History of Lehigh county, Pennsylvania and a genealogical and biographical record of its families, Vol. II, Part 128

Author: Roberts, Charles Rhoads; Stoudt, John Baer, 1878- joint comp; Krick, Thomas H., 1868- joint comp; Dietrich, William Joseph, 1875- joint comp; Lehigh County Historical Society
Publication date: 1914
Publisher: Allentown, Pa. : Lehigh Valley Publishing Co.
Number of Pages: 948

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Mr. Kern made a trip to Europe during the summer months of 1905. He visited the prin- cipal cities of Germany, Switzerland, Austria- Hungary, Italy, France, Holland, Belgium, and England.

William Kern, born Aug. 21, 1827, married Sallie Schneck, and had children: Penrose, David, Benjamin, Milton, C. Elvin, William, Keturah, Priscilla, Francis, and Joseph.

Nicholas Kern, son of George Jacob, was born Dec. 2, 1764, and died Nov. 2, 1819. He re- ceived from his father by deed of May 1, 1797, a stone house and tract of 152 acres, part of the original tract, for the sum of £950. He married, Aug. 4, 1789, Catharine Saeger, who was born Jan. 23, 1765, and died Sept. 21, 1861. Their children were:

George Kern, born Sept. 12, 1790, died Jan. 16, 1845. He married Sarah Saeger and had no children.

Joseph Kern, born Jan. 18, 1792, who, with his wife, Hannah, had children: Salome Anna, Magdalena, William, Eli, and Christina. Wil- liam Kern, born Oct. 8, 1820, removed to Waterloo, N. Y., in 1844, where he was in the coal and lumber business. He died in 1899, leav- ing two daughters, Mrs. Delight W. Stone, and Mrs. Juliette S. Kern.

Peter Kern, born Sept. 20, 1793, died June 7, 1857. He married Margaret Rebecca Biery, and had children: Floriana, Owen, Mary, David, Sarah, Peter, Henrietta, and Henry Joseph.

Anna Kern, born July 19, 1795, died April 27, 1879, married Jacob Mickley.

William Kern, born April 11, 1797, married Mary Heckman, and removed to the state of New York.

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Daniel Kern, born Nov. 18, 1799, who re- moved to Waterloo, N. Y.

Mary, born May 23, 1802. Levi, born June 28, 1804.

Catharine, born Aug. 13, 1806, married a Mr. Albright.

Manasses Kern, born Oct. 31, 1809, died March 19, 1892, married Catharine B. Harlan.

Christopher Kern and his wife, Catharine Eliz- abeth, had children: John, born 1771; Susanna, born 1773; Elizabeth, born 1775; John, born 1776; Magdalena, born 1778; Peter, born 1780; Catharine, born 1782; Jacob, born 1785; Sarah, born 1786; Joseph, born 1788; and Daniel, born I792.

Peter Kern, son of George, was born in 1748 and died May 28, 1821. He married Catharine Deshler, daughter of Adam Deshler. She was born in 1751 and died Feb. 11, 1825. They are both buried at Hamburg, Pa. Peter Kern settled along the Jordan in 1792, where he purchased a tract of 380 acres, and in 1806 built the grist-mill still standing at Kernsville. In 1785 he con- tributed £16 to the new church building at Egypt. He had eight children, viz :

Susanna, born Sept. 1, 1771.

Joseph Kern, born Oct. 18, 1773, died Jan. 4, 1826. He married Maria Romig, born Jan. I, 1782, died March 2, 1847, and purchased a tract of 201 acres from his father in 1813. His chil- dren were Moses, Joseph, Mary, Ann, Judith, Salome, Bonaparte, Hanna and Jeremiah.

Jeremiah Kern, son of Joseph, secured the homestead of 100 acres, now owned by Morris Schantz, and located about one-half mile south- west of Siegersville. He was a talented musician and was instructor of the old Siegersville band, and of a band at Hamburg. He was also a noted marksman and hunter and shot thousands of wild pigeons and small game of all kinds. He was deacon and elder in the Reformed church and was a Democrat. He married Helena Moyer and had five children : Sarah, died in May, 1903, wife of Dr. Joseph Weller; Josiah, who married Hannah Sieger ; Louisa, died Aug. 21, 1903, wife of Mil- ton, J. Wenner, of East Texas; Elizabeth, wife of Henry Ruch, of Fogelsville; and Henry.

