Margaret Delphia Swisher 1 2 3 4 5 6
- Born: 5 November 1864, , Marion County, WV 2 6
- Marriage (1): Jacob Calvin Kerns on 2 November 1897 in , Marion County, WV 1 2 3 4
- Died: 13 January 1944, , Marion County, WV at age 79 6
- Buried: 16 January 1944, Maple Grove Cemetery, Fairmont, WV 6
 Death Notes:
Name: Margaret D. Kerns
Event Date: 13 Jan 1944
Event Place: Fairmont, Marion, West Virginia
Gender: Female
Age (Expanded): 79 years 2 months
Birth Date: 05 Nov 1864
Birthplace: Fairmont, W. Va.
Marital Status: Widowed
Spouse's Name: Jacob C. Kerns
Father's Name: John W. Swisher
Father's Birthplace: Fairmont, W. Va.
Mother's Name: Elizabeth Miller
Mother's Birthplace: Marion Co., W. Va.
Occupation: Housewife
Cemetery: Maple Grove
Burial Place: Fairmont, W. Va.
Burial Date: 16 Jan 1944
Affiliate Repository Type: County Records
Reference ID: v 8 p 114
Citing this Record
"West Virginia Deaths, 1804-1999," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NML6-JSZ : 10 March 2018), Margaret D. Kerns, 13 Jan 1944; citing Fairmont, Marion, West Virginia, County Records, v 8 p 114, county courthouses, West Virginia; FHL microfilm 834,818.
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Noted events in her life were:
• She appeared on the 1900 US Census in Fairmont, WV on 1 June 1900. 2
1900 US Census
Sheet 1A, District 51, Family 9
Fairmont, Marion, West Virginia, United States
New Street; Home owned, with mortgage
Married 3 years
Maggie Kerns..Wife..Nov 1864..35..West Virginia..5/5
(Living with husband, 4 stepchildren, and 1 daughter.)
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• She appeared on the 1910 US Census in Fairmont, WV on 16 April 1910. 3
1910 US Census
Sheet 3B, District 61, Family 53, Roll 1687
Fairmont, Marion, West Virginia, United States
609 Walnut Avenue; Home owned, no mortgage
Married 13 years
Margaret Kerns..Wife..44..West Virginia..1/1
(Living with husband, 2 stepchildren, and 1 daughter.)
NOTE - If her birth date was 5 Nov 1864, then her age should have been 45 instead of 44.
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• She appeared on the 1920 US Census in Fairmont, WV on 5 January 1920. 4
1920 US Census
Sheet 3B, District 24, Family 78, Roll 1961
Fairmont, Marion, West Virginia, United States
609 Walnut Street
Margaret D. Kerns..Wife..53..West Virginia..House wife
(Living with husband and daughter.)
NOTE - If her birth date was 5 Nov 1864, then her age should have been 55 instead of 53.
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• She appeared on the 1930 US Census in Union District, Marion County, WV on 19 April 1930. 5
1930 US Census
Sheet 20B, District 25-36, Family 426, Roll 2541
Union Magisterial District, Marion, West Virginia, United States
Home owned, $2500
Margaret D. Kerns..Mother-in-law..66..West Virginia..Widowed
(Living at the home of her married daughter and her family.)
NOTE - If her birth date was 5 Nov 1864, then her age should have been 65 instead of 66.
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• She was buried on 16 January 1944 in the Maple Grove Cemetery in Fairmont, WV.
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Margaret married Jacob Calvin Kerns, son of George A. Kerns and Florenda Fast, on 2 November 1897 in , Marion County, WV.1 2 3 4 (Jacob Calvin Kerns was born on 2 April 1859 in , Marion County, VA,3 4 7 8 9 10 died on 22 September 1925 in Fairmont District, Marion County, WV 9 10 and was buried on 24 September 1925 in Maple Grove Cemetery, Fairmont, WV 10.)
Noted events in their marriage were:
• They appeared on the 1900 US Census in Fairmont, WV on 1 June 1900. 2
1900 US Census
Sheet 1A, District 51, Family 9
Fairmont, Marion, West Virginia, United States
New Street; Home owned, with mortgage
Married 3 years
Jacob Kerns..Head..Apr 1870..30..West Virginia..RR Conductor
Maggie Kerns..Wife..Nov 1864..35..West Virginia..5/5
Mattie Kerns..Daughter..May 1883..17..West Virginia
Lester Kerns..Son..Jun 1886..13..West Virginia..At School
Denzil Kerns..Son..Mar 1889..11..West Virginia..At School
Zella Kerns..Daughter..May 1892..8..West Virginia..At School
Darla Kerns..Daughter..May 1898..2..West Virginia
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• They appeared on the 1910 US Census in Fairmont, WV on 16 April 1910. 3
1910 US Census
Sheet 3B, District 61, Family 53, Roll 1687
Fairmont, Marion, West Virginia, United States
609 Walnut Avenue; Home owned, no mortgage
Married 13 years
J. Calvin Kerns..Head..51..West Virginia..Conductor, Steam Road
Margaret Kerns..Wife..44..West Virginia..1/1
Darlie Kerns..Daughter..11..West Virginia
W. Davis Kerns..Son..21..West Virginia..Labor, Odd Jobs
Zella Kerns..Daughter..17..West Virginia
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• They appeared on the 1920 US Census in Fairmont, WV on 5 January 1920. 4
1920 US Census
Sheet 3B, District 24, Family 78, Roll 1961
Fairmont, Marion, West Virginia, United States
609 Walnut Street
Jacob C. Kerns..Head..60..West Virginia..Conductor, Railway
Margaret D. Kerns..Wife..53..West Virginia..House wife
Darlie Kerns..Daughter..21..West Virginia..Operator, Telephone
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Marriage Notes:
Name: Jacob C. Kerns
Event Type: Marriage
Event Date: 2 Nov 1897
Event Place: Marion, West Virginia, United States
Event Place (Original): Marion, West Virginia, United States
Sex: Male
Spouse's Name: Margaret Delphia Swisher
Spouse's Sex: Female
Source Details: pg 7
Citing this Record
"West Virginia Marriages, 1854-1932", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XR41-DX5 : 30 January 2020), Jacob C. Kerns, 1897.
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