Kern, Children of John, about 1880s.

KERN, MOCK

Posted By: Wilma J. Vande Berg - volunteer (email)
Date: 6/13/2021 at 20:33:35

Kern, Children of John and Elizabeth (Mock) buried St. Mary’s cemetery Alton IA.

Note: A Son William was born 1888 and died Feb 3, 1889. In the deaths from the Alton Democrat of Feb 6, 1886 lists John’s infant son.
From the Alton Democrat of Feb 6, 1886 - An infant boy of John Kern's, who lives three miles south of town, died Wednesday night very suddenly. Exposure to the extreme cold weather is supposed to have been the cause of its death. The funeral occurred at the Catholic church Friday morning. Father John Kern 1848-1928 and Mother Elizabeth Mock 1854-1940. From the 1885, and 1925 Iowa state census record. The family was from Alton and buried there.