Henry Kern was born on the homestead April II, 1838, and died Aug. 24, 1903. He enlisted in the Civil War in Co. E, 47th Regiment, on Oct. 27, 1862, and was discharged Oct. 28, 1865, at Charleston, S. C. His discharge described him as 6 ft., 11/2 in. tall, fair complexion, blue eyes, black hair, and by occupation a farmer. He was assessor, school director and auditor of South

Whitehall township and was a member of the Jordan Reformed church, where he served as dea- con, elder and trustee. He married Amanda Koch and had two children: Samuel J., and Car- rie, who married Henry G. Bachman, a farmer, of Lynnville.

SAMUEL J. KERN, of South Whitehall town- ship, was born Sept. 7, 1866. He attended the public schools, and the Millersville State Normal School, and was licensed to teach in 1885 by Prof. J. O. Knauss. He taught first at the Furnace school in Washington township, and taught two terms in that township, two in Whitehall, and fifteen in his native township. For several years he devoted the summer months to concreting and was one of the pioneer cement block manufactur- ers. He owned the family homestead until 1906, when he sold it and purchased the Tilghman Henninger farm of 103 acres, which he operates. He resides on the Walbert's pike, in the former Henninger residence, the land having been owned by the Henninger family for over 125 years and originally embraced 600 acres.

Mr. Kern is a member of Jordan Reformed church, and served there as deacon and elder. He is a Democrat and was formerly auditor and is now secretary and treasurer of the township su- pervisors. Since 1908 he has been one of the auditors of the Allentown Trust Company. He is also noted as a marksman. He married, Sept. 20, 1888, Rosa A. A., daughter of Tilghman and Judith (Grim) Henninger, and had two children : Sadie M., who died in her ninth year ; and Alma D.

Juliana Kern, born Dec. 19, 1775, married Michael Sieger.

Jonas Kern, born Dec. 31, 1779, died July 2, 1829, married, Jan. 21, 1812, Maria Leisenring. He removed to Hamburg, where his parents later joined him. He had children: Mary; Peter, of Crawford county; Elizabeth; Sarah; Dr. Josiah Kern, of Siegersville, a graduate of Jefferson Medical College, class of 1846, born Oct. 1, 1825, died Feb. 19, 1899, who married (first) Mary Stettler, and (second) Caroline Klotz; J. Frank Kern, died June 16, 1903, aged 76 years ; John Kern, of Erie ; and William Kern, the banker, who married Mary Klein, and had children: Jonas, Albert, and William.

Salome, born April 11, 1784, married a Mr. Herman.

Peter Kern, born July 10, 1786, removed to Hamburg, and later to Philadelphia, where he had a merchant mill on the Schuylkill. He had several children.

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Daniel Kern, born Dec. 29, 1788, removed to Hamburg. One of his daughters married Peter Sieger, head of the firm of Sieger, Lamb & Com- pany, in its day one of the largest dry goods houses in Philadelphia, subsequently purchased by John Wanamaker.

Thomas Kern, youngest son of: Peter, was born Oct. 31, 1791, and died Nov. 11, 1844. He mar- ried Sarah Guth, born Sept. 13, 1792, died Jan. 4, 1855. They had three children: Edward, Owen, and Lavinia, wife of Joseph Wittman.

Edward Kern married (first) Mary Saeger, born 1813, died 1839, and had children: Simon P., Thomas, and Jacob. Simon P. died July 13, 1903, aged 68 years. He had children: Preston, deceased ; John ; Alice; and Samuel. Jacob Kern married Abigail Hollenbach and had children : Levenus; Lillie, wife of Alfred Fream; Elmer ; and a daughter that died young. Thomas is still living in Allentown. Edward Kern married (second) Eliza, daughter of John Gross, and had 14 children, of whom three died in infancy. The eleven surviving were:

William, killed at the battle of Pocataligo, S. C., in 1862.

Sarah, wife of Charles Seiberling, of Essington, Pa.

Edward D., born 1851, formerly of the Eagle and Black Bear hotels, Allentown, now manager of a branch of the Seipp Brewing Company, of Chicago, living at Hammond, Ind., who married Aggie, daughter of Peter Krause.

Ella, deceased, married William Kress.

George J., of Ambler, married Lydia Acker, and has two sons.

Stephen O., of Allentown.

Emma, married Alfred J. Breinig.

Oliver, who died unmarried.

Peter, died young.

