Clyda Bell Kerns

Brief Life History of Clyda Bell

When Clyda Bell Kerns was born on 28 June 1895, in Jackson, West Virginia, United States, her father, David Overton Kerns, was 24 and her mother, Rachel Jane Barton, was 26. She married Brady Ruben Painter on 30 March 1912, in Putnam, West Virginia, United States. They were the parents of at least 6 sons and 4 daughters. She lived in Poca, Putnam, West Virginia, United States in 1935 and Union District, Putnam, West Virginia, United States in 1940. She died on 19 April 1962, in Charleston, Kanawha, West Virginia, United States, at the age of 66, and was buried in Haven of Rest Memorial Gardens, Red House, Putnam, West Virginia, United States.

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Family Time Line

Brady Ruben Painter
1891–1971
Clyda Bell Kerns
1895–1962
Marriage: 30 March 1912
Inez Dove Painter
1913–
Ermey L Painter
1914–1915
Ernie Olive Painter
1915–1972
William David Painter
1918–1936
Arnie Clay Painter
1920–1985
Kenneth Howard Painter
1923–1982
Brady Glendon Painter
1926–
Otis Odell Painter
1928–1972
Huston Painter
1930–1930
Betty L Painter
1932–

Sources (20)

  • Clyda Painter, "United States 1950 Census"
  • Clyda Kerns, "West Virginia Marriages, 1780-1970"
  • Clyda B. Painter, "West Virginia Deaths, 1804-1999"

World Events (8)

1896 · Plessy vs. Ferguson

A landmark decision of the U.S. Supreme Court upholding the constitutionality of racial segregation laws for public facilities if the segregated facilities were equal in quality. It's widely regarded as one of the worst decisions in U.S. Supreme Court history.

1898 · War with the Spanish

After the explosion of the USS Maine in the Havana Harbor in Cuba, the United States engaged the Spanish in war. The war was fought on two fronts, one in Cuba, which helped gain their independence, and in the Philippines, which helped the US gain another territory for a time.

1913 · The Sixteenth Amendment

The Sixteenth Amendment allows Congress to collect an income tax without dividing it among the states based on population.

Name Meaning

Irish: variant of Kearns .

German and Dutch: variant of Kern .

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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