Mary Manerva "Polly" Kear

1875 - 1974  (99 years)

• Name	Mary Manerva "Polly" Kear
  Born	7 Jan 1875	Tennessee
  Gender	Female
  Died	4 Feb 1974  [1]
  Buried	Valley View Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee   [2]
  Person ID	I2739	Smoky Mountain Ancestral Quest
  Last Modified	27 Oct 2002

  
  

  Father	John Kear,   b. 20 Oct 1844, Tennessee ,   d. 6 Feb 1929  (Age 84 years)
  Mother	Martha Jane Ownby,   b. 25 May 1853, Tennessee ,   d. 8 Feb 1925  (Age 71 years)
  Marriage License	27 Dec 1866	Sevier County, Tennessee
  Married	10 Jan 1868	Sevier County, Tennessee
  Family ID	F1014	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family	Newton Ownby,   b. 16 Jul 1862, Sevier County, Tennessee ,   d. 20 Apr 1953  (Age 90 years)
  Marriage License	7 Sep 1895	Sevier County, Tennessee
  Children	+ 1. Martha Ownby,   b. 5 Jul 1896, Tennessee ,   d. 23 Feb 1982  (Age 85 years) + 2. John A. Ownby,   b. 30 Nov 1897, Tennessee ,   d. 27 Jan 1973  (Age 75 years) + 3. Bosdell "Baus" Ownby,   b. 29 Dec 1899, Tennessee ,   d. 10 Sep 1972  (Age 72 years) + 4. Eldridge Lee Ownby,   b. 19 Mar 1902, Elkmont, Sevier County, Tennessee ,   d. 29 May 1999  (Age 97 years) + 5. Oda Ownby,   b. 8 Jul 1905, Sevier County, Tennessee ,   d. 18 Jun 1955  (Age 49 years)   6. Eliza Ownby,   b. 7 Jan 1908,   d. 26 Jan 1910  (Age 2 years)   7. Lillie Ownby,   b. 15 Jan 1910, Elkmont, Sevier County, Tennessee ,   d. 10 Jan 1991  (Age 80 years)   8. Minnie Ownby,   b. 3 Oct 1912, Tennessee ,   d. 4 Oct 1977  (Age 65 years)   9. Dewey M. Ownby,   b. 26 Feb 1915,   d. 13 Sep 1921  (Age 6 years)   10. Cora Ownby,   b. 31 Dec 1918,   d. 2 Jan 1919  (Age 0 years)
  Family ID	F1043	Group Sheet

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 7 Jan 1875 - Tennessee Marriage License - 7 Sep 1895 - Sevier County, Tennessee Buried - - Valley View Cemetery, 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

  ---------- Reference "Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 3", Donald B. Reagan, 1983, p 14, 76, 80, 85. "Smoky Mountain Family Album," Gladys Trentham Russell, 1984, p 246, 253.

  
  

• Sources

  [S76] Atchley Funeral Home Records, Volume III, 1974-1986, Larry D. Fox, (Smoky Mountain Historical Society), 4 Feb 1974. Ownby, Polly Kear 99 widow b. 1/7/75 TN d. 2-4-74 Sev f. John Kear m. Martha Ownby Valley View Cem Survivors: 3 dau Mrs Martha Whaley Lillie Ownby Minnie Ownby 1 son Eldridge Ownby 25 gc 41 ggc 8 gggc 34 step-gc 1 bro Elmer Kear. [S34] In the Shadow of the Smokies, Smoky Mountain Historical Society, (1993), 674.