Jefferson County Genealogy Online
David Sears & Descendants

Generation No. 1

          1. DAVID3 SEARS (CHRISTIAN F.2, JOHANNES1 ZERR/ZAHER) was born 1786 in North
          Carolina, and died October 28, 1865 in Jefferson Co., Iowa. He married (1) CATHERINE CRUM Abt. 1806 in Kentucky, daughter of CHRISITIAN CRUM and BARBARA ?. She was born November 17, 1790 in North Carolina, and died May 02, 1847 in Jeff Co., IA; bu Gantz Cem..
He married (2) CHRISTINA HEYDE SMITH May 14, 1848 in home of William Smith Jefferson Co., Iowa, daughter of JOHANNES HEYDE and CHRISTENA TREXLER. She was born Abt. 1804 in Virginia, and died March 09, 1881 in Jefferson Co., Iowa.

         Children of DAVID SEARS and CATHERINE CRUM are:

          2.     i. MARY4 SEARS, b. January 12, 1807, Jefferson, Co., KY; d. January 27, 1888, Kankakee, Ill..

                  ii. ELIZABETH SEARS, b. March 26, 1809, Kentucky; d. November 17, 1866, Lee Co., IA;
                    bu Blacksmith Cemetery Lee Co., IA; m. ISAAC MAY, January 04, 1824, Monroe Co., Ind.; b. 1809.

          3.     iii. JACOB L. SEARS, b. June 27, 1811, Mason Co., Kentucky; d. July 05, 1879, Dallas, OR ;
                    bu Salt Creek Cem. Polk Co., OR.

          4.     iv. NANCY SEARS, b. December 09, 1813, Monroe Co., Indiana; d. April 20, 1884, Probably Jackson
                    Co., Oregon.

          5.     v. JEMIMA SEARS, b. September 19, 1816, Monroe Co., Indiana; d. April 01, 1869, Jackson Co., OR.

          6.     vi. JOHN L. SEARS, b. April 28, 1819, Monroe Co., Indiana; d. November 19, 1861, bu Gantz Cem.,
                        Jeff. Co., IA.

          7.     vii. DAVID JR. SEARS, b. 1823; d. 1865, Lucas Co., IA.

                  viii. KATHERINE SEARS, b. August 05, 1824, Monroe Co., Indiana; d. January 11, 1884, Lucas Co.,IA;
                        bu Derby Cem.; m. JAMES M. MCMAINS, January 30, 1845, Jeff Co., IA.

          8.     ix. JOSEPH SEARS, b. June 15, 1827, Monroe Co., Indiana; d. August 20, 1880, Woodland, CA;
                        bu Woodland Cem..

          9.     x. MINERVA SEARS, b. January 22, 1830, Clark Co.,Indiana; d. July 25, 1891,
                        bu Jacksonville Cem., Jacksonville, OR.

          10.   xi. WILLIAM HENRY SEARS, b. October 07, 1832, Monroe Co., Ind.; d. March 07, 1905, New London;
                        bu Abington Cem., Jeff. Co., IA.

       Generation No. 2

          2. MARY4 SEARS (DAVID3, CHRISTIAN F.2, JOHANNES1 ZERR/ZAHER) was born  January 12, 1807 in Jefferson, Co., KY, and died January 27, 1888 in Kankakee, Ill.. She married SAMUEL ALEXANDER MOORE December 07, 1821 in Monroe Co., Ind., son of WILLIAM MOORE and ANN(A) INYARD(T). He was born  January 31, 1803 in Lincoln Co., KY.

