Faulk County, SD Biographies.....Kern, Bertha 1864 - 
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Author: C. H. Ellis



    MRS. BERTHA KERN was born in Germany in 1864, Her maiden name was Bertha

Klemp. In 1886, she came to Faulk county, and that fall, married James Kern. To

them have been born nine children, viz: Annie, who is married to Otto Luch and

lives in Reed City, Michigan, Herman, Robert, Otto, Frank, Emma and Bertha.

Eight years ago they located upon their present home farm, consisting of 480

acres of valuable land. Two hundred and twenty-five acres under cultivation. She

has extra fine farm buildings, all improved farm mschinery, eighteen horses,

forty head of neat stock, and twenty hogs, Mr. Kern died about two years ago.

Since that time Mrs, Kern has, with her sons, had remarkable success in carrying

on the farm. The oldest son is less than twenty years of age, yet with the

mother's aid and guiding hand, the farm receives the best of cultivation as

shown by the abundant yield.





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HISTORY OF

FAULK COUNTY

SOUTH DAKOTA

CAPTAIN C. H. ELLIS



TOGETHER WITH BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES OF PIONEERS AND PROMINENT CITIZENS



ILLUSTRATED

19O9

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