Sears, John J.

SEARS, MARTIN, PHILLIPS

Posted By: Mary H. Cochrane, Volunteer
Date: 7/8/2019 at 19:36:38

Biographical and Historical Record of Ringgold and Decatur Counties, Iowa, (Lewis Publishing Company (1887)), p. 668:

"JOHN J. SEARS resides on section12, Center Township, where he settled in the spring of 1866. He purchased his farm of W. H. McCaulley, and it comprises 120 acres. He owns 100 acres elsewhere in the township. Mr. Sears is a representative of one of the pioneer families of Iowa. He was born in Macoupin County, Illinois, in 1833. When he was three years of age his father, Daniel Sears, immigrated to Iowa with his family, settling in Jefferson County. Daniel Sears was a native of Kentucky, and his wife, Elizabeth Martin, was a native of North Carolina. John J. lived on the old homestead in Jefferson County until he came to Decatur County, his father coming at the same time, and residing here until his decease; his mother has since died. Mr. Sears was married in Jefferson County, to Miss Mary Phillips, a native of Ohio. They have six children -- Ira, Susan, Lewis, Mary, Angeline, and Grove Cleveland."

(Submitted to the Decatur County GenWeb site by Christy Jay, email: Jaygenie@aol.com)