          Children of MARY SEARS and SAMUEL MOORE are:

              i. MELISSA ANN5 MOORE, b. April 25, 1823, Monroe Co., Ind.; m. GEORGE M. LEGG,
                    November 26, 1840, Monroe Co., Ind..

              ii. DAVID MOORE, b. April 17, 1825, Monroe Co., Ind.; m. LAVONIA MCPHETRIDGE, December 02, 1847,
                    Monroe Co., Ind..

              iii. WILLIAM MOORE, b. September 15, 1827; m. SUSANNAH ?.

              iv. MONROE MOORE, b. January 20, 1830, Monroe Co., Ind..

              v. JASPER MOORE, b. June 30, 1833, Monroe Co., Ind.; d. August 05, 1918, Gentry Co., MO;bu Stanberry,
                        MO;
                    m. MARY STUTSMAN, November 20, 1856, Lee Co.,IA; b. August 22, 1833, Monroe Co., Ind.;
                        d. February 22, 1914, Harrison Co., MO.

              vi. CATHERINE MOORE, b. February 17, 1836, Monroe Co., Ind..

              vii. LOUWISA MOORE, b. February 17, 1836, Monroe Co., Ind..

              viii. ELMYRA MOORE, b. February 17, 1838, Monroe Co., Ind.; d. November 20, 1838, Monroe Co., Ind.;
                    bu Rose Hill Cem..

              ix. MARY MAGDALENA MOORE, b. October 09, 1840, Monroe Co., Ind.; d. January 03, 1917, Jeff Co., IA;
                   m. GEORGE WASHINGTON HIDY, October 05, Jeff Co., IA.

              x. SAMUEL MOORE, b. 1842, Monroe Co., Ind..

              xi. JOSEPH MOORE, b. 1845, Monroe Co., Ind..

              xii. JAMES MOORE, b. 1848, Monroe Co., Ind..

3. JACOB L.4 SEARS (DAVID3, CHRISTIAN F.2, JOHANNES1 ZERR/ZAHER) was born June 27, 1811 in Mason Co., Kentucky, and died July 05, 1879 in Dallas, OR ; bu Salt Creek Cem. Polk Co., OR. He married HARRIET SARGENT March 29, 1835 in Coles Co., Ill.. She was born January 07, 1816 in Pike Co., Ohio, and died March 02, 1886 in Dallas, OR; bu Salt Creek Cem. Polk Co., OR.

          Children of JACOB SEARS and HARRIET SARGENT are:

              i. MARY ELIZABETH5 SEARS, b. April 04, 1836, Omaha, NE ?; d. December 24, 1896, Dallas, OR;
                    bu Salt Creek Cem. Polk Co., OR;
                m. ABRAHAM S. CRIDER, October 28, 1858, Jefferson Co., Iowa.

              ii. PERLONZO CONDIT "BUD" SEARS, b. January 05, 1838, Mercer Co., Ill.; d. May 08, 1927, Spokane, WA;
                    bu Bethel Cem., Polk Co., Oregon;
                m. ANGELINA PERSUS BALL, January 07, 1869, Ballston, Polk Co., Oregon; b. April 21, 1850, Lawn Arbor,
                    Oregon; d. August 15, 1909, Salem OR; bu Bethel Cem., Polk Co., Oregon.

              iii. KATHARINE SEARS, b. September 22, 1839, Mercer Co., Illinois; d.September 09, 1863, Jefferson Co.,
                    Iowa; bu Gantz Cem. Jeff. Co., IA.

              iv. CAROLINE M. SEARS, b. June 28, 1841, Mercer Co., Illinois; d. May 30, 1928, bu Eugene, OR;
                   m. ROBERT CLOW/CLOUD, June 28, 1868, Polk Co., Oregon.

              v. LOUISA MANERVA SEARS, b. July 16, 1843, Mercer Co., Illinois; d. August 09, 1849, Jefferson Co., Iowa;
                 bu Gantz Cem. Jeff. Co., IA.

              vi. HARRIET AMANDA SEARS, b. July 23, 1847, Jefferson Co., Iowa; d. January 28, 1849, Jefferson Co.,
                    Iowa; bu Gantz Cem. Jeff. Co., IA.

