Bernard

The Bernard Family

To read more about the Bernard Family, please see The French Collection: The Leon & Catherine Bernard Family and their Descendants by Allen W. Bernard, ©1994

*Leon Bernard*    b. 1 Nov 1789 Réchésy, Belfort, France    m. 22 Dec 1814 Réchésy, France    d. 21 Apr 1861 Maria Stein, Ohio
Birth and Baptism Record
        Wife: *Catherine Kilker*    b. 2 Mar 1792? Beurnevesin, Switzerland    d. bef 1850 Maria Stein, Ohio
Marriage Record
        Ship Immigration List Ship name: La Leonarde Port of Embarkation: Le Havre, France Arrival: 29 Aug 1828 New York, NY
(Source: NARA, Roll 012 1 Jul 1828-28 Feb 1829)
     1830 U.S. Census ('Lenard Bernard') Page1 Page2 Source
U.S. General Land Office Record of Purchase of Land in Mercer County, Ohio   Source
Ohio, Homestead and Cash Entry Patents
  1840 U.S. Census? ('Leon Bearnharst') Page1 Page2
        1850 U.S. Census    Page1        Page2 ('Bernard Leon')
1850 U.S. Agriculture Census
1860 U.S. Census
1860 U.S. Agriculture Census Page1 Page2 Source
Leon Bernard Probate, Including Will (Ohio, Probate Records, 1789-1996, Mercer, Probate Case Files 1861 634-679, Images 1040-1087)

Children of Leon and Catherine Bernard:
        Marie Catherine Bernard    b. 19 Apr 1816 Réchésy, France    d. 3 Jan 1835? Perry County, Ohio
Birth Record

        *Joseph Bernard*    b. 22 May 1817 Réchésy, France    m. 13 Jun 1839 Minster, Ohio    d. 16 Mar 1886 Maria Stein, Ohio
Birth Record
                Wife: *Maria Anna Kemper*    b. 25 Feb 1819 Pennsylvania    d. 29 Aug 1894 Cranberry Prairie, Ohio
                Marriage Record Source
                1850 U.S. Census
1850 U.S. Agriculture Census
1860 U.S. Census Page1 Page2
1860 U.S. Agriculture Census Page1 Page2 Source
                1870 U.S. Census
                1880 U.S. Census
1880 U.S. Agriculture Census
Death Record Source (Joseph)
Mercer Co, Ohio Death Record Source (Maria)
Maria Bernard Probate File

                Children of Joseph and Maria Anna (Kemper) Bernard:
Mary Elizabeth Bernard Gücke or Goecke b. 1841 m. 21 May 1861 Mercer Co, OH d. 31 Aug 1878 Marion Twp, Mercer Co
Marriage Record
1870 U.S. Census
   Birth Record of daughter, Catherine Goeke (1871) Source
Birth Record of son, Joseph Goeke (1873) Source
      Birth Record of son, John 'Goke' (1877) Source
   Death Record Source
      1880 U.S. Census (Spouse, Bernard Goeke, a widower)
Death Certificate of son, Frank Goeke (1916) Source
      Death Certificate of son, 'John Goecke' (1951) Source

                        Jacob Bernard    b. 24 Sep 1842 Maria Stein, Ohio    d. 29 Sep 1842 Maria Stein, Ohio

