Joseph James Fern (1872 - 1920)

Born 25 Aug 1872 in Hawai'i, Kingdom of Hawaii

Ancestors

Husband of Emma Keliikekukahilikaleleokalahikiolaokalani (Smith) Fern — married 6 Aug 1910 in Honolulu, Oahu, HI

Died 20 Feb 1920 at age 47 in Honolulu, Oahu, Honolulu, Hawaii Territory, United States

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Biography

Joseph James Fern is Notable.

Joseph was born to James Fern and Kaipua Kaipo Luahoomae on August 25, 1872.

In 1889, he married Julia Napua.

In 1894, he married Sheba Kaihekui Alapai.^[1]

1. Joseph James
2. Mary K
3. Nancy K.
4. George
5. Stella Hattie Kaipo
6. Elizabeth
7. Marion
8. Mary
9. Keo
10. Santa Clara
11. Henry
12. Esta

In 1910, he married Emma Keliikekukahilikaleleokalahikiolaokalani Smith.^[2]

Occupation

• driving a bullock cart of firewood 1885 Union Mill Plantation, Kohala, Hawaii, K.H.
• mule-car driver 1892 Hawaiian Tramways Company, Ltd., Honolulu, Oahu, K.H.
• shipping master 1894 Wilder Steamship Company, Honolulu, Oahu, HI^[3]
• Occupation: Mayor of Honolulu 1909-1917, 1918-1920^[4]
• Occupation: Board of Supervisors, County of Oahu, 1907

He died in 1920.^[5][6]

Research Notes

• He was said to be able to converse in Japanese, Chinese and Portuguese, as well as Hawaiian and English, a legacy from his early employment in a multi-ethnic working force.
• Created annual New Year?s Dance
• Email from Honolulu Mayor?s office, Anne Pulfrey Sent: Monday, May 19, 2008, regarding the cane & dictionary held at the City & County of Honolulu archives:

Hi Charles!  According to records, Christopher Ano of Kapaa, Kauai presented the Mayor?s Office with a ?bamboo cane with deer horn handle and sterling silver engraved band with the following inscription: ?Presented to Hon. Joseph J. Fern First Mayor of Honolulu by his friends? ?; and a ?Standard Dictionary of the English Language, 20th Century Subscription Edition, 1906.? Both were received on or about July 1982 and were given to the Archives by the Mayor?s Office for safekeeping.  

Sources

1. ↑ "Hawaii Marriages, 1826-1922", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FW8D-Q4Z : 12 January 2020), Joseph Fern, 1894.
2. ↑ "Hawaii Marriages, 1826-1922", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FW8C-RF2 : 12 January 2020), Joseph James Fern, 1910.
3. ↑ Johnson, Donald D. (1975). "Joseph James Fern, Honolulu's First Mayor". Hawaiian Journal of History. 9.
4. ↑ Chapin, Helen G. (2010-07-15). "James Joseph Fern, Honolulu's First Mayor". www.archive.org. Retrieved 2019-08-26.
5. ↑ "Hawaii, Death Records and Death Registers, 1841-1925," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:7RYM-J6MM : 14 October 2019), Joseph James Fern, 20 Feb 1920; citing Death, Hawaii State Department of Health, Honolulu.
6. ↑ "Hawaii Deaths and Burials, 1862-1919", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FWZ8-LM8 : 16 January 2020), Joseph James Fern, 1920.

• "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MM5K-4DT : accessed 26 April 2020), Joe Fern, Honolulu District, Honolulu, Hawaii Territory, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 21, sheet 2B, family 20, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,241,837.

Date: 5 JUN 1900

Place: Alapai Lane, Honolulu, Oahu, HI

Note: 29, with wife, 3 kids.

• "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MLCT-VVT : accessed 26 April 2020), Joe Fern, Honolulu, Honolulu, Hawaii, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 25, sheet 3B, family 24, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 1753; FHL microfilm 1,375,766.

Place: 931 Alapai Lane, Honolulu, Oahu, HI

Note: 39, with wife, 5 kids

• "United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:SP8K-B4P : accessed 26 April 2020), Joseph J Fern, Honolulu, Honolulu, Hawaii, United States; citing ED 24, sheet 32B, line , family 370, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1992), roll 2035; FHL microfilm 1,822,035.

See Also:

• Wikipedia:Joseph_J._Fern
• Wikidata: Item Q6284223
• Find A Grave: Memorial #5144444

Acknowledgements

• WikiTree profile Fern-21 created through the import of canotree.ged on Jul 21, 2011 by Charles Ano.
• Marietta Langer