Jacob Calvin Kerns

Jacob Calvin Kerns
(1859-1925)

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Spouses/Children:
1. Sarah Catherine Swisher

2. Margaret Delphia Swisher

Darla Kerns+

Jacob Calvin Kerns ¹ ² ³ ⁴ ⁵ ⁶ ⁷ ⁸ ⁹ ¹⁰

Born: 2 April 1859, , Marion County, VA ² ⁵ ⁶ ⁷ ⁹ ¹⁰
Marriage (1): Sarah Catherine Swisher on 10 April 1880 in , Marion County, WV ¹ ²
Marriage (2): Margaret Delphia Swisher on 2 November 1897 in , Marion County, WV ³ ⁴ ⁵ ⁶
Died: 22 September 1925, Fairmont District, Marion County, WV at age 66 ⁹ ¹⁰
Buried: 24 September 1925, Maple Grove Cemetery, Fairmont, WV ¹⁰

bullet Birth Notes:

Name: Jacob Kerns
Event Type: Birth
Event Date: 2 Mar 1859
Event Place: Marion, Virginia, United States
Event Place (Original): Marion, West Virginia, United States
Sex: Male
Ethnicity: American
Race: W
Father's Name: George A. Kerns
Mother's Name: Florinda
Source Details: yr 1853-1862 p 95

Citing this Record
"West Virginia Births and Christenings, 1853-1928", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X55C-73T : 30 January 2020), Jacob Kerns, 1859.
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bullet Death Notes:

Name: Jacob C. Kerns
Event Date: 22 Sep 1925
Event Place: Fairmont District, Marion, West Virginia
Gender: Male
Age (Expanded): 66 years 5 months 20 days
Birth Date: 1859
Father's Name: Geo. C. Kerns
Affiliate Repository Type: County Records

Citing this Record
"West Virginia Deaths, 1804-1999," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NML7-BYC : 10 March 2018), Jacob C. Kerns, 22 Sep 1925; citing Fairmont District, Marion, West Virginia, County Records, 111, county courthouses, West Virginia; FHL microfilm 834,817.
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bullet Noted events in his life were:

• He has alternate birth date of 2 March 1859 and a birth location of , Marion County, VA.

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• He appeared on the 1860 US Census in , Monongalia County, VA on 11 August 1860. ⁸

1860 US Census
Page 185, Family 1331, Roll 1364
Monongalia, Virginia, United States
Jacob Kerns..2..Virginia

(Living with parents.)

NOTE - If his birth date was 2 Apr 1859, then his age should have been 1 instead of 2.
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• He appeared on the 1880 US Census in Winfield District, Marion County, WV on June 1880. ²

1880 US Census
Page 518D, District 93, Family 27, Roll 1407
Winfield Magisterial District, Marion, West Virginia, United States
Jacob C. Kerns..Self..21..West Virginia..Farm Laborer

(Living with wife.)
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• He appeared on the 1900 US Census in Fairmont, WV on 1 June 1900. ⁴

1900 US Census
Sheet 1A, District 51, Family 9
Fairmont, Marion, West Virginia, United States
New Street; Home owned, with mortgage
Married 3 years
Jacob Kerns..Head..Apr 1870..30(?)..West Virginia..RR Conductor

(Living with 2nd wife, 4 children from 1st wife, and 1 daughter from 2nd wife.)

NOTE - Jacob's birth date is believed to be 2 Apr 1859 instead of in Apr 1870. Therefore his age should have been 31 instead of 30.
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• He appeared on the 1910 US Census in Fairmont, WV on 16 April 1910. ⁵

1910 US Census
Sheet 3B, District 61, Family 53, Roll 1687
Fairmont, Marion, West Virginia, United States
609 Walnut Avenue; Home owned, no mortgage
Married 13 years
J. Calvin Kerns..Head..51..West Virginia..Conductor, Steam Road

(Living with 2nd wife, 2 children from 1st wife, and 1 daughter from 2nd wife.)
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• He appeared on the 1920 US Census in Fairmont, WV on 5 January 1920. ⁶

1920 US Census
Sheet 3B, District 24, Family 78, Roll 1961
Fairmont, Marion, West Virginia, United States
609 Walnut Street
Jacob C. Kerns..Head..60..West Virginia..Conductor, Railway

(Living with 2nd wife and daughter.)
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• He was buried on 24 September 1925 in the Maple Grove Cemetery in Fairmont, WV.

Find a Grave Memorial 122977828
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Jacob married Sarah Catherine Swisher, daughter of John William Swisher and Elizabeth U. Miller, on 10 April 1880 in , Marion County, WV.¹ ² (Sarah Catherine Swisher was born on 11 August 1856 in , Marion County, VA,² died on 15 September 1896 in Palatine, WV and was buried on 16 September 1896 in Palatine, WV.)

bullet Noted events in their marriage were:

• They appeared on the 1880 US Census in Winfield District, Marion County, WV on June 1880. ²

1880 US Census
Page 518D, District 93, Family 27, Roll 1407
Winfield Magisterial District, Marion, West Virginia, United States
Jacob C. Kerns..Self..21..West Virginia..Farm Laborer
Catharine Kerns..Wife..23..West Virginia..Keeping House
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bullet Marriage Notes:

Name: Jacob C. Kerns
Event Type: Marriage
Event Date: 10 Apr 1880
Event Place: Marion, West Virginia, United States
Event Place (Original): Marion, West Virginia, United States
Sex: Male
Spouse's Name: Sarah C. Swisher
Spouse's Sex: Female