                        James Bernard    b. 1843? Maria Stein, Ohio    d. 23 Jan 1863

                        Francis 'Frank' Joseph Bernard b. 4 Apr 1846 Maria Stein, OH m1. 3 May 1870 Mercer Co, OH d. 9 Jul 1915 St. Henry, OH
Marriage Record (1st marriage)
Birth Record of son, Joseph (1871) Source
Birth Record of son, William (1872) Source
Birth Record of daughter, Anna (1876) Source
Birth Record of son, Frank (1877) Source
Birth Record of son, Jacob (1880) Source
                                1880 U.S. Census
Death Record of first wife, Agnes Tepe Bernard (1880) Source
Birth Record of son, Henry (1883) Source
Birth Record of daughter, Rosa (1884) Source
Birth Record of daughter, Kate (1887) Source
                                1888 Marion Twp (Mercer County), Ohio Land Ownership Map
Birth Record of son, John (1891) Source Death Record of son, John (1891) Source
Birth Record of daughter, Agnes Elisabeth (1895) Source
Birth Record1 of daughter, Emma (1898) Source1 Birth Record2 of daughter, Emma Source2
                                1900 U.S. Census    Page1    Page2
Birth Record of son, 'Lorence' (1900) Source
Birth Record1 of son, Raymond Jacob (1901) Source1 Birth Record2 of son, 'Roman' Jacob Source2
                                1910 U.S. Census    Page1    Page2
                                Death Certificate Source (lists DOB as 4 Apr)   Ohio Death Index
Obituary (The Minster Post)    Ohio Obituary Index (lists DOB as 8 Apr)
Gravestone (St. Henry Cemetery, St. Henry, OH; Source: FindAGrave, photographed by David Kennedy)
Will Page1 Page2 Page3 Page4 Page5 Page6
(FamilySearch.org: Ohio, Probate Records, Mercer Co, Wills 1914-1919 vol 14-15)
1920 U.S. Census (widow, Elizabeth and children)
      Marriage Record of son, Jacob Bernard (1922) Source
1930 U.S. Census (widow, Elizabeth and children)
      Death Certificate of wife, Elizabeth Thobe Bernard (1938) Source
Gravestone of wife, Elizabeth Thobe Bernard (Calvary Cemetery, Kettering, OH; photographed by Dave)
Death Certificate of son, Frank Bernard (1946) Source
Death Certificate of daughter, Rosa C. Bernard Boehmer (1947) Source
Death Certificate of daughter, Bernadine E. Boehmer (1948) Source

                        *Maria Magdalena Bernard ROLFES*    b. Oct 1847? Maria Stein, Ohio    d. 22 Sep 1922 Maria Stein, Ohio
                                1910 U.S. Census (widowed)
                                1916 Mercer County, Ohio Farmer's Directory
                                1920 U.S. Census (widowed)
                                Death Certificate (year of birth incorrect) Source
Obituary (The Minster Post)
                                Ohio Death Index
Gravestone (St. John's Catholic Church Cemetery, Maria Stein, OH; Source: FindAGrave, photographed by Tracy Todd)

John Anton Bernard b. abt 1848 Ohio d. 30 Jun 1903

  Peter Bernard b. 25 May 1850 Maria Stein, Ohio m. 15 Sep 1891 Cincinnati, OH d. 24 Feb 1899 Cincinnati, OH
1870 U.S. Census Page1 Page2 (apprentice wagonmaker)
Death Certificate of wife, Elizabeth Ruther Bernard Washburn (1953) Source

Joseph Bernard b. 5 Nov 1852 Maria Stein, Ohio m. 3 May 1881 d. 8 May 1942 Maria Stein, Ohio
1880 U.S. Census (boarder w/ Joseph and Magdalena Bernard Rolfes)
Birth Record of son, Joseph (1882) Source (transcription incorrectly lists month of birth as Mar - should be Nov)
Birth Record of son, August Henry (1884) Source
Birth Record of daughter, Mary Magdalena (1887) Source
Death Record of daughter, Magdalena Bernard (1888)
  Birth Record of son, Frank (1889) Source Death Record of son, Frank (1890) Source
Birth Record of son, John Anton (1891) Source
Birth Record of daughter, Josephine (1893) Source
Birth Record of daughter, Katy (1896) Source
Birth Record of daughter, Elizabeth (1898) Source
1900 U.S. Census
Birth Record of daughter, Regina (1902) Source
1910 U.S. Census
1916 Mercer County, Ohio Farmers' Directory
1920 U.S. Census
1930 U.S. Census
1940 U.S. Census Page1 Page2
  Death Certificate Source
Ohio Death Index Funeral Card
Obituary (The Minster Post)     Ohio Obituary Index
Gravestone (St. John Catholic Cemetery, Maria Stein, OH; Source: FindAGrave.com, photo by Joanne (Bruns) Sherwood)
Death Certificate of wife, Elizabeth Wildenhaus Bernard (1948) Source
Obituary of wife, Elizabeth Wildenhaus Bernard (The Minster Post)

