Doctor? No.

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 Dr Jacob Harrison Kern

  
 Birth: 12 December 1813 in Morgantown, Monongalia, Virginia
 Marriage #1: 1839 to Mary Margaret Troxell
 Marriage #2: 1 Dec 1842 to UNKNOWN in Morgantown, Monongahela, West Virginia
 Residence: 1850 in Harrison, Howard Co., Indiana
 Residence: 1860 in Marion, Virginia
 Residence: 1870 in Monroe, Delaware, Indiana
 Residence: 1880 in Pleasant Hill, Delaware, Indiana
 Marriage #3: 24 Nov 1881 to Mary Ann Dean in Delaware Co., Indiana
 Death: 6 March 1901 in Oakville, Delco, Indiana
 Burial: Mount Union, Botetourt Co., Virginia

 SPOUSE & CHILD
 Mary Margaret Troxell (1730-1880)
 ✿ Elizabeth Kern, B: 1840

 CHILD with UNKNOWN SPOUSE
 ✿ Isaac A. Kern, B: 1858

 SPOUSE & CHILDREN
 Mary Ann Dean (1819-1880)
 ✿ Elizabeth Kern, B: 1840
 ✿ Ann Eliza Kern, B: 1845
 ✿ Sophia Kern, B: 1846
 ✿ Sarah L Kern, B: 1849
 ✿ James W Kern, B: 1851
 ✿ Mary Adeline Kern, B: 1853
 ✿ Joseph Ellery Kern, B: 1855
 ✿ Isaac Kern, B: 1858
 ✿ Isaac Ashbrow Kern, B: 1858 (male)
 ✿ Isaac Ashbrow Kerns, B: 1858 (female)
 ✿ Emma Susan Kern, B: 1862

 ✿ 1850 U.S. Census in Harrison, Howard, Indiana
     Kern family: Jacob H 35 physician, Nancy 25, Sarah 5, John 6/12
 ✿ 1860 U.S. Census in Marion, Virginia
     Kern family: Jacob 40 carpenter, Mary Ann 41, Eliza A 17, Sophia H 14, Sarah L 12, James 9, Mary A 7, Joseph E 4, Isaac A 2
 ✿ 1870 U.S. Census in Monroe, Delaware, Indiana
     Kern family: Jacob 50 carpenter, Mary A 51, James 19, Adaline 16, Elry 14, Ashbrow 12, Emma 8
 ✿ 1880 U.S. Census in Monroe, Delaware, Indiana
     Kern family: Jacob H 60 farmer, Isaac A 22, Emma S 17
 ✿ Indiana Marriage Collection, 1800-1941
     Jacob Kern & Mary E Dragoo, Nov 24 1881, Delaware County
 ✿ Indiana Deaths, 1882-1920
     Jacob Kern, 6 Mar 1901, Oakville, 80 years old
 ✿ Virginia Find A Grave Index
     Dr Jacob Harrison Kern, B: 12 Dec 1813 - D: 1901

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When Jacob married his first wife, Mary Margaret Troxell, she was 109 years old. She gave birth at the age of 110. His (unknown) second wife only had one child 16 years after they were married. In those 16 years he had a number of children with the woman who would later become his third wife, Mary Ann Dean. He married her when he was 67 and she was 10 months dead.
Of course Mary Ann Dean isn't Mary E Dragoo, the person in the Indiana marriage record. On Mary Ann's profile there's a West Virginia marriage record:

 Mary Ann Dean & Jacob Kern married 1842, Monongalia, West Virginia

So Mary Ann Dean is actually the UNKNOWN spouse, marriage #2, on Jacob's profile.
The 1850 census and the Find A Grave memorial are the only evidence Jacob was a doctor. So let's look at those records.

1850 U.S. Census

Search the 1850 census with these details: Jacob Kern, born 1820 in Virginia. The doctor is the first result. That does not mean it's correct. The correct record was 7th in the results list when I searched and showed the Kerns family. Kerns with an s.

 1850 U.S. Census in Eastern District, Marion, Virginia
 Kerns family: Jacob 30 farmer, Mary Ann 32, Elisa 7, Sophia 4, Sarah L 2

VS.

