James J. Boyce1,2

M, #12475, b. circa 1819
     James J. Boyce was born circa 1819 at Kentucky.3 He married Eliza C. O'Rear, daughter of Col. William O'Rear and Anne Calk, on 20 June 1839 at Boone County, Missouri.4,2,5 James J. Boyce appeared on the census of 11 July 1860 at Boone County, Missouri.3

Family

Eliza C. O'Rear b. c 1806
Children

Citations

  1. [S61] O'Rear Papers: E.C.O.#140.
  2. [S148] Marriage Index, CD 227, December 1994 Edition.
  3. [S1720] 1860 U. S. Census Population Schedule, Population Schedule, Perche Township, Boone County, Missouri, Line 24, Dwelling 794, Family 869, Jas Boyce.
  4. [S61] O'Rear Papers: Film 106.
  5. [S1850] "Missouri Miscellany", Vol. XIV, p. 22, Sep 1976, 'Boone County Marriages, 1820-1841.'

John R. O'Rear1

M, #12478, b. 17 December 1849, d. 7 March 1937
John R. O'Rear|b. 17 Dec 1849\nd. 7 Mar 1937|p43.htm#i12478|Harrison B. O'Rear|b. 19 Sep 1810\nd. 12 Feb 1880|p37.htm#i8519|Amy Greene Botts|b. 20 May 1818\nd. 30 Oct 1903|p42.htm#i11778|John C. O'Rear|b. 15 Apr 1787\nd. 16 Aug 1823|p15.htm#i2352|Sabina Botts|b. 24 Feb 1788\nd. 3 Jun 1844|p15.htm#i2353|||||||
FatherHarrison B. O'Rear1 b. 19 Sep 1810, d. 12 Feb 1880
MotherAmy Greene Botts1 b. 20 May 1818, d. 30 Oct 1903
     John R. O'Rear was born on 17 December 1849 at Montgomery County, Kentucky.2 He was enumerated with Harrison B. O'Rear in 1850 on the Census at Montgomery County, Kentucky.3 John R. O'Rear was enumerated with Harrison B. O'Rear on 1 June 1860 on the Census at Mt. Sterling, Kentucky.4 John R. O'Rear was enumerated with Harrison B. O'Rear on 1 June 1870 on the Census at Mt. Sterling, Kentucky.5 John R. O'Rear was enumerated with Amy Greene Botts on 1 June 1880 on the Census at Camargo, Kentucky.6,7 John R. O'Rear appeared on the census of 1 June 1900 at Mt. Sterling, Kentucky.8 He appeared on the census of 1910 at Levee, Kentucky.9 He appeared on the census of 1 January 1920 at Montgomery County, Kentucky.10 He appeared on the census of 1 April 1930 at Beans Precinct, Kentucky.11 He left a will at Mt. Sterling, Kentucky, on 24 November 1934.12 He died on 7 March 1937 at Mt. Sterling, Kentucky, at age 87; at age 85.1,13 He was buried after 7 March 1937 at Machpelah Cemetery, Mt. Sterling, Kentucky.14 His estate was probated on 13 March 1937 at Mt. Sterling, Kentucky.12

Citations

  1. [S61] O'Rear Papers: E.C.O.#380.
  2. [S61] O'Rear Papers: Film 106.
  3. [S1735] 1850 U. S. Census Population Schedule, Montgomery County, Kentucky, p. ?, Line 15, Fam/Dwell 532/532, Harrison Orear.
  4. [S1735] 1850 U. S. Census Population Schedule, 1860, Montgomery County, Kentucky, Frame 198, Family 27.
  5. [S415] 1870 Census Montgomery Co, Ky, p. 137.
  6. [S498] 1880 Census & Index, p.449B.
  7. [S1735] 1850 U. S. Census Population Schedule, 1880. Montgomery County, KY, page 449.
  8. [S695] 1900 U.S. Census Population Schedule, Magisterial District No.4, Montgomery County, Kentucky, ED # 67 SD # 10, p. 9, Line 1, Dwelling 179, Family 182.
  9. [S1618] 1910 U.S. Census Population Schedule, Levee, Montgomery County, Kentucky, SD 10, ED 138, p. 6A, Line 26, John R. Orear.
  10. [S1735] 1850 U. S. Census Population Schedule, 1920, Montgomery Co, KY, ED #190, Sheet 7B, line 71, dwelling 159.
  11. [S1318] 1930 U. S. Census Population Schedule, Montgomery County, Kentucky, ED 87-7, p. 5A, Line 50, Dwelling 99.
  12. [S26] Will Book - Montg Co, Book I, p. 182.
  13. [S147] Ky Death Index, online <http://ukcc.uky.edu/~vitalrec/>, Vol. 018, Cert 08958, DeathVol 37.
  14. [S680] Personal knowledge of Lee Hunt Hoffman.

