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William Franklin Kern 1863–1917 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: abt 1863

Birth Location: Indiana

Death Date: 1917

Death Location: Lawrence, IN

Father: John Kern

Mother: Elizabeth Sellers

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Children(s):

William Franklin Kern was born in 1863 in Indiana, the child of John Simeon Kern And Elizabeth Amanda Sellers. William Franklin Kern passed away in 1917 in Lawrence, IN.

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Biography

  • William Franklin Kern was born in 1863 in Indiana, the child of John Simeon Kern And Elizabeth Amanda Sellers.
  • William Franklin Kern passed away in 1917 in Lawrence, IN.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Kern
1824–1891
Birth Location: Nicholas, Kentucky
JK
Elizabeth Sellers
1830–1907
Birth Location: Lawrence, Indiana
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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

William Kern's Ancestors

Self
William Kern
1863–1917
Birth Place: Indiana
Parents
John Simeon Kern
1824–1891
Nicholas, Kentucky
Elizabeth (Amanda) Sellers
1830–1907
Lawrence, Indiana
Grandparents
Alexander (Julius) Kern
1801–1856
Rowan, North Carolina, USA
Nancy Boyd
1801–1869
Nicholas, Kentucky, USA
Edward Sellers
1801–1872
Kentucky, United States
Amelia Martin
1804–1872
Virginia, United States
Great-Grandparents
Simeon Kern
1774–1849
Rachel Ribelin
1778–1853
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Kern's Timeline

2 Records

1863
abt 1863
Birth of William Franklin Kern in Indiana
Indiana
1917
1917
Age 54
Death of William Franklin Kern in Lawrence, IN
Lawrence, IN

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: abt 1863
    Event Place: Indiana

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1917
    Event Place: Lawrence, IN
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