Individual Details
John More Lear
(12 Jul 1799 - 3 Oct 1847)
He is said to have married (1) Mary Elizabeth Beadle/Biddle about 1816, by whom he had at least two children, Mary Ann, b. 1818 and Richard B., b. 1823. By Nancy Beckett he had Eliza, b. 1836 and Nancy, b. 1838.
1840 Census. Marion Co, MO
John Lear: 2m 10-15, 1m 15-20, 1m 40-50. 3f 5-10, 1f 15-20, 1f 20-30.
Online databases give Thomas More Lear [1769-1830 in Marion Co MO] and Mary Fagan [1777-1865 Marion Co MO] as parents of John. In 1810 and 1820, they lived in Bourbon Co KY.
Thomas and wife Mary "Polly" are buried in the "Old Turner Cemetery" Marion County, MO
John Lear is buried Bethel Baptist Church Cemetery, Marion Co MO.
Events
| Birth | 12 Jul 1799 | Mason County, Kentucky | |||
| Marriage | 24 Apr 1834 | Marion County, Missouri - Nancy Beckett | |||
| Death | 3 Oct 1847 | Marion County, Missouri |
Families
| Spouse | Nancy Beckett (1816 - 1840) |
| Father | Thomas More Lear (1769 - 1833) |
| Mother | Mary "Polly" Fagan (1777 - 1865) |
| Sibling | William Branson Lear (1794 - 1862) |
| Sibling | Nancy Lear (1796 - 1874) |
| Sibling | Elizabeth "Betsy" Lear (1797 - 1825) |
| Sibling | James Lear (1801 - 1852) |
| Sibling | Fanny Lear (1804 - 1833) |
| Sibling | Susannah "Susan" Lear (1806 - 1884) |
| Sibling | Lavina Lear (1808 - 1877) |
| Sibling | Zachariah Lear (1812 - 1886) |
| Sibling | Thomas T. Lear (1815 - 1880) |
| Sibling | Jesse M. Lear (1816 - 1865) |
| Sibling | Oliver Hazard Perry Lear (1818 - 1876) |
| Sibling | Mary Lear (1821 - 1832) |