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William Franklin Kern 1842–1922 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 24 May 1842

Birth Location: Lawrence Co, IN

Death Date: 1922

Death Location: Lawrence, Indiana, United States

Father: Alexander Kern

Mother: Nancy Boyd

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William Franklin Kern was born in 1842 in Lawrence Co, IN, the child of Alexander Julius Kern And Nancy Boyd. William Franklin Kern passed away in 1922 in Lawrence, Indiana, United States.

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Biography

  • William Franklin Kern was born in 1842 in Lawrence Co, IN, the child of Alexander Julius Kern And Nancy Boyd.
  • William Franklin Kern passed away in 1922 in Lawrence, Indiana, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Alexander Kern
1801–1856
Birth Location: Rowan, North Carolina, USA
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Nancy Boyd
1801–1869
Birth Location: Nicholas, Kentucky, USA
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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

William Kern's Ancestors

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William Kern
1842–1922
Birth Place: Lawrence Co, IN
Parents
Alexander Julius Kern
1801–1856
Rowan, North Carolina, USA
Nancy Boyd
1801–1869
Nicholas, Kentucky, USA
Grandparents
Simeon Kern
1774–1849
Rowan Co, NC
Rachel Ribelin
1778–1853
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Kern's Timeline

2 Records

1842
24 May 1842
Birth of William Franklin Kern in Lawrence Co, IN
Lawrence Co, IN
1922
1922
Age 80
Death of William Franklin Kern in Lawrence, Indiana, United States
Lawrence, Indiana, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 24 May 1842
    Event Place: Lawrence Co, IN

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1922
    Event Place: Lawrence, Indiana, United States
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