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Owen Lafayette Sears 1875 – 1962 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: abt 1875

Birth Location: Panola County, Texas

Death Date: 11 Mar 1962

Death Location: Houston, Texas

Father: James Sears

Mother: Nancy Chapman

Spouse(s): Lola Gross

Children(s): Dora Sears, Joe Sears, Doc Sears, Doc Sears

In 1875, Owen Lafayette Sears entered the world in Panola County, Texas, born to James Anderson Sears and Nancy Fredonia Chapman. Owen Lafayette Sears married Lola Eppie Gross, and had children including Dora Deane Sears, Joe Alton Sears, Doc Graham Sears, Doc Graham Sears. Owen Lafayette Sears passed away in 1962 in Houston, Texas.

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Biography

  • In 1875, Owen Lafayette Sears entered the world in Panola County, Texas, born to James Anderson Sears and Nancy Fredonia Chapman.
  • Owen Lafayette Sears married Lola Eppie Gross, and had children including Dora Deane Sears, Joe Alton Sears, Doc Graham Sears, Doc Graham Sears.
  • Owen Lafayette Sears passed away in 1962 in Houston, Texas.

Immediate Family

Parents

James Sears
Birth Location: –
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Nancy Chapman
Birth Location: –
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Spouses(s)

Lola Gross
1887 – 1963
Birth Location: New Tazewell, Claiborne, Tennessee, USA
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Children(s)

Dora Sears
1903 – 1994
Birth Location: Lawsonville, Rusk County, Texas, USA
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Joe Sears
1919 – 1981
Birth Location: Rusk
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Doc Sears
Birth Location: Rusk County, Texas
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Doc Sears
Birth Location: Rusk County, Texas
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Owen Sears's Ancestors

Self
Owen Sears
1875 – 1962
Birth Place: Panola County, Texas
Parents
James Anderson Sears
Nancy (Fredonia) Chapman
Grandparents
Owen (Turner) Sears
1821 – 1885
Georgia
Elizabeth (Mary) Rush
1827 – 1903
Georgia, USA
James (F) Chapman
1810 – 1897
Brooke, Stafford, Virginia, USA
Nancy (Saphronia) Hoyle
1815 – 1872
Pike, Georgia, United States
Great-Grandparents
Anderson Sears
1791 – 1860
Martha
1805 – 1870
James Rush
1783 – 1856
Elizabeth Buckner
1796 – 1860
Thomas Chapman
1785 – 1845
Lavinia Mobley
1775 – 1839
John Hoyle
1770 – 1824
Harriet Saunders
1770 –
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Joseph SEARS
1763 – 1832
Elizabeth Searles
1760 – 1818
Absalom Rush
1752 – 1820
William Buckner
1765 – 1799
Rebecca Morris
1770 – 1796
George Chapman
1747 – 1812
Johanna Lemaster
1753 – 1843
Edward Mobley
1735 – 1781
Drucilla Meador
1738 – 1781
John Hoyle
1740 – 1822
Margaret Costner
1745 – 1799

Owen Sears's Descendants

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Owen (Lafayette) Sears (abt 1875 – 11 Mar 1962) m. Lola (Eppie) Gross (13 Feb 1887 – 26 Jan 1963)
  1. 1. Dora (Deane) Sears (13 August 1903 – 13 Feb 1994) m. Merwyn Orr (11 Nov 1901 – 03 Mar 1999)
    1. 1. Jo (Ann) Orr m. Boyd (Gilbert) Miller (27 July 1925 – 05/02/2009)
  2. 2. Joe (Alton) Sears (12 Dec 1919 – 14 Feb 1981)
  3. 3. Doc (Graham) Sears
  4. 4. Doc (Graham) Sears

Owen Sears's Timeline

2 Records

1875
abt 1875
Birth of Owen Lafayette Sears in Panola County, Texas
Panola County, Texas
1962
11 Mar 1962
Age 87
Death of Owen Lafayette Sears in Houston, Texas
Houston, Texas

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: abt 1875
    Event Place: Panola County, Texas

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 11 Mar 1962
    Event Place: Houston, Texas
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