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The Henry Shore Home on West Mountain Street circa 1890. The home of Mr. and Mrs. N. W. Sapp (as photographed in 1893).
It is now known as "The Dr. Paddison house." Daughter Zora Sapp
married John R. Paddison who remodeled the house, and they lived
h ere until their deaths. Mrs. Paddison was born and died in this house.
On the opposite side of the street stood the old bank building. (now the
Chamber of Commerce) and the W. S. Linville Store.

Pierce Funeral Service was organized in 196.5 hy Jack Pierce. The
business was bought from the Ragland Funeral Home, and is located in one
of Kern ersville's oldest buildings. It was originally known as the Plunkett
Place and later was the H enry Shore Home. About 1930 Mr. "Ad" Linville no neighbor nearer than the little settled community of
established his funeral business in the building, and it has been used for
this purpose almost entirely since that time.
Friedland which they had just left. We know from the
records that it was a cold, drizzly day and we can imagine
that the mother and daughter and perhaps the boys,
too, felt sad as they drove along. Yet they were going
to own the tavern which meant travelers coming and go-
ing almost every day. That would be something novel
and exciting for they would be on the two important
arteries of travel North-South and East-West.
Who were these people whose name the town still
bears after these many years? The patriarch of the fam-
ily, Joseph Kerner, deserves a whole book of his own.
We are deeply indebted (as the whole town should be)
to the late J. Gilmer Komer for giving us that excellent
book, Joseph of Kernersville, which traces the history of
Joseph, his forebears and descendants. It makes for
fascinating reading and is, unfortunately, out of print.
In this history we can only relate a very brief account
of Joseph's biography.

This was the home of Israel Kerner, son of John Frederick, built b efore
the Civil War. This home, known as "The Kerner House" burned in 19~2 This house on South Main Street was built by Paulina Kerner Fulton,
and stood where the Main Street Methodist Parsonage is now. Shown m and her husband, Robert Fulton, for their daughter, Cornelia, who married
the picture are: H enry and Jule Korner standing at the fence. Mr. J. M. Alexander Hastings. Mrs. Annie Hastings Allen (N. W.), a daughter was
Greenfield leaning against tree. James Frederick Kerner sitting on banisters, born and married here. Mrs. Allen ljves in Kernersville at the age of 88
leaning against post at far end. Minnie Kerner next to James F. Kerner years. Later Mr. and Mrs. J. D. Hooker and family from East Bend,
and Charlie W. Hunt leaning on the corner of porch. N. C. moved into the house. Mr. and Mrs. Hooker were grandparents
of Bess and Olivia McKaughan. The house was then bought by Mr. and
Mrs. S. L. Duckworth who with their family lived here for several years.
The house (now torn down) stood on the site of the Moravian Church
parking lot.

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