Ann Elizabeth O'Rear1

F, #12479, b. 21 November 1859, d. 19 September 1938
Ann Elizabeth O'Rear|b. 21 Nov 1859\nd. 19 Sep 1938|p43.htm#i12479|Harrison B. O'Rear|b. 19 Sep 1810\nd. 12 Feb 1880|p37.htm#i8519|Amy Greene Botts|b. 20 May 1818\nd. 30 Oct 1903|p42.htm#i11778|John C. O'Rear|b. 15 Apr 1787\nd. 16 Aug 1823|p15.htm#i2352|Sabina Botts|b. 24 Feb 1788\nd. 3 Jun 1844|p15.htm#i2353|||||||
FatherHarrison B. O'Rear1 b. 19 Sep 1810, d. 12 Feb 1880
MotherAmy Greene Botts1 b. 20 May 1818, d. 30 Oct 1903
     Ann Elizabeth O'Rear was born on 21 November 1859 at Montgomery County, Kentucky.1,2 She was enumerated with Harrison B. O'Rear on 1 June 1860 on the Census at Mt. Sterling, Kentucky.3 Ann Elizabeth O'Rear was enumerated with Harrison B. O'Rear on 1 June 1870 on the Census at Mt. Sterling, Kentucky.4 Ann Elizabeth O'Rear and James T. Bradshaw were issued a marriage bond on 29 April 1879 at Montgomery County, Kentucky.5 Ann Elizabeth O'Rear married James T. Bradshaw on 29 April 1879 at Montgomery County, Kentucky.6,7,8 Ann Elizabeth O'Rear and James T. Bradshaw were divorced after July 1879; According to the story told to this writer, James T. Bradshaw left his wife, Ann Elizabeth Orear shortly after their marriage for another woman. Since she was already pregnant with their son, she returned to her father's house and named her son for her brother and her father including the Orear surname as she did not want her son to carry the name of his father. No evidence has been found of a divorce although further research may find one.9 Ann Elizabeth O'Rear was enumerated with John R. O'Rear on 1 June 1900 on the Census at Mt. Sterling, Kentucky.10 Ann Elizabeth O'Rear was enumerated with John R. O'Rear in 1910 on the Census at Levee, Kentucky.11 Ann Elizabeth O'Rear was enumerated with John R. O'Rear on 1 January 1920 on the Census at Montgomery County, Kentucky.12 Ann Elizabeth O'Rear was enumerated with John R. O'Rear on 1 April 1930 on the Census at Beans Precinct, Kentucky.13 Ann Elizabeth O'Rear left a will at Montgomery County, Kentucky, on 26 March 1937; She names her grandson, Harry E. Orear, who is to take care of his father, J. Harrison Orear.14 She died on 19 September 1938 at Mt. Sterling, Kentucky, at age 78; at age 78.15,16 She was buried after 19 September 1938 at Machpelah Cemetery, Mt. Sterling, Kentucky.17 Her estate was probated on 24 October 1938 at Montgomery County, Kentucky.14

Family

James T. Bradshaw b. c 1856
Marr BondShe and James T. Bradshaw were issued a marriage bond on 29 April 1879 at Montgomery County, Kentucky.5 
Marriage* Ann Elizabeth O'Rear married James T. Bradshaw on 29 April 1879 at Montgomery County, Kentucky.6,7,8 
Divorce* Ann Elizabeth O'Rear and James T. Bradshaw were divorced after July 1879; According to the story told to this writer, James T. Bradshaw left his wife, Ann Elizabeth Orear shortly after their marriage for another woman. Since she was already pregnant with their son, she returned to her father's house and named her son for her brother and her father including the Orear surname as she did not want her son to carry the name of his father. No evidence has been found of a divorce although further research may find one.9 
Child

Citations

  1. [S61] O'Rear Papers: Film 106.
  2. [S171] Marr. Reg. - Montg. Co. KY: Bond Page 137.
  3. [S1735] 1850 U. S. Census Population Schedule, 1860, Montgomery County, Kentucky, Frame 198, Family 27.
  4. [S415] 1870 Census Montgomery Co, Ky, p. 137.
  5. [S1826] Thelma M. (Willoughby) Dunn, Montg Co, Ky, Marr Bonds, V1, p. 95.
  6. [S61] O'Rear Papers: Film 106, The FGS for Harrison B. O'Rear (ECO-0380) held by Ed. C. O'Rear II shows James Bradshaw married to Amy H. O'Rear, but this is in error as her sister is the one that married Bradshaw.
  7. [S171] Marr. Reg. - Montg. Co. KY.
  8. [S217] Marr. Bond Reg. - Montg. Co. KY: p. 137.
  9. [S1] Lee Hunt Hoffman Personal Notes and Papers.
  10. [S695] 1900 U.S. Census Population Schedule, Magisterial District No.4, Montgomery County, Kentucky, ED # 67 SD # 10, p. 9, Line 1, Dwelling 179, Family 182.
  11. [S1618] 1910 U.S. Census Population Schedule, Levee, Montgomery County, Kentucky, SD 10, ED 138, p. 6A, Line 26, John R. Orear.
  12. [S1735] 1850 U. S. Census Population Schedule, 1920, Montgomery Co, KY, ED #190, Sheet 7B, line 71, dwelling 159.
  13. [S1318] 1930 U. S. Census Population Schedule, Montgomery County, Kentucky, ED 87-7, p. 5A, Line 50, Dwelling 99.
  14. [S26] Will Book - Montg Co.
  15. [S61] O'Rear Papers.
  16. [S147] Ky Death Index, online <http://ukcc.uky.edu/~vitalrec/>, Vol. 047, Cert 23021, DeathVol 38.
  17. [S680] Personal knowledge of Lee Hunt Hoffman.
  18. [S138] Estimated Information.

Betty Ann Dennis1

F, #12480, b. circa 1860, d. circa 1919
     Betty Ann Dennis was born circa 1860 at Danville, Kentucky.1 She married Asbury S. O'Rear, son of Jeremiah C. O'Rear and Lavina Kirk, before 1886.2 Betty Ann Dennis died circa 1919 at Fort Worth, Texas.1

Family

Asbury S. O'Rear b. 27 Mar 1839, d. c 1908
Children

Citations

  1. [S61] O'Rear Papers: Film number 106, #222.
  2. [S61] O'Rear Papers: Film 106.

Fanny Greene O'Rear1,2

F, #12483, b. 1886, d. 1935
Fanny Greene O'Rear|b. 1886\nd. 1935|p43.htm#i12483|Asbury S. O'Rear|b. 27 Mar 1839\nd. c 1908|p11.htm#i2216|Betty Ann Dennis|b. c 1860\nd. c 1919|p43.htm#i12480|Jeremiah C. O'Rear|b. 18 May 1801\nd. 3 Nov 1875|p11.htm#i2212|Lavina Kirk|b. 22 Mar 1811\nd. 13 Aug 1892|p11.htm#i2213|||||||
FatherAsbury S. O'Rear1,3 b. 27 Mar 1839, d. c 1908
MotherBetty Ann Dennis2 b. c 1860, d. c 1919
Fanny (O'Rear) Letterle
     Fanny Greene O'Rear was born in 1886 at Excelsior Springs, Missouri.2 She married John M. Letterle circa 1912.2 Fanny Greene O'Rear died in 1935.2

Family

John M. Letterle

Citations

  1. [S26] Will Book - Montg Co, Book G, p. 528.
  2. [S61] O'Rear Papers: Film number 106, #222.
  3. [S61] O'Rear Papers: Film 106.

