Levi Fetty
(1831-1885)
Sarah Jane Straight
(1840-1880)
Florence Belle Fetty
(1863-1916)

 

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Spouses/Children:
1. Joshua Kerns

Florence Belle Fetty 1 2 3 4

  • Born: 31 August 1863, , Marion County, WV 3 4
  • Marriage (1): Joshua Kerns on 28 December 1882 in , Marion County, WV 1 2 3
  • Died: 8 December 1916, Fairmont, WV at age 53 4
  • Buried: After 8 December 1916, Maple Grove Cemetery, Fairmont, WV
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bullet  Death Notes:


Name: Florence Belle Kerns
Event Date: 08 Dec 1916
Event Place: Fairmont, Marion, West Virginia
Gender: Female
Age (Expanded): 53 years 4 months 8 days
Birth Date: 1863
Affiliate Repository Type: County Records

Citing this Record
"West Virginia Deaths, 1804-1999," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NMNH-HQS : 10 March 2018), Florence Belle Kerns, 08 Dec 1916; citing Fairmont, Marion, West Virginia, County Records, 100, county courthouses, West Virginia; FHL microfilm 834,817.
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bullet  Noted events in her life were:

• She appeared on the 1900 US Census in Fairmont District, Marion County, WV on 15 June 1900. 2

1900 US Census
Sheet 10B, District 49, Family 211
Fairmont Magisterial District, Marion, West Virginia, United States
Home owned, no mortgage
Married 17 years
Belle Kerns..Wife..Jul 1864..35..West Virginia..2/2

(Living with husband, son, and widowed father-in-law.)

NOTE - It is believed that her birth date was 31 Aug 1863 instead of in July 1864. Therefore her age should have been 35 instead of 35.
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• She appeared on the 1910 US Census in Fairmont District, Marion County, WV on 4 May 1910. 3

1910 US Census
Sheet 17A, District 56, Family 278, Roll 1687
Fairmont Magisterial District, Marion, West Virginia, United States
Washington Street; Home owned, no mortgage
Married 27 years
Florence Kerns..Wife..46..West Virginia..2/2

(Living with husband and son.)
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Florence married Joshua Kerns, son of George A. Kerns and Florenda Fast, on 28 December 1882 in , Marion County, WV.1 2 3 (Joshua Kerns was born on 19 March 1857 in Virginia,2 5 6 7 8 died on 19 July 1926 in Fairmont District, Marion County, WV 7 8 and was buried after 19 July 1926 in Maple Grove Cemetery, Fairmont, WV 8.)

bullet  Noted events in their marriage were:

• They appeared on the 1900 US Census in Fairmont District, Marion County, WV on 15 June 1900. 2

1900 US Census
Sheet 10B, District 49, Family 211
Fairmont Magisterial District, Marion, West Virginia, United States
Home owned, no mortgage
Married 17 years
Joshua Kerns..Head..Mar 1859..41..West Virginia..Coal Miner
Belle Kerns..Wife..Jul 1864..35..West Virginia..2/2
Fred Kerns..Son..Mar 1882..12..West Virginia..At School
George Kerns..Father..Apr 1837..63..West Virginia..Widowed
.

• They appeared on the 1910 US Census in Fairmont District, Marion County, WV on 4 May 1910. 3

1910 US Census
Sheet 17A, District 56, Family 278, Roll 1687
Fairmont Magisterial District, Marion, West Virginia, United States
Washington Street; Home owned, no mortgage
Married 27 years
Joshua Kerns..Head..54..West Virginia..Concreter, Street
Florence Kerns..Wife..46..West Virginia..2/2
Fred Kerns..Son..21..West Virginia..Clerk, Office
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bullet  Marriage Notes:


Name: Joshua Kerns
Event Type: Marriage
Event Date: 28 Dec 1882
Event Place: Marion, West Virginia, United States
Event Place (Original): Marion, West Virginia, United States
Sex: Male
Spouse's Name: Florence Bell Fetty
Spouse's Sex: Female

Citing this Record
"West Virginia Marriages, 1854-1932", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XRHS-LXX : 30 January 2020), Joshua Kerns, 1882.
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Sources


1 "West Virginia Marriages, 1854-1932," database, FamilySearch (accessed 18 February 2021), (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XRHS-LXX : 30 January 2020), Joshua Kerns, 1882.

2 1900 U.S. census, population schedule, Fairmont Magisterial District, Marion, West Virginia, United States, enumeration district (ED) 49, sheet 10B, family 211, Joshua Kerns and Florence Belle Fetty; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 18 February 2021); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T623.

3 1910 U.S. census, population schedule, Fairmont Magisterial District, Marion, West Virginia, United States, enumeration district (ED) 56, sheet 17A, family 278, Joshua Kerns and Florence Belle Fetty; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 18 February 2021); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T624, roll 1687.

4 "West Virginia Deaths, 1804-1999," database, FamilySearch (accessed 18 February 2021), (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NMNH-HQS : 10 March 2018), Florence Belle Kerns, 08 Dec 1916; citing Fairmont, Marion, West Virginia, County Records, 100, county courthouses, West Virginia; FHL microfilm 834,817.

5 1880 U.S. census, population schedule, Winfield District, Marion County, West Virginia, enumeration district (ED) 93, p. 518C, dwelling 26, family 26, George Kerns and Florenda Fast; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 7 Nov 2017); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T9, roll 1407.

6 1920 U.S. census, population schedule, Fairmont, Marion, West Virginia, United States, enumeration district (ED) 153, sheet 3A, family 56, Lillie Jane Kerns; index and images (accessed 18 February 2021); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T625, roll 1961.

7 "West Virginia Deaths, 1804-1999," database, FamilySearch (accessed 18 February 2021), (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NML7-1Q9 : 10 March 2018), Joshua Kerns, 19 Jul 1926; citing Fairmont District, Marion, West Virginia, County Records, 112, county courthouses, West Virginia; FHL microfilm 834,817.

8 Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/ ); accessed 18 February 2021, memorial page for Joshua Kerns (19 Mar 1857-19 Jul 1926), Find a Grave Memorial no. 87466396, citing Maple Grove Cemetery, Fairmont, Marion County, West Virginia, USA


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