John Cears Kear Family
A History of the John Cears/Kear family
Eleanor Kear
Eleanor
KEAR. daughter of John Cears
Kear and Mary Ann REED, was born in Ann Arundel County, Maryland on 20
June 1800 [note
1].
She died 7 November 1847 in Van Wert County, Ohio, and may be buried
in the "Pring or Pence Cemetery" in Willshire Township, Van Wert
County, Ohio, Section 7, T35, R1E near the 27 Mile Creek [note
2]. Eleanor married John PRING on 20 August 1818 in
Licking County, Ohio [note
3]. John was born in 1797 in Virginia, and died on
8 May 1860 (See Bible
note). He may be buried in the
Pring/Pence Cemetery.
Eleanor and John Pring had eight children:
1. Priscilla
PRING,
born 23 April 1820, Licking County, Ohio, died 4 July 1820, Licking
County, Ohio.
2. William PRING,
born 31 December
1821,
Licking
County, Ohio.
3. John
PRING, born 22 April 1825, Licking
County,
Ohio.
4. Mary
Ann PRING, born 18
October 1827, Licking County, Ohio. Married Amos GULICK on 30
January 1851 in Van Wert County, Ohio [note
4
5. Richard L.
PRING, born 14 August 1844.
6. Martha
PRING, born 10 August 1838,
Licking County,
Ohio, died 14 October 1832.
7. Thomas
R. PRING, born 25 January 1835,
Champaign
County, Ohio, died 11 March 1906, Wayne County, Iowa [note
5], and is buried in the Franklin
Cemetery. He married Sarah TRUMBO.
8. Daniel
B. PRING, born 3 June 1838, died 3
May
1864, Polk Co, Iowa,. [note
6], and is buried in the Franklin Cemetery. He
married Francis C. BALL, 26 April 1860, Polk County, Iowa.
Notes:
1. Bible, Thomas R. Kear, 1823. [Return
to text]
2. The "Pring or Pence Cemetery" is on
private property, has
not been
maintained, and is being repaired by members of the Van Wert Genealogy
Society
(1999-2001). [Return
to text]
3. Bible. [Return
to text]
4. Marriage Book, No. 1, Probate Court,
Van
Wert County, Ohio,
p. 111. [Return
to text]
5. Grave Records, Wayne County, Iowa [Return
to text]
6. Ibid. [Return
to text]
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