WILLIAM A. AND AMALIA KEARNS FAMILY

William A. Kearns was born on July 2, 1896, the son of Edward and Mary Kearns. He married Amalia Baumgertner on November 16, 1920 and they lived in Naperville for a year and a half. They then moved to the homestead on River Road a short distance from his parents. They were members of St. Irene Church in Warrenville, Illinois. William died on June 29, 1963 and Amalia died on October17, 1980.

Six children were born to them: James and Geraldine (Petry) have no children. They live in Naperville. Marjorie and N. Edward Konsbruck have five children. Melody and Harlan Bower are the parents of Harlan and Sandra. Vickey Evans has two children: Charles and Tracy. Gail is married to Dan Lulling. Nicholas Konsbruck has a son, Nicholas Jr. Mark Konsbruck is single. Marjorie and Ed live in Batavia. 

Mary Jane and Edwin Drake have two children and four grandchildren. Edward and Kay (Springborn) have a boy, Edwin and a girl, Sarah. Jane and Natail Amadeo are the parents of Nataile and Anthony. Mary Jane and Ed, live in Warrenville.

Ruth was married to Harold Wright (deceased) and they had no children. She then married Robert Heckman (deceased) and they had three children, Robanna, Rita and Richard. Ruth has one granddaughter, Rebecca. Ruth lives in Earlville.

Kathryn and Harlan Beatty have ten children: Kenneth, Linda (Ronald Leonard). Daniel, Wanda, Lawrence (Carol Vaklyes), Robert (Janis Brudi), Mary Lou (William Horrell), Anna Mae and Bonnie. They also are the grandparents of twelve: Brian, Shirl and Kenneth Beatty, Rene and Ryan Leonard, Jason and Daniel Beatty, Linsey Beatty and William Jr., Brandon and Robert Horrell. Katy and “Tex” live in West Chicago.

William T. and Barbara (Moore) has fourteen children: Doris (John Frohn), William (deceased) was married to Diana Craig, Michael (Deborah Kuhr), David (Mary Lou Staffeldt), Catherine (Howard Gehrke), John, Frank, JoAnn (Larry Borhart), Lori, James, Kimberly, twins Philip and Phyllis and Bernard. Bill and Barb live in Monroe, Wisconsin and have fifteen grandchildren. They are: Heather, John and Thomas Frohn, William, Kristi, Angela and Richard Kearns, David, Patrick and Scott Kearns, Carollyn, Mathew, Stefanie and Kevin Gehrke and Rachel Borhart.