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William Alexander Sears 1852–1947 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 13 November 1852

Birth Location: Lawrence County, Missouri

Death Date: 17 December 1947

Death Location: Carter County, Missouri, United States of America

Father: William Sears

Mother: Adaline Pennington

Spouse(s): Hannah McQuistion

Children(s): Laura Sears, Bessie Sears, Josephine Sears, Katie Sears, Grace Scears, William Sears, Dora Sears, Willis Sears, Ruth Price, Mary Sears

The story of William Alexander Sears began in 1852 in Lawrence County, Missouri. In 1870, William Alexander Sears resided in Prairie, Pineville, McDonald, Missouri, USA. In 1880, William Alexander Sears resided in Elk River, McDonald, Missouri, USA. William Alexander Sears married Hannah Tennessee Mcquistion, and had children including Bessie Mae Sears, Dora Gladys Sears, Grace Myrtle Scears, Josephine Sears, Katie Ann Sears, Laura Leona Sears, Mary Alice Sears, Ruth Ethel Price, William Thomas Sears, Willis Henry Sears. William Alexander Sears passed away in 1947 in Carter County, Missouri, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of William Alexander Sears began in 1852 in Lawrence County, Missouri.
  • In 1870, William Alexander Sears resided in Prairie, Pineville, McDonald, Missouri, USA.
  • In 1880, William Alexander Sears resided in Elk River, McDonald, Missouri, USA.
  • William Alexander Sears married Hannah Tennessee Mcquistion, and had children including Bessie Mae Sears, Dora Gladys Sears, Grace Myrtle Scears, Josephine Sears, Katie Ann Sears, Laura Leona Sears, Mary Alice Sears, Ruth Ethel Price, William Thomas Sears, Willis Henry Sears.
  • William Alexander Sears passed away in 1947 in Carter County, Missouri, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Sears
1838–1898
Birth Location: Missouri
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Adaline Pennington
1823–1869
Birth Location: Kentucky, USA
AP

Spouses(s)

Hannah McQuistion
1872–1952
Birth Location: Rheatown, Greene, Tennessee, United States
HM

Children(s)

Laura Sears
1901–1964
Birth Location: Chilton, Carter, Missouri, USA
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Bessie Sears
1892–1983
Birth Location: Chilton, Missouri, USA
BS
Josephine Sears
1896–1915
Birth Location: Indian Territory, Oklahoma, USA
JS
Katie Sears
1899–1982
Birth Location: Indian Territory, Oklahoma, United States
KS
Grace Scears
1905–1991
Birth Location: Chilton, Carter, Missouri, USA
GS
William Sears
1890–1928
Birth Location: Chilton, Missouri, USA
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Dora Sears
1910–1992
Birth Location: Chilton, Carter County, Missouri, United States of America
DS
Willis Sears
1913–1966
Birth Location: Ellsinore, Carter, Missouri, USA
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Ruth Price
1903–1973
Birth Location: Douglas County, MO.
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Mary Sears
1893–1986
Birth Location: Lawrence, Missouri, United States
MS

William Sears's Ancestors

Self
William Sears
1852–1947
Birth Place: Lawrence County, Missouri
Parents
William Thomas Sears
1838–1898
Missouri
Adaline Pennington
1823–1869
Kentucky, USA
Grandparents
John Degraffenreid
1793–1853
Halifax, Halifax, Virginia, United States
Margaret Brent
1800–1851
North Carolina, United States
Great-Grandparents
Vincent Degraffenreid
1763–1834
Martha Thaxton
1773–1851
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Sr
1745–1803
Lucy Clay
1752–1825

