John William Kear

1896 - 1955  (58 years)

• Name	John William Kear
  Born	6 May 1896	Sevier County, Tennessee
  Gender	Male
  Census	1900	District 4, Sevier County, Tennessee   [1]
  Census	1940	District 15, Sevier County, Tennessee   [2]
  Died	25 Jan 1955  [3]
  Buried	Cummings Chapel Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee   [4]
  Person ID	I134154	Smoky Mountain Ancestral Quest
  Last Modified	9 Sep 2013

  
  

  Father	John S. Kear,   b. 14 May 1863, Tennessee ,   d. 17 Jul 1921, Sevier County, Tennessee  (Age 58 years)
  Mother	Frances Emmert,   b. 27 Nov 1872, Tennessee ,   d. 2 Jan 1918  (Age 45 years)
  Family ID	F39329	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family	Frona M. Parrott,   b. 12 Oct 1902, Tennessee ,   d. 4 Jul 1981  (Age 78 years)
  Children	+ 1. Elmer Hugh Kear,   b. 19 Feb 1924, Tennessee ,   d. 5 Feb 1982, Knox County, Tennessee  (Age 57 years)   2. Fred "Cotton" Kear,   b. 22 Feb 1925, Tennessee ,   d. 10 Apr 2013  (Age 88 years) + 3. Robert Luther Kear,   b. 20 Mar 1928, Sevier County, Tennessee ,   d. 18 Apr 1992  (Age 64 years)   4. Dorothy Kear,   b. Abt 1937, Tennessee  (Age ~ 88 years)
  Family ID	F47473	Group Sheet

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 6 May 1896 - Sevier County, Tennessee Census - 1900 - District 4, Sevier County, Tennessee Census - 1940 - District 15, Sevier County, Tennessee Buried - - Cummings Chapel Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee  = Link to Google Maps   = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources

  [S112] Census, 1900. Name: John W Carr Titles and Terms: Event Type: Census Event Date: 1900 Event Place: ED 138 Civil District 4, Sevier, Tennessee, United States Birth Date: May 1896 Birthplace: Tennessee Relationship to Head of Household: Son Father's Birthplace: Tennessee Mother's Birthplace: Tennessee Race: White Gender: Male Marital Status: Single Years Married: Marriage Year (Estimated): Mother of how many children: Number of Living Children: Immigration Year: Page: 3 Sheet Letter: B Family Number: 48 Reference ID: 89 GS Film number: 1241595 Digital Folder Number: 004118729 Image Number: 00413 Household Gender Age Birthplace Head John S Carr M 37 Tennessee Wife Francis Carr F 22 Tennessee Son Halick E Carr M 8 Tennessee Son John W Carr M 4 Tennessee Daughter Anna Carr F 1 Tennessee [S112] Census, 1940. Name: John W Kear Titles & Terms: Event: Census Event Year: 1940 Event Place: Civil District 15, Sevier, Tennessee, United States Gender: Male Age: 43 Marital Status: Married Race (Original): Race (Standardized): White Relationship to Head of Household (Original): Relationship to Head of Household (Standardized): Head Birthplace: Tennessee Estimated Birth Year: 1897 Residence in 1935: Same House Enumeration District Number: 78-23 Family Number: 73 Sheet Number and Letter: 5A Line Number: 11 NARA Publication Number: T627 NARA Roll Number: 3933 Digital Folder Number: 005461375 Image Number: 00604 Household Gender Age Birthplace Head John W Kear M 43 Tennessee Wife Frone Kear F 36 Tennessee Son Elmer Kear M 16 Tennessee Son Fred Kear M 14 Tennessee Son Robert Kear M 12 Tennessee Daughter Dorthy Kear F 3 Tennessee [S75] Atchley Funeral Home Records, Volume II, 1955-1973, Larry D. Fox, (Smoky Mountain Historical Society), 25 Jan 1955. Kear, John William 59 b. May 6 1896 Sev Co d. 1-25-55 R1 Sev farmer veteran WW I Pvt Bat A 318 FA inducted 4-26-18 Sev dis 6-18-19 Ft Oglethorpe GA f. John Kear m. Frances Emert Cummings Chapel Cem Survivors: widow Frona Parrott 3 sons Elmer Fred Robert 1 dau Mrs John Whitehead 4 bro Hallick Shirley Frank Bob 2 sis Mrs Malinda Atchley Mrs Lydia Lethco 3 gc. [S34] In the Shadow of the Smokies, Smoky Mountain Historical Society, (1993), 119. Pvt. US Army WWI