Michael Korns SR.
(1760-1824)

 

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1. Suzanna Baker

Michael Korns SR.

  • Born: 7 Nov 1760, Berks County, Pennsylvania, USA
  • Marriage (1): Suzanna Baker
  • Died: 5 Nov 1824, Wellersburg, Somerset County, Pennsylvania, USA at age 63
  • Buried: Cook Cemetery Somerset County, Pennsylvania, USA
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A Genealogy of Michael Korns, Sr., from Somerset Co., Pennsylvania by Charles Byron Korns, Sr., M.D. (BerlinPublishing Co., Berlin, PA, 1949)
Chapter II Michael Korns, Sr.
Michael Korns, Sr., the progenitor of the Korns family in Somerset Co., was born in Berks Co. in 1760, the son of Carl (Charles) Korns and Otilla Korns in Maxatawney Twp., Berks Co., PA. He married Susanna Baker in 1781. Michael Korn was assessed in Berks Co. as late as 1786. His brother, Jacob Korns, preceeded him to Londonderry Twp as he was first assessed there as a single freeman in 1791.
... Michael Korns, Sr., was accompanied by his wife and several children. They settled on a large farm in Southampton where he reared a family of 12 children, 5 sons and 7 daughters. The children grew to man and woman hood and married into neighboring families.
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The Michael Korns, Sr., farm in Southampton Twp., consisted of several hundred acres nestled in the foothills of the Allegheny Mountains. Much of the land had been cleared and was in good state of cultivation, indicative of hard and strenuous labor. This home was the pride of that community. The place was designated by the Court as a voting place in that District, and was formerly the seat of the government of that township, as it was here that elections were held, school boards held their meetings, tax collectors and township auditors met here.
This home once the pride of our ancestors, is now (1940's) in a dilapidated state due to the raves of time and carelessness and indifference of various owners. The religious life of the Germans in Southampton Twp., SomersetCounty was not overlooked. Nor was the need for a proper place in which to worship, for the Wellersburg Reformed and Lutheran Church was organized in 1803, among the first members were: the Korns, Uhls, Hoymans, Witts, Wilhelms,Reichers, Wingers, and Gaumers. The Reverend Benjamin Knepper had served the congregation continually for almost half a century. He conducted his service and delivered his sermons in German in the early years, later in English. Susanna Baker Korns died in 1811 and was buried in Cook Cemetery.
Michael Korns, Sr., remarried in 1817. The given name of his second wife was Magdalena, last name unknown (Kornks,widow). She was probably his housekeeper. Michael Korns died in 1824 and was buried in Cook Cemetery, one-half milesouth of the Korns home on the summit of a knoll close to Wellersburg.
Overlooking the old Michael Korns farm is the Cook Cemetery where Michael, Sr. and Susanna Baker Korns are buried. Stone slabs in fair condition with obituaries clearly discernible, written in high German, mark their resting place. Many of the Korns descendants are buried there although the cemetery shows much evidence of neglect (1940's). Michael Korns was considered a wealthy man in his day. His estate amounted to between $8,000 and $10,000. His second wife and heirs caused altercations and dissensions which prolonged the settling of the estate for five years.
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Michael married Suzanna Baker, daughter of Daniel Boucher and Anna Maria Drach. (Suzanna Baker was born on 28 Sep 1762 in Albany, Berks County, Pennsylvania, USA, died in May 1811 in 1 Wellersburg, Somerset County, Pennsylvania, USA and was buried in Cook Cemetery Somerset County, Pennsylvania, USA.)




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