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Below is a family biography included in The History of Miami County, Ohio published by W. H. Beers & Co. in 1880.  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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MATHIAS KERN, farmer; P. O. West Milton; born in Baden, Germany, in 1831. Is a son of Joseph and Elizabeth Kern, who were born in the same place in which they lived, died and are buried. Mr. Kern was reared on the farm on which he labored till 1850, the time of his emigration to this country; he landed in New York, his voyage occupying forty-two days, and located in Lancaster Co., Penn., in which he lived eleven years, engaged in farming. In 1855 he was married to Susanna Douglass, by whom he has had ten children, eight of whom are living, viz., Elizabeth, Fanny, Joseph D., Anna, John, Charity, Mathias and Susanna; Eli and Henry, deceased. In 1861, he came to this county and township, in which he has since lived. He owns 32 acres of land, which is improved with buildings, orchards etc.; he previously owned other land, which he sold and worked much on leased land having lived nine years on land owned by John Haskett. Mr. Kern is a good farmer, and a gentleman who understands his business. He and his wife are members of the Evangelical Church, with which they have been connected eleven years, Mr. Kern having previously been a member of the Catholic Church, in which he was raised; he is a gentleman who is well versed in church history and is fully up to the times on all topics of interest. Mrs. Kern was born in Lancaster Co., Penn., in 1834.

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This family biography is one of 964 biographies included in The History of Miami County, Ohio published in 1880 by W. H. Beers & Co.  For the complete description, click here: Miami County, Ohio History and Genealogy

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