James Kearns - Pennsylvania, Canada, Michigan
Hello,Just recently my grandmother gave me her ancestry as well as she can remember and found Kearns to be one of the surnames.I found my GGGgrandfather, James Kearns, in SaginawMichigan in 1870.Below is the listing on the census record:
Jas S. Kearnsage 48 (or 43, hard to read)occupation:BuilderBirthplace:Pennsylvania
Jane Kearnsage 44birthplace:Ireland
Joseph Kearnsage 18birthplace:Canadaoccupation:Mason
Louisa Kearnsage 16birthplace:Canada
William Kearnsage 15birthplace:Canada
Isabella Kearnsage 13birthplace:Canada
Wilson Kearnsage 11birthplace:Canada
Thomas Kearnsage 10birthplace:Canada
Elizabeth Kearnsage 9birthplace:Canada
Erlgene Kearnsage 8birthplace:Canada
Washington Kearnsage 3birthplace:Michigan, USA
Catharine Kearnsage 1birthplace:Michigan, USA(my GGgrandmother)
I hope these names match any records you may have, as I have never done research in Canada and am not sure how to proceed in finding census records, marriage licenses, birth records.Any help you can give would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks so much for your time,
Letetia Moor