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Family Tree of Jillian Kern
Jillian
Parents
[private father]
1960s - unknown
[private mother]
1960s - unknown
Grandparents
1940s - 2010s
1940s - 2010s
[private grandfather]
1940s - unknown
1940s - 2020s
Great-Grandparents
12 Dec 1918 - 03 Jul 2000
Bayard, Morrill, Nebraska, United States
22 Mar 1922 - 02 Feb 1942
Bridgeport, Morrill, Nebraska, United States
1900s - 1960s
08 Dec 1897 - 15 Jul 1980
Needle Rock, Mendocino, California, United States
11 Apr 1923 - 17 Nov 1968
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
30 Aug 1920 - 27 Mar 2005
Eastover, North Carolina, United States
abt 1927 - 17 Feb 2017
Oklahoma
1920s - 2020s
2nd-Great-Grandparents
05 Nov 1874 - 17 May 1960
13 Sep 1880 - 24 Jun 1974
14 May 1897 - 13 Oct 1975
22 Nov 1900 - 13 Feb 1954
11 Jan 1877 - 14 May 1941
19 Jul 1882 - 13 Feb 1938
21 Jun 1867 - 01 Jun 1937
09 Sep 1867 - 31 Oct 1940
17 Sep 1880 - 12 May 1955
19 Oct 1883 - 23 Dec 1965
01 Jul 1880 - 20 Apr 1959
03 Jul 1888 - 15 Sep 1950
10 Oct 1898 - Feb 1972
15 Jul 1903 - 14 Aug 1942
23 Jan 1903 - 25 Jan 1986
14 Nov 1904 - 19 May 1969
Descendants of Jillian Kern
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Research Interests
I'm working to flesh out the biographies and sources for my extensive family tree, originally imported from Ancestry.com. My primary focus is determining the degree to which sources exist for "mythological" Ancestry.com and FindAGrave ancestors and providing DNA verification for more recent ancestral connections.
Lately, theRelationship Finder has me on a kick of getting all of my friends and their trees entered into WikiTree (with their consent and involvement, of course!) so I can find out if we're related, especially since I'm back in North Carolina (where my family has lived (and interbred, yikes) in the Fayetteville region for about 400 years). My closest friend discovery so far is a 6th cousin once removed! :)
Additionally, I have an interest in California history, especially the migration to and colonial settlement of Shasta County, the displacement of the indigenous peoples of the region, and the building of Shasta Dam. In particular, see:
I have a few side projects on various topics, most with the goal of breaking brick walls in my own family history or building important location context:
- Sources Discussing Disciples of Christ Church in Sharon, Mercer, Pennsylvania
- North Carolina, McLaurin Name Study category
- Stone Hill Winery
- UNC's Confederate Dead
I am also working on a personal project of populating the"Lady Margaret Hall, Oxford" category.
I am a trained medieval paleographer and can assist in deciphering historical handwriting and primary source documents. I’m also in the process of a PhD in medieval literature with a current focus on the south Welsh marcher families and may provide research information on relevant Wikitree profiles from time-to-time.
Biography
ChildhoodJillian was born in Redding, CA toSteven Kern andCinnamon Kern at Mercy Medical Center. The Kerns resided in nearby Shasta Lake, CA near the railroad tracks on the family property previously owned byJerry Kern andJanice Kern and Janice's Fogal parents before them, where Steve and siblings were raised. As children, she and her younger brotherDean Kern travelled during summers with their parents and Kern grandparents (who were also their next-door neighbors), often vacationing in the Nevada/Oregon/Wyoming desert region and rockhounding. They were close playmates with their Luzier cousins who attended all family holiday events and moved to the same street as Janice/Jerry and Steve/Cinnamon in the early 2000s, as well as their Hammons cousins, raised one street over by maternal grandmother "Gramalf"Alfie McCoskey and "Murpa," Marion McCoskey, their beloved step-grandfather.
Education
Jillian attended Toyon Elementary School, Shasta Lake Middle School, Central Valley High School, and Shasta College, before moving to Davis, CA and attending the University of California, Davis while studying English and Medieval and Early Modern Studies. She graduated in 2014 with honors in MEMS and highest honors in English. She attended Oxford University 2016-17 to receive her Master's degree in medieval literature. She has been enrolled as a PhD student in the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill department of English and Comparative Literature since 2019, where she enjoys her research into medieval literature but values above all else her opportunity to teach college students, a lifelong dream.
Relationships
Jillian is married toMark Poeschel; the two met as co-workers and eventual friends while Jillian was employed with John Muir Charter School in an adult education partnership with the Redding chapter of the California Conservation Corps (CCC), and Mark was working for the Redding CCC in fleet maintenance and management. The two formally entered into a (long-distance) relationship in winter 2016 and Mark proposed in March 2019 during a muddy hike in Keswick, California. They were married at an old Civilian Conservation Corps campground in Castella, California, in 2023.
