Sebastian and Elizabeth Karn
Information comes from various sources, newspapers, census, marriage and burial records.
Sebastian Karn was born 6 Nov 1846 in Ober Klinger, Hesse-Darmstadt, Germany, the son of Sebastian and Anna Maria (Stork). The family immigrated to the United States in 1854 and settled in Pittsburg, Allegheny, Pennsylvania. It was from here that Karn enlisted in the Union Army when the Civil War started serving in the 6th Regiment Pennsylvania Heavy Artillery 212th Volunteers. His regiment was mostly composed of men from the counties of Allegheny, Butler, Westmorland, Fayette, Washington and Lawrence, who rendezvoused at Camp Reynolds, Pittsburg and were mustered into the U. S. service during the first half of Sep 1864, for one year.
On Sep 17, Karn and his regiment left for Washington, where they was assigned to the 2nd brigade of DeRussy's division, then garrisoning the defenses of the capital. On the 29th Karn and his regiment was detached to perform railroad guard duty on the Orange & Alexandria and Manassas, with headquarters at Fairfax Court House.
Karn was also engaged in the battle at Burke's Station VA on 13 Oct 1864.
After this battle, Karn returned to guard duty on the Orange & Alexandria and Manassas until about the middle of November when he returned to the defenses of Washington. Thus far he had served as infantry, but he and his regiment were now drilled as artillery and soon became proficient in this arm of the service.
Karn remained in the forts about Washington until June 13, 1865 when he was mustered out at Fort Ethan Allen, returned to Camp Reynolds, where he was finally paid and discharged on the 17th.
Sebastian Karn married his first wife, Sarah Emily Rawlins, in Allegheny County Pennsylvania, in 1870. She was born 17 July 1850 in Kentucky/Ohio and died 10 Sep 1878 in Grants Lick. She was buried in the Old Peach Grove Cemetery in Pendleton Co Ky. He married his second wife, Elizabeth Birk in Oct 1879 in Cincinnati, Ohio. In 1880 he and Elizabeth were living in Grants Lick in Campbell County where he was a farmer. They lived in Grants Lick until his death 16 Jan 1935 in Butler Pendleton Co Ky. He was buried in the Butler Cemetery. Elizabeth Birk was born 3 June 1850 in Cincinnati, the daughter of John N Birk. She died 3 Apr 1939 in Butler Ky. and was buried in the Butler Cemetery.
Children of Sebastian Karn and Sarah Emily Rawlins
1. William Sebastian Karn b-16 May 1871 in
Homestead PA; d-18 July 1946 in Butler Ky. br-Butler Cemetery; m-Pauline Schalk
in 1907
2. Margaret "Maggie" Karn b-1873 in Homestead PA
3. Wendall Karn b-1876 in Homestead PA; d-Tampico Whiteside, Illinois
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Cincinnati Enquirer, 9 Oct 1879, page 7
ORANGE BLOSSOMS
Marriages listed: Sebastian Karn to Elizabeth BIrk
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Children of Sebastian Karn and Elizabeth
Birk
1. Emma E Karn b-14 Sep 1880 in Grants Lick; d-15 Jan 1978 in Campbell County;
m-William Charles Hock 12 May 1909 in Cincinnati
2. George E Karn b-Sep 1882 in Grants Lick
3. Charles F Karn b-10 Feb 1884 in Grants Lick; d-Dec 1977 in Morrison
Whiteside, Illinois
4. Fannie Marie Karn b-10 July 1886 in Grants Lick; d-1 May 1976 in Tampico
Illinois; m-Harry Herman Rosene
5. Leonard Karn b-20 Feb 1892 in Grants Lick; d-Aug 1974 in Dayton Oh; br-Butler
Cemetery in Butler Ky.
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Children of William Sebastian Karn and Pauline Schalk
1. Pauline E Karn b-13 June 1907 in Dry Ridge,
Campbell Co; d-18 Feb 1922 in Pendleton Co; br-Butler Cemetery
2. William Glenn Karn b-26 Dec 1911 in Dry Ridge; d-26 Sep 1968 in Kenton Co
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The Cincinnati Enquirer, 30 April 1904, page 10
NEW EXECUTIVES
The following is a list of the new County Executive Committee chosen: Dry Ridge-Sebastian Karn.
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The Cincinnati Enquirer, 16 June 1907, page 6
CAMPBELL COUNTY REPUBLICANS SEND 350 DELEGATES TO STATE CONVENTION
Republicans of Campbell County met in mass convention at Turner Hall in Newport, yesterday afternoon and selected delegates to the state convention that will meet in Louisville on June 19 to select a state ticket. Although the county is entitled to 58 delegates, over 350 were chosen. Chairman Marz, of the County Executive Committee, called the convention to order and William Krinn was named as Chairman, while H M Benton officiated as Secretary.
The delegates chosen were instructed to cast the vote of Campbell County for Augustus E Willson for Governor and nearly every Republican in the county was named on the list of delegates. Sebastian Karn was a delegate chosen.
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Sebastian Karn died 16 Jan 1935 in Butler, Pendleton Co Ky and was buried in Butler Cemetery. Elizabeth (Birk) Karn died 3 Apr 1939 in Butler and was buried in the Butler Cemetery.