Born in Iowa, United States
Ancestors 
Daughter of Frank Leonard Homan
and Anna Harris (Moore) Homan
Wife of
Ralph William Kesling
— married
4 Jul 1911 in Iowa, United States
Mother of
Edward Darling Kesling
Died
at age 23
in Omaha, Douglas, Nebraska, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 23 May 2021
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Biography
Fern was born in 1894. She was the daughter of Ira Homan and Anna Moore.
In 1900 she was 6 and living with her parents and siblings in Nebraska. [1]
In 1910 she was 16 and living with her parents and siblings in Nebraska. Also living with them was a boarder named Ralph Kesling who she would marry soon. [2]
She married Ralph William Kesling in 1911.
They had three children in their short marriage:
- Paul b 1915 in Nebraska
- Eddie b 1917 in Nebraska
- Georgia b 1918 in Nebraska
She passed away in 1918.
Fern was buried in Graceland Park Cemetery, Omaha, Douglas County, Nebraska. [3]
In 1920 and Ralph and their 3 children were living with Fern's parents in Nebraska. [4]
In 1930 they were still living with her parents in Nebraska. [5]
He passed in 1938.
Sources
- ↑ "United States Census, 1900", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M3YT-T4K : 9 March 2022), Fern Homan in entry for Frank Homan, 1900.
- ↑ "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:ML4Q-2LK : accessed 17 September 2022), Fern E Homan in household of Annie H Homan, Omaha Ward 2, Douglas, Nebraska, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 6, sheet 3A, family 39, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 843; FHL microfilm 1,374,856.
- ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/158147061/fern-e-kesling: accessed 17 September 2022), memorial page for Fern E. Homan Kesling (1894–May 1918), Find A Grave: Memorial #158147061, citing Graceland Park Cemetery, Omaha, Douglas County, Nebraska, USA; Maintained by SRGF (contributor 47487065) .
- ↑ "United States Census, 1920", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MCK9-B52 : 2 February 2021), Ralph W Resling in entry for Frank L Homan, 1920.
- ↑ "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XQ28-ZWQ : accessed 17 September 2022), Ralph W Kesling in household of Frank L Homan, Highland, Sarpy, Nebraska, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 8, sheet 7B, line 67, family 166, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 1292; FHL microfilm 2,341,027.
See also:
- FamilySearch Person: LV96-B98
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Fern 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 Fern:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Fern 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 Fern:
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~3.12%
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