John M. Letterle1

M, #12484
     John M. Letterle married Fanny Greene O'Rear, daughter of Asbury S. O'Rear and Betty Ann Dennis, circa 1912.1

Family

Fanny Greene O'Rear b. 1886, d. 1935

Citations

  1. [S61] O'Rear Papers: Film number 106, #222.

John Dennis O'Rear1

M, #12485, b. 4 October 1892, d. 2 December 1957
John Dennis O'Rear|b. 4 Oct 1892\nd. 2 Dec 1957|p43.htm#i12485|Asbury S. O'Rear|b. 27 Mar 1839\nd. c 1908|p11.htm#i2216|Betty Ann Dennis|b. c 1860\nd. c 1919|p43.htm#i12480|Jeremiah C. O'Rear|b. 18 May 1801\nd. 3 Nov 1875|p11.htm#i2212|Lavina Kirk|b. 22 Mar 1811\nd. 13 Aug 1892|p11.htm#i2213|||||||
FatherAsbury S. O'Rear2 b. 27 Mar 1839, d. c 1908
MotherBetty Ann Dennis1 b. c 1860, d. c 1919
John Dennis O'Rear
     John Dennis O'Rear travelled extensively, living mostly in Louisville, Kentucky and Ft. Worth, Texas prior to living in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. He was a member of the Young Mens' Christian Association and the Rotary Club.2 He was rejected for military service due to having contracted malaria.2 He was employed by Fabian Theatres Corp of New York.2 He was also known as Jack. He was a protestant.2 He was born on 4 October 1892 at Excelsior Springs, Missouri.2 He graduated on 26 May 1909 at Louisville Training School, Beechmont, Kentucky.3,4 He was employed by the College Hotel as the hotel manager between 1929 and 1930 at Allentown, Pennsylvania.5 He was employed by the Victoria Theatre as the theatre manager in 1930 at Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.6 He was employed by the Majestic Theatre as the theatre manager for the Fabian Theatres Corporation of New York in 1934 at Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.2,3 He married Charlotte Virginia Shanholtz on 9 April 1944 at Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.2 John Dennis O'Rear died on 2 December 1957 at Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, at age 65.7 He was buried on 5 December 1957 at Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens, Lower Paxton Township, Pennsylvania.8

Family

Charlotte Virginia Shanholtz b. 14 Aug 1911, d. 6 Jun 1989
Marriage*He married Charlotte Virginia Shanholtz on 9 April 1944 at Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.2 
Child
  • Dennis John O'Rear

Citations

  1. [S61] O'Rear Papers: Film number 106, #222.
  2. [S61] O'Rear Papers: Film 106.
  3. [S79] Letter, Dennis O'Rear to Lee H. Hoffman, 1994?
  4. [S159] Louisville Training School Twentieth Annual Commencement, Commencement Program, 23 May 1909.
  5. [S1486] Allentown Pa 1929/30 Directory, online <http://distantcousin.com/Directories/pa/allentown/1929>.
  6. [S1485] Harrisburg 1930 City Directory, online <http://distantcousin.com/Directories/PA/Harrisburg/1930>.
  7. [S79] Letter, Dennis O'Rear to Lee H. Hoffman, 1994?, John Dennis O'Rear Death Certificate.
  8. [S79] Letter, Dennis O'Rear to Lee H. Hoffman, 1994?, John Dennis Orear Death Certificate.

Charlotte Virginia Shanholtz1

F, #12486, b. 14 August 1911, d. 6 June 1989
John D. & Charlotte O'Rear
     Charlotte Virginia Shanholtz was born on 14 August 1911 at Charleston, West Virginia.1,2,3 She married John Dennis O'Rear, son of Asbury S. O'Rear and Betty Ann Dennis, on 9 April 1944 at Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.4 Charlotte Virginia Shanholtz died on 6 June 1989 at Petaluma, California, at age 77.5,2,3 She was buried after 6 June 1989 at Cyprus Hill Memorial Cemetery, Petaluma, California.5

Family

John Dennis O'Rear b. 4 Oct 1892, d. 2 Dec 1957
Child
  • Dennis John O'Rear

Citations

  1. [S61] O'Rear Papers: Film number 106, #1371.
  2. [S1170] SSDI (M-Z), Screen 2045.
  3. [S993] SSDI, online <http://ssdi.genealogy.rootsweb.com/>.
  4. [S61] O'Rear Papers: Film 106.
  5. [S79] Letter, Dennis O'Rear to Lee H. Hoffman, 1994?

Virginia Ruth Coyner1

F, #12490, b. 1848, d. 1928
Virginia (Coyner) O'Rear
     Virginia Ruth Coyner was also known as Jennie. She was also known as Coiner.2 She was born in 1848 at Staunton, Virginia.1 She married Dr. Luther O'Rear, son of Jeremiah C. O'Rear and Lavina Kirk, in 1869 at Mt. Sterling, Kentucky.3 Virginia Ruth Coyner was enumerated with Dr. Luther O'Rear on 1 June 1870 on the Census at Camargo, Kentucky.4 Virginia Ruth Coyner was enumerated with Dr. Luther O'Rear in 1880 on the Census at Marshall, Missouri.5 Virginia Ruth Coyner was enumerated with Dr. Luther O'Rear in 1900 on the Census at Leesville, Missouri.6 Virginia Ruth Coyner was enumerated with Dr. Luther O'Rear in 1910 on the Census at Marion, Missouri.7 Virginia Ruth Coyner died in 1928 at North Little Rock, Arkansas.1

Family

Dr. Luther O'Rear b. 21 May 1843, d. 8 Mar 1918
Marriage*She married Dr. Luther O'Rear, son of Jeremiah C. O'Rear and Lavina Kirk, in 1869 at Mt. Sterling, Kentucky.3 
Children

Citations

  1. [S61] O'Rear Papers: Film number 106, #220.
  2. [S729] Noelle Johnson, Virginia Coiner Orear in "Virginia C. Orear," listserve message 7 Feb 1999.
  3. [S61] O'Rear Papers: Film 106.
  4. [S415] 1870 Census Montgomery Co, Ky, p. 63.
  5. [S498] 1880 Census & Index, p. 504B, Saline Co, MO.
  6. [S1617] 1900 U.S. Census Population Schedule, Leesville, Henry County, Missouri, SD 6, ED 86, p. 3A/189, Line 18, Dwelling/Family 50/50, Luther Orear.
  7. [S1618] 1910 U.S. Census Population Schedule, Marion, Jasper County, Missouri, SD 13, ED 44, p. 14A, Line 5, Dwelling/Family 326/331, Luther Orear.
  8. [S61] O'Rear Papers: Film number 106, #310.
  9. [S61] O'Rear Papers: Film number 106, #311.

