Kerns, Benjamin

Birth Name Kerns, Benjamin 1a 2a
Gramps ID I141314
Gender male
Age at Death 60 years, 11 months, 5 days

Events

Event Date Place Description Notes Sources
Birth [E213370] 1804-01-27 Ross Co., Ohio  
1b 2b
Death [E213371] 1865 Marion Co., Ohio  
1c 2c

Parents

Relation to main person Name Birth date Death date Relation within this family (if not by birth)
Father Kerns, Benjamin [I141657]1759-06-06about 1820
Mother Winder, Sarah [I141658]1768-10-03about 1830-03-21
    Brother     Kerns, Abner [I141659] WFT 1782-1809 about 1846
    Brother     Kerns, Henry [I141660] WFT 1782-1809 WFT 1783-1872
    Brother     Kerns?, Peter [I141679] WFT 1782-1809 WFT 1783-1872
         Kerns, Benjamin [I141314] 1804-01-27 1865

Families

    Family of Kerns, Benjamin and Unknown, Lydia [F8974]
Married Wife Unknown, Lydia [I141674] ( * about 1819 + 1849-08-00 )
   
Event Date Place Description Notes Sources
Marriage [E308261] WFT 1831-1847    
1d 2d
  Children
Name Birth Date Death Date
Kerns, Lydia [I141676]1834WFT 1835-1928
Kerns, Sarah E [I141677]1836WFT 1837-1930
Kerns, Benjamin C [I141678]1840WFT 1841-1930
Kerns, Mary Emma [I141675]1843-08-011849-09-17
    Family of Kerns, Benjamin and Fraser, Harriet [F44213]
Married Wife Fraser, Harriet [I141315] ( * 1816 + 1883-05-20 )
   
Event Date Place Description Notes Sources
Marriage [E341781] 1855-05-15 Little Sandusky, Wyandot Co., Ohio  
1e 2e
  Children
Name Birth Date Death Date
Kerns, John Scott [I141316]1856WFT 1857-1946
Kerns, Joseph Fraser [I141122]18601907-03-12

Narrative

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[Brøderbund WFT Vol. 22, Ed. 1, Tree #3242, Date of Import: Dec 1, 1998]

Benjamin Kerns:
Census: 1850; Marion Twp., Marion Co., Ohio; Head - Self; Age 46; Farmer; Value of Real Estate: $14,000; Born Ohio; Spouse: none; Ch: Lydia-16, Sarah E.-14, Benjamin C.-10. 5 Workers living in household.

Tombstone inscription shows Benjamin Kerns and Sarah Winder as his parents.

Benjamin rebuilt one of Marion's four hotels sometime between 1837 and 1854. This hotel was kept by General Clark, who died of Cholera 1854. It burned down in 1859.

Pedigree

  1. Kerns, Benjamin [I141657]
    1. Winder, Sarah [I141658]
      1. Kerns, Abner [I141659]
      2. Kerns, Henry [I141660]
      3. Kerns?, Peter [I141679]
      4. Kerns, Benjamin
        1. Unknown, Lydia [I141674]
          1. Kerns, Lydia [I141676]
          2. Kerns, Sarah E [I141677]
          3. Kerns, Benjamin C [I141678]
          4. Kerns, Mary Emma [I141675]
        2. Fraser, Harriet [I141315]
          1. Kerns, John Scott [I141316]
          2. Kerns, Joseph Fraser [I141122]

Ancestors

Source References

  1. Brøderbund Software, Inc.: World Family Tree Vol. 22, Ed. 1 [S2771]
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  2. phelps.FTW [S2927275]
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