             vii. DAVID THORTON SEARS, b. December 08, 1849, Jefferson Co., Iowa; d. March 03, 1935, Salem OR;
                    bu Salt Creek Cem., Polk Co., OR;
                 m. (1) MARY ANNA  LEVINS, Abt. December 25, 1875, Dallas, Polk Co.,OR;
                 m. (2) LOUVINA FOSTER, June 10, 1888, Jackson Co., OR.

               viii. CALIPHERNIA ADELIA SEARS, b. December 18, 1852, Jefferson Co., Iowa; d. Aft. 1940, Salem OR;
                  m. SCOTT A. RIGGS, December 05, 1871, Polk Co., Oregon.

               ix. JAMES MANFORD SEARS, b. December 18, 1854, Jefferson Co., Iowa; d. July 21, 1929, San Diego,
                    California;
                   m. (1) ELLA S. WHITLEY, October 10, 1880, Polk Co., OR;
                   m. (2) MOLLIE DALE, August 09, 1890, Polk Co., Oregon.

                x. IDA MAE SEARS, b. January 15, 1860, Jefferson Co., Iowa; d. July 21, 1935, bu Salt Creek Cem.,
                    Polk Co., OR;
                    m. (1) WILLIAM ULLERY;
                    m. (2) ENOS P. GWINN, July 02, 1876, Polk Co., Oregon.
 
 

          4. NANCY4 SEARS (DAVID3, CHRISTIAN F.2, JOHANNES1 ZERR/ZAHER) was born
          December 09, 1813 in Monroe Co., Indiana, and died April 20, 1884 in
          Probably Jackson Co., Oregon. She married HENRY AUSTIN MILLER August 05,
          1830 in Monroe Co., Indiana, son of JOHN UNKNOWN MILLER. He was born May 01,
          1807 in North Carolina or Tennessee, and died September 11, 1882 in Probably Jackson Co., Oregon.
 

          Children of NANCY SEARS and HENRY MILLER are:

                  i. MARY ANN5 MILLER, m. JOHN ROBINSON, April 12, 1846, Scotland Co., Missouri.

                  ii. JOHN B. MILLER, b. February 19, 1832, Coles Co., Illinois; d. May 23, 1924, Cumberland, Cass Co.,
                        Iowa;
                    m. (1) MALINDA MARKWELL, February 04, 1856, Abingdon, Jefferson, Co., Iowa; b. March 28, 1838,
                        Shelby Co.,  Indiana; d. October 11, 1905, Cumberland, Cass County, Iowa;
                    m. (2) ARABELLA  BAER, December 04, 1907, Cass Co., IA.

                 iii. JEMIMA MILLER, b. 1835.

                iv. NANCY JANE MILLER, b. 1839.

                v. NAPOLEON B. MILLER, b. 1846, Iowa;
                    m. RACHEL "NETTIE" HARRIET MINNICK, April 28, 1869, Marion Co., Iowa; b. February 15, 1853,
                        Fairfield Twnshp, Highland Co., Ohio; d. January 23, 1926.

                vi. DAVID HENRY MILLER, b. May 10, 1850, Jefferson Co., Iowa; d. Jackson Co., OR;
                        bu Jacksonville Cem.;
                    m. ELMIRA BROUS, 1871, Prob Marion Co., Iowa.

                vii. MINERVA MILLER, b. Abt. 1855, Iowa;
                    m. JOHN WILLIAMS, September 14, 1870, Marion Co., Iowa; b. 1842, Missouri.
 

          5. JEMIMA4 SEARS (DAVID3, CHRISTIAN F.2, JOHANNES1 ZERR/ZAHER) was born September 19, 1816 in Monroe Co., Indiana, and died April 01, 1869 in Jackson Co., OR. She married JOSEPH O. SCOTT March 05, 1839 in Knox Co., Indiana. He was born 1811 in Ohio, and died 1851 in On the way to Oregon.

