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William Riley Lear 1857–1944 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1857

Birth Location: Garrard County, Kentucky, United States of America

Death Date: 14 December 1944

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

Father: David Lear

Mother: Letty Turner

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The story of William Riley Lear began in 1857 in Garrard County, Kentucky, United States of America. In 1870, William Riley Lear resided in Buckeye, Buckeye, Garrard, Kentucky, USA. William Riley Lear passed away in 1944 in Nicholasville, Jessamine County, Kentucky, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of William Riley Lear began in 1857 in Garrard County, Kentucky, United States of America.
  • In 1870, William Riley Lear resided in Buckeye, Buckeye, Garrard, Kentucky, USA.
  • William Riley Lear passed away in 1944 in Nicholasville, Jessamine County, Kentucky, United States of America.

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William Lear's Ancestors

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William Lear
1857–1944
Birth Place: Garrard County, Kentucky, United States of America
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

William Lear's Timeline

3 Records

1857
1857
Birth of William Riley Lear in Garrard County, Kentucky, United States of America
Garrard County, Kentucky, United States of America
1870
1870
Age 13
William Riley Lear resided here in Buckeye, Buckeye, Garrard, Kentucky, USA
Buckeye, Buckeye, Garrard, Kentucky, USA
1944
14 December 1944
Age 87
Death of William Riley Lear in Jefferson County, Kentucky, United States of America
Jefferson County, Kentucky, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1857
    Event Place: Garrard County, Kentucky, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] 1870 United States Federal Census
    [2] 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: Death
    Event Date: 14 December 1944
    Event Place: Jefferson County, Kentucky, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 4
    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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