Magdalena Mary KERN

1868 - 1945  (76 years)

• Name	Magdalena Mary KERN
  Born	11 Nov 1868	Lafayette, Tippecanoe Co., Indiana
  Gender	Female
  Census	1900	Fairfield Twp., Tippecanoe Co., Indiana
  Census	1910	Lafayette, Tippecanoe Co., Indiana
  Census	1920	Lafayette, Tippecanoe Co., Indiana
  Census	1930	Lafayette, Tippecanoe Co., Indiana
  _UID	2BB957080424294D8FF4C4EC9901F8F69C61
  Died	14 Oct 1945	Lafayette, Tippecanoe Co., Indiana
  Buried	St. Joseph Cem., Lafayette, Tippecanoe Co., Indiana
  Person ID	I81710	Branch 002 Thomas Stafford 1605 Eng
  Last Modified	5 Jan 2019

  
  

  Father	John E. KERN,   b. Jan 1837, Germany ,   d. Bef 1910  (Age ~ 72 years)
  Mother	Helen,   b. Aug 1840, Germany ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Married	Abt 1868
  Family ID	F27294	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Otis William Alonzo STAFFORD,   b. 18 Mar 1870, Lafayette, Tippecanoe Co., Indiana ,   d. 18 May 1943, Westminster, Orange Co., California  (Age 73 years)
  Married	14 Jun 1893	Lafayette, Tippecanoe Co., Indiana
  Divorced	Bef 1900
  Children	1. John William STAFFORD,   b. Oct 1894, Lafayette, Tippecanoe Co., Indiana ,   d. Jan 1974, Oak Park, Cook Co., Illinoi  (Age ~ 79 years)
  Last Modified	9 Apr 2024
  Family ID	F27293	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Magdalene (M. Kern) Stafford appears in the Federal Census for 1930 in Fairfield Twp., Lafayette, Tippecanoe Co., IN. She was 61, a tailor for Geisler Clothing, single, head of household, and both her parents were from Germany. She must have divorced William Alonzo Stafford before 1913. The 1920 census shows her as "Lena" Stafford living with her mother Helen and son, John W. Stafford in Lafayette. The 1910 census shows her as "Helena" Stafford (41) living with her mother, Helen (69), and son, William J. Stafford (15). The 1900 census shows her as "Lena" Stafford (31) and she is living with her father, John E. Kern (63), her mother, Helen (59) and son William (5). This implies she was divorced from William Alonzo Stafford before 1900. Census: 19 Jan 1900. Listed as Lena Stafford, a divorced tailoress, with son William in her parents household - John E. (a tailor) and Helen Kern. 18 Apr 1910. Listed as Helena Stafford, a divorced tailoress, with son William J., living with her mother Helen Kern. 27 Jan 1920. Listed as Lena Stafford, a divorced tailoress, with son John W., living with her mother Helen Kern. 2 Apr 1930. Listed as Magdalene Stafford, a divorced tailor.