Jacob Karns and Nancy Thompson

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Husband Jacob Karns ^{1 2}

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           Born: Abt 1798
     Christened: 
           Died: 1885 - Cranberry Twp, Venango Co, PA 2
         Buried: 

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         Father: Henry Karns (      -      ) 1 2
         Mother: Anna [Unk] (      -      ) 1 2

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       Marriage: 

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   Other Spouse: Mrs. Mollie Bickel (      -Bef 1890) 1 2

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Wife Nancy Thompson ^{1 2}

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           Born: 
     Christened: 
           Died: 1849 1 2
         Buried: 

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         Father: Frank Thompson (      -      ) 1 2
         Mother: 

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Children

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1 M Samuel T. Karns ^{3 4}

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           Born: 1831 - Cranberry Twp, Venango Co, PA 3 4
     Christened: 
           Died: 1903 4
         Buried: 12 Jun 1903 - Franklin Cemetery, Franklin, Venango Co, PA 5

         Spouse: Sarah Frawley (1835-1914) 3 4
           Marr: 1853 3 4

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General Notes: Husband - Jacob Karns

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After his first marriage he moved to Cranberry Township, Venango County, Pennsylvania, and purchased a tract of five hundred acres upon which he farmed throughout his active days. He was a Democrat, and one of the early constables in Venango County. His religious connection was with the Methodist Episcopal Church. [CAB, 833]
With his first wife he had a family of eight children, six sons and two daughters.

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General Notes: Wife - Nancy Thompson

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She died in 1842. [CAB, 833]

1 Editor, History of Venango County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: Brown, Runk, & Co., Publishers, 1890), Pg 824.

2 Charles A. Babcock, Venango County, Pennsylvania, Her Pioneers and People (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1919), Pg 668.

3 Editor, History of Venango County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: Brown, Runk, & Co., Publishers, 1890), Pg 827.

4 Charles A. Babcock, Venango County, Pennsylvania, Her Pioneers and People (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1919), Pg 669.

5 Franklin Cemetery - Record of Interments (Franklin, PA.).