Dayton Hugh Kern (1908 - 1980)

Born 6 Oct 1908 in Kansas, United States

Ancestors

Died 9 Apr 1980 at age 71 in Winston-Salem, Forsyth, North Carolina, United States

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Biography

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).^[1]

Dayton Hugh Kern was born October 6, 1908 in Kansas to James Kern and Alice Davies. Prior to his death he was a resident of Hickory in Catawba County where he was a cabinet maker with his own shop. He was married to Maggie Newell. He died at Winston-Salem Convalescent Center on April 9, 1980. Informant was his wife, Maggie.^[2] He was buried at Catawba Memorial Park.^[3]

Sources

1. ↑ "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.
2. ↑ "North Carolina Deaths, 1931-1994," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FGKJ-D4J : 18 July 2017), James R. Kern in entry for Dayton Hugh Kern, 09 Apr 1980; citing Winston-Salem, Forsyth, North Carolina, v 13B cn 13924, State Department of Archives and History, Raleigh; FHL microfilm 1,984,624.
3. ↑ "North Carolina Deaths and Burials, 1898-1994", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:H477-SJW2 : 14 February 2020), James R. Kern in entry for Dayton Hugh Kern, 1980.