Aggie, married Percival S. Fenstermaker.

Lila, married William Carr, of Chester.

Owen Kern, son of Thomas, was store-keeper at Kernsville for 33 years and postmaster during the war. He was a member of Jordan Reformed church and died in 1874. He married Lovina, daughter of Jonas Miller, and had one child, Milton J. Kern, of Allentown, who has been treasurer of the Lehigh County Agricultural So- ciety since 1903. He is a member of Zion Re- formed church. He married Lillie V. Clewell, and has one daughter, Mabel L., who married David Richards, of Slatington. Mrs. Owen Kern subsequently married Solomon Griesemer.

Asa Kern, a stone mason, married Anna, daugh- ter of Thomas Bastian, of Wescosville, and had six children: Helena, wife of James Moore; Moses ; Catharine, wife of Addison Wint; Mary,

wife of Jacob Ott; Matilda, wife of Benjamin Boger ; and Leanna, wife of Marvin Henninger.

Moses Kern was born at Wescosville, Nov. 29, 1829. He was educated in the local schools and became a stone mason and farmer. On April 3, 1886, he was elected steward of the county almshouse, which position he held until his death, Sept. 23, 1895. He married Mary, daughter of Capt. John Mohr and his wife Ade- line Baker. Mrs. Kern died Oct. 21, 1912. They had nine children :

Caroline, married Wilson J. Woodring.

Uriah, whose sons are John and Charles. Sylvanus J.

Rosa, died in 1885.

Owen, died March 18, 1899, leaving two daughters: Minerva, wife of Albert Diefender- fer ; and Ella, wife of Victor Bogert.

Ellen, died Aug. 20, 1896, wife of Harry Heck- man.

Laura, died March 14, 1897.

Flora, wife of Morris Miller.

Amanda, died July 20, 1913, wife of Wilson Walbert.

SYLVANUS J. KERN was born near Wescos- ville, March 21, 1858. He was educated in the South Whitehall schools, Weaversville Academy, Keystone State Normal School, and graduated from the California State Normal School. At the age of 15 he taught school in Lower Macun- gie township. He was elected justice of the peace in 1885, but resigned the following year to become assistant steward to his father, upon whose death in 1895, he succeeded in the office of steward of the county home. He held the office until April, 1909, when he resigned and moved to Allentown, where he resides at Thirteenth and Walnut streets. He engaged in the building and contracting business and has erected 34 substan- tial dwellings in the finest residential section of the city. He is a staunch Democrat and has been influential in securing the election of several county officials. He is a member of the Salisbury church Lutheran congregation, and of Macungie Lodge, No. 231, I. O. O. F .; Israel Command- ery, Knights of Malta; Cedar Council, Jr. O. U. A. M., Camp No. 55; Golden Eagles; and Wes- cosville Beneficial Association.

Mr. Kern married, April 6, 1878, Ellen J., daughter of John K. and Elvina ( Louer) Lauden- slager, and had three children: Jacob J., born Oct. 3, 1878, deputy recorder of deeds, who mar- ried Lillie, daughter of William and Abesina (Miller) Poe, and has children : Arthur, Perma, Mabel, and Wayne ; Florence, died at the age of three years; and Rosa I., born Sept. 3, 1886, at home.

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KERN FAMILY (SAUCON).

Frederick Kern, of Rockhill township, Bucks county, was born in 1697. He secured warrants for land in the township in 1748 and died Aug. 6, 1772. He and his wife, Anna Margaret, had seven children : Christian, Peter, John, Adam, Elizabeth Barbara, Mary Jacobina, and Mary Helena.

Samuel Kern, of this family, married Katherine Yellis. He was a farmer. Their children were: Henry, of Philadelphia; John, of Minneapolis, Minn .; Abraham, of Smoketown; Samuel Y., of whom below; Jacob ; Sarah ( Mrs. Daniel Kram- er) ; Katherine, (Mrs. Israel Kline) ; Amanda, ( Mrs. William Frye) ; and Lydia, (Mrs. Allen Clymer, of Haddonfield, N. J.)

