Descendant Charts for various Kerchner, Kirchner, Kaerchner
Kercher, Kircher, Kaercher, et al, Immigrants

by: Charles F. Kerchner, Jr., P.E. Retired
CDR USNR (Retired)
Emmaus PA USA

Research Started: 1975
Webpage Created: 20 July 2001
Last Updated: 30 Mar 2024

Copyright ©2001-2024
Charles F. Kerchner, Jr.

Note: Some names, places, and dates shown are the best estimates of this researcher and are so indicated. Any name, place, or date with words such as about, maybe, possibly, probably, or near associated with it should be independently verified if exact data is required. If you find any errors in my research, please feel free to contact me. I am always open to new information. Please give proper credit to my work and this website as your source if you use any data from my webpages to aide your personal genealogy research.

A list of some spelling variations in the surnames known descendants of the below listed immigrants and associated Soundex Codes: K625, K626, Kaerchner, Karaker, Karcher, Karchner, Kariger, Kariker, Karriger, Karriker, Kartchner, Kercher, Kerchner, Kerger, Kergner, Kerkner, Kerschner, Kershner, Kiker, Kircher, Kirchner, Kirkner, Kirschner, KRXNR, C625, C626, Caraker, Cariger, Cariker, Carrichner, Carricker, Carrickner, Carriger, Carriker


KERCHNER DESCENDANT CHARTS
(and other similar K625 and K626 soundex code surnamed immigrants)

Immigrant lines related to me per decades of my Paper Trail research
and/or my
Kerchner Surname Genetic Genealogy YDNA Project DNA testing evidence

Johan 'Adam' Kerchner / Kircher, arrived in PA in 1741, of Lehigh and Berks Co PA (my direct male line immigrant ancestor)

Frederick Kerchner / Kirchner, arrived in PA in 1751, of Berks and Bedford Co PA (yDNA tests confirm this male line related to my male line)

Johan 'George' Kerchner / Kirchner, arrived in PA in 1751, last of U Salford Twsp, Montgomery Co PA (no known living male line descendants)


Immigrant lines not related to me per decades of my Paper Trail research and YDNA testing
per my Kerchner Surname Genetic Genealogy YDNA Project DNA testing evidence

Michael Karcher, arrived in PA in 1738, of Hamburg, Berks Co PA

Johan 'Philip' Kercher, arrived in PA in 1742, of Manheim, Lancaster Co PA

Johan 'Philip' Kerchner, arrived in PA in 1744, of Montgomery Co PA

Adam Kirchner, arrived in PA in 1748, of Philadelphia and Montgomery Co PA

Johan 'Andreas' Kerchner, arrived in PA in 1749, of Berks Co PA

Jacob Kerchner, Sr., pre-1800 Settler of York Co PA

Michael Anthony Kerchner, arrived in U.S. in 1832, of Baltimore MD

John Kirchner, arrived in PA from Bavaria abput 1842, of Allegheny Co and Lancaster Co PA

George Kirchner, arrived in U.S. before 1845, family settled in Salisbury Twsp, Lehigh Co PA

George Kerchner, arrived in U.S. pre-1850, of Berks Co PA

Henry Kerchner, arrived in U.S. in 1851, of York Co PA

Anton Kerchner, arrived in U.S. in 1857, of St. Claire Co IL

George Kerchner, arrived in U.S. about 1860, of Allegheny Co PA

George D. Kerchner, arrived in U.S. c1860-1870, last of Butler Co PA

William Cyrus Kerchner, living in Northampton Co PA in 1860 & 1870 census

Christopher Kärcher/Karcher, living in Greene Twsp, Clinton Co PA in 1880 census

John Kerchner arrived in IL about 1892/1894 and settled in Lee and Bureau Co IL

Click this link for help on the German family lines that spelled the surname with an S in it


18th Century PA German Naming Customs

18th Century PA German Spelling Idiosynchrasies

Kerchner Surname Genetic Genealogy Y-DNA Testing Project

Surnames of Primary Interest to Me

Kerchner Genealogy Home Page


Please feel free to contact me if you would like to share and compare information, have corrections, and/or have information to share with me about these families.

Charles F. Kerchner, Jr.
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Emmaus PA 18049-1544 USA
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Charles F. Kerchner, Jr., P.E. Retired
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Created - 20 Jul 2001
Revised - 30 Mar 2024