John was a miller in Oley Twp., Berks County
father of:
Mary Margaret Kerst
Henry Kerst
Juliana Kerst
George Kerst
Frantz/Francis Kerst
John and Eva Rosina were married in Berks County, Pennsylvania
son of Anna Margareta and Johannes Heinrich Kerson/John Henry Kerst
note: the name Kerson/Karson/Kersten became "Kerst", which has also been spelled "Karst" and "Gerst/Garst"
In his will, John's name is spelled "Kerson":
" In the name of God amen, I, John Kerson of Oley in the county of Philadelphia, in Province of Pennsylvania, miller, being sick and weak of body, but of sound mind and memory, thanks be given unto God for same and calling to mind the uncertainty of this life..."
When Rosina died in 1783, her name was spelled: Kerst/Gerst
father of:
Mary Margaret Kerst
Henry Kerst
Juliana Kerst
George Kerst
Frantz/Francis Kerst
John and Eva Rosina were married in Berks County, Pennsylvania
son of Anna Margareta and Johannes Heinrich Kerson/John Henry Kerst
note: the name Kerson/Karson/Kersten became "Kerst", which has also been spelled "Karst" and "Gerst/Garst"
In his will, John's name is spelled "Kerson":
" In the name of God amen, I, John Kerson of Oley in the county of Philadelphia, in Province of Pennsylvania, miller, being sick and weak of body, but of sound mind and memory, thanks be given unto God for same and calling to mind the uncertainty of this life..."
When Rosina died in 1783, her name was spelled: Kerst/Gerst
John was a miller in Oley Twp., Berks County
father of:
Mary Margaret Kerst
Henry Kerst
Juliana Kerst
George Kerst
Frantz/Francis Kerst
John and Eva Rosina were married in Berks County, Pennsylvania
son of Anna Margareta and Johannes Heinrich Kerson/John Henry Kerst
note: the name Kerson/Karson/Kersten became "Kerst", which has also been spelled "Karst" and "Gerst/Garst"
In his will, John's name is spelled "Kerson":
" In the name of God amen, I, John Kerson of Oley in the county of Philadelphia, in Province of Pennsylvania, miller, being sick and weak of body, but of sound mind and memory, thanks be given unto God for same and calling to mind the uncertainty of this life..."
When Rosina died in 1783, her name was spelled: Kerst/Gerst
father of:
Mary Margaret Kerst
Henry Kerst
Juliana Kerst
George Kerst
Frantz/Francis Kerst
John and Eva Rosina were married in Berks County, Pennsylvania
son of Anna Margareta and Johannes Heinrich Kerson/John Henry Kerst
note: the name Kerson/Karson/Kersten became "Kerst", which has also been spelled "Karst" and "Gerst/Garst"
In his will, John's name is spelled "Kerson":
" In the name of God amen, I, John Kerson of Oley in the county of Philadelphia, in Province of Pennsylvania, miller, being sick and weak of body, but of sound mind and memory, thanks be given unto God for same and calling to mind the uncertainty of this life..."
When Rosina died in 1783, her name was spelled: Kerst/Gerst
Gravesite Details
Burial here is unconfirmed, however this is the family's private cemetery. Research is ongoing, but the location of his burial may never be known for certain
