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Sheridan H. Wear

Male Abt 1893 - 1952  (~ 59 years)


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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  Sheridan H. Wear was born Abt 1893, Tennessee (son of Richard Lafatte Wear and Martha Lettie Sparks); died 21 Jul 1952, Hamilton County, Tennessee.

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1930, Tuckaleechee, Blount County, Tennessee

    Notes:

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    Reference:
    "Smoky Mountain Family Album," Gladys Trentham Russell, 1984, p 223.
    "Sevier County, Tennessee and Its Heritage", 1994, p 378.

    Sheridan — Callie M. Webb. Callie (daughter of Lynch Dillard "Dee" Webb and Martha L. Fancher) was born 31 Jul 1894, Tennessee; died 12 Aug 1980, Blount County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. Martha Helen Wear was born 7 Aug 1914, Tennessee; died 16 Sep 2007, Townsend, Blount County, Tennessee; was buried 20 Sep 2007, Bethel Baptist Church Cemetery.
    2. Thelma Lee Wear was born 24 Jun 1916, Tennessee; died 22 Apr 1998; was buried Bethel Baptist Church Cemetery.
    3. Margaret L. Wear was born 15 Dec 1918, Tennessee; died 28 Dec 2000, Blount Memorial Hospital, Maryville, Blount County, Tennessee; was buried 31 Dec 2000, Bethel Cemetery, Blount County, Tennessee.
    4. Mary C. Wear was born Abt 1921, Tennessee; died Bef 24 Apr 1998.
    5. Ruth Wear was born 17 Feb 1924, Tennessee; died 3 Sep 2001, Watts Bar Lake, Ten Mile, Tennessee; was buried 5 Sep 2001, Baker-Moulton Cemetery, Ten Mile, Tennessee.
    6. Evelyn Wear was born 29 May 1926, Townsend, Blount County, Tennessee; died 22 Jul 2011; was buried 30 Jul 2011, Sherwood Memorial Gardens Cemetery, Blount County, Tennessee.
    7. Robert H. "Bobby" Wear was born Abt 1929, Tennessee; died Bef 24 Apr 1998.
    8. Bill D. Wear
    9. Shirley Ann Wear

Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Richard Lafatte Wear was born Abt 1858, Tennessee (son of Thomas Jefferson Wear and Mary Elizabeth Crowson).

    Notes:

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    Reference:
    "Smoky Mountain Family Album," Gladys Trentham Russell, 1984, p 223, 261.
    "Sevier County, Tennessee and Its Heritage", 1994, p 204, 378, 379.

    Richard married Martha Lettie Sparks 5 Feb 1885. Martha (daughter of Nathan H. Sparks and Eliza Jane Potter) was born 1864; died 1936. [Group Sheet]


  2. 3.  Martha Lettie Sparks was born 1864 (daughter of Nathan H. Sparks and Eliza Jane Potter); died 1936.

    Notes:

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    Reference:
    "Smoky Mountain Family Album," Gladys Trentham Russell, 1984, p 223.
    "Sevier County, Tennessee and Its Heritage", 1994, p 378.
    http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~hvb1/Potter/b5794.htm#P6690

    Children:
    1. Nathan Wear died See Notes.
    2. Carrie Emina Wear was born 4 Mar 1888, North Carolina; died 17 May 1981; was buried Pigeon Forge Baptist Church Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    3. 1. Sheridan H. Wear was born Abt 1893, Tennessee; died 21 Jul 1952, Hamilton County, Tennessee.
    4. Annie Wear was born Abt 1898, Kentucky.
    5. Georgia O. Wear was born 14 Jan 1896, Tennessee; died 15 Jul 1989, Blount County, Tennessee.
    6. Johnnie Wear
    7. Vola Wear died See Notes.
    8. Icy Margaret Wear was born Abt 1901, Tennessee.
    9. Lawson Wear
    10. Robert William "Bob" Wear was born 6 Feb 1907, Tennessee; died 3 Dec 1987, Blount County, Tennessee.
    11. Etta Wear


Generation: 3

  1. 4.  Thomas Jefferson Wear was born 18 Nov 1829, Tennessee (son of Lt. John Wear and Susannah Mullendore); died 23 Jun 1921; was buried Shiloh Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Notes:

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    Reference:
    Bill Crowson, Florence, AL, Xplorer3@aol.com
    "Sevier County, Tennessee and Its Heritage", 1994, p 21, 184, 212.