        Children of JEMIMA SEARS and JOSEPH SCOTT are:

                  i. AMY5 SCOTT.

                  ii. HARRIET (POSS.) SCOTT, b. Indiana.

                  iii. MARY CATHERINE SCOTT, b. 1837, Iowa.

                  iv. NANCY (POSS.) SCOTT, b. 1840.

                  v. JOHN SCOTT, b. 1841, Iowa.

                  vi. JOSEPH SCOTT, b. 1849, Iowa.

          6. JOHN L.4 SEARS (DAVID3, CHRISTIAN F.2, JOHANNES1 ZERR/ZAHER) was born April 28, 1819 in Monroe Co., Indiana, and died November 19, 1861 in bu Gantz Cem., Jeff. Co., IA. He married SARAH K. DELASHMUTT February 12, 1842 in Jeff Co, IA, daughter of VAN DELASHMUTT and SARAH INGRAHAM. She was born 1820.

        Children of JOHN SEARS and SARAH DELASHMUTT are:

                  i. MARTHA JANE5 SEARS, b. 1844, Jefferson Co., Iowa;
                    m. JOHN H. COLLINS, March 25, 1869, Jefferson Co., Iowa.

                  ii. JAMES KNOX "J.K." SEARS, b. September 15, 1847, Jefferson Co., Iowa; d. December 14, 1929,
                          Hillsboro, OR; bu Zena Cem.;
                       m. LADUSKA JANE WALKER, July 23, 1878, Zena, Polk Co., OR.

                  iii. VAN BANKS SEARS, b. 1848, Jefferson Co., Iowa; d. March 08, 1917, Polk Co., Oregon; Ballston Cem.;
                       m. LYDIA ELIZABETH BALL, March 26, 1876, Ballston, Polk Co., OR; d. bu Ballston Cem..

                  iv. DAVID WILLIAM SEARS, b. 1851, Jefferson Co., Iowa; d. November 28, 1927, bu Independence,
                            Oregon;
                       m. ELIZABETH J. OEFF.

                  v. MARY E. SEARS, b. 1853, Jefferson Co., Iowa; m. ? BREKKER.

                  vi. SAMUEL BUTLER SEARS, b. January 27, 1854, Jefferson Co., Iowa; d. October 11, 1902, Bellingham,
                          Washington;bu Bayview Cem.;
                      m. MARTHA ELIZABETH "MATTIE" WHITLEY, Abt. August 10, 1879, Dallas, Polk Co., OR;
                          b. May 10, 1864, Dallas, Oregon.
 

          7. DAVID JR.4 SEARS (DAVID3, CHRISTIAN F.2, JOHANNES1 ZERR/ZAHER) was born 1823, and died
1865 in Lucas Co., IA. He married REBECCA ?. She died 1866 in bu Lucas Co., IA.

        Children of DAVID SEARS and REBECCA ? are:

                  i. SAMUEL COLUMBUS5 SEARS.

                  ii. ELIZABETH SEARS.

8. JOSEPH4 SEARS (DAVID3, CHRISTIAN F.2, JOHANNES1 ZERR/ZAHER) was born June 15, 1827 in Monroe Co., Indiana, and died August 20, 1880 in Woodland, CA; bu Woodland Cem.. He married ALCEY ANN COSSELL September 14, 1848 in Jeff  Co., IA, daughter of MICHAEL COSSELL and MARY MCLAUGHLIN. She was born March 07, 1830 in Charleston, Coles Co., Illinois, and died December 26, 1903 in Cottage Grove, OR; bu Cottage Grove Cem..

          Children of JOSEPH SEARS and ALCEY COSSELL are:

                  i. MINERVA5 SEARS, b. June 10, 1849, Agency City, Iowa; d. June 12, 1849, Agency City, Iowa.

                  ii. MARY CATHERINE SEARS, b. January 01, 1851, Jefferson Co., Iowa; d. January 02, 1930, Grants Pass,
                        Oregon;
                    m. GEORGE WASHINGTON LEWIS, September 19, 1865, Idaho City, Idaho.

                  iii. DAVID PERLONZO SEARS, b. July 27, 1853, Fairfield, Iowa; d. June 06, 1855, Fairfield, Iowa.

