 4. Ernest (M) Kerns 1895–1969

Thomas Kerns's Timeline

7 Records

1762
1762-1937
Thomas James Kerns resided here in Mecklenburg, North Carolina, USA
Mecklenburg, North Carolina, USA
1831
30 Nov 1831
Birth of Thomas James Kerns in Mecklenburg County, N.C.
Mecklenburg County, N.C.
1832
1832
Birth of Thomas James Kerns in North Carolina
North Carolina
1860
1860
Age 28
Thomas James Kerns resided here in Western Division, Charlotte, Mecklenburg, North Carolina, USA
Western Division, Charlotte, Mecklenburg, North Carolina, USA
1910
1910
Age 78
Thomas James Kerns resided here in Long Creek, Mecklenburg, North Carolina, USA
Long Creek, Mecklenburg, North Carolina, USA
1917
27 Jan 1917
Age 85
Death of Thomas James Kerns in Huntersville, Mecklenburg, North Carolina
Huntersville, Mecklenburg, North Carolina
1917
28 Jan 1917
Age 85
Burial of Thomas James Kerns in Huntersville, Mecklenburg, North Carolina, USA
Huntersville, Mecklenburg, North Carolina, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 30 Nov 1831
    Event Place: Mecklenburg County, N.C.
    Record Source: North Carolina, U.S., Deaths

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1832
    Event Place: North Carolina
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Long Creek, Mecklenburg, North Carolina; Roll: T624_1122; Page: 10A; Enumeration District: 0131; FHL microfilm: 1375135

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1762-1937
    Event Place: Mecklenburg, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: The history of Hopewell Presbyterian Church for 175 years from the assigned date of its organization, 1762

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1860
    Event Place: Western Division, Charlotte, Mecklenburg, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1860 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M653; Residence Date: 1860; Home in 1860: Western Division, Mecklenburg, North Carolina; Roll: M653_906; Page: 86; Family H

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Long Creek, Mecklenburg, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Long Creek, Mecklenburg, North Carolina; Roll: T624_1122; Page: 10A; Enumeration District: 0131; FHL microfilm: 1375135

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Mecklenburg County, North Carolina
    Record Source: U.S., Civil War Soldier Records and Profiles, 1861-1865, Historical Data Systems, Inc.; Duxbury, MA 02331; American Civil War Research Database

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 27 Jan 1917
    Event Place: Huntersville, Mecklenburg, North Carolina
    Record Source: North Carolina, U.S., Deaths

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 28 Jan 1917
    Event Place: Huntersville, Mecklenburg, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] North Carolina, U.S., Deaths
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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