 1850 U.S. Census in Harrison, Howard, Indiana

 Kern family: Jacob H 35 physician, Nancy 25, Sarah 5, John 6/12

The tree owner ignored the age difference, the occupation difference, the different name of his (probable) spouse, and the difference in children's names and ages.

Find A Grave

Then there's the Find A Grave memorial which is proof that a Dr. Jacob Kern is buried in Virginia. A Mary Ann Kern is buried in Indiana. A quick surname search of the cemetery in Indiana shows a Jacob H Kern buried there as well. What are the chances the doctor buried in Virginia is Mary Ann's husband and the carpenter/farmer buried in Indiana is not?

Below is a corrected profile for Jacob. Additions are in red. The children in the censuses are verified as Jacob's offspring by his will. His executor and spouse is Mary E Kern. A copy of the will was uploaded to another tree and attached to this profile.

 Jacob H Kern

  
 Birth: 12 December 1813 7 Jun 1819 in Morgantown, Monongalia, Virginia
 Marriage #1: 1839 to Mary Margaret Troxell
 Marriage #2: 1 Dec 1842 to UNKNOWN Mary Ann Dean in Morgantown, Monongahela, West Virginia
 Residence: 1850 in Harrison, Howard Co., Indiana
 Residence: 1850 in Eastern District, Marion, Virginia
 Residence: 1860 in Marion, Virginia
 Residence: 1870 in Monroe, Delaware, Indiana
 Residence: 1880 in Pleasant Hill, Delaware, Indiana
 Marriage #3: 24 Nov 1881 to Mary Ann Dean Mary E Dragoo in Delaware Co., Indiana
 Death: 6 March 1901 in Oakville, Delco, Indiana
 Burial: Mount Union, Botetourt Co., Virginia
 Burial: Beech Grove Cemetery, Henry County, Indiana

 SPOUSE & CHILD
 Mary Margaret Troxell (1730-1880)
 ✿ Elizabeth Kern, B: 1840

 CHILD with UNKNOWN SPOUSE
 ✿ Isaac A. Kern, B: 1858

 SPOUSE & CHILDREN
 Mary Ann Dean (1819-1880)
 ✿ Ann Eliza Kern, B: 1840 1843
 ✿ Sophia Kern, B: 1846
 ✿ Sarah L Kern, B: 1849
 ✿ James W Kern, B: 1851
 ✿ Mary Adeline Kern, B: 1853
 ✿ Joseph Ellery Kern, B: 1855
 ✿ Isaac Ashbrow Kern, B: 1858
 ✿ Emma Susan Kern, B: 1862

 SPOUSE
 Mary E Dragoo

 ✿ 1850 U.S. Census in Harrison, Howard, Indiana
     Kern family: Jacob H 35 physician, Nancy 25, Sarah 5, John 6/12
 ✿ 1850 U.S. Census in Eastern District, Marion, Virginia
     Kerns family: Jacob 30 farmer, Mary Ann 32, Elisa 7, Sophia 4, Sarah L 2
 ✿ 1860 U.S. Census in Marion, Virginia
     Kern family: Jacob 40 carpenter, Mary Ann 41, Eliza A 17, Sophia H 14, Sarah L 12, James 9, Mary A 7, Joseph E 4, Isaac A 2
 ✿ 1870 U.S. Census in Monroe, Delaware, Indiana
     Kern family: Jacob 50 carpenter, Mary A 51, James 19, Adaline 16, Elry 14, Ashbrow 12, Emma 8
 ✿ 1880 U.S. Census in Monroe, Delaware, Indiana
     Kern family: Jacob H 60 farmer, Isaac A 22, Emma S 17
 ✿ West Virginia Marriages Index, 1785-1971
     Jacob Kern & Mary Ann Dean, 1842 in Monongalia, West Virginia
 ✿ Indiana Marriage Collection, 1800-1941
     Jacob Kern & Mary E Dragoo, Nov 24 1881, Delaware County
 ✿ Indiana Deaths, 1882-1920
     Jacob Kern, 6 Mar 1901, Oakville, 80 years old
 ✿ Virginia Find A Grave Index
     Dr Jacob Harrison Kern, B: 12 Dec 1813 - D: 1901
 ✿ Indiana Find A Grave Index
     Jacob H Kern, B: 7 Jun 1819 - D: 6 Mar 1901

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