Dr. Valerage Bascom O'Rear1,2

F, #12493, b. 22 August 1870
Dr. Valerage Bascom O'Rear|b. 22 Aug 1870|p43.htm#i12493|Dr. Luther O'Rear|b. 21 May 1843\nd. 8 Mar 1918|p11.htm#i2218|Virginia Ruth Coyner|b. 1848\nd. 1928|p43.htm#i12490|Jeremiah C. O'Rear|b. 18 May 1801\nd. 3 Nov 1875|p11.htm#i2212|Lavina Kirk|b. 22 Mar 1811\nd. 13 Aug 1892|p11.htm#i2213|||||||
FatherDr. Luther O'Rear3 b. 21 May 1843, d. 8 Mar 1918
MotherVirginia Ruth Coyner4 b. 1848, d. 1928
     Dr. Valerage Bascom O'Rear was also known as Bollerage.5 She was called "Vallie."1 She was also known as Volly Bascum.4 She was born on 22 August 1870 at Mt. Sterling, Kentucky.4,6,1,7 She was enumerated with Dr. Luther O'Rear in 1880 on the Census at Marshall, Missouri.8 Dr. Valerage Bascom O'Rear was enumerated with Dr. Luther O'Rear in 1900 on the Census at Leesville, Missouri.5 Dr. Valerage Bascom O'Rear married Edgar Lovell Blaine in 1901.9,2 Dr. Valerage Bascom O'Rear died at Ryderwood, Washington.1

Family

Edgar Lovell Blaine
Marriage*She married Edgar Lovell Blaine in 1901.9,2 
Children

Citations

  1. [S705] Noelle Johnson, O'Rear Genealogy - Descendancy Charts in "O'Rear Genealogy - Descendancy Charts," listserve message 23 Jan 1999.
  2. [S736] Noelle Johnson, "Valerage O'Rear," e-mail to Lee H. Hoffman, 28 Feb 1999.
  3. [S61] O'Rear Papers: Film 106.
  4. [S61] O'Rear Papers: Film number 106, #310.
  5. [S1617] 1900 U.S. Census Population Schedule, Leesville, Henry County, Missouri, SD 6, ED 86, p. 3A/189, Line 18, Dwelling/Family 50/50, Luther Orear.
  6. [S415] 1870 Census Montgomery Co, Ky, p. 63.
  7. [S1617] 1900 U.S. Census Population Schedule, Leesville, Henry County, Missouri, SD 6, ED 86, p. 3A/189, Line 18, Dwelling/Family 50/50, Luther Orear (has May 1872).
  8. [S498] 1880 Census & Index, p. 504B, Saline Co, MO.
  9. [S61] O'Rear Papers: Film number 106, #310 has 1890 which is incorrect.

Edgar Lovell Blaine1,2

M, #12494
     Edgar Lovell Blaine married Dr. Valerage Bascom O'Rear, daughter of Dr. Luther O'Rear and Virginia Ruth Coyner, in 1901.3,4

Family

Dr. Valerage Bascom O'Rear b. 22 Aug 1870
Children

Citations

  1. [S61] O'Rear Papers: Film number 106, #310.
  2. [S705] Noelle Johnson, O'Rear Genealogy - Descendancy Charts in "O'Rear Genealogy - Descendancy Charts," listserve message 23 Jan 1999.
  3. [S61] O'Rear Papers: Film number 106, #310 has 1890 which is incorrect.
  4. [S736] Noelle Johnson, "Valerage O'Rear," e-mail to Lee H. Hoffman, 28 Feb 1999.

Clara Frances O'Rear1

F, #12495, b. April 1874
Clara Frances O'Rear|b. Apr 1874|p43.htm#i12495|Dr. Luther O'Rear|b. 21 May 1843\nd. 8 Mar 1918|p11.htm#i2218|Virginia Ruth Coyner|b. 1848\nd. 1928|p43.htm#i12490|Jeremiah C. O'Rear|b. 18 May 1801\nd. 3 Nov 1875|p11.htm#i2212|Lavina Kirk|b. 22 Mar 1811\nd. 13 Aug 1892|p11.htm#i2213|||||||
FatherDr. Luther O'Rear2 b. 21 May 1843, d. 8 Mar 1918
MotherVirginia Ruth Coyner1 b. 1848, d. 1928
     Clara Frances O'Rear was born in April 1874 at Texas.3,4 She was enumerated with Dr. Luther O'Rear in 1880 on the Census at Marshall, Missouri.5 Clara Frances O'Rear was enumerated with Dr. Luther O'Rear in 1900 on the Census at Leesville, Missouri.6 Clara Frances O'Rear married Dr. Albert Watson in 1906.2 Clara Frances O'Rear was enumerated with Dr. Luther O'Rear in 1910 on the Census at Marion, Missouri.7

Family

Dr. Albert Watson

Citations

  1. [S61] O'Rear Papers: Film number 106, #311.
  2. [S61] O'Rear Papers: Film 106.
  3. [S61] O'Rear Papers: Film number 106, #311, has 1872.
  4. [S1617] 1900 U.S. Census Population Schedule, Leesville, Henry County, Missouri, SD 6, ED 86, p. 3A/189, Line 18, Dwelling/Family 50/50, Luther Orear (has May 1872).
  5. [S498] 1880 Census & Index, p. 504B, Saline Co, MO.
  6. [S1617] 1900 U.S. Census Population Schedule, Leesville, Henry County, Missouri, SD 6, ED 86, p. 3A/189, Line 18, Dwelling/Family 50/50, Luther Orear.
  7. [S1618] 1910 U.S. Census Population Schedule, Marion, Jasper County, Missouri, SD 13, ED 44, p. 14A, Line 5, Dwelling/Family 326/331, Luther Orear.