William Sears's Descendants

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William (Alexander) Sears (13 November 1852–17 December 1947) m. Hannah (Tennessee) McQuistion (13 September 1872–11 Feb 1952)
  1. 1. Laura (Leona) Sears 1901–1964
  2. 2. Bessie (Mae) Sears 1892–1983
  3. 3. Josephine Sears 1896–1915
  4. 4. Katie (Ann) Sears 1899–1982
  5. 5. Grace (Myrtle) Scears 1905–1991
  6. 6. William (Thomas) Sears 1890–1928 m. Elsie (Luella) McCray 1894–1926
    1. 1. Harold (Dana) Sears 1917–1988 m. Irene (Louise) Cook 1925–2008
    2. 2. Elma (Grace) Sears 1913–1997
    3. 3. Annie (Geraldine) Sears 1915–2011
    4. 4. Howard (Laverne) Sears 1918–1977 m. Nellie (Elizabeth) Kinnison 1926–2000
      1. 1. William (Darrell) Sears 1946–2018
      2. 2. Claudette (Lorraine) Sears 1945–1977 m. Clifford (D.) Webb
      3. 3. Linda (Lee) Sears 1943–1975 m. Wilbur (Roy) Honeycutt 1926–1998
  7. 7. Dora (Gladys) Sears 1910–1992
  8. 8. Willis (Henry) Sears 1913–1966 m. Violet (Marie) Spikes 1917–2012
  9. 9. Ruth (Ethel) Price 1903–1973
  10. 10. Mary (Alice) Sears 1893–1986

William Sears's Timeline

10 Records

1852
13 November 1852
Birth of William Alexander Sears in Lawrence County, Missouri
Lawrence County, Missouri
1870
1870
Age 18
William Alexander Sears resided here in Prairie, Pineville, McDonald, Missouri, USA
Prairie, Pineville, McDonald, Missouri, USA
1880
1880
Age 28
William Alexander Sears resided here in Elk River, McDonald, Missouri, USA
Elk River, McDonald, Missouri, USA
1900
1900
Age 48
William Alexander Sears resided here in Shoal Creek, Newton, Missouri, USA
Shoal Creek, Newton, Missouri, USA
1910
1910
Age 58
William Alexander Sears resided here in Carter, Carter, Missouri, USA
Carter, Carter, Missouri, USA
1920
1920
Age 68
William Alexander Sears resided here in Kelly, Carter, Missouri, USA
Kelly, Carter, Missouri, USA
1930
1930
Age 78
William Alexander Sears resided here in Kelly, Kelly, Carter, Missouri, USA
Kelly, Kelly, Carter, Missouri, USA
1935
1935
Age 83
William Alexander Sears resided here in Jackson, Carter, Missouri
Jackson, Carter, Missouri
1940
1940
Age 88
William Alexander Sears resided here in Jackson Township, Jackson, Carter, Missouri, USA
Jackson Township, Jackson, Carter, Missouri, USA
1947
17 December 1947
Age 95
Death of William Alexander Sears in Kelly, Carter, Missouri
Kelly, Carter, Missouri

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 13 November 1852
    Event Place: Lawrence County, Missouri
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, St. Joseph News-PressGazette; Publication Date: 20 Dec 1946; Publication Place: St. Joseph, Missouri, USA; ,0.2355112,0.62267715,0.35266802&xid=335

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: Prairie, Pineville, McDonald, Missouri, USA
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Prairie, McDonald, Missouri; Roll: M593_792; Page: 43B

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Elk River, McDonald, Missouri, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Elk River, McDonald, Missouri; Roll: 701; Page: 298C; Enumeration District: 096

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Shoal Creek, Newton, Missouri, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Shoal Creek, Newton, Missouri; Page: 3; Enumeration District: 0112; FHL microfilm: 1240878

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Carter, Carter, Missouri, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Carter, Carter, Missouri; Roll: T624_775; Page: 6A; Enumeration District: 0012; FHL microfilm: 1374788

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Kelly, Carter, Missouri, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Kelly, Carter, Missouri; Roll: T625_908; Page: 5A; Enumeration District: 16

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Kelly, Kelly, Carter, Missouri, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Kelly, Carter, Missouri; Page: 7A; Enumeration District: 0008; FHL microfilm: 2340916

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Jackson, Carter, Missouri
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Jackson, Carter, Missouri; Roll: m-t0627-02094; Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 18-3

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Jackson Township, Jackson, Carter, Missouri, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Jackson, Carter, Missouri; Roll: m-t0627-02094; Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 18-3

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: VAN BUREN, MO.
    Record Source: U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, St. Joseph News-PressGazette; Publication Date: 20 Dec 1946; Publication Place: St. Joseph, Missouri, USA; ,0.2355112,0.62267715,0.35266802&xid=335

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 17 December 1947
    Event Place: Kelly, Carter, Missouri
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, St. Joseph News-Press/Gazette; Publication Date: 20 Dec 1946; Publication Place: St. Joseph, Missouri, USA; ,0.2355112,0.62267715,0.35266802&xid=335

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Carter County, Missouri, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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