Samuel Y. Kern, son of Samuel and Katherine (Yellis) Kern, was born April 11, 1839, near Quakertown. He attended the public schools and assisted with the farm work, and later learned the trade of carriage-making with Charles Moyer, of Coopersburg. In 1866, he formed a partner- ship with Jeremiah Swartz, and carried on a gen- eral blacksmith business, under the name of Swartz and Kern, in connection with the carriage- making business. The partnership continued for several years, when Mr. Kern purchased his part- ner's interest, and established the well known car- riage works at Main street and Station avenue. He built up a fine trade in special carriages in Philadelphia and adjacent cities, and continued doing an extensive business until his death in 1903. He was the leading spirit in the movement to incorporate Coopersburg into a borough and was a member of the first town council. He was also a member of the school board for several years. He was a member of the Lutheran Church, a member of the I. O. O. F., and the Masonic Order.

The following extract is taken from the reso- lutions drawn up by Saucon Lodge, F. & A. M., after the death of Mr. Kern. "He was diligent in business always manifesting an active interest in the welfare of the community in which he re- sided; with a practical devotion to church duties, with a most tender regard for his family and their happiness, a kind-hearted man, whose every effort was exerted for the good of mankind, recognizing the brotherhood of humanity, and the heart that could say, 'I pray, thee, then, write me as one who loved his fellow man.'

He married, Dec. 8, 1860, Emma M. Ulrich, who proved a most worthy helpmeet, and who was permitted to share his joys and sorrows to the last." Their children were : Euphemia ; Alice V., of whom below; Ella A .; Harvey F .; Katie E .; and Russell W. Kern.

Euphemia, educated in Coopersburg and -the normal school at Quakertown, married Rev. H. J. Hillegass, now at Leacock, Pa. Ella A. was educated in the public schools and at the Mora- vian Seminary at Bethlehem. She married Dr. Dalton Trumbauer. Harvey F. was educated in the public schools, the College of Commerce, Philadelphia, and at Neff's College of Oratory. He learned the trade of carriage trimming and eventually entered the business with his father, and after his father's death in 1903, succeeded him in business, trading under the name of S. Y. Kern & Son. Of late years he has largely taken up automobile work. Katie E. was educated in the schools of Coopersburg and at the Kutztown State Normal School. She was a teacher for six years at West Bethlehem. She married Rev. William A. Lambert, and died Jan. 22, 1903. Russell W. was educated in the public schools and at Dorney's Business College. He also learned the carriage-making business and is with his brother in Coopersburg.

ALICE V. KERN, second daughter of Samuel Y. and Emma M. (Ulrich) Kern, was born in Coop- ersburg, and secured a good education in the pub- lic schools of Coopersburg; the Students' Resort, in Quakertown ; and at the Allentown College for Women, graduating in 1882. She has taught al- most continuously since that year in the public schools of Coopersburg and West Bethlehem. She · is a member of St. John's Lutheran church and is an active worker therein, has been secretary of the Christian Aid Society since 1895; a teacher of the Ladies' Friendship Bible Class since its organization ; is president of the Ladies' Auxiliary and connected with the Good Shepherd Home, of Allentown. She is a graduate of the teacher training department of Bible study, connected with the Sunday school, and for several years held the office of teacher training superintendent of Lehigh county. She is now (1913) teaching at Coopersburg. Miss Kern is a lady of culture and refinement and possesses a pleasing personality.

Early in the Eighteenth century, Henry Kern and three brothers emigrated and settled in Penn- sylvania. One of them located in Chester County ; one at Germantown ; a third in what is now Le- high county, and the fourth is said to have set- tled in the South. The name is perpetuated in Kern county, and in Lake Kern in Lower Cali- fornia, and in Kernstown, Va.

Henry Kern located at Germantown, Pa., and there his son, Michael, was born May 4, 1757. The latter settled in Exeter township, Berks county, and there he married Mary Boone, the only daughter of Isaac Boone (the brother of Daniel Boone, the famous hunter, Indian fighter

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and pioneer settler of Kentucky). Michael's wife was a Quaker and her marriage was stoutly opposed because she had gone outside of her cult. It seems that Isaac Boone had served the Crown of England, and for his services he received a section of five square miles of land, of his own selection, but Kern had fought against the Crown during the Revolutionary War.

Kern's military record is an enviable one and his four enlistments date from August 1776 to 1781, having been in a number of engagements under different captains. He was in the battles of Brandywine and Germantown. In the latter he was taken a prisoner but escaped, and it is said that while jumping a fence in his escape, the rails were shot from under him. The Brit- ish, seeing him fall, thought him dead. He re- mained motionless for a while then crawled un- der cover. When 87 years old he was pensioned. He died at Exeter in Berks county, February 1I, 1850, and is buried at the church at Amityville. The children of Michael and Mary Boone Kern were :

I. Joseph, born 4. Jacob, settled in Ohio

settled at Zanesville, or Ind.

