James KARNS & Mary STROUP

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James KARNS
Mary STROUP

Husband: James KARNS / KERNS
Birth: 28 Feb 1795, PA
Death: 1871, Pinegrove Twp., Venango Co., PA
Occupation: farmer
Father: John KARNES (c1755-c1815)
Mother: Maria "Polly" NICELY (c1765-1833)

Marriage:

Wife: Mary "Polly" STROUP
Birth: 1796-99 or 1800-1810, PA — said to be born in Patton Twp., Mifflin [now Centre] Co., PA
Death apparently: 1870-80, Pinegrove Twp., Venango Co., PA
Occupation: homemaker
Father: Adam STRAUB / STROUP
Mother: Eva __?__

It's unusual for a woman to inflate her age, but Mary is older in the 1850/60/70 censuses than she was in the 1830/40 censuses, and a younger age at first marriage would make more sense. Or did James marry a second time, between 1840 and 1850, to a different, older Mary? Mary is said to have died in 1884, but I cannot find her in the 1880 census.

Children — born in Venango Co., PA:

1. (Son A) KARNS, b. 1820-25
2. William S. KARNS, b. 1822-24; m. Jane NICKLESON (1828-1910)
3. (Son B) KARNS, b. 1825-30; d. bef. 1840
4. Eliza KARNS, b. Aug 1826; d. 8 May 1904; m. William L. PERRY (1823-1919)
5. Isaac Adam KARNS, b. 1828/9
6. (Son C) KARNS, b. 1830-35
7. Clarissa KARNS, b. 1830; m. James NICKLESON (1826/7- )
8. James KARNS, b. 1835/6
9. Jacob KARNS, b. 1837/8
10. Sarah KARNS, b. 1839/40
11. Henry KARNS, b. 1841/2; m. Loretta Ellen SLAUGHENHAUP

Said to have this son, but without knowing his age, I can't place him in the above sequence; he could be either of the two apparent survivors, most likely the eldest one (Son A).
. John KARNS

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Sources:

1. Marriage Record:

2. 1820 Census Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com; Image #4 of 4; extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):

1820 PA Venango Co. Rockland Twp. Roll M33_114 p. 14A Ln. 20 James Carns 000100-00000-00

These data indicate:

No. & Sex Age Class Therefore Born Individuals Inferred

1 male 19-25* 1794-1801 = James (b. 1795/6)

*In the 1820 Census, the third column is age class 16-18 and the fourth column is age class 16-25; therefore, any individual in column three is duplicated in column four. By subtracting the number in column three from the number in column four, you can create an age class "19-25."

Listed one line below Adam CARNS (510010-21010-00), who is four lines below Daniel, then Peter, then John STROUP.

3. 1830 Census Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #5 of 10 — list was roughly alphabetized; indexed "Herns"; extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):¤•

1830 PA Venango Co. Richland Twp. Roll 164 p. 43 Ln. 13 Kerns James 220 001 - 100 010

These data indicate:

No. & Sex Age Class Therefore Born Individuals Inferred

2 males 4 or under 1825-1830 = Isaac Adam (b. 1828/9)
= Son B

2 males 5-9 1820-1825 = William (b. 1823/4)
= Son A

1 male 30-39 1790-1800 = James (b. 1795/6)

1 female 4 or under 1825-1830 = Eliza (b. 1826)

1 female 20-29 1800-1810 = Mary (b. 1797/9?)

4. 1840 Census Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #7-8 of 8; extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):¤•

1840 PA Venango Co. Pine Grove Twp. Roll 497 pp. 93B-94A Ln. 12 James Karns 211 200 100 - 111 001 0100000

These data indicate:

No. & Sex Age Class Therefore Born Individuals Inferred

2 males 4 or under 1835-1840 = Jacob (b. 1837/8)
= James (b. 1835/6)

1 male 5-9 1830-1835 = Son C

1 male 10-14 1825-1830 = Isaac Adam (b. 1828/9)

2 males 15-19 1820-1825 = William (b. 1823/4)
= Son A

1 male 40-49 1790-1800 = James (b. 1795/6)

1 female 4 or under 1835-1840 = Sarah (b. 1839/40)

1 female 5-9 1830-1835 = Clarissa (b. 1830)

1 female 10-14 1825-1830 = Eliza (b. 1826)

1 female 30-39 1800-1810 = Mary (b. 1797/9?)

1 person employed in agriculture

5. 1850 Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #9 of 17 — indexed "Karnes"): Pinegrove Twp., Venango Co., PA, Roll M432_832, p. 78A, 62/62, enumerated 23 Sep 1850 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):¤•

Jas Karns 54 M Far 1000

Mary 53 F

Isaac 21 M

Jacob 12 M

Jas 14 M

Sarah 10 F

Henry 8 M

The birthplaces were blank, which presumably indicates Pa. Listed next to presumed son, William KARNS (æ 26, wife Jane). There is a Clarissa NICKLESON (æ 20, b. PA), living in Cornplanter Twp. with her husband, James NICKLESON (æ 23, b. PA). There's no Adam KARNS/etc. in Venango County and no John KARNS/etc. the right age to be our subject's son.

6. 1860 Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #10 of 22): Fertig P.O., Pinegrove Twp., Venango Co., PA, Roll M653_1189, p. 409, PN 132/3, 867/867, enumerated 6 Aug 1860, official enumeration date 1 Jun 1860 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):¤•

Jas Karns 65 M Farmer 1100 300 Pa

Mary " 61 F "

Sarah " 19 F House Keeper "

Henry " 17 M Farmer "

Listed between presumed sons, William S. KARNS (æ 38, b. PA, wife Jane) and Adam KARNS (æ 31, b. PA, wife Ann). There's no Isaac KARNS/etc. in Venango County.

7. 1870 Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #19 of 23): Porterfield P.O., Pine Grove Twp., Venango Co., PA, Roll M693_1460, p. 471A, PN 19, 138/124, enumerated 15 Aug 1870, official enumeration date 1 Jun 1870 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):¤•

Karns James 74 M W Farmer 1000 713 Pennsylvania

_____ Mary 71 F W Keeping house Pennsylvania

Swab James 16 M W Works on farm Pennsylvania

Madocar? Elisabeth 10 F W Pennsylvania

8. 1880 Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com): can't find Mary. Did she really die in 1884?

9. WorldConnect / Ancestry World Trees (online at RootsWeb.com/Ancestry.com).

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