Joel Kear

1796 - 1871

• Born	5 Feb 1796	North Carolina   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  _UID	E6AB12C5EBC2104A89705427581C75602C07
  Died	28 Jul 1871
  Buried	White Oak Flats Cemetery, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee   [3]
  Person ID	I2506	Smoky Mountain Ancestral Quest
  Last Modified	9 Oct 2009

  
  

  Father	James Kear,   b. Abt 1755
  Mother	Molly Shelton
  Family ID	F25451	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family	Sarah Huff,   b. 11 Jul 1809, Tennessee ,   d. 15 Sep 1886
  Married	6 Jun 1838
  Children	> 1. Elizabeth Kear,   b. 10 Nov 1838, Sevier County, Tennessee ,   d. 9 May 1871, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee > 2. Lydia "Aunt Liddy" Kear,   b. 24 May 1840, Sevier County, Tennessee ,   d. 4 Dec 1926, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee   3. Joseph Kear,   b. 16 Jun 1841, Tennessee   4. Mary Ann Kear,   b. 20 Mar 1843, Tennessee > 5. John Kear,   b. 20 Oct 1844, Tennessee ,   d. 6 Feb 1929 > 6. Charity Manerva Kear,   b. 21 Jun 1846, Sevier County, Tennessee ,   d. 21 Nov 1909 > 7. Sarah Kear,   b. 8 May 1848, Tennessee ,   d. 18 Jun 1923 > 8. Joel Kear,   b. 5 Feb 1850, Tennessee ,   d. 10 Feb 1926 > 9. Rev. Henry Baker Kear,   b. 12 Jan 1852, Tennessee ,   d. Bef 1941 > 10. James Kear,   b. 14 Sep 1854, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee ,   d. 18 Jul 1926
  Family ID	F1202	Group Sheet

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 5 Feb 1796 - North Carolina Buried - - White Oak Flats Cemetery, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee  = Link to Google Maps   = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Notes

  From Scotland. Some researchers list him buried in Forks of the River Cemetery. ---------- References: "Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 3", Donald B. Reagan, 1983, p 74. "Mountain Ways", Gene Aiken, 1983, p 29.

  
  

• Sources

  [S94] Sevier County, Tennessee Census, 449a, 30 Jun 1870. http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/tn/sevier/census/1870/0449a.gif. Listed with given name John. [S94] Sevier County, Tennessee Census, family 260, page 404a, line 5, 29 Aug 1850. ftp://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/census/tn/sevier/1850/pg0396a.txt [S34] In the Shadow of the Smokies, Smoky Mountain Historical Society, (1993), 573, 35s.