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John Dayton Sears 1940–2015 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 26 May 1940

Birth Location: Beury, Fayette County, West Virginia, United States of America

Death Date: 9 September 2015

Death Location: Oak Hill, Fayette County, West Virginia, United States of America

Father: Hershal Sears

Mother: Bessie Sears

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John Dayton Sears was born in 1940 in Beury, Fayette County, West Virginia, United States of America, the child of Hershal Dayton Sears And Bessie Magdaline Sears. In 1950, John Dayton Sears resided in Sewell Mountain, Fayette, West Virginia, USA. In 1968, John Dayton Sears established residence. John Dayton Sears married Thelma Kay Fitzpatrick Sears, and had children including Robin Renee Sears. John Dayton Sears passed away in 2015 in Oak Hill, Fayette County, West Virginia, United States of America.

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Biography

  • John Dayton Sears was born in 1940 in Beury, Fayette County, West Virginia, United States of America, the child of Hershal Dayton Sears And Bessie Magdaline Sears.
  • In 1950, John Dayton Sears resided in Sewell Mountain, Fayette, West Virginia, USA.
  • In 1968, John Dayton Sears established residence.
  • John Dayton Sears married Thelma Kay Fitzpatrick Sears, and had children including Robin Renee Sears.
  • John Dayton Sears passed away in 2015 in Oak Hill, Fayette County, West Virginia, United States of America.

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John Sears's Ancestors

Self
John Sears
1940–2015
Birth Place: Beury, Fayette County, West Virginia, United States of America
Parents
Hershal Dayton Sears
1909–1972
Hinton, Summers County, West Virginia, United States of America
Bessie (Magdaline) Sears
1916–2004
Beury, Fayette County, West Virginia, United States of America
Grandparents
John (Maston) Siers
1871–1938
Monroe County, West Virginia, USA
Mary (Lucinda Jean) SEARS
1879–1963
Summers County, West Virginia, USA
John (Henry) Propps
1866–1947
Nicholas County, West Virginia, USA
Cora (Lena) Parkins
1875–1953
Nicholas, West Virginia, United States
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2nd-Great-Grandparents

John Sears's Timeline

4 Records

1940
26 May 1940
Birth of John Dayton Sears in Beury, Fayette County, West Virginia, United States of America
Beury, Fayette County, West Virginia, United States of America
1950
1950
Age 10
John Dayton Sears resided here in Sewell Mountain, Fayette, West Virginia, USA
Sewell Mountain, Fayette, West Virginia, USA
1968
1968
Age 28
John Dayton Sears resided here
None
2015
9 September 2015
Age 75
Death of John Dayton Sears in Oak Hill, Fayette County, West Virginia, United States of America
Oak Hill, Fayette County, West Virginia, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 26 May 1940
    Event Place: Beury, Fayette County, West Virginia, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] West Virginia, U.S., Births Index
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Sewell Mountain, Fayette, West Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Sewell Mountain, Fay

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1968
    Record Source: West Virginia, U.S., Births Index

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 9 September 2015
    Event Place: Oak Hill, Fayette County, West Virginia, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Oak Hill, Fayette County, West Virginia, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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