Descendants of John and Catherine Conrad Sears, Sr.

Generation No. 1

1. JOHN² SEARS, SR. (JOHANN¹ SEARS/ZAHER) was born 1749 in Rowan County, NC, and died March 12, 1839 in Nicholas County, KY. He married CATHERINE CONRAD 1778 in Rowan County, NC. She was born 1760 in NC, and died 1822 in Nicholas County, KY.

Children of JOHN SEARS and CATHERINE CONRAD are:

i. JOHN³ SEARS, m. ELIZABETH HON.

2. ii. GEORGE JACOB SEARS, b. March 05, 1789, Rowan County, NC; d. September 20, 1857, Floyd County, IN.

Generation No. 2

2. GEORGE JACOB³ SEARS (JOHN², JOHANN¹ SEARS/ZAHER) was born March 05, 1789 in Rowan County, NC, and died September 20, 1857 in Floyd County, IN. He married CATHARINE "KATIE" HON Bet. 1811 - 1813 in KY, daughter of JONAS HON and MARY KEITHLEY. She was born March 10, 1789 in Nicholas County, Kentucky, and died September 23, 1880 in Harrison County, IN.

Children of GEORGE SEARS and CATHARINE HON are:

i. LEONA⁴ SEARS.

ii. JULIE ANN SEARS.

iii. EMMANUEL SEARS.

iv. PETER HON SEARS.

v. ANDERSON SEARS.

vi. MARION SEARS.

3. vii. ENOCH WILLIAM SEARS, b. July 03, 1819, Harrison County, Indiana; d. May 23, 1874, Hindsboro, Douglas County, Illinois.

Generation No. 3

3. ENOCH WILLIAM⁴ SEARS (GEORGE JACOB³, JOHN², JOHANN¹ SEARS/ZAHER) was born July 03, 1819 in Harrison County, Indiana, and died May 23, 1874 in Hindsboro, Douglas County, Illinois. He married MARGARET A. HOSTETLER December 03, 1840 in Clark County, Indiana, daughter of ADAM HOSTETLER and HANNAH HARDMAN/HARTMAN. She was born February 08, 1822 in Mount Eden, Shelby County, Kentucky, and died January 10, 1893 in Sargent Township, Douglas County, Illinois.

Children of ENOCH SEARS and MARGARET HOSTETLER are:

i. MARY⁵ SEARS, b. In infancy.

ii. PENELOPE JANE SEARS, b. October 14, 1841, IN; m. (1) JACOB C. CLARK; m. (2) SOLOMAN THOMPSON.

iii. SERILDA JANE SEARS, b. 1845; m. FREDERICK HINDS.

iv. HANNAH CATHERINE (CASS) SEARS, b. 1848; m. ROBERT LEE PORTER.

v. JOSEPHINE HOSTETLER SEARS, b. 1851; m. WILLIAM RUNYON.

4. vi. STEPHEN WILLIAM SEARS, b. January 22, 1852, Near Bedford, IN; d. September 20, 1934, Douglas Co., IL.

5. vii. BARBARA ADALINE SEARS, b. September 30, 1853, Hindsboro, IL; d. March 31, 1932, Anoka, MN.

viii. LOVINA ELZIRA (VINE) SEARS, b. October 26, 1854; m. JOHN S. PINE.

Generation No. 4

4. STEPHEN WILLIAM⁵ SEARS (ENOCH WILLIAM⁴, GEORGE JACOB³, JOHN², JOHANN¹ SEARS/ZAHER) was born January 22, 1852 in Near Bedford, IN, and died September 20, 1934 in Douglas Co., IL. He married LAURA BELLE STITES December 23, 1875 in Hindsboro, IL, daughter of JAMES STITES and HARRIETT WILLIAMS. She was born May 24, 1858 in Near Cincinnati Ohio, and died December 21, 1926 in Douglas County, IL.

Children of STEPHEN SEARS and LAURA STITES are:

i. INFANT⁶ SEARS

ii. NOAH ELONZO SEARS

iii. CLARA SEARS

iv. CLARA MAY SEARS

v. MAUDE LUESTA SEARS

vi. JAMES ENOCH SEARS

vii. EDWARD PERCY SEARS

viii. ELMER NEWTON SEARS

ix. INFANT SEARS

x. SARAH ADALINE SEARS

xi. OLLIE ANDERSON SEARS

xii. HERMAN ROSCO SEARS

5. BARBARA ADALINE⁵ SEARS (ENOCH WILLIAM⁴, GEORGE JACOB³, JOHN², JOHANN¹ SEARS/ZAHER) was born September 30, 1853 in Hindsboro, IL, and died March 31, 1932 in Anoka, MN. She married (1) WILLIAM ALLEN WEBB. She married (2) JOHN MARTIN.

Child of BARBARA SEARS and WILLIAM WEBB is:

i. CATHERINE⁶ WEBB

Child of BARBARA SEARS and JOHN MARTIN is:

ii. LENORA BELL⁶ MARTIN