James Rexroad Kern (abt. 1874 - 1959)

Born about 24 May 1874 in Vermilion Grove, Vermilion, Illinois, United States [uncertain]

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Died 27 Mar 1959 at about age 84 in Indianapolis, Marion, Indiana, United States

Biography

James Rexroad Kern, son of Aaron Kern, was born May 27, 1874, in Vermilion Grove, Vermilion, Illinois, United States.^[1]

In 1910, James and Alice Kern were farming at Kechi in Sedgwick County, Kansas. They had two children at home: Clara (3) born in Illinois and Hugh Dayton (1) born in Kansas. Also in residence was Alice's sister, Luella (29).^[2]

In 1918 James Rexroad Kern was 44 years old and farming at Redfield, Arkansas. He gave Alice Kern as next-of-kin.^[3]

In 1930 James and Alice were farming near Simpson Township in Grant County, Colorado. They had two children at home: Joe H (19) born in Kansas and Minnie E (16) born in Colorado. Census indicates the couple had been 29 when married ... putting date of marriage about 1904.^[4]

James R Kern was born in 1874 at Vermilion Grove to Aaron Kern. A carpenter by trade he died at the age of 84 at his home on Wayne Ave in Indianapolis in 1959. He had lived there 7 years. A widower, informant was his son, Joe Kern of the same address.^[1] He was buried at Vermillion Grove Cemetery.^[5]

Research Notes

Death certificate indicates James a widower, but his (first) wife, Alice Davies died in 1961 and is identified as divorced. Appears there may be a second marriage, but no record found Thompson-40998 16:36, 14 July 2021 (UTC)

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} Indiana, U.S., Death Certificates, 1899-2011: Indiana Archives and Records Administration; Indianapolis, IN, USA; Death Certificates; Year: 1959; Roll: 05 Ancestry Record 60716 #3343986 Free Image Link
2. ↑ "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M2Z8-K4N : accessed 22 December 2020), Alice Kern in household of James R Kern, Kechi, Sedgwick, Kansas, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 87, sheet 8B, family 178, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 455; FHL microfilm 1,374,468.
3. ↑ "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K3P1-2YM : 20 January 2021), James Rexroad Kern, 1917-1918.
4. ↑ "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XM25-QHW : accessed 22 December 2020), Alice Kern in household of James R Kern, Simpson Township, Grant, Arkansas, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 11, sheet , line , family , NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll ; FHL microfilm .
5. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 04 February 2021), memorial page for James R. Kern (May 1874–1959), Find A Grave: Memorial #38325187, citing Vermilion Grove Cemetery, Vermilion Grove, Vermilion County, Illinois, USA ; Maintained by Norma (contributor 46914168) .