Thomas Kearns was born in Eau Galle, on the farm he now owns and operates, on Aug. 15, 1869, son of Lawrence and Rosanna (Mansfield) Kearns. His father was born in St. John, New Brunswick, where he married Rosanna Mansfield, who was also born in St. John. In 1868 they came to Wisconsin, settling in Eau Galle, on 80 acres of wild and heavily wooded land, without buildings, in Section 30, on the elevation known as Chase Hill. Making a clearing, Mr. Kearns put up a log dwelling and some log barns, and then began the task of developing a farm.
Thomas attended the Chase Hill District School, when he acquired the elements of an English education. Before he was through with his books he had begun an apprenticeship to farming. The work was mostly of a primitive kind, and was all hard, consisting of grubbing, clearing and breaking the land from 16 to 18 hours a day, the only restful interval coming on Sunday, when church services were attended by the family. But, as Mr. Kearns says, it was the sort of work to make men, and he grew up strong and self-reliant, as did most of the boys of his day who went through the same experience. In course of time, as the farm became more developed, the work lightened and it was not necessary to toil so laboriously for so many hours a day. Here his father died Dec. 5, 1919, and his mother on Oct. 5, 1921. They were the parents of six children: William, deceased; Thomas, now operating the old home farm; Mary, who married Cornelius Glass and resides in Rock Elm, Pierce County, Wis.; and Richard, Edward and Susan, who are in California, Susan being the wife of John Schafner.
In 1892 Thomas was married Margaret Murray, with whom he spent six happy years, when death called her and she passed away in 1898 leaving three children:
1. Nellie, now Mrs. James McDonald;
2. William, who died at the age of 8yrs.;
3. Rosa, who wed Robert Carter and resides in California.
In 1901, Thomas bought the home farm and in October, 1901, married Anna Apple of Morton Hill. The home farm being now his, he threw himself with a renewed spirit of vigor into his work, and since then has cleared and broken 15 acres more of the land, fenced the entire farm, and erected a large basement barn of 36x70 feet in ground plan and installed with the humane equipment, besides building a milk house. Thus he has gained high standing as a representative of the agricultural interests of his town. Of his second marriage seven children have been born, namely: Maggie, Ethel, Edward, Esther, Mabel, Neil and Rita Mae. The family are members of the Catholic church.
[Source: Curtiss-Wedge, F.; Jones, Geo. O. (ed.) "History of Dunn County, Wisconsin" (1925) pages 729-730]
Thomas attended the Chase Hill District School, when he acquired the elements of an English education. Before he was through with his books he had begun an apprenticeship to farming. The work was mostly of a primitive kind, and was all hard, consisting of grubbing, clearing and breaking the land from 16 to 18 hours a day, the only restful interval coming on Sunday, when church services were attended by the family. But, as Mr. Kearns says, it was the sort of work to make men, and he grew up strong and self-reliant, as did most of the boys of his day who went through the same experience. In course of time, as the farm became more developed, the work lightened and it was not necessary to toil so laboriously for so many hours a day. Here his father died Dec. 5, 1919, and his mother on Oct. 5, 1921. They were the parents of six children: William, deceased; Thomas, now operating the old home farm; Mary, who married Cornelius Glass and resides in Rock Elm, Pierce County, Wis.; and Richard, Edward and Susan, who are in California, Susan being the wife of John Schafner.
In 1892 Thomas was married Margaret Murray, with whom he spent six happy years, when death called her and she passed away in 1898 leaving three children:
1. Nellie, now Mrs. James McDonald;
2. William, who died at the age of 8yrs.;
3. Rosa, who wed Robert Carter and resides in California.
In 1901, Thomas bought the home farm and in October, 1901, married Anna Apple of Morton Hill. The home farm being now his, he threw himself with a renewed spirit of vigor into his work, and since then has cleared and broken 15 acres more of the land, fenced the entire farm, and erected a large basement barn of 36x70 feet in ground plan and installed with the humane equipment, besides building a milk house. Thus he has gained high standing as a representative of the agricultural interests of his town. Of his second marriage seven children have been born, namely: Maggie, Ethel, Edward, Esther, Mabel, Neil and Rita Mae. The family are members of the Catholic church.
