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Minerva Sears 1830–1913 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 5 Sep 1830

Birth Location: Bates County, Missouri USA

Death Date: 29 May 1913

Death Location: Nevada, Vernon, Missouri, United States

Father: James Sears

Mother: Jane Walker

Spouse(s): Mr Watson, Gerald Hope

Children(s): Ella Watson, Walter Watson, George Watson, Rachel Watson, Captain Watson, Jim Hope, Don Hope, Jenny Hope, Saphronia Hope, Daniel Hope, Louisa Hope

The story of Minerva Sears began in 1830 in Bates County, Missouri USA. Minerva Sears married Gerald Hope, Mr Walter M Watson, and had children including Captain Watson, Cofelain Watson, Daniel Cloudsley Hope, Don Donald Hope, Ella Lacy Watson, George Monroe Watson, Jenny Hope, Jim Hope, Louisa M Hope, Rachel Jenny Watson, Saphronia Cassandra Hope, Walter Dewitt Watson. Minerva Sears passed away in 1913 in Nevada, Vernon, Missouri, United States.

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Biography

  • The story of Minerva Sears began in 1830 in Bates County, Missouri USA.
  • Minerva Sears married Gerald Hope, Mr Walter M Watson, and had children including Captain Watson, Cofelain Watson, Daniel Cloudsley Hope, Don Donald Hope, Ella Lacy Watson, George Monroe Watson, Jenny Hope, Jim Hope, Louisa M Hope, Rachel Jenny Watson, Saphronia Cassandra Hope, Walter Dewitt Watson.
  • Minerva Sears passed away in 1913 in Nevada, Vernon, Missouri, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Minerva Sears's Ancestors

Self
Minerva Sears
1830–1913
Birth Place: Bates County, Missouri USA
Parents
James Brock Sears
1794–1849
Lincoln, Kentucky, United States
Jane (Boone) Walker
1794–1875
Whitley, Kentucky, United States
Grandparents
Renalder Walker
1748–1825
Frederick, Frederick, Maryland, United States
Mary Wilcoxson
1756–1855
Lancaster, Berks, Pennsylvania, United States
Great-Grandparents
John* Wilcoxson
1720–1782
Sarah Boone
1724–1815
2nd-Great-Grandparents
George Wilcockson
1695–1739
Elizabeth Powell
1695–1740
Squire Sr.
1696–1765
Sarah Morgan
1700–1777

Minerva Sears's Descendants

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Minerva Sears (5 Sep 1830–29 May 1913) m. Mr (Walter M) Watson (abt 1849–23 Mar 1875) m. Gerald Hope (1810–Feb. 14, 1862)
  1. 1. Ella (Lacy) Watson 1872–1892
  2. 2. Walter (DeWitt) Watson 1875–1954
  3. 3. George (Monroe) Watson 1868–1932
  4. 4. Rachel (Jenny) Watson 1869–1935
  5. 5. Captain Watson 1868–1907
  6. 6. Jim Hope 1851–1875
  7. 7. Don (Donald) Hope 1851–1856
  8. 8. Jenny Hope 1854–1913
  9. 9. Saphronia (Cassandra) Hope 1856–1867
  10. 10. Daniel (Cloudsley) Hope 1859–1919
  11. 11. Louisa (M) Hope 1862–1913

Minerva Sears's Timeline

5 Records

1819
1819
Birth of Minerva Sears in Missouri City, Fort Bend, Texas, United States
Missouri City, Fort Bend, Texas, United States
1830
5 Sep 1830
Birth of Minerva Sears in Bates CO, MO
Bates CO, MO
1830
5 Sep 1830
Birth of Minerva Sears in Bates County, Missouri USA
Bates County, Missouri USA
1913
29 May 1913
Age 83
Death of Minerva Sears in Nevada, Vernan, MO
Nevada, Vernan, MO
1913
29 May 1913
Age 83
Death of Minerva Sears in Nevada, Vernon, Missouri, United States
Nevada, Vernon, Missouri, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 5 Sep 1830
    Event Place: Bates CO, MO

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1819
    Event Place: Missouri City, Fort Bend, Texas, United States

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 5 Sep 1830
    Event Place: Bates County, Missouri USA

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 29 May 1913
    Event Place: Nevada, Vernan, MO

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 29 May 1913
    Event Place: Nevada, Vernon, Missouri, United States

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