Dr. Albert Watson1

M, #12496
     Dr. Albert Watson married Clara Frances O'Rear, daughter of Dr. Luther O'Rear and Virginia Ruth Coyner, in 1906.2

Family

Clara Frances O'Rear b. Apr 1874

Citations

  1. [S61] O'Rear Papers: Film number 106, #311.
  2. [S61] O'Rear Papers: Film 106.

Rev. Errall Hogan O'Rear1

M, #12497, b. 7 March 1878
Rev. Errall Hogan O'Rear|b. 7 Mar 1878|p43.htm#i12497|Dr. Luther O'Rear|b. 21 May 1843\nd. 8 Mar 1918|p11.htm#i2218|Virginia Ruth Coyner|b. 1848\nd. 1928|p43.htm#i12490|Jeremiah C. O'Rear|b. 18 May 1801\nd. 3 Nov 1875|p11.htm#i2212|Lavina Kirk|b. 22 Mar 1811\nd. 13 Aug 1892|p11.htm#i2213|||||||
FatherDr. Luther O'Rear2 b. 21 May 1843, d. 8 Mar 1918
MotherVirginia Ruth Coyner2 b. 1848, d. 1928
     Rev. Errall Hogan O'Rear was also known as Earl H.3 He was also known as Rev. Edwin Hogan.4 He was born on 7 March 1878 at Marshall, Missouri.5,6,7 He was enumerated with Dr. Luther O'Rear in 1880 on the Census at Marshall, Missouri.8 Rev. Errall Hogan O'Rear was enumerated with Dr. Luther O'Rear in 1900 on the Census at Leesville, Missouri.3 Rev. Errall Hogan O'Rear was enumerated with Dr. Luther O'Rear in 1910 on the Census at Marion, Missouri.9 Rev. Errall Hogan O'Rear married Ethyl Gwendolyn Bowles in 1918 at St. Louis, Missouri.2 Rev. Errall Hogan O'Rear appeared on the census of 1930 at Charleston, Missouri.10 He was a minister with the Methodist Church.2 He was living on 17 November 1947 at Poplar Bluff, Missouri.2 He was a Methodist minister after 1948 at Farmington, Missouri.4 He died in December 1967 at Farmington, Missouri, at age 89.11 He was buried after December 1967 at Farmington, Missouri.4,12

Family

Ethyl Gwendolyn Bowles b. 1893, d. c 1989
Marriage*He married Ethyl Gwendolyn Bowles in 1918 at St. Louis, Missouri.2 
Children

Citations

  1. [S61] O'Rear Papers: Film number 106, #312.
  2. [S61] O'Rear Papers: Film 106.
  3. [S1617] 1900 U.S. Census Population Schedule, Leesville, Henry County, Missouri, SD 6, ED 86, p. 3A/189, Line 18, Dwelling/Family 50/50, Luther Orear.
  4. [S321] Dennis O'Rear, "Bio Sketch," e-mail to Lee H. Hoffman, 8 Jan 1997.
  5. [S61] O'Rear Papers: Film 106, has 1882.
  6. [S993] SSDI, online <http://ssdi.genealogy.rootsweb.com/>, has 7 Mar 1882.
  7. [S1284] 1880 U. S. Census Population Schedule, Population Schedule, Marshall, Saline County, Missouri, SD 6, ED 66, p. 15B, Line 24, Dwelling/Family 85, Luther Orear, has 1878.
  8. [S498] 1880 Census & Index, p. 504B, Saline Co, MO.
  9. [S1618] 1910 U.S. Census Population Schedule, Marion, Jasper County, Missouri, SD 13, ED 44, p. 14A, Line 5, Dwelling/Family 326/331, Luther Orear.
  10. [S1716] 1930 U. S. Census Population Schedule, Charleston, Mississippi County, Missouri, SD 17, ED 67-12, p. 5B, Line 65, Dwelling/Family 150/106, Errell H. Orear.
  11. [S993] SSDI, online <http://ssdi.genealogy.rootsweb.com/>.
  12. [S322] Dennis O'Rear, "Melissa O'Rear," e-mail to Lee H. Hoffman, 10 Jan 1997.

Ethyl Gwendolyn Bowles1

F, #12498, b. 1893, d. circa 1989
     Ethyl Gwendolyn Bowles was born in 1893 at Vienna, Missouri.1 She married Rev. Errall Hogan O'Rear, son of Dr. Luther O'Rear and Virginia Ruth Coyner, in 1918 at St. Louis, Missouri.2 Ethyl Gwendolyn Bowles was enumerated with Rev. Errall Hogan O'Rear in 1930 on the Census at Charleston, Missouri.3 Ethyl Gwendolyn Bowles died circa 1989.4

Family

Rev. Errall Hogan O'Rear b. 7 Mar 1878
Children

Citations

  1. [S61] O'Rear Papers: Film number 106, #312.
  2. [S61] O'Rear Papers: Film 106.
  3. [S1716] 1930 U. S. Census Population Schedule, Charleston, Mississippi County, Missouri, SD 17, ED 67-12, p. 5B, Line 65, Dwelling/Family 150/106, Errell H. Orear.
  4. [S321] Dennis O'Rear, "Bio Sketch," e-mail to Lee H. Hoffman, 8 Jan 1997.

