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Below is a family biography included in The History of Adams County, Illinois published by Murray, Williamson & Phelps in 1879. These biographies are valuable for genealogy research in discovering missing ancestors or filling in the details of a family tree. Family biographies often include far more information than can be found in a census record or obituary. Details will vary with each biography but will often include the date and place of birth, parent names including mothers' maiden name, name of wife including maiden name, her parents' names, name of children (including spouses if married), former places of residence, occupation details, military service, church and social organization affiliations, and more. There are often ancestry details included that cannot be found in any other type of genealogical record.
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KERN, JACOB R., Constable; residence, Clayton; son of Joseph and Elizabeth (Smith) Kern; natives of Pennsylvania; was born in Monongehala county, West Va., March 16, 1828. He came to Quincy, Adams county, Ill., in 1840, and to Clayton, in 1871; has been a farmer all his life, until 1872, since which time he has held the office of Constable in Clayton. Dec. 24, 1850, he married Sarah E. Kirkpatrick, who was born in Sangamon county, Ill., Oct. 10, 1828; came to Adams county when two years old. They have no living children. Mr. Kern is a member of the I. O. O. F., and of the A. O. U. W. He and his wife are both members of the M. E. church. Politics, Greenback Republican. His mother is still living, 78 years of age.
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This family biography is one of 1444 biographies included in The History of Adams County, Illinois published by Murray, Williamson & Phelps in 1879. View the complete description here: The History of Adams County, Illinois
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