    Thomas married Mary Elizabeth Crowson 26 Aug 1853. Mary (daughter of Richard Wesley "West" Crowson and Nancy Alle Mattox) was born 27 Nov 1838, Tennessee; died 21 Dec 1902; was buried Shiloh Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]


  2. 5.  Mary Elizabeth Crowson was born 27 Nov 1838, Tennessee (daughter of Richard Wesley "West" Crowson and Nancy Alle Mattox); died 21 Dec 1902; was buried Shiloh Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Notes:

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    Reference:
    Bill Crowson, Florence, AL, Xplorer3@aol.com
    "Sevier County, Tennessee and Its Heritage", 1994, p 21, 184.

    Children:
    1. 2. Richard Lafatte Wear was born Abt 1858, Tennessee.
    2. Joan Wear was born 1 Aug 1860, Tennessee; died 14 Mar 1939; was buried Huff Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    3. John Alexander Wear was born 6 Feb 1864, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 26 Jun 1937, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried Shiloh Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    4. Robert Pleasent Wear was born 29 Nov 1866, Tennessee; died 20 Oct 1962; was buried Shiloh Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    5. Sarah C. Wear was born Abt 1869, Tennessee.
    6. Mary M. Wear was born Abt 1872, Tennessee.
    7. William L. Wear was born Abt 1874, Tennessee.
    8. Lynn Wear
    9. Dialphia Jane Wear was born Abt 1877, Tennessee.
    10. Rhote Vanny Wear was born 28 Jan 1880, Tennessee; died 2 Dec 1959; was buried Shiloh Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee.

  3. 6.  Nathan H. Sparks was born 1 Jan 1828, Burke County, North Carolina (son of James Sparks and Amanda Burchfield); died 29 Sep 1891, Cades Cove, Blount County, Tennessee; was buried Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery, Cades Cove, Blount County, Tennessee.

    Notes:

    http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~hvb1/Potter/b5779.htm#P5794

    Nathan married Eliza Jane Potter 23 Dec 1852. Eliza (daughter of John "Jack" Potter and Margaret "Peggy Jane" Gibson) was born 19 Jan 1828, Tennessee; died 21 Dec 1925, Cades Cove, Blount County, Tennessee; was buried Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery, Cades Cove, Blount County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]


  4. 7.  Eliza Jane Potter was born 19 Jan 1828, Tennessee (daughter of John "Jack" Potter and Margaret "Peggy Jane" Gibson); died 21 Dec 1925, Cades Cove, Blount County, Tennessee; was buried Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery, Cades Cove, Blount County, Tennessee.

    Notes:

    http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~hvb1/Potter/b5779.htm#P5794

    Children:
    1. James A. Sparks was born 20 Oct 1853, Tennessee; died 28 Mar 1907; was buried Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery, Cades Cove, Blount County, Tennessee.
    2. Margaret E. Sparks was born 19 Apr 1855, Tennessee; died 4 Aug 1894; was buried Myers Cemetery, Blount County, Tennessee.
    3. John Thomas "Tom" Sparks was born Mar 1859, Tennessee; died 16 Jul 1926, Blount County, Tennessee; was buried 16 Jul 1926, Cades Cove, Blount County, Tennessee.
    4. William R. Sparks was born Abt 1861, Tennessee.
    5. Susan C. Sparks was born Abt 1863, Tennessee.
    6. 3. Martha Lettie Sparks was born 1864; died 1936.
    7. David W. Sparks was born 28 Mar 1863, Blount County, Tennessee; died 4 May 1940, Blount County, Tennessee; was buried 5 May 1940, Methodist Church Cemetery, Cades Cove, Blount County, Tennessee.
    8. George H. Sparks was born Aug 1871, Tennessee; died Bef 25 Mar 2010.
    9. Samuel Lafate Sparks was born 18 Dec 1870, Blount County, Tennessee; died 28 Jul 1944; was buried Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery, Cades Cove, Blount County, Tennessee.
    10. Nancy G. Sparks was born Abt 1872, Tennessee.
    11. Emma Sparks was born 20 Sep 1874, Blount County, Tennessee; died 21 Feb 1953, Blount County, Tennessee; was buried 23 Feb 1953, Salem Cemetery, Blount County, Tennessee.


Generation: 4

  1. 8.  Lt. John WearLt. John Wear was born 14 Mar 1793, Tennessee (son of Colonel Samuel Wear and Mary Thompson); died 6 Jul 1868; was buried Shiloh Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Notes:

    1st Lt. East Tn. Militia, War of 1812.
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    Reference:
    "Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 3", 1983, Donald B. Reagan, p 261.
    "Sevier County, Tennessee and Its Heritage", 1994, p 211.