                  iv. JAMES WASHINGTON SEARS, b. October 30, 1858, Charleston, Coles Co., Illinois; d. October 12,
                        1948, Cottage Grove, OR;
                    m. LYDIA MAY ORMSBY, August 14, 1901, Cottage Grove, OR; b. May 30, 1879, Deepwater, Missouri;
                        d. April 07, 1969, Upland, California.

                  v. JOSEPH ALMER SEARS, b. October 10, 1862, Jackson Co., OR; d. June 18, 1905, Portland, OR.

                  vi. EMMA VALOY SEARS, b. April 29, 1867, Silverton, Oregon; d. February 22, 1962, Menlo Park,
                            California; bu Klamath Falls;
                        m. FREDERICK A. COGSWELL, November 25, 1888, Klamath Falls, Oregon.

          9. MINERVA4 SEARS (DAVID3, CHRISTIAN F.2, JOHANNES1 ZERR/ZAHER) was born January 22, 1830 in Clark Co.,Indiana, and died July 25, 1891 in bu Jacksonville Cem., Jacksonville, OR. She married GRANVILLE NAYLOR June 11, 1847 in Scotland orScott Co., Missouri. He was born February 16, 1822 in Jackson, Co., Indiana, and died January 29, 1905 in bu Jacksonville Cem., Jacksonville, OR.
 

Children of MINERVA SEARS and GRANVILLE NAYLOR are:

                  i. IDA5 NAYLOR, b. Jackson Co., Oregon; m. GORDON L. SHIMMERHORN, September 11, 1895,
                            Jackson Co., Oregon.

                  ii. ADOLPHUS D. NAYLOR, b. Jackson Co., Oregon.

                  iii. MELVIN NAYLOR, b. Jackson Co., Oregon; m. EVELINA DAVISON, October 31, 1877, Jackson Co.,
                        Oregon.

                  iv. ALTA NAYLOR, b. Jackson Co., Oregon; d. 1945, Medford, Oregon.

                  v. MINERVA NAYLOR, b. Jackson Co., Oregon.

                  vi. MALVINA NAYLOR, b. Jackson Co., Oregon.

                  vii. ALONZO NAYLOR, b. Iowa.

                  viii. BURNETTIE/BERNETTA "NETTIE" NAYLOR, b. May 18, 1858, Talent, Oregon; d. March 14, 1936,
                            Medford, OR; bu Griffen Cem, Griffen Creek, Jackson Co., OR;
                        m. JOHN ALDEN (B.) GRIFFIN; b. September 14, 1853, Jacksonville, OR; bu Griffen Cem, Griffen
                            Creek, Jackson Co., OR; d. April 30, 1939, Ashland, OR.

          10. WILLIAM HENRY4 SEARS (DAVID3, CHRISTIAN F.2, JOHANNES1 ZERR/ZAHER) was born October 07, 1832 in Monroe Co., Ind., and died March 07, 1905 in New London; bu Abington Cem., Jeff. Co., IA. He married ANGELINA LAURINA GOBBLE October 23, 1851 in Jeff Co., IA, daughter of GEORGE GOBBLE and MARGARET
BRITTON. She was born July 03, 1828 in Washington Co., VA, and died August 28, 1918 in New London,IA; bu Abingdon Cem., Jeff Co., IA.

        Child of WILLIAM SEARS and ANGELINA GOBBLE is:

                  i. FRANKLIN PIERCE5 SEARS, b. December 13, 1852, Wapello Co., IA; d. February 20, 1917,
                            bu Abingdon Cem., Jeff. Co., IA;
                    m. FRANCES FLORETTA DOWNEY, April 01, 1886, Jeff Co, IA; b. September 12, 1863, Jeff Co, IA;
                        d. March 27, 1945, bu Abingdon Cem., Jeff. Co., IA.

submitted by Dixie A. Laire, Red Oak, Iowa
dal@redoak.heartland.net
 
 


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