Errell Thomas William O'Rear1,2

M, #12499, b. 22 November 1918, d. April 1986
Errell Thomas William O'Rear|b. 22 Nov 1918\nd. Apr 1986|p43.htm#i12499|Rev. Errall Hogan O'Rear|b. 7 Mar 1878|p43.htm#i12497|Ethyl Gwendolyn Bowles|b. 1893\nd. c 1989|p43.htm#i12498|Dr. Luther O'Rear|b. 21 May 1843\nd. 8 Mar 1918|p11.htm#i2218|Virginia R. Coyner|b. 1848\nd. 1928|p43.htm#i12490|||||||
FatherRev. Errall Hogan O'Rear3 b. 7 Mar 1878
MotherEthyl Gwendolyn Bowles3 b. 1893, d. c 1989
     Errell Thomas William O'Rear was a Methodist.3 He was born on 22 November 1918 at St. Louis, Missouri.3 He was enumerated with Rev. Errall Hogan O'Rear in 1930 on the Census at Charleston, Missouri.4 Errell Thomas William O'Rear received his A. B. (Liberal Arts) in 1940 at Central Methodist College, Fayette, Missouri.3,5 He married Elizabeth Jeannette Watt on 5 October 1941 at St. Louis, Missouri.3 Errell Thomas William O'Rear served as a Second Lieutenant (1942-1944), and a First Lieutenant (1944-1945) with the U. S. Army and was awarded the following: American Theatre Campaign Medal, American Defense Service Ribbon, Asiatic-Pacific Theatre Campaign Medal, Occupation Ribbon (Japan), and Victoru Ribbon.3 He was assistant manager of S. S. Kresge Company throughout the midwest in later years and in February 1948 at Omaha, Nebraska.3,6 He was in real estate sales after 1949.6 He was a medical clinic administrator between 1969 and 1986.6 He died in April 1986 at Janesville, Wisconsin, at age 67 from lung cancer.7,6,5

Family

Elizabeth Jeannette Watt b. 31 Jul 1922
Marriage*He married Elizabeth Jeannette Watt on 5 October 1941 at St. Louis, Missouri.3 
Children

Citations

  1. [S61] O'Rear Papers.
  2. [S456] Dennis O'Rear, "SQZ Files Yes, Sort of..," e-mail to Lee H. Hoffman, 28 Aug 1997.
  3. [S61] O'Rear Papers: Film 106.
  4. [S1716] 1930 U. S. Census Population Schedule, Charleston, Mississippi County, Missouri, SD 17, ED 67-12, p. 5B, Line 65, Dwelling/Family 150/106, Errell H. Orear.
  5. [S322] Dennis O'Rear, "Melissa O'Rear," e-mail to Lee H. Hoffman, 10 Jan 1997.
  6. [S321] Dennis O'Rear, "Bio Sketch," e-mail to Lee H. Hoffman, 8 Jan 1997.
  7. [S1170] SSDI (M-Z), Screen 2045.

Rev. Edwin Luther O'Rear1

M, #12501, b. 17 December 1921, d. 15 February 2006
Rev. Edwin Luther O'Rear|b. 17 Dec 1921\nd. 15 Feb 2006|p43.htm#i12501|Rev. Errall Hogan O'Rear|b. 7 Mar 1878|p43.htm#i12497|Ethyl Gwendolyn Bowles|b. 1893\nd. c 1989|p43.htm#i12498|Dr. Luther O'Rear|b. 21 May 1843\nd. 8 Mar 1918|p11.htm#i2218|Virginia R. Coyner|b. 1848\nd. 1928|p43.htm#i12490|||||||
FatherRev. Errall Hogan O'Rear1 b. 7 Mar 1878
MotherEthyl Gwendolyn Bowles1 b. 1893, d. c 1989
     Rev. Edwin Luther O'Rear was a Methodist minister.1 He was a salesman for the Gillespie Appliance Co.1 He was also known as Rev. Edward Luther.2 He was born on 17 December 1921 at Cape Girardeau, Missouri.1 He was educated between 1927 and 1935 at Eugene Field Elementary School, Charleston, Missouri.1 He was enumerated with Rev. Errall Hogan O'Rear in 1930 on the Census at Charleston, Missouri.3 Rev. Edwin Luther O'Rear was educated between 1936 and 1939 at Sikeston High School, Sikeston, Missouri.1 He was educated between 1940 and 1943 at Central College, Fayette, Missouri, in Economics - Sociology.1 He entered military service as a Naval Aviation Cadet with the U. S. Navy in 1944.1 He was in military service as an Ensign with the U. S. Navy between September 1944 and June 1946 at CV Instructors School, Corpus Christi, Texas.1 He married Nadine Taylor on 4 September 1944 at Lexington, Missouri.1 Rev. Edwin Luther O'Rear was in military service as a Lieutenant (Junior Grade) with the U. S. Navy between June 1946 and November 1946 at Basic Instructors School, Corpus Christi, Texas.1 He was in military service as a Lieutenant (Junior Grade) and a test pilot with the U. S. Navy between November 1946 and June 1947 at Air Maintenance Test Unit, Corpus Christi, Texas.1 He was living on 8 January 1997 at Coffeyville, Kansas.4 He died on 15 February 2006 at Coffeyville, Kansas, at age 84.5

Family

Nadine Taylor b. 4 Jun 1921, d. 24 Mar 2001
Marriage*He married Nadine Taylor on 4 September 1944 at Lexington, Missouri.1 
Children

Citations

  1. [S61] O'Rear Papers: Film 106.
  2. [S322] Dennis O'Rear, "Melissa O'Rear," e-mail to Lee H. Hoffman, 10 Jan 1997.
  3. [S1716] 1930 U. S. Census Population Schedule, Charleston, Mississippi County, Missouri, SD 17, ED 67-12, p. 5B, Line 65, Dwelling/Family 150/106, Errell H. Orear.
  4. [S321] Dennis O'Rear, "Bio Sketch," e-mail to Lee H. Hoffman, 8 Jan 1997.
  5. [S1275] Ancestry.com, online <www.ancestry.com>.
  6. [S456] Dennis O'Rear, "SQZ Files Yes, Sort of..," e-mail to Lee H. Hoffman, 28 Aug 1997.