Henry Bernard b. 28 Nov 1854 Maria Stein, Ohio d. abt 1855

John Henry Bernard b. 6 Sep 1857 Ohio m. abt 1887 d. 20 Sep 1909 Coldwater, Ohio
Birth Record1 of daughter 'Stalla' (1887)   Source1 Birth Record2 of daughter, 'Stalla' Source2
Birth Record of daughter, Agnes Aurela (1889)   Source
Birth Record1 of son, Leo (1895) Source1 Birth Record2 of son, Leo Source2
Birth Record1 of daughter, Hilda (1898) Source1 Birth Record2 of daughter, Hilda Source2
1900 U.S. Census
Birth Record1 of son, Clarence (1900) Source1 Birth Record2 of son, Clarence Source2
Birth Record1 of son, Raphel (1905)   Source1 Birth Record2 of son, Raphel Source2
Death Certificate Source (DOB listed as 12 Sep 1858)
Ohio Deaths
1910 U.S. Census (widow, Elizabeth and children)
1920 U.S. Census (widow, Elizabeth and children)
Death Certificate of wife, Elizabeth Stark Bernard (1947) Source
Gravestone (St. Elizabeth Cemetery, Coldwater, OH; Source: FindAGrave, photographed by rcpm)

                        Louis Bernard    b. 19 Aug 1859 Ohio    m. 28 Sep 1886 Cranberry Prairie, OH d. 21 Jul 1922 Wabash Twp, Darke Co, OH
   Church Marriage Record With Witnesses With Parents Source
   Baptism Record of son, George (1887) Source
Birth Record of son, Frank (1888) Source Baptism Record Source
   Baptism Record of daughter, Marie Magdalene (1889) Source
   Baptism Record of son, Anthony William (1891) Source
Birth Record of daughter, Elisabeth (1892) Source
   Death Record of daughter, Elisabeth (1894)
   Birth Record of son, William (1896) Source
Birth Record of son, Charles (1898) Source
  1900 U.S. Census
Birth Record of son, Edward (1902) Source
                                1910 U.S. Census
                                1920 U.S. Census
                                Death Certificate Source
                                Ohio Obituary Index
1940 U.S. Census (widow, Caroline living w/ son, William) Page1 Page2
Death Certificate of wife, Caroline Karch Bernard (1947) Source Obituary (The Minster Post)
Gravestone (St. Francis Cemetery, Cranberry Prairie, Mercer Co, OH; Source: FindAGrave, photographed by tut)
Death Certificate of son, Frank Bernard (1949) Source

Marie Catherine Bernard (Kemper?) b. 1 Jun 1819 Réchésy, France m. 20 May 1837 Minster, OH
Birth Record

        Francois 'Franz' Bernard    b. 11 Feb 1821 Réchésy, France    d. 8 Feb 1867 Maria Stein, Ohio
Birth Record
Franz Bernard Probate, Including Will
(FamilySearch.org: Ohio, Probate Records, 1789-1996, Mercer Co, Probate Case Files 1866-1867 no 1083-1155)

        Pierre 'Peter' Bernard    b. 3 Sep 1823 Réchésy, France    d. 3 Aug 1893 Maria Stein, Ohio
Birth Record
                1870 U.S. Census (age incorrect; living with brother, Anton and three orphaned children of deceased brother Leon Bernard)
                1880 U.S. Census (age incorrect)
                1888 Marion Twp (Mercer County), Ohio Land Ownership Map ('Burnard')
                Death Record Source (birth year incorrect)

        Antoine 'Anthony' Bernard    b. 17 Jan 1826 Réchésy, France    d. 22 Nov 1892 Maria Stein, Ohio
Birth Record
                1870 U.S. Census (age incorrect; living with brother, Peter and three orphaned children of deceased brother, Leon Bernard)
                1880 U.S. Census (age incorrect)
                1888 Marion Twp (Mercer County), Ohio Land Ownership Map ('Burnard')
                Death Record Source
Estate and Probate File

        Leon Bernard    b. 20 Feb 1828 Réchésy, France m. 13 Jan 1853 Maria Stein, OH d. 8 Apr 1857 Ohio
Birth Record

        Magdalena Bernard   b. 15 Aug 1830? Perry County, Ohio    d. 14 Aug 1862 Maria Stein, Ohio

Joannes 'John' Bernard    b. 20 May 1832? Perry County, Ohio

Ludwig 'Louis' Bernard    b. 11 Apr 1836? Perry County, Ohio

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