Currently
Previous employment in education and public health fields (drug and alcohol awareness). Hobbies and sometime employment as a portrait and wedding photographer, writer/ghostwriter, activist, and numismatist. Jillian has ADHD, finally formally diagnosed in 2021, and accordingly cycles through a large number of hobbies, mostly creative or inquisitive in nature. In her free time, she observes, photographs, and catalogues nature viaiNaturalist, with more than 2,200 distinct species seen to-date and practices calligraphy, nature photography, and watercolors. Her longtime interest in history and heritage leads to WikiTree during time off, and the rest of the time she channels that into her PhD research in medieval literature at work/school. She currently resides in Chapel Hill, NC, USA, and occasionally drives down to Fayetteville to stare at the alarming number of people in the graveyard ofUnited Methodist Church in Eastover who are also on her family tree.
Sources
- First-hand information. Entered by Jillian Kern at registration.
- Maternal relationship withCinnamon Kern confirmed by Ancestry DNA tests with 3,458 CM shared across 62 DNA segments.
- Paternal relationship is confirmed with an AncestryDNA test match betweenJillian Kern andJanet Johnson, second cousins once removed. Predicted relationship reported by AncestryDNA: 2nd Cousins based on sharing 205 centimorgans shared across 10 DNA segments; Confidence: Extremely High.
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DNAConnections for Jillian: 2
It may be possible to confirm family relationships.It is likely that theseautosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Jillian:- 100.00% 100.00%Jillian Kern:AncestryDNA,GEDmatch A685186, Ancestry member jilliankern
- 50.00% 50.00%Cinnamon (Kimbel) Kern :AncestryDNA,GEDmatch A548568, Ancestry member ckkern96
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They should be merged.
I sent you a message a couple of weeks ago on behalf of the Germany Project and have not yet heard back from you. I hope you are well!
If I don’t hear back from you by the end of April, I will assume you no longer wish to be a member of the Germany Project and I’ll go ahead and remove you from our member roster. You are, of course, welcome to rejoin at any time via our G2G sign-up post.
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I look forward to hearing from you soon!
Traci ~ Germany Project co-leader
On behalf of the Germany Project, I am currently undergoing our member check-in's and wanted to verify that you are still interested in being a member of the project. Are you currently assigned to or working with one of ourSub-projects or Teams? We have many new teams so have a look on theGermany project page for the full list. I would be delighted to help you get setup in one or more of our collaborative teams!
We useGoogle groups for project collaboration, so if you are not yet setup, please submit a join request and we will get that approved as quickly as possible. We also ask that you check yourfollowed tags to make sure you are following the correct project tag (GERMANY) so you don't miss any discussions in G2G.
We really appreciate your contributions on WikiTree, and thank you for all your hardwork. If you have any questions please ask. I would also love to hear any feedback you may have for the project!
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I would therefore be very grateful if you would remove "Category:England Project" from your personal profile. Please contact me if you have any questions about this.
Many thanks, Jo, England Project Leader
I've not heard back from your regarding the England Project check-in. I've sent two messages to you previously. I hope you are ok.
One of the requirements for England Project membership is that you respond to the check-ins. Requirements can be found on theEngland Project page. I've gone ahead and removed you from the project. We are sorry to see you go but you would be most welcome to rejoin via theG2G sign up post at any time.
Best wishes,
Susie, England Project Leader :-)
I sent you a message a while ago on behalf of the England Project Leaders and have yet to heard back from you. I hope you are well.
One of the requirements of membership in the England Project is that you respond to the six-monthly check-ins.
If I dont hear from you in the next week or so Ill assume you no longer wish to be in the project and go ahead and remove you. You would, of course, be most welcome to rejoin at any time via the G2G sign-up post.
Best wishes,
Susie :-)
On behalf of the England Leaders, I wanted to say a huge thank you for all your contributions towards the project in the past six months as a Team Member for Categories. We've achieved a great deal during this time and we couldn't have done it without you.
Are you happy to stay in your current team and the project as a whole? Are there any other teams you'd like to join? What are we doing well, and what would you like to see us doing differently moving forwards?
Please respond to this message via e-mail. I look forward to hearing from you.
Many thanks,
Susie, England Project Leader :-)
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~Russ
Your medieval study is impressive. Studied English/British history over the last few years. It seems my decadent ancestors worshipped rocks and themselves, basically.
Regards
We realise the time has come to dissolve the UK Project in favour of the individual country projects of England, Scotland, Wales and Ireland.
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Many thanks,
Susie
We are retiring the "french_roots" G2G tag, so you will want to change it to "france". Please check this out:https://www.wikitree.com/g2g/846021/french-roots-becomes-the-france-project
Isabelle
I see that you have a 5.4 cM segment in common with my mother BY3843687 (100 yrs old yesterday). Isn't that better than 8C?Tim
Congratulations on being Pre-1700 certified!
Because pre-1700 ancestors are shared by many descendants, coordination is essential. Thanks for joining the UNITED_KINGDOM and GERMAN_ROOTS Projects.
Butch ~ Pre-1700 Greeter
Batman featured connections, in honor of Val Kilmer:Jillian is18 degrees from Val Kilmer, 18 degrees from Tallulah Bankhead, 21 degrees from Kevin Conroy, 20 degrees from Zsa Zsa Gabor, 21 degrees from Michael Gough, 20 degrees from Tommy Lee Jones, 23 degrees from Eartha Kitt, 25 degrees from Heath Ledger, 24 degrees from Gary Oldman, 23 degrees from Uma Thurman, 18 degrees from Adam West and 22 degrees from Billy Dee Williams
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