Jemima (Carr) Kerns was born in Appalachia, in Virginia (now West Virginia). See Appalachia Project.
Native Virginian (Born in Virginia, Now West Virginia as of June 20, 1863)
Jemima was born in 1857. Jemima Carr ... She passed away in 1935. Jemima, daughter of Enoss Carr & Maryan Carr, was born on 30 April 1857 in Dry Fork of Cheat, Tucker, West Virginia, United States.[1]
Jemima married Columbus Kerns in 1874 in Tucker, West Virginia, United States.[2]
Jemima, daughter of Enos Carr & Maryan Wyatt, died (age 77) on 30 March 1935 in Grafton, Taylor, West Virginia.[3]
Sources
↑Birth:
"West Virginia Births, 1853-1930"
citing Dry Fork of Cheat, Tucker, West Virginia, United States, county courthouses, West Virginia; FHL microfilm 816,710.
FamilySearch Record: NMQH-44F (accessed 25 February 2023) http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view2.aspx?FilmNumber=816710&ImageNumber=7
Jemima Carr born on 30 Apr 1857, daughter of Enoss Carr & Maryan Carr, in Dry Fork of Cheat, Tucker, West Virginia, United States.
↑Marriage:
"West Virginia Marriages, 1780-1970"
citing Tucker, West Virginia, United States, , county clerks, West Virginia; FHL microfilm 816,719.
FamilySearch Record: FYV8-F5J (accessed 25 February 2023) http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view2.aspx?FilmNumber=816719&ImageNumber=140
Jemima Carr marriage to Columbus Kerns in 1874 in Tucker, West Virginia, United States.
↑Death:
"West Virginia Deaths, 1804-1999"
citing Grafton, Taylor, West Virginia, County Records, v 10 p 164, county courthouses, West Virginia; FHL microfilm 818,666.
FamilySearch Record: NMRX-WB1 (accessed 25 February 2023) http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view2.aspx?FilmNumber=818666&ImageNumber=478
Jemima Kerns death 30 Mar 1935 (born 20 Apr 1857), daughter of Enos Carr & Maryan Wyatt, in Grafton, Taylor, West Virginia.
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Jemima by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA.
However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line.
It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Jemima: