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Among Fresno's worthy citizens of foreign birth is John J. Kern, proprietor of the liquor store at 2033 Mariposa Street. His store is one of the landmarks of Fresno, as he has been in the liquor business in this building continuously for more than twenty years. He recalls shooting rabbits in the early days on the present site of the city of Fresno. His earliest recollections are in connection with the Fatherland, for he was born in the Kingdom of Bavaria, Southern (Germany, April 8, 1854. John J. Kern was educated in the common schools of Germany and in early life learned the brewing business, which he followed in his native country until 1880, when he came to America. The first six years, after his advent in the New World, were spent in a Buffalo brewery and on a farm in the country. In 1886 he came to the Pacific Coast and worked for the National Brewing Company in San Francisco until 1895, when he located in Fresno and opened a liquor store at his present stand.

In 1881 Mr. Kern entered the matrimonial state, choosing as his life companion a daughter of the old Fatherland, Elizabeth Kaufer. Five children were born to them: Ida, is now Mrs. Moisen of Patton; Emma L. is Mrs. Delk of Fresno and is the mother of one daughter; Harry L., who served in the United States Expeditionary Forces in Europe: two daughters died in childhood and are buried in San Francisco. Mr. Kern owns one hundred sixty acres of unimproved land west of Fresno and several town lots. Fraternally he is affiliated with the Foresters of America, the Owls. Sons of Herman, and is also a member of the Chamber of Commerce.