Eric Karns

Ok, I found my great grandpa’s death certificate and contrary to my previous report, his death was a little less glamorous than was previously believed, haha. As it turns out, we already knew he was an alcoholic, and that he died suddenly and his death certificate says he died of brain hemorrhage with acute alcoholism being a contributing factor. I guess it’s no wonder he was an alcoholic considering the fact that he ran a saloon. He was only 33 years old when he died so my grandfather never really knew him - he died on my sister’s birthday in 1922 and was a fellow pisces.

The real mystery lies in the fact that his death certificate, which had information from his wife, states that his father was from Ireland when all previous census and WWI registration information says that his father was from Italy. So getting to the bottom of his real father is going to be a chore. I would just like to know if our family name is in fact Karns. One thing that is definitely confirmed though is that his mother’s maiden name was Cicardi and that she was from Genoa, Italy. I’ve even found what I believe is her immigration records from 1879.