Nadine Taylor1

F, #12502, b. 4 June 1921, d. 24 March 2001
     Nadine Taylor was born on 4 June 1921 at Springfield, Massachusetts.2 She married Rev. Edwin Luther O'Rear, son of Rev. Errall Hogan O'Rear and Ethyl Gwendolyn Bowles, on 4 September 1944 at Lexington, Missouri.2 Nadine Taylor died on 24 March 2001 at age 79.3

Family

Rev. Edwin Luther O'Rear b. 17 Dec 1921, d. 15 Feb 2006
Children

Citations

  1. [S61] O'Rear Papers: Film number 106, #517.
  2. [S61] O'Rear Papers: Film 106.
  3. [S1275] Ancestry.com, online <www.ancestry.com>.
  4. [S61] O'Rear Papers: Film number 106, #1016.
  5. [S456] Dennis O'Rear, "SQZ Files Yes, Sort of..," e-mail to Lee H. Hoffman, 28 Aug 1997.

Randall Watt O'Rear1

M, #12509, b. 27 September 1947, d. March 1980
Randall Watt O'Rear|b. 27 Sep 1947\nd. Mar 1980|p43.htm#i12509|Errell Thomas William O'Rear|b. 22 Nov 1918\nd. Apr 1986|p43.htm#i12499|Elizabeth Jeannette Watt|||Rev. Errall H. O'Rear|b. 7 Mar 1878|p43.htm#i12497|Ethyl G. Bowles|b. 1893\nd. c 1989|p43.htm#i12498|||||||
FatherErrell Thomas William O'Rear1 b. 22 Nov 1918, d. Apr 1986
MotherElizabeth Jeannette Watt1
     Randall Watt O'Rear married Cheryl (?).2 Randall Watt O'Rear was born on 27 September 1947 at Omaha, Nebraska.1,3,4 He died in March 1980 at Wisconsin at age 32 of epilepsy.3,5,4

Family

Cheryl (?)
Child
  • Rev. Aaron O'Rear6

Citations

  1. [S61] O'Rear Papers: Film 106.
  2. [S678] Donna Sarchet (deceased), Missouri O'Rears in "Missouri O'Rears," listserve message 17 Nov 1998.
  3. [S1170] SSDI (M-Z), Screen 2045.
  4. [S993] SSDI, online <http://ssdi.genealogy.rootsweb.com/>.
  5. [S321] Dennis O'Rear, "Bio Sketch," e-mail to Lee H. Hoffman, 8 Jan 1997.
  6. [S456] Dennis O'Rear, "SQZ Files Yes, Sort of..," e-mail to Lee H. Hoffman, 28 Aug 1997.

Henrietta Eskridge1

F, #12510, b. 10 June 1847, d. 15 April 1890
     Henrietta Eskridge was born on 10 June 1847 at Grant County, Kentucky.2,3 She was born on 10 June 1847 at Covington, Kentucky.1 She and Peter O'Rear were issued a marriage bond on 1 December 1872 at Montgomery County, Kentucky.2,3 Henrietta Eskridge married Peter O'Rear, son of Jeremiah C. O'Rear and Lavina Kirk, on 4 December 1872 at Montgomery County, Kentucky, by James A. Caywood.4,5 Henrietta Eskridge died on 15 April 1890 at Orearville, Missouri, at age 42.1

Family

Peter O'Rear b. 22 Sep 1845, d. 23 Oct 1948
Children

Citations

  1. [S61] O'Rear Papers: Film number 106, #224.
  2. [S217] Marr. Bond Reg. - Montg. Co. KY: p.208.
  3. [S1826] Thelma M. (Willoughby) Dunn, Montg Co, Ky, Marr Bonds, V1, p. 44.
  4. [S61] O'Rear Papers: Film 106.
  5. [S171] Marr. Reg. - Montg. Co. KY: Register Book 1863-1893. Page 108.
  6. [S61] O'Rear Papers: Film number 106, #317.

Dora O'Rear1

F, #12511, b. 13 September 1877, d. January 1972
Dora O'Rear|b. 13 Sep 1877\nd. Jan 1972|p43.htm#i12511|Peter O'Rear|b. 22 Sep 1845\nd. 23 Oct 1948|p11.htm#i2219|Henrietta Eskridge|b. 10 Jun 1847\nd. 15 Apr 1890|p43.htm#i12510|Jeremiah C. O'Rear|b. 18 May 1801\nd. 3 Nov 1875|p11.htm#i2212|Lavina Kirk|b. 22 Mar 1811\nd. 13 Aug 1892|p11.htm#i2213|||||||
FatherPeter O'Rear2 b. 22 Sep 1845, d. 23 Oct 1948
MotherHenrietta Eskridge1 b. 10 Jun 1847, d. 15 Apr 1890
     Dora O'Rear was born on 13 September 1877 at Mt. Sterling, Kentucky.1,3 She was enumerated with Columbus C. O'Rear in 1900 on the Census at Kansas City, Missouri.4 Dora O'Rear died in January 1972 at Seattle, Washington, at age 94.3

Citations

  1. [S61] O'Rear Papers: Film number 106, #317.
  2. [S61] O'Rear Papers: Film 106.
  3. [S993] SSDI, online <http://ssdi.genealogy.rootsweb.com/>.
  4. [S1394] Boris Bulatkin, Columbus Orear in "Columbus Orear," listserve message 11 Jun 2002.

Effie O'Rear1

F, #12512, b. 22 November 1880
Effie O'Rear|b. 22 Nov 1880|p43.htm#i12512|Peter O'Rear|b. 22 Sep 1845\nd. 23 Oct 1948|p11.htm#i2219|Henrietta Eskridge|b. 10 Jun 1847\nd. 15 Apr 1890|p43.htm#i12510|Jeremiah C. O'Rear|b. 18 May 1801\nd. 3 Nov 1875|p11.htm#i2212|Lavina Kirk|b. 22 Mar 1811\nd. 13 Aug 1892|p11.htm#i2213|||||||
FatherPeter O'Rear1 b. 22 Sep 1845, d. 23 Oct 1948
MotherHenrietta Eskridge1 b. 10 Jun 1847, d. 15 Apr 1890
     Effie O'Rear was born on 22 November 1880 at Mt. Sterling, Kentucky.1

Citations

  1. [S61] O'Rear Papers: Film 106.

