Elmer Calvin Kear^[1]

1892 - 1981  (89 years)

• Name	Elmer Calvin Kear
  Born	12 Jun 1892	Tennessee
  Gender	Male
  Census	1920	District 11, Sevier County, Tennessee   [2]
  Census	1940	District 11, Sevier County, Tennessee   [3]
  Died	17 Aug 1981
  Buried	Cartertown Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee   [4, 5]
  Person ID	I31040	Smoky Mountain Ancestral Quest
  Last Modified	20 Apr 2018

  
  

  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 1	Viola Ogle,   b. 10 Mar 1893, Tennessee ,   d. 10 May 1967  (Age 74 years)
  Married	10 May 1912	Sevier County, Tennessee   [6]
  Children	+ 1. Estel Lee Kear,   b. 11 Jul 1913, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee ,   d. 12 Nov 1993  (Age 80 years) + 2. Stella D. Kear,   b. 8 Jan 1916, Tennessee ,   d. 11 Oct 1988  (Age 72 years)   3. Elmer Alvin Kear,   b. 24 Apr 1918, Tennessee ,   d. 21 Jul 1925  (Age 7 years) + 4. Omah Early Kear,   b. 3 Mar 1928, Sevier County, Tennessee ,   d. 28 Apr 2007, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee  (Age 79 years) + 5. Lillie Mae Kear,   b. 9 Nov 1930, Tennessee ,   d. 13 Apr 2018  (Age 87 years) + 6. Iva Nora Kear,   b. 31 Dec 1935, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee ,   d. 24 Sep 1998  (Age 62 years)
  Family ID	F15493	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family 2	Sara Margaret "Sally" Naillon,   b. 20 May 1903, Hartford, Cocke County, Tennessee ,   d. 7 Apr 1993  (Age 89 years)
  Family ID	F39702	Group Sheet

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 12 Jun 1892 - Tennessee Married - 10 May 1912 - Sevier County, Tennessee Census - 1920 - District 11, Sevier County, Tennessee Census - 1940 - District 11, Sevier County, Tennessee Buried - - Cartertown 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 76.

  
  

• Sources

  [S78] Atchley Funeral Home Records, Volume I, 1930-1954, Larry D. Fox, (Smoky Mountain Historical Society), 31 Jul 1972. Pat Barnes obituary [S112] Census, 1920. Name Calvin E Kear Event Type Census Event Date 1920 Event Place Civil District 11, Sevier, Tennessee, United States Gender Male Age 27 Marital Status Married Race White Race (Original) White Can Read Yes Can Write Yes Relationship to Head of Household Head Relationship to Head of Household (Original) Head Own or Rent Own Birth Year (Estimated) 1893 Birthplace Tennessee Father's Birthplace Tennessee Mother's Birthplace Tennessee Sheet Letter B Sheet Number 6 Household Role Sex Age Birthplace Calvin E Kear Head M 27 Tennessee Viola Kear Wife F 26 Tennessee Estel Kear Son M 6 Tennessee Stella Kear Daughter F 4 Tennessee Elmer A Kear Son M 1 Tennessee "United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33S7-9RVQ-7Z7?cc=1488411&wc=QZJB-4GS%3A1036996801%2C1037566201%2C1037073401%2C1589332843 : 14 December 2015), Tennessee > Sevier > Civil District 11 > ED 149 > image 12 of 22; citing NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.). [S112] Census, 1940. Name: Elmer Kear Event Type: Census Event Date: 1940 Event Place: Civil District 11, Sevier, Tennessee, United States Sex: Male Age: 46 Marital Status: Married Race (Original): White Race: White Relationship to Head of Household (Original): Head Relationship to Head of Household: Head Birthplace: Tennessee Birth Year (Estimated): 1894 Last Place of Residence: Same Place Household Role Sex Age Birthplace Elmer Kear Head Male 46 Tennessee Viola Kear Wife Female 46 Tennessee Oma Kear Son Male 12 Tennessee Lillie Kear Daughter Female 9 Tennessee Iva Kear Daughter Female 5 Tennessee Edgar Cole Lodger Male 31 Tennessee "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-89M1-64PJ?cc=2000219&wc=QZXB-BP6%3A792528401%2C796114801%2C792607101%2C801498601 : accessed 20 April 2018), Tennessee > Sevier > Civil District 11 > 78-16 Civil District 11, Gatlinburg (part), Phi Beta School and Hospital, Pigeon Forge (part) > image 36 of 48; citing Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, RG 29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012. [S34] In the Shadow of the Smokies, Smoky Mountain Historical Society, (1993), 528. [S147] Find a Grave, (Memorial: 70930279). [S58] Marriage Certificate. 15107 ELMER KEAR VIOLA OGLE