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Robert Lewis Sears 1840 – 1916 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 5 Apr 1840

Birth Location: Allen, Kentucky

Death Date: 17 Jan 1916

Death Location: McKinney, Collin, Texas

Father: John Sears

Mother: Frances Hammett

Spouse(s): Victoria Zilhart, Mary Everett

Children(s): William Spears, John Spears, Louis Sears, Charles Sears

In 1840, Robert Lewis Sears entered the world in Allen, Kentucky, born to John Marshall Sears and Frances Hammett. In 1880, Robert Lewis Sears resided in Precinct 1, Clay, Texas, United States. Robert Lewis Sears married Victoria Elizabeth Zilhart, Mary M. Everett, and had children including William Ross Spears, John Spears, Louis Alonzo Sears, Charles Lafayette Sears. Robert Lewis Sears passed away in 1916 in McKinney, Collin, Texas.

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Biography

  • In 1840, Robert Lewis Sears entered the world in Allen, Kentucky, born to John Marshall Sears and Frances Hammett.
  • In 1880, Robert Lewis Sears resided in Precinct 1, Clay, Texas, United States.
  • Robert Lewis Sears married Victoria Elizabeth Zilhart, Mary M. Everett, and had children including William Ross Spears, John Spears, Louis Alonzo Sears, Charles Lafayette Sears.
  • Robert Lewis Sears passed away in 1916 in McKinney, Collin, Texas.

Immediate Family

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Children(s)

Robert Sears's Ancestors

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Robert Sears
1840 – 1916
Birth Place: Allen, Kentucky
Parents
John Marshall Sears
1805 – 1873
Virginia, United States
Frances Hammett
1805 – 1871
Spartanburg, Spartanburg, South Carolina, United States
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Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Robert Sears's Descendants

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Robert (Lewis) Sears (5 Apr 1840 – 17 Jan 1916) m. Victoria (Elizabeth) Zilhart (5 Mar 1860 – 18 May 1895) m. Mary (M.) Everett ( – 1878)
  1. 1. William (Ross) Spears
  2. 2. John Spears (May 1884 – )
  3. 3. Louis (Alonzo) Sears (11 Sep 1873 – 14 Feb 1964) m. Minnie (Viola) Reneau (21 Jul 1881 – 15 Nov 1972)
    1. 1. Louis (A.) Sears (16 Jan 1921 – 18 Aug 1994) m. Viola (Grace) Apple (27 Dec 1922 – 11 Dec 2007)
    2. 2. James (H.) Sears (30 May 1923 – )
    3. 3. Mary (Lee) Sears (3 May 1928 – )
  4. 4. Charles (Lafayette) Sears (7 Oct 1874 – 22 Feb 1925)

Robert Sears's Timeline

3 Records

1840
5 Apr 1840
Birth of Robert Lewis Sears in Allen, Kentucky
Allen, Kentucky
1880
1880
Age 40
Robert Lewis Sears resided here in Precinct 1, Clay, Texas, United States
Precinct 1, Clay, Texas, United States
1916
17 Jan 1916
Age 76
Death of Robert Lewis Sears in McKinney, Collin, Texas
McKinney, Collin, Texas

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 17 Jan 1916
    Event Place: McKinney, Collin, Texas

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 5 Apr 1840
    Event Place: Allen, Kentucky
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Precinct 1, Clay, Texas; Roll: 1295; Family History Film: 1255295; Page: 465A; Enumeration District: 162; Image: .

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Precinct 1, Clay, Texas, United States
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Precinct 1, Clay, Texas; Roll: 1295; Family History Film: 1255295; Page: 465A; Enumeration District: 162; Image: .

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