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Subject: Re: [KYKNOX] Re: [KYWHITLE] Sears/Shelton/Cox - Sears
Date: Sun, 14 May 2006 20:02:23 EDT
My Sears Family...
James Sears born 1718 in Glousester County Virginia was married to Sarah
Coffman.
It is suggested that he was married before Sarah.
Their children were
Mary Sears
Catherine Sears
William Sears married to Charity and moved to Logan County/Todd County
John Lewis Sears (me) born 1773 South Branch of the Potomac River, Hampshire
County Virginia. This area is now... Hardy County
West Virginia.
Lewis died on February 19, 1844, and is buried on the old Sears Farm.
He was married to Judith Ann Wheeler.
Their son James Sears was my GGG Grandfather. He was first married to Orpha
Corder. She died in a fire while rendering lard and lye to make soap. They were
married on July 31, 1794. It is said she is buried in Tennessee.
There are 2 children that are known from this marriage
Elizabeth Sears and John S. Sears.
James then marries Anna Meek in 1798 in Greene County Tennessee.
She is the daughter of Nathaniel Meek. They move to Knox/Whitley County
Kentucky.
It is written that James Sears sent his son John S. Sears to Knox County
(what is now Whitley) where he obtained land on Patterson Creek in 1813 in the
amount of 170 acres. Proof of this is in the Survey Book A in Knox County.
Their children
Lucinda Sears married to Malachi Adkins
Sarah G. Sears
James Jr Sears
Mary Anna Sears
Nancy B. Sears
Betsy Sears
George Young Sears
Peter Wilson Sears
Eleanor Sears
Witten Linzey Sears
John Lewis Sears (me)
Jessie W. Sears
Emily Jane Sears.
John Lewis Sears known as Lewis was born 1821 in Knox County.
He was married to Phoebe Bennett, daughter of Levi Bennett and Nancy Harp.
They were married on September 28, 1840.
Lewis died in 1880 and Phoebe died on (I have to look it up)
They are both buried in the Croley Cemetery in Knox County.
children
Delila Sears married to Amos Bennett
William Sears married Polly Siler
James Sears born 1845 married to Mary Ann Shelton (me)
Joshua Sears
Thomas Sears married to Nancy Lawson
Sarah Sallie Sears married to Joseph Daniel Boone Heighton Shelton
Malinda Sears married to William Case
Lewis Q Sears married to Martha Killian
Phoebe Sears married to William Lee
James Sears married to Mary Ann Shelton August 4, 1868.
James was 21 and she was 16.
They were married in Whitley Coutny.
children
Levi born 1869 died April 19, 1924 in Wheeler
Lewis born 1870 died Nov. 7, 1947 buried in the Piney Grove Cemetery.
Sarah born July 1872 and died in a house fire in Corbin on November 28, 1955.
She was married to Charley Sawyers.
Delila born in 1874 married to George Reynolds in 1891.
Joseph born in 1876 married to Rachel Eastridge and then Allie Golden.
Polly born April 19, 1877 and died on January 14, 1958. She is buried in the
Jonestown Cemetery. She was married to U. Grant Bennett.
James W. Sears born March 1879 and died on November 14, 1937 and is buried in
the Mountain Ash Cemetery in Whitley County.
He was married to Susan Durham
Alexander "Lincoln" Sears born June 11, 1885 and died September 1, 1842. he
is buried in the Wells Cemetery/ He was married to
Rebecca Powers.
John Harrison Sears (me)
born June 2, 1890 in Poplar Creek kentucky and died March 7, 1963 in Mountain
Ash Kentucky. He is buried in the Reed Cemetery.
He was married to
Rosa Amelia Shelton died of Thyphoid Fever 1914
children
James died in 1914
Lucy Viola died in 1997
Married to Fannie Golden
children
Effie died at birth
Geneva died at birth
Thomas Allen Sears died at birth
Rosetta
Gladys
Married to Martha Patsy Cox
children
Frances (me)
Mona Fay died at 1 year old
John Shelton Sears
Last child of James and Mary Ann...
Joshua Thomas Sears born in 1894 and died in 1974 in Cicinnati Ohio
He was married to Susan Peace.
Mary Ann had 14 children and 10 of them lived
There is no info on the 4 that died.
Just a little history for you all....
Pati Sears-Burnett
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