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John Robert Sears 1917 – 1998 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 12 Sep 1917

Birth Location: Cairo, Ritchie, West Virginia, USA

Death Date: 18 January 1998

Death Location: Sarasota, Florida, United States

Father: Clifford Sears

Mother: Evelyn Rexroad

Spouse(s):

Children(s):

John Robert Sears was born in 1917 in Cairo, Ritchie, West Virginia, USA, the child of Clifford Cornelius Sears and Evelyn Olive "Ollie" Rexroad. In 1920, John Robert Sears resided in Grant, Ritchie, West Virginia, USA. In 1930, John Robert Sears resided in Cairo, Ritchie, West Virginia, USA. John Robert Sears passed away in 1998 in Sarasota, Florida, United States.

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Biography

  • John Robert Sears was born in 1917 in Cairo, Ritchie, West Virginia, USA, the child of Clifford Cornelius Sears and Evelyn Olive "Ollie" Rexroad.
  • In 1920, John Robert Sears resided in Grant, Ritchie, West Virginia, USA.
  • In 1930, John Robert Sears resided in Cairo, Ritchie, West Virginia, USA.
  • John Robert Sears passed away in 1998 in Sarasota, Florida, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Clifford Sears
1879 – 1951
Birth Location: Elk, Noble, Ohio
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Evelyn Rexroad
1881 – 1964
Birth Location: Pennsboro, West Virginia, USA
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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

John Sears's Ancestors

Self
John Sears
1917 – 1998
Birth Place: Cairo, Ritchie, West Virginia, USA
Parents
Clifford Cornelius Sears
1879 – 1951
Elk, Noble, Ohio
Evelyn (Olive "Ollie") Rexroad
1881 – 1964
Pennsboro, West Virginia, USA
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

John Sears's Timeline

6 Records

1917
12 Sep 1917
Birth of John Robert Sears in Cairo, Ritchie, West Virginia, USA
Cairo, Ritchie, West Virginia, USA
1920
1920
Age 3
John Robert Sears resided here in Grant, Ritchie, West Virginia, USA
Grant, Ritchie, West Virginia, USA
1930
1930
Age 13
John Robert Sears resided here in Cairo, Ritchie, West Virginia, USA
Cairo, Ritchie, West Virginia, USA
1935
1935
Age 18
John Robert Sears resided here in Cairo, Ritchie, West Virginia
Cairo, Ritchie, West Virginia
1940
1940
Age 23
John Robert Sears resided here in Cairo, Ritchie, West Virginia, USA
Cairo, Ritchie, West Virginia, USA
1998
18 January 1998
Age 81
Death of John Robert Sears in Sarasota, Florida, United States
Sarasota, Florida, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 12 Sep 1917
    Event Place: Cairo, Ritchie, West Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Cairo, Ritchie, West Virginia; Roll: m-t0627-04445; Page: 7A; Enumeration District: 43-5
    [2] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Grant, Ritchie, West Virginia; Roll: T625_1970; Page: 11A; Enumeration District: 116
    [3] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Cairo, Ritchie, West Virginia; Page: 4A; Enumeration District: 0005; FHL microfilm: 2342288

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Grant, Ritchie, West Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Grant, Ritchie, West Virginia; Roll: T625_1970; Page: 11A; Enumeration District: 116

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Cairo, Ritchie, West Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Cairo, Ritchie, West Virginia; Page: 4A; Enumeration District: 0005; FHL microfilm: 2342288

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Cairo, Ritchie, West Virginia
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Cairo, Ritchie, West Virginia; Roll: m-t0627-04445; Page: 7A; Enumeration District: 43-5

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Cairo, Ritchie, West Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Cairo, Ritchie, West Virginia; Roll: m-t0627-04445; Page: 7A; Enumeration District: 43-5

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 18 January 1998
    Event Place: Sarasota, Florida, United States
    Record Source: Public Member Trees, Ancestry Family Tree
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