Frank Elmer Kear

1903 - 1977  (73 years)

• Name	Frank Elmer Kear
  Born	17 Oct 1903	Tennessee
  Gender	Male
  Census	1910	District 4, Sevier County, Tennessee   [1]
  Census	1920	Sevier County, Tennessee   [2]
  Census	1940	District 9, Anderson County, Tennessee   [3]
  Died	14 Jul 1977  [4]
  Buried	Kear-Loveday Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee   [5]
  Person ID	I141857	Smoky Mountain Ancestral Quest
  Last Modified	19 May 2015

  
  

  Father	Robert Sherman "Bob" Kear,   b. 11 Dec 1868, Tennessee ,   d. 13 Nov 1925  (Age 56 years)
  Mother	Martha P. Atchley,   b. 17 Oct 1872, Tennessee ,   d. 2 Jul 1910  (Age 37 years)
  Married	11 Dec 1894	Sevier County, Tennessee
  Family ID	F52713	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family	Clara Beatrice McFarland,   b. 1 Mar 1912, Tennessee ,   d. 28 Apr 1982  (Age 70 years)
  Children	+ 1. James Elmer Kear,   b. 8 Nov 1937, Tennessee  (Age 87 years) + 2. Edna Ruth Kear,   b. 17 Oct 1939, Tennessee ,   d. 3 Jul 2016  (Age 76 years)   3. Johnny Kear
  Family ID	F52714	Group Sheet

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 17 Oct 1903 - Tennessee Census - 1910 - District 4, Sevier County, Tennessee Census - 1920 - Sevier County, Tennessee Buried - - Kear-Loveday 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, 1910. Name: Frank E Kear Birthplace: Tennessee Relationship to Head of Household: Son Residence: Civil District 4, Sevier, Tennessee Marital Status: Single Race : White Gender: Male Immigration Year: Father's Birthplace: Tennessee Mother's Birthplace: Tennessee Family Number: 156 Page Number: 9 Household Gender Age Parent Robert S Kear M 41y Parent Martha P Kear F 37y Julia A Kear F 12y Robert C Kear M 8y Frank E Kear M 6y James O Kear M 3y [S112] Census, 1920. Name: Frank Kear Residence: , Sevier, Tennessee Estimated Birth Year: 1904 Age: 16 Birthplace: Tennessee Relationship to Head of Household: Son Gender: Male Race: White Marital Status: Single Father's Birthplace: Tennessee Mother's Birthplace: Tennessee Film Number: 1821762 Digital Folder Number: 4390948 Image Number: 00196 Sheet Number: 8 Household Gender Age Parent Robert S Kear M 61y Parent Susan Q Kear F 38y Frank Kear M 16y Ora Kear M 13y Fred O Kear F 7y Nannie K Kear F 6y Roy S Kear M 4y Hollis G Kear M 3y Mary E Kear F 3m [S112] Census, 1940. Name: Frank Kear Event Type: Census Event Date: 1940 Event Place: Scarboro, Civil District 9, Anderson, Tennessee, United States Gender: Male Age: 37 Marital Status: Married Race (Original): White Race: White Relationship to Head of Household (Original): Head Relationship to Head of Household: Head Birthplace: Tennessee Birth Year (Estimated): 1903 Last Place of Residence: Rural, Sevier, Tennessee Household Role Gender Age Birthplace Frank Kear Head M 37 Tennessee Beatrice Kear Wife F 28 Tennessee James E Kear Son M 2 Tennessee Edna R Kear Daughter F 0 Tennessee "United States Census, 1940," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-1961-27880-10071-54?cc=2000219 : accessed 20 May 2015), Tennessee > Anderson > Civil District 9, Scarboro > 1-14 Civil District 9, Scarboro > image 15 of 29; citing NARA digital publication T627 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012). [S76] Atchley Funeral Home Records, Volume III, 1974-1986, Larry D. Fox, (Smoky Mountain Historical Society), 14 Jul 1977. Kear, Frank Elmer 73 b. 10-17-03 TN d. 7-14-77 SCH farmer f. Bob Kear m. Martha Atchley Carr Cem Survivors: wife Beatrice McFarland 521 Payne St Sev son James Kear Johnny Kear R1 dau Mrs Edna Worth 7 gc 1 ggc bro Clarence Kear Ora Glenn sis Mary Abbott. [S34] In the Shadow of the Smokies, Smoky Mountain Historical Society, (1993), 485.