ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
K
KERNAN, William Henry
- was born in Onondaga Co., NY of parents directly from Ireland.
He grew up on a farm in IA. He was the eldest son and left for OR
sometime before 1880. Married in Oak Cree, Douglas Co., to Priscilla
Cordelia Thornton January 14, 1883 and settled there probably before
that time. William died at age 34 of a self infliceted shotgun wound
leaving a widow and three babies, athe oldest age 3. Priscilla had
walked the ORegon trail with her family. She had land in Douglas
Co., and later Lake Co., where she lived withher youngest son. She
died January 12, 1930 in Klamath Falls and suburied in Oak Cr., Douglans
Co., with her husband. They had the following children: John
Jeptha, Martha Margaret, and William Henry, JR.