The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-07-25
KERN FAMILY
IN VIRGINIA
Has Sister Residing in Roa-
noge, Who Tells of
Her Family.

Mrs. Isaac Engel. of DalevIlle. SIS
ter of Hon. joan W. Kern. of Indl-
anan. who was nominated tor vice
president. was in the city and reCited
Interesting phases of the vice-preSl-
Dental nominees life and family his
tory. says special from Roanoke to
the Lynchburg Sun.
OF Scotch Ancestry.
The family traces its decent on
the fathers side from Scotch ances-
try. going back even to Robert Bruce
DR.. Jacob H. Kern'S mother was
Ryan and her mother came from
Scotland. being a Scenes. 4 sister TO
Mrs. w II. Harrison DIT. Kern's
grandfather. also named Jacob, found
ed Kerntown. three miles from Win
chester. in Frederick county. Two
brothers built two great stone man
SiOns in the town. and these are still
standing. one with a cannon ball hole
through the garnet. made during the
civil war. In one Of these houses
Jacob H. Kern, father of John w.
Kern and Mrs. Engel- was born.
Jacob H Kern went 10 Warren
county, Ohio, in 1910. beginning the
practice of medicine. Mrs. EnEeI was
born at Lebanon. that county. in 1874.
Late in 1915 Dr. Kern moved his little
family to what was then known as
Indian reservation in Indiana. but
which in a couple of years became
Howard county, Indiana. He located
at the little town of Alto, near KO-
kOmo, the county seat where John w
Kern, the vice-presidential nominee,
was born. December 20, 1919.
Father Returned to Virginia.
Dr. Kern continued his medical
practice and his son John was edu-
Gated at the public schools. the In
diana normal school and in law at
Ann Arbor University in Michigan,
soon being admitted TO the bar. DR.
Kern tried a number of times to quit
his large practice and retire. but he
was unable to do So In order to &C
accomplish what le desired. retire
ment for his old age, he decided to re-
turn to Virginia and in 1872 he came
to the Old Dominion, to BOtetOUTt
county. and purchased a large estate
in Carvin's Cove, where he establish
ed fine country homestead. which, as
noted above. now owned by John W
Kern and Mrs EhgeI-
John w. Kern has been married
twice. his first wife having been a
Miss Hazard of KOkomO. and his
present wife having been a Miss
Cooper of the same city Mr. Kern
and his family visit his sister and the
old homestead every Summer. the
last visit having been last August
Mr.. Kern's daughter, Miss Julia Kern,
is well known as a most gracious and
accomplished young lady.
Something of the staunCh Demo
cratic blood that runs in John W.
Kern's veins may be seen from the
following incident, related by Mrs.
Engle this morning:
MY father was one of the stalwart
Democrats When Clevelands first
election came. he was exceedingly
anxious to find out the details of the
results. He rode horseback over to
CloveTdale, intending to take the tram
there for Roanoke, but he found that
the train was four hours late. His
horse was fractions animal, and he
was afraid to ride il along the rail
road and into Roanoke. so he walked
from Cloverdale TO Roanoke To get
the full news Of Cleveland's eIeCtln
Mrs EngeI said she had recently
written to her brother to keep out
of politics to which he replied: Don't
be Uneasy: no bees are buzzins IN
my bonnet"
Relatives in Roanoke.
Tne only other relative in this sec
/ ton. aside from those mentioned
above. are Mr.. David Kern. OF Sew
enth street, northeast, and his family
I including his daughters. Miss Mari
eta, who is employed at the Stone
1 Printing Company. and Miss Mamie,
VINO is a clerk in Conn's store. Pro
| fessOr John A. Kern % Vanderbilt
University is a cousin
The Rev. Mr.. DOgan said this morn
I ing.
The first fourth of July Grafton
| 7 ever heard was delivered by John
| w. Kern in a church out IN Carvin :
/ Cove. l remembered his father very
we'll for he was for a long time my
Sunday school teacher He was al
ways leading 4pirit in public affairs
/ remember John as a handsome
young lawyer, with a keen eye. He
was cordial and d good handshaker,
good mixer"