Samuel Kern (1775 - 1857)

Born 14 Nov 1775 in Shenandoah County, Colony of Virginia

Ancestors

Husband of Susanna (Crabill) Kern — married 9 Apr 1801 in Shenandoah County, Virginia, USA

Descendants

Died 5 Jul 1857 at age 81 in Shenandoah County, Virginia, USA

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Biography

Samuel was said to have been a Surveyor, inventor and farmer, farming land along the Shenandoah River.

He was a slave owner that set his slaves free in 1853.

Sources

• "Virginia Marriages, 1785-1940", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XR78-DM3 : 6 August 2020), Saml. Kern, 1801."

• "Virginia, County Marriage Records, 1771-1989," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6DMZ-C2NV : 15 November 2021), Samuel Kern, 9 Apr 1801; citing Marriage, Shenandoah, Virginia, United States, Circuit court clerk offices, Virginia."

• Find A Grave: Samuel Kern

• "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M8D5-NPB : 9 November 2014), Samuel Kern, Shenandoah county, part of, Shenandoah, Virginia, United States; citing family 864, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).

• "United States Census (Slave Schedule), 1850 ," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MVDQ-T16 : 7 November 2014), Samuel Kern, Shenandoah county, Shenandoah, Virginia, United States; citing line number 25, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 444,983.

• "United States Census, 1820," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHLZ-JCC : accessed 12 March 2017), Samuel Kern Sr, Shenandoah, Virginia, United States; citing p. 464, NARA microfilm publication M33, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 138; FHL microfilm 193,697.

• "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M8D5-NPB : 12 April 2016), Samuel Kern, Shenandoah county, part of, Shenandoah, Virginia, United States; citing family 864, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).

See Also:

• FamilySearch Tree
• Newspaper articles of Hampshire COunty WV and Fredrick Co, Va
• http://wvancestry.com/ReferenceMaterial/Files/Newspaper_Articles_on_Familes_from_Hampshire_County_WV.pdf
• https://old.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gsr&GScid=2293673