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Joseph Melvin Lear 1869–1945 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 25 Sep 1869

Birth Location: Garrard County, Kentucky, USA

Death Date: 4 Sep 1945

Death Location: Nicholasville, Jessamine County, Kentucky, United States of America

Father: David Lear

Mother: Letty Turner

Spouse(s):

Children(s): Martha Lear, Joseph jr, Mabel Lear, Ernest Lear, Joseph jr

Joseph Melvin Lear was born in 1869 in Garrard County, Kentucky, USA, the child of David Lear And Letty Jane Turner. In 1870, Joseph Melvin Lear resided in Buckeye, Buckeye, Garrard, Kentucky, USA. In 1880, Joseph Melvin Lear resided in Plaquemine, Jessamine, Kentucky, USA. Joseph Melvin Lear had children including Ernest Roby Lear, Joseph Lear Jr, Mabel Wills Lear, Martha Jessamine Lear. Joseph Melvin Lear passed away in 1945 in Nicholasville, Jessamine County, Kentucky, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Joseph Melvin Lear was born in 1869 in Garrard County, Kentucky, USA, the child of David Lear And Letty Jane Turner.
  • In 1870, Joseph Melvin Lear resided in Buckeye, Buckeye, Garrard, Kentucky, USA.
  • In 1880, Joseph Melvin Lear resided in Plaquemine, Jessamine, Kentucky, USA.
  • Joseph Melvin Lear had children including Ernest Roby Lear, Joseph Lear Jr, Mabel Wills Lear, Martha Jessamine Lear.
  • Joseph Melvin Lear passed away in 1945 in Nicholasville, Jessamine County, Kentucky, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Joseph Lear's Ancestors

Self
Joseph Lear
1869–1945
Birth Place: Garrard County, Kentucky, USA
Parents
David Lear
1836–1889
Madison County, Kentucky, USA
Letty (Jane) Turner
1835–1913
Garrard County, Kentucky, USA
Grandparents
Henry (Thomas “Tom”) Lear
1792–1894
Culpepper County, Virginia, USA
Massy (A.) Pond
1803–1850
Madison County, Kentucky, USA
Great-Grandparents
David Lear
1767–1843
Lucy DuVAL
1767–1857
Joseph Pond
1780–1853
Anky Gully
1780–1816
2nd-Great-Grandparents
James Lear
1726–1771
Hannah Darnal
1725–1770
Richard DuVAL
1733–1810
Elizabeth Stevens
1745–1831
Rev Pond
1750–1813
Sarah Poague\Poage
1760–1810
Thomas Gully
1737–1813
Rachel Titus
1737–1812

Joseph Lear's Descendants

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Joseph (Melvin) Lear (25 Sep 1869–4 Sep 1945)
  1. 1. Martha (Jessamine) Lear 1916–1999
  2. 2. Joseph (Lear) jr 1915–1969
  3. 3. Mabel (Wills) Lear 1927–2014
  4. 4. Ernest (Roby) Lear 1921–1992
  5. 5. Joseph (Lear) jr 1915–1969

Joseph Lear's Timeline

4 Records

1869
25 Sep 1869
Birth of Joseph Melvin Lear in Garrard County, Kentucky, USA
Garrard County, Kentucky, USA
1870
1870
Age 1
Joseph Melvin Lear resided here in Buckeye, Buckeye, Garrard, Kentucky, USA
Buckeye, Buckeye, Garrard, Kentucky, USA
1880
1880
Age 11
Joseph Melvin Lear resided here in Plaquemine, Jessamine, Kentucky, USA
Plaquemine, Jessamine, Kentucky, USA
1945
4 Sep 1945
Age 76
Death of Joseph Melvin Lear in Wilmore, Jessamine County, Kentucky, USA
Wilmore, Jessamine County, Kentucky, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 25 Sep 1869
    Event Place: Garrard County, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1880 United States Federal Census
    [2] 1870 United States Federal Census
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: Buckeye, Buckeye, Garrard, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Plaquemine, Jessamine, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 4 Sep 1945
    Event Place: Wilmore, Jessamine County, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Nicholasville, Jessamine County, Kentucky, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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