5. Dr. Jeremiah born Ohio.

2. Samuel, born in 1797. 1801.

3. William. 6. Josiah, born in 1804.

Samuel Boone Kern, was born in 1797 and married Elizabeth Boone. Their children were: Franklin B. and William B. Franklin B. Kern was born in Exeter township, Berks county and from there he enlisted in 1862, becoming a Ser- geant in Capt. Smith's Co. A, 128th Regiment Pennsylvania Volunteers. In the battle of Chan- cellorsville, he was taken a prisoner, but escaped ; re-enlisted in July, 1863, became Captain of Co. 1, 42nd Regiment Penna. Vol., and was in all the engagements of the Regiment; and on Aug. 12, 1863 he was honorably discharged. He was married to Elizabeth Hahn and they had two children : Mary (wife of Rev. J. B. May, D.D., of Lansford, Pa.) and Sallie (wife of C. M. Steinrock). William B. Kern married Hannah Haws and their children were: John B .; William B .; Amanda Russell; and Elizabeth.

Dr. Jeremiah B. Kern, was born in Exeter township in 1801, and he was married to a Miss Small, of Philadelphia. He was a graduate of the University of Pennsylvania and became a noted physician. Their children were: William, Henry (served as an artilleryman in the Civil War), Alexander (also served in the Civil War), Adelia, Effinger, Washington, Mary (Combs), and James S. All lived at Philadelphia and all are deceased, except Adelia and James S.

Josiah B. Kern, was born in Exeter township, March 26, 1804, and he died Sept. 27, 1877. He

was married to Susanna Strock in 1824. She was a daughter of Elizabeth (Hyman) Strock, who was born July 18, 1779, and died in June, 1869, aged 90 years, I month and a few days. About the year 1862 they moved from Exeter township, Berks county, where all their children were born, to Allentown, Pa. Their children were :

Boone, born 1824; died at Allentown, . . . 1891

Emeline,

1825;

Leesport, . . . 1891

Maria,

1828;

Reading, . . . 1910

Josiah S.,

1833;

66 Allentown, . . 1887

Reading, .. 1909

Elizabeth, 46 1838;

Living.

Sarah Ann, .. 1841; 66 Pottsville, . . . 1889

Harrison, .

66 1843; 66 Allentown, . . 1895

James P.,

1846;

Pottsville. . . . 1881 Living.

Daniel S., 1850;

Boone Kern located at Allentown during the sixties. He was married to Leah Baum and their children were: Thomas, Sarah, Amelia, Ida, Emma, Mary and Louisa.

Emeline Kern, married Austin Lee and their children were: Irwin of Philadelphia, and Annie (Blackwood).

Maria Kern married John Baum of Reading. Their children were: Anna, Jeremiah, Mary, Jerome, Susan, Margaret, Sarah, Charles, John, Emma, William and Letitia. They reside at Al- lentown and Reading.

Josiah S. Kern, was born Sept. 24, 1831. He was married to Amilia Weidenhammer, of Lees- port, Berks county, and in 1863 they settled at Allentown, where he became a noted contractor and builder. He was prominent in municipal affairs, serving as a common councilman for six years, as a select councilman for three years, (chairman of the latter body during the admin- istration of Mayor E. M. Young). He was one of the founders of the Calvary M. E. church, serving the Sunday school as superintendent for many years. He was a devoted member of the church and the Sunday school until his death. He was enlisted in Company G, 42d Regiment of Penna. Vol. Captain Haines Co., enlisted July 6. 1863, discharged Aug. 2, 1863. He was killed in a railroad accident Sept. 24, 1892, at Free- mansburg, Northampton county, Pa. Their chil- dren were: George H. (who has spent much of his time between Allentown, Pa., and Ocean Grove, N. J., is married to Mary Focht, daugh- ter of Willoughby Focht, and has two children, Herbert H., and Gertrude Kern, of Allentown) ; Howard E., (mentioned later) ; Willis Jerome, (deceased) ; William A. (mentioned later) ; Mary E., of Allentown; Walter and Carrie (twins, died in early life) ; Nelson E. (married Ermine Keat) ; and Martha M. (married Her- bert Hardenstein, of Allentown).

