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From: Eileen Kern Goodman <>
Subject: [KERN-L] Kern family Virginia
Date: Tue, 27 Mar 2001 14:01:07 -0700


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Surname: Kern
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My name is Eileen Kern Goodman. PA>VA>MD>VA. This is my family lineage.
Maybe someone on the Kern mailing list may benefit from this. If anyone
can go back beyond Jacob or knows of his birth date, please contact me
at my email address. Also, if anyone can help complete the death dates
or if there is a mistake anywhere to be found, please feel free to contact
me. My lineage goes back to Jacob Kern who landed in Philadelphia, Pen.
9-30-1754 from Holland. The original family settled in Penn. between the
dates 1727-1776. This original family loaned money-200,000,000.00 for a
term of 99 years to the government of Holland.

*Jacob had 6 sons and 2 daughters.
Michael Kern b 12-13-1790 d. 12-5-1865
Henry Kern b 10-11-1815 d. 3-12-1873
Peter Kern b 3-27-1827 d. 2-28-1862
**John A. Kern b 4-23-1823 d. 12-15-1893 m. Mary J.? b 10- 28-1828 d. 6-22-1893
had one son-Henry Furlong Kern
Catherinah Kern b 7-11-1825
Philip Kern b 4-14-1827
Elizabeth Kern b 3-14-1833 died in infancy 4-11-1833

***Henry F Kern b 5-13-1848 d 7-22-1914-wheelright, made wagon wheels along
with blacksmithing---m. Jane A. Boyd
1-13-1870. Her brother John Boyd fought with 11th Va. Cav. CSA. They had
4 daughters and 4 sons.
Mary b 5-15-1874 m. Charles Baker 8-29-1894
Laura b 9-29-1872 m. W. L Poston 12-31-1895
Ida b 10-28-1878 m. James B. Bacher 6:30 AM 10-18-1900
Bessie b 4-2-1881 m. Howard Ebersole 1-28-1905
John b 10-4-1870 m. Emma C Wisecarver 10-11-1894
George b 5-8-1876 m.Annie G Masson 12-19-1899 owned large farm near Winchester,
Virginia
Henry b. 2-13-1885 d 1918 street car accident. m Ethel Crim 1912.

****Charles Luther b. 2-22-1883 d. heart attack-8-20-1933. Born and raised
in Frederick County, Virginia-Contractor and builder. Owned his own business.
Played trumpet in band/orchestra for fun. Passed this silver trumpet to
son who passed it to daughter Eileen. Married Ada Elizabeth Weaver 12-18-1905.
She was born 9-29-1882 d. 5-30-1970. Her family dates back to Virginnia
before the Rev. war and is a direct descendent to Daniel Morgan. Couple
moved to Baltimore, MD shortly after marriage. Had 4 sons.
Elmer died in infancy with pnuemonia
Olen Luther died as a very small child with streptococus
'Peachie' named for doctor, died with brain tumor at 16 years of age.
*****Wilbur Leonard b 1-11-1919 Baltimore, MD. Moved as young boy to Winchester,
VA original home of parents. Married Gloria Kathryn Graff from NJ 12-17-1950.
Had three daughters.
******Eileen Florence Kern Goodman b. 3-17-54 (me)
Claudia Kathryn Kern Eaton b. 12-12-1959
Marian Regina Kern King b. 3-17-63



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