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John Kernan
(Abt 1812-)
Kate Carroll
(Abt 1817-)
Isaac Darner
(1818-1888)
Periann Wisecarver
(1823-1892)
Peter Thomas Kernan
(1842-1927)
Hannah Elizabeth Darner
(1846-1928)
William F. Kernan
(1877-After 1920)

 

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Spouses/Children:
1. Edna A. Brulpost
2. Dorothy

William F. Kernan 2 3 4 5

  • Born: July 1877, Lynchburg, OH 2 3 5
  • Marriage (1): Edna A. Brulpost on 23 October 1902 in Highland County, OH 1 2
  • Marriage (2): Dorothy between 1910 and 1920 3
  • Died: After 1 January 1920
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bullet  General Notes:


Following the death of his 1st wife in 1910, William apparently remarried and relocated to Tennessee where he appears in the 1920 census with his 2nd wife and younger brother, Walter.
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Possible 1920 US Census except the name of the wife is different and he is living in Tennessee with his younger brother:

1920 US Census
Sheet 8B, District 80, Family 154
Civil District 5, Humphreys County, Tennessee
W. T. Kernan..Head..42..OH..(Father's Birthplace: IRE; Mother's Birthplace: OH)
Dorthy Kernan..Wife..27..IN
Walter Kernan..Brother..26..OH..(Father's Birthplace: IRE; Mother's Birthplace: OH)

NOTE - The fact that the parents' birth locations are correct make this very likely to be the correct persons.
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bullet  Noted events in his life were:

• He appeared on the 1900 US Census in Pleasant Township, Perry County, OH on 8 June 1900. 5

1900 US Census
Sheet 3B, District 71, Family 51
Pleasant Township, Perry County, Ohio
Farm owned, no mortgage
William F. Kernan..Son..Jul 1877..22..OH..Oil Well Drill

(Living with parents.)
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• He appeared on the 1910 US Census in Dodson Township, Highland, OH on April 1910. 2

1910 US Census
Sheet 7A, District 115, Family 187
Dodson Township, Highland County, Ohio
William F. Kernan..Son-in-law..33..OH

(Living with wife at home of her parents.)
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• He appeared on the 1920 US Census in Civil District 5, Humphreys County, TN on January 1920. 3

1920 US Census
Sheet 8B, District 80, Family 154
Civil District 5, Humphreys County, Tennessee
W. T. Kernan..Head..42..OH

(Living with 2nd wife and younger brother, Walter.)
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William married Edna A. Brulpost, daughter of J. E. Brulpost and Mary Thompson, on 23 October 1902 in Highland County, OH.1 2 (Edna A. Brulpost was born in 1878 in Lynchburg, OH,2 6 died in 1910 6 and was buried in 1910 in Lynchburg, OH 6.)

bullet  Noted events in their marriage were:

• They appeared on the 1910 US Census in Dodson Township, Highland, OH on April 1910. 2

1910 US Census
Sheet 7A, District 115, Family 187
Dodson Township, Highland County, Ohio
James E. Brulport..Head..66..OH
Mary A. Brulport..Wife..63..OH
Edna A. Kernan..Daughter..31..OH
William F. Kernan..Son-in-law..33..OH
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William next married Dorothy between 1910 and 1920.3 (Dorothy was born in 1892 in Indiana 3 and died after 1 January 1920.)

bullet  Noted events in their marriage were:

• They appeared on the 1920 US Census in Civil District 5, Humphreys County, TN on January 1920. 3

Sheet 8B, District 80, Household 154
Civil District 5, Humphreys County, Tennessee
Head..W. T. Kernan..42..OH
Wife..Dorthy Kernan..27..IN
Brother..Walter Kernan..26..OH
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Sources


1 "Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-2016," database with images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 24 Feb 2014); Name: W. F. Kernan; Spouse's Name: Edna A. Brulpost; Event Date: 23 Oct 1902; Event Place: Highland, Ohio.

2 1910 U.S. census, population schedule, Dodson Township, Highland County, Ohio, enumeration district (ED) 115, sheet 7A, family 187, William F. Kernan and Edna A. Brulpost; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 24 Feb 2014); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T624.

3 1920 U.S. census, population schedule, Civil District 5, Humphreys County, Tennessee, enumeration district (ED) 80, sheet 8B, family 154, William F. Kernan and Dorothy (?); index and images (accessed 24 Feb 2014); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T625.

4 "Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-2016," database with images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 24 Feb 2014); Name: W. F. Kernan; Event Date: 23 Oct 1902; Event Place: Highland, Ohio.

5 1900 U.S. census, population schedule, Pleasant Township, Perry County, Ohio, enumeration district (ED) 71, sheet 3B, dwelling 50, family 51, Peter Thomas Kernan and Hannah Elizabeth Darner; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 23 Feb 2014); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T623.

6 Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/ : accessed 24 Feb 2014), http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=92857632.


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