66 Allentown . 1902

Samuel,

Charles, S., ¥ 1838;

1831;

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Samuel Kern married Catharine Breidenstein and during the sixties they located at Allentown. Their children were: Medora, Charles, Rosa, Mary, Llewellyn, Ada, Lillie and Grant. They all reside in and surrounding Allentown.

Charles S. Kern was married to Elizabeth Lenhart and died at Reading in 1909. He was a soldier in the Civil War and a prominent mem- ber of the Grand Army. Their children were: Samuel, Claude, Ellsworth, Mary, Morris, Harry, John and Kate. Upon his wife's decease he was married to Lucy Kern and they had two children: Annabelle and Helen.

Elizabeth Kern married Hiram Parker and they also located at Allentown during the six- ties. Their children were: Sarah, James, Charles, Harrison, Charles 2nd, Annie, Mary, Hattie and Lillie. With the exception of James, of Quakertown, Pa., they all reside at Allentown.

Sarah Ann married to Aaron Boyer, of Lees- port, and their children were Aaron, Hester and Kate. After the death of Mr. Boyer, his widow married John Phillips, of Pottsville, and their two sons (George and John ) reside at Allentown.

Harrison Kern, born in Exeter township, Berks county, Aug. 31, 1843, died at Allentown, March 18, 1895, having located in that city in 1863. He was a soldier in the Civil War. His wife was Abbie Van Dyke, and they had two children, Ida and Edward, both residents of Allentown.

James Polk Kern, was a soldier in the Civil War. He was killed in a railroad accident at Pottsville, Pa. He was married to Lucy Groff, of Allentown, and they had four children: Kate, Edward, Jane and Arthur.

Daniel S. Kern, came to Allentown with his parents and there he married Mary Butz. Their children are: Amy, Harvey, Hattie, Laura, Charles, Frederick, Mabel, Alice, Emma Cora, Clara and one who died small.

HOWARD E. KERN, a business man of Allen- town, was born August 29, 1859, at Leesport, Berks county, Pa. He was educated in the pub- lic schools of Allentown. Later he took the four years' conference course of the Methodist Episcopal Church, and was granted a local preacher's license in 1891. He was ordained as a local deacon at the Conference at German- town, in 1895, by Bishop C. Foss, D.D., and was ordained as an elder by Bishop H. Nainde, D.D., LL.D., at the Conference at Manayunk, in 1899. He has been active in church and Sunday school work from his youth until now. He has served as a Sunday school superintendent for more than a quarter of a century; and since the year 1890 the Calvary M. E. Church Sunday school. He has served his church most faithfully for many years.

He was choir leader and organist of the Cal- vary M. E. Church for 16 years ; has been active in charitable and beneficial societies; in early life was a member of the Charles Massey Cadets and afterward served the Sons of Temperance in its various offices until he became Grand Division officer ; was one of the first members of the Sons of Veterans, (Camp James A. Garfield), in which he won a gold badge for getting the most recruits within a given time, some of them from Bethlehem, who became the nucleus of the Beth- lehem Division. The exemplary and simple life of Mr. Kern has been an inspiration to many whose early training was so different from that of his own.

Mr. Kern grew up amongst his father's build- ing operations and at a suitable age was associated with him in his business. The firm continued until his father died in 1902, when he and his brother formed a partnership under the name of Kern and Bro. As such they operated a large planing mill at the corner of Second and Oak Streets until Sept. 1, 1911, when they leased their plant and engaged in the lumber business, planing mill work, paints, roofing, etc. They are large holders of real estate in Allentown, where they are successful business men and enjoy a rep- utation for honesty and fair dealing which is beyond reproach.

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History of Lehigh county, Pennsylvania and a genealogical and biographical record of its families, Vol. II, Part 128

Author: Roberts, Charles Rhoads; Stoudt, John Baer, 1878- joint comp; Krick, Thomas H., 1868- joint comp; Dietrich, William Joseph, 1875- joint comp; Lehigh County Historical Society Publication date: 1914 Publisher: Allentown, Pa. : Lehigh Valley Publishing Co. Number of Pages: 948

Author: Roberts, Charles Rhoads; Stoudt, John Baer, 1878- joint comp; Krick, Thomas H., 1868- joint comp; Dietrich, William Joseph, 1875- joint comp; Lehigh County Historical Society
Publication date: 1914
Publisher: Allentown, Pa. : Lehigh Valley Publishing Co.
Number of Pages: 948