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Joe Alton Sears 1919–1981 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 12 Dec 1919

Birth Location: Rusk

Death Date: 14 Feb 1981

Death Location: Houston, Harris Co., Texas

Father: Owen Sears

Mother: Lola Gross

Spouse(s):

Children(s):

The story of Joe Alton Sears began in 1919 in Rusk. Joe Alton Sears passed away in 1981 in Houston, Harris Co., Texas.

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Biography

  • The story of Joe Alton Sears began in 1919 in Rusk.
  • Joe Alton Sears passed away in 1981 in Houston, Harris Co., Texas.

Immediate Family

Parents

Owen Sears
1875–1962
Birth Location: Panola County, Texas
OS
Lola Gross
1887–1963
Birth Location: New Tazewell, Claiborne, Tennessee, USA
LG

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Joe Sears's Ancestors

Self
Joe Sears
1919–1981
Birth Place: Rusk
Parents
Owen Lafayette Sears
1875–1962
Panola County, Texas
Lola (Eppie) Gross
1887–1963
New Tazewell, Claiborne, Tennessee, USA
Grandparents
Sarah (Ann Wylie Gross Cooley) Howell
1863–1945
Tazewell, Claiborne, Tennessee, USA
William (Franklin) Gross
1860–1912
Tennessee
Great-Grandparents
Franklin Wylie
1832–1916
Sophirah Davis
1834–1863
John Gross
1845–
Mary Carter
1838–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Wiley
1805–1844
Teleta Carr
1808–1844
Thomas Davis
1793–1849
Parkey Yoakum
1804–1884

Joe Sears's Timeline

2 Records

1919
12 Dec 1919
Birth of Joe Alton Sears in Rusk
Rusk
1981
14 Feb 1981
Age 62
Death of Joe Alton Sears in Houston, Harris Co., Texas
Houston, Harris Co., Texas

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 12 Dec 1919
    Event Place: Rusk

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 14 Feb 1981
    Event Place: Houston, Harris Co., Texas
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