Citing this Record
"West Virginia Marriages, 1854-1932", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XRHS-5BZ : 30 January 2020), Jacob C. Kerns, 1880.
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Jacob next married Margaret Delphia Swisher, daughter of John William Swisher and Elizabeth U. Miller, on 2 November 1897 in , Marion County, WV.³ ⁴ ⁵ ⁶ (Margaret Delphia Swisher was born on 5 November 1864 in , Marion County, WV,⁴ ¹¹ died on 13 January 1944 in , Marion County, WV ¹¹ and was buried on 16 January 1944 in Maple Grove Cemetery, Fairmont, WV ¹¹.)

bullet Noted events in their marriage were:

• They appeared on the 1900 US Census in Fairmont, WV on 1 June 1900. ⁴

1900 US Census
Sheet 1A, District 51, Family 9
Fairmont, Marion, West Virginia, United States
New Street; Home owned, with mortgage
Married 3 years
Jacob Kerns..Head..Apr 1870..30..West Virginia..RR Conductor
Maggie Kerns..Wife..Nov 1864..35..West Virginia..5/5
Mattie Kerns..Daughter..May 1883..17..West Virginia
Lester Kerns..Son..Jun 1886..13..West Virginia..At School
Denzil Kerns..Son..Mar 1889..11..West Virginia..At School
Zella Kerns..Daughter..May 1892..8..West Virginia..At School
Darla Kerns..Daughter..May 1898..2..West Virginia
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• They appeared on the 1910 US Census in Fairmont, WV on 16 April 1910. ⁵

1910 US Census
Sheet 3B, District 61, Family 53, Roll 1687
Fairmont, Marion, West Virginia, United States
609 Walnut Avenue; Home owned, no mortgage
Married 13 years
J. Calvin Kerns..Head..51..West Virginia..Conductor, Steam Road
Margaret Kerns..Wife..44..West Virginia..1/1
Darlie Kerns..Daughter..11..West Virginia
W. Davis Kerns..Son..21..West Virginia..Labor, Odd Jobs
Zella Kerns..Daughter..17..West Virginia
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• They appeared on the 1920 US Census in Fairmont, WV on 5 January 1920. ⁶

1920 US Census
Sheet 3B, District 24, Family 78, Roll 1961
Fairmont, Marion, West Virginia, United States
609 Walnut Street
Jacob C. Kerns..Head..60..West Virginia..Conductor, Railway
Margaret D. Kerns..Wife..53..West Virginia..House wife
Darlie Kerns..Daughter..21..West Virginia..Operator, Telephone
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bullet Marriage Notes:

Name: Jacob C. Kerns
Event Type: Marriage
Event Date: 2 Nov 1897
Event Place: Marion, West Virginia, United States
Event Place (Original): Marion, West Virginia, United States
Sex: Male
Spouse's Name: Margaret Delphia Swisher
Spouse's Sex: Female
Source Details: pg 7

Citing this Record
"West Virginia Marriages, 1854-1932", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XR41-DX5 : 30 January 2020), Jacob C. Kerns, 1897.
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1 "West Virginia Marriages, 1854-1932," database, FamilySearch (accessed 18 February 2021), (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XRHS-5BZ : 30 January 2020), Jacob C. Kerns, 1880.

2 1880 U.S. census, population schedule, Winfield Magisterial District, Marion, West Virginia, United States, enumeration district (ED) 93, p. 518D, family 27, Jacob Calvin Kerns and Sarah Catherine Swisher; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 18 February 2021); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T9, roll 1407.

3 "West Virginia Marriages, 1854-1932," database, FamilySearch (accessed 18 February 2021), (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XR41-DX5 : 30 January 2020), Jacob C. Kerns, 1897.

4 1900 U.S. census, population schedule, Fairmont, Marion, West Virginia, United States, enumeration district (ED) 51, sheet 1A, family 9, Jacob Calvin Kerns and Margaret Delphia Swisher; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 18 February 2021); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T623.

5 1910 U.S. census, population schedule, Fairmont, Marion, West Virginia, United States, enumeration district (ED) 61, sheet 3B, family 53, Jacob Calvin Kerns and Margaret Delphia Swisher; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 19 February 2021); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T624, roll 1687.

6 1920 U.S. census, population schedule, Fairmont, Marion, West Virginia, United States, enumeration district (ED) 24, sheet 3B, family 78; index and images (accessed 19 February 2021); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T625, roll 1961.

7 "West Virginia Births and Christenings, 1853-1928," database, FamilySearch (accessed 18 February 2021), (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X55C-73T : 30 January 2020), Jacob Kerns, 1859.

8 1860 U.S. census, population schedule, Monongalia, Virginia, United States, p. 185, family 1331, George A. Kerns and Florenda Fast; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 17 February 2021); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm M653, roll 1364.

9 "West Virginia Deaths, 1804-1999," database, FamilySearch (accessed 18 February 2021), (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NML7-BYC : 10 March 2018), Jacob C. Kerns, 22 Sep 1925; citing Fairmont District, Marion, West Virginia, County Records, 111, county courthouses, West Virginia; FHL microfilm 834,817.

10 Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/ ); accessed 18 February 2021, memorial page for Jacob C Kerns (2 Apr 1859-22 Sep 1925), Find a Grave Memorial no. 122977828, citing Maple Grove Cemetery, Fairmont, Marion County, West Virginia, USA

11 "West Virginia Deaths, 1804-1999," database, FamilySearch (accessed 18 February 2021), (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NML6-JS6 : 10 March 2018), Jacob C. Kerns in entry for Margaret D. Kerns, 13 Jan 1944; citing Fairmont, Marion, West Virginia, County Records, v 8 p 114, county courthouses, West Virginia; FHL microfilm 834,818.

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