[Source: Curtiss-Wedge, F.; Jones, Geo. O. (ed.) "History of Dunn County, Wisconsin" (1925) pages 729-730]
Thomas Kearns was born in Eau Galle, on the farm he now owns and operates, on Aug. 15, 1869, son of Lawrence and Rosanna (Mansfield) Kearns. His father was born in St. John, New Brunswick, where he married Rosanna Mansfield, who was also born in St. John. In 1868 they came to Wisconsin, settling in Eau Galle, on 80 acres of wild and heavily wooded land, without buildings, in Section 30, on the elevation known as Chase Hill. Making a clearing, Mr. Kearns put up a log dwelling and some log barns, and then began the task of developing a farm.
Thomas attended the Chase Hill District School, when he acquired the elements of an English education. Before he was through with his books he had begun an apprenticeship to farming. The work was mostly of a primitive kind, and was all hard, consisting of grubbing, clearing and breaking the land from 16 to 18 hours a day, the only restful interval coming on Sunday, when church services were attended by the family. But, as Mr. Kearns says, it was the sort of work to make men, and he grew up strong and self-reliant, as did most of the boys of his day who went through the same experience. In course of time, as the farm became more developed, the work lightened and it was not necessary to toil so laboriously for so many hours a day. Here his father died Dec. 5, 1919, and his mother on Oct. 5, 1921. They were the parents of six children: William, deceased; Thomas, now operating the old home farm; Mary, who married Cornelius Glass and resides in Rock Elm, Pierce County, Wis.; and Richard, Edward and Susan, who are in California, Susan being the wife of John Schafner.
In 1892 Thomas was married Margaret Murray, with whom he spent six happy years, when death called her and she passed away in 1898 leaving three children:
1. Nellie, now Mrs. James McDonald;
2. William, who died at the age of 8yrs.;
3. Rosa, who wed Robert Carter and resides in California.
In 1901, Thomas bought the home farm and in October, 1901, married Anna Apple of Morton Hill. The home farm being now his, he threw himself with a renewed spirit of vigor into his work, and since then has cleared and broken 15 acres more of the land, fenced the entire farm, and erected a large basement barn of 36x70 feet in ground plan and installed with the humane equipment, besides building a milk house. Thus he has gained high standing as a representative of the agricultural interests of his town. Of his second marriage seven children have been born, namely: Maggie, Ethel, Edward, Esther, Mabel, Neil and Rita Mae. The family are members of the Catholic church.
[Source: Curtiss-Wedge, F.; Jones, Geo. O. (ed.) "History of Dunn County, Wisconsin" (1925) pages 729-730]
Thomas attended the Chase Hill District School, when he acquired the elements of an English education. Before he was through with his books he had begun an apprenticeship to farming. The work was mostly of a primitive kind, and was all hard, consisting of grubbing, clearing and breaking the land from 16 to 18 hours a day, the only restful interval coming on Sunday, when church services were attended by the family. But, as Mr. Kearns says, it was the sort of work to make men, and he grew up strong and self-reliant, as did most of the boys of his day who went through the same experience. In course of time, as the farm became more developed, the work lightened and it was not necessary to toil so laboriously for so many hours a day. Here his father died Dec. 5, 1919, and his mother on Oct. 5, 1921. They were the parents of six children: William, deceased; Thomas, now operating the old home farm; Mary, who married Cornelius Glass and resides in Rock Elm, Pierce County, Wis.; and Richard, Edward and Susan, who are in California, Susan being the wife of John Schafner.
In 1892 Thomas was married Margaret Murray, with whom he spent six happy years, when death called her and she passed away in 1898 leaving three children:
1. Nellie, now Mrs. James McDonald;
2. William, who died at the age of 8yrs.;
3. Rosa, who wed Robert Carter and resides in California.
In 1901, Thomas bought the home farm and in October, 1901, married Anna Apple of Morton Hill. The home farm being now his, he threw himself with a renewed spirit of vigor into his work, and since then has cleared and broken 15 acres more of the land, fenced the entire farm, and erected a large basement barn of 36x70 feet in ground plan and installed with the humane equipment, besides building a milk house. Thus he has gained high standing as a representative of the agricultural interests of his town. Of his second marriage seven children have been born, namely: Maggie, Ethel, Edward, Esther, Mabel, Neil and Rita Mae. The family are members of the Catholic church.
[Source: Curtiss-Wedge, F.; Jones, Geo. O. (ed.) "History of Dunn County, Wisconsin" (1925) pages 729-730]
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