    John — Susannah Mullendore. Susannah (daughter of Abraham Mullendore and Susannah Laymon) was born 1796; died 27 Dec 1836; was buried Fort Wear Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]


  2. 9.  Susannah Mullendore was born 1796 (daughter of Abraham Mullendore and Susannah Laymon); died 27 Dec 1836; was buried Fort Wear Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Notes:

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    Reference:
    "Sevier County, Tennessee and Its Heritage", 1994, p 212.

    Children:
    1. Mary "Polly" Wear was born 1815, Tennessee; died 1892.
    2. Musador Wear was born 1816; died 1893.
    3. Robert Wear was born 1819; died 1887.
    4. Lavater "Vate" Wear was born 1821; died 1891.
    5. Elizabeth Wear was born 1823, Tennessee; died 1850.
    6. Malinda Houston "Lindy" Wear was born 1825; died 1907.
    7. John Wear was born 1827; died 1936.
    8. 4. Thomas Jefferson Wear was born 18 Nov 1829, Tennessee; died 23 Jun 1921; was buried Shiloh Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    9. Roten Wear was born Abt 1832, Tennessee.
    10. Creed F. Wear was born 27 Dec 1836; died 27 Dec 1836; was buried Fort Wear Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

  3. 10.  Richard Wesley "West" Crowson was born 18 Jul 1810, Tennessee (son of Aaron Crowson and Jane Barnes); died 27 Jul 1887; was buried Crowson-Broyles Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Notes:

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    Reference:
    Bill Crowson, Florence, AL, Xplorer3@aol.com
    "Sevier County, Tennessee and Its Heritage", 1994, p 21, 184.

    Richard — Nancy Alle Mattox. Nancy was born 26 Mar 1818, Tennessee; died 11 Sep 1887; was buried , Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]


  4. 11.  Nancy Alle Mattox was born 26 Mar 1818, Tennessee; died 11 Sep 1887; was buried , Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Notes:

    Buried in Crowson-Broyles Cemetery.

    Sevier County Heritage list birth as 26 March 1813.
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    Reference:
    "In the Shadow of the Smokies", Smoky Mountain Historical Society, 1993, p 635.
    Bill Crowson, Florence, AL, Xplorer3@aol.com
    "Sevier County, Tennessee and Its Heritage", 1994, p 21, 184.

    Children:
    1. 5. Mary Elizabeth Crowson was born 27 Nov 1838, Tennessee; died 21 Dec 1902; was buried Shiloh Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    2. Martha E. Crowson was born Tennessee; died See Notes.
    3. William Crowson died See Notes.
    4. Aaron A. Crowson, II was born 9 Jan 1846, Tennessee; died 4 Mar 1926; was buried Mattox Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    5. James Wells Crowson died See Notes.
    6. Joseph Crowson was born Abt 1851, Tennessee.
    7. Richard Wesley "West" Crowson, Jr. was born 24 Jan 1854, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 11 Jul 1937, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried Crowson-Broyles Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    8. Sarah Elizabeth Crowson was born 31 Dec 1857, Tennessee; died 15 Nov 1905; was buried Middle Creek Methodist Church Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    9. Nancy Caroline Crowson was born 1860, Tennessee; died Jul 1939; was buried Shiloh Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee.

  5. 12.  James Sparks was born North Carolina.

    Notes:

    http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~hvb1/Potter/b5779.htm#P5794

    James — Amanda Burchfield. Amanda was born North Carolina. [Group Sheet]


  6. 13.  Amanda Burchfield was born North Carolina.

    Notes:

    http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~hvb1/Potter/b5779.htm#P5794

    Children:
    1. 6. Nathan H. Sparks was born 1 Jan 1828, Burke County, North Carolina; died 29 Sep 1891, Cades Cove, Blount County, Tennessee; was buried Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery, Cades Cove, Blount County, Tennessee.

  7. 14.  John "Jack" Potter was born 1801, North Carolina (son of Abraham Potter).

    Notes:

    http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~hvb1/Potter/b7057.htm#P5779

    John — Margaret "Peggy Jane" Gibson. Margaret was born 1807, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]


  8. 15.  Margaret "Peggy Jane" Gibson was born 1807, Tennessee.

    Notes:

    http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~hvb1/Potter/b7057.htm#P5779

    Children:
    1. 7. Eliza Jane Potter was born 19 Jan 1828, Tennessee; died 21 Dec 1925, Cades Cove, Blount County, Tennessee; was buried Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery, Cades Cove, Blount County, Tennessee.