Virginia O'Rear1

F, #12513, b. 21 November 1883, d. August 1967
Virginia O'Rear|b. 21 Nov 1883\nd. Aug 1967|p43.htm#i12513|Peter O'Rear|b. 22 Sep 1845\nd. 23 Oct 1948|p11.htm#i2219|Henrietta Eskridge|b. 10 Jun 1847\nd. 15 Apr 1890|p43.htm#i12510|Jeremiah C. O'Rear|b. 18 May 1801\nd. 3 Nov 1875|p11.htm#i2212|Lavina Kirk|b. 22 Mar 1811\nd. 13 Aug 1892|p11.htm#i2213|||||||
FatherPeter O'Rear1 b. 22 Sep 1845, d. 23 Oct 1948
MotherHenrietta Eskridge1 b. 10 Jun 1847, d. 15 Apr 1890
     Virginia O'Rear was born on 21 November 1883 at Mt. Sterling, Kentucky.2,3,4 She died in August 1967 at Snoqualmie, Washington, at age 83.4

Citations

  1. [S61] O'Rear Papers: Film 106.
  2. [S22] Richard Warren Davis, Stauffer Families, has 1882.
  3. [S61] O'Rear Papers: has 1882.
  4. [S993] SSDI, online <http://ssdi.genealogy.rootsweb.com/>.

Milford T. O'Rear1

M, #12514, b. 12 June 1875
Milford T. O'Rear|b. 12 Jun 1875|p43.htm#i12514|Peter O'Rear|b. 22 Sep 1845\nd. 23 Oct 1948|p11.htm#i2219|Henrietta Eskridge|b. 10 Jun 1847\nd. 15 Apr 1890|p43.htm#i12510|Jeremiah C. O'Rear|b. 18 May 1801\nd. 3 Nov 1875|p11.htm#i2212|Lavina Kirk|b. 22 Mar 1811\nd. 13 Aug 1892|p11.htm#i2213|||||||
FatherPeter O'Rear1 b. 22 Sep 1845, d. 23 Oct 1948
MotherHenrietta Eskridge1 b. 10 Jun 1847, d. 15 Apr 1890
     Milford T. O'Rear was an accountant.1 He was born on 12 June 1875 at Mt. Sterling, Kentucky.1 He was enumerated with Oswell S. O'Rear in 1900 on the Census at Kansas City, Missouri.2 Milford T. O'Rear married Amie Thompson on 15 March 1910 at Carthage, Missouri.1

Family

Amie Thompson b. 17 Jul 1882
Children

Citations

  1. [S61] O'Rear Papers: Film 106.
  2. [S1617] 1900 U.S. Census Population Schedule, Kansas City, Jackson County, Missouri, SD 5, ED 66, p. 12B, Line 64, Oswell O'Rear.

John L. O'Rear1

M, #12515, b. 7 October 1888
John L. O'Rear|b. 7 Oct 1888|p43.htm#i12515|Peter O'Rear|b. 22 Sep 1845\nd. 23 Oct 1948|p11.htm#i2219|Henrietta Eskridge|b. 10 Jun 1847\nd. 15 Apr 1890|p43.htm#i12510|Jeremiah C. O'Rear|b. 18 May 1801\nd. 3 Nov 1875|p11.htm#i2212|Lavina Kirk|b. 22 Mar 1811\nd. 13 Aug 1892|p11.htm#i2213|||||||
FatherPeter O'Rear1 b. 22 Sep 1845, d. 23 Oct 1948
MotherHenrietta Eskridge1 b. 10 Jun 1847, d. 15 Apr 1890
     John L. O'Rear was born on 7 October 1888 at Shackelford, Missouri.1

Citations

  1. [S61] O'Rear Papers: Film 106.

Samuel Marvin O'Rear1

M, #12516, b. 31 August 1879, d. 11 April 1967
Samuel Marvin O'Rear|b. 31 Aug 1879\nd. 11 Apr 1967|p43.htm#i12516|Peter O'Rear|b. 22 Sep 1845\nd. 23 Oct 1948|p11.htm#i2219|Henrietta Eskridge|b. 10 Jun 1847\nd. 15 Apr 1890|p43.htm#i12510|Jeremiah C. O'Rear|b. 18 May 1801\nd. 3 Nov 1875|p11.htm#i2212|Lavina Kirk|b. 22 Mar 1811\nd. 13 Aug 1892|p11.htm#i2213|||||||
FatherPeter O'Rear1 b. 22 Sep 1845, d. 23 Oct 1948
MotherHenrietta Eskridge1 b. 10 Jun 1847, d. 15 Apr 1890
     Samuel Marvin O'Rear was in military service as a Private in the U. S. Army during the Spanish American War while serving in the Philipines.1 He was a Methodist.1 He was born on 31 August 1879 at Mt. Sterling, Kentucky.1,2 He died on 11 April 1967 at Kansas City, Missouri, at age 87.2 He was buried on 14 April 1967 at Ft. Leavenworth National Cemetery, Ft Leavenworth, Kansas.3

Citations

  1. [S61] O'Rear Papers: Film 106.
  2. [S993] SSDI, online <http://ssdi.genealogy.rootsweb.com/>.
  3. [S1762] Natl Grave Locator, online <http://gravelocator.cem.va.gov>.

Amie Thompson1

F, #12517, b. 17 July 1882
     Amie Thompson was born on 17 July 1882 at Parsons, Kansas.1 She married Milford T. O'Rear, son of Peter O'Rear and Henrietta Eskridge, on 15 March 1910 at Carthage, Missouri.2

Family

Milford T. O'Rear b. 12 Jun 1875
Children

Citations

  1. [S61] O'Rear Papers: Film number 106, #320.
  2. [S61] O'Rear Papers: Film 106.

Roy Thorpe1

M, #12521
     Roy Thorpe married Katherine Henrietta O'Rear, daughter of Milford T. O'Rear and Amie Thompson, in 1934.2

Family

Katherine Henrietta O'Rear b. 6 Apr 1918

Citations

  1. [S61] O'Rear Papers: Film number 106, #1456.
  2. [S61] O'Rear Papers: Film 106.

Harold Kruechten1

M, #12522
     Harold Kruechten married Katherine Henrietta O'Rear, daughter of Milford T. O'Rear and Amie Thompson, in 1943.2

Family

Katherine Henrietta O'Rear b. 6 Apr 1918

Citations

  1. [S61] O'Rