Josiah Kern and Julia A. Snyder

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Husband Josiah Kern ¹

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           Born: 15 Jan 1831 - Lehigh Co, PA 1
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         Father: Daniel Kern (      -      ) 2
         Mother: Lydia App (      -      ) 2

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       Marriage: 15 Feb 1858 3

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Wife Julia A. Snyder ³

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         Father: Jacob Snyder (      -      ) 3
         Mother: Susan Harmon (      -      ) 3

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Children

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1 F Susie Kern ³

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2 F Anna Kern ³

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General Notes: Husband - Josiah Kern

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He assisted his parents in the hotel until twenty-seven years of age. After his marriage he engaged in the hotel business for himself at his father’s old stand, where he continued for fourteen years. He then built several houses for renting and also embarked in the planing-mill business. In 1879 Mr. Kern, in company with J. M. Henry, purchased the Saegertown grist-mill, one of the oldest in the county, which did a profitable business. He was also interested with Mr. Henry in a saw-mill and handle factory, in which he became engaged in 1881. He also manufactured the Vibrator Harrow (being owner of the patent), formerly made at Kalamazoo, Michigan. The manufacturing of this implement was commenced in Saegertown in the spring of 1884, under the name of the “Vibrator Harrow Co.” Mr. Kern was Burgess of Saegertown one term, besides holding several of the minor offices of the borough. In politics he was a Democrat. He was a member of the K. of H., and both he and his wife were adherents of the Reformed Church.

1 Editor, The History of Crawford County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: Warner Beers & Co., 1885), Pg 1153.

2 Editor, The History of Crawford County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: Warner Beers & Co., 1885), Pg 879.

3 Editor, The History of Crawford County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: Warner Beers & Co., 1885), Pg 1154.