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Amanda Melvina Sears 1846–1918 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 24 March 1846

Birth Location: Indiana, United States of America

Death Date: 11 December 1918

Death Location: Glidden, Carroll County, Iowa, United States of America

Father: Alexander Sears

Mother: Mary Sears

Spouse(s): John Hood

Children(s): Jeannette Hood, Stella Hood, Lulu Hood, Walter Hood, Charles Hood, Guy Hood, Mary Hood

In 1846, Amanda Melvina Sears entered the world in Indiana, United States of America, born to Alexander Sears And Mary Ann Sears. Amanda Melvina Sears married John Andrew Hood, and had children including Charles Sears Hood, Guy Washington Hood, Jeannette Myrtle Hood, Lenore Miller, Lulu Hood, Mary Caroline Hood, Stella Winters Hood, Walter Robert Hood. Amanda Melvina Sears passed away in 1918 in Glidden, Carroll County, Iowa, United States of America.

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Biography

  • In 1846, Amanda Melvina Sears entered the world in Indiana, United States of America, born to Alexander Sears And Mary Ann Sears.
  • Amanda Melvina Sears married John Andrew Hood, and had children including Charles Sears Hood, Guy Washington Hood, Jeannette Myrtle Hood, Lenore Miller, Lulu Hood, Mary Caroline Hood, Stella Winters Hood, Walter Robert Hood.
  • Amanda Melvina Sears passed away in 1918 in Glidden, Carroll County, Iowa, United States of America.

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Amanda Sears's Ancestors

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Amanda Sears
1846–1918
Birth Place: Indiana, United States of America
Parents
Alexander Sears
1816–1866
Mary (Ann) Sears
1817–1899
Ohio, United States of America
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Amanda Sears's Descendants

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Amanda (Melvina) Sears (24 March 1846–11 December 1918) m. John (Andrew) Hood (22 June 1842–21 Apr 1939)
  1. 1. Jeannette (Myrtle) Hood 1876–1911
  2. 2. Stella (Winters) Hood 1871–1880
  3. 3. Lulu Hood 1873–1873
  4. 4. Walter (Robert) Hood 1879–1880
  5. 5. Charles (Sears) Hood 1867–1874
  6. 6. Guy (Washington) Hood 1881–1960
  7. 7. Mary (Caroline) Hood 1866–1874

Amanda Sears's Timeline

2 Records

1846
24 March 1846
Birth of Amanda Melvina Sears in Indiana, United States of America
Indiana, United States of America
1918
11 December 1918
Age 72
Death of Amanda Melvina Sears in Wilmette, Cook County, Illinois, United States of America
Wilmette, Cook County, Illinois, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 24 March 1846
    Event Place: Indiana, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 11 Dec 1918
    Event Place: Glidden, Carroll County, Iowa, USA
    Record Source: Findagrave, Amanda Melvina Sears Hood 11 Dec 1918

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 11 December 1918
    Event Place: Wilmette, Cook County, Illinois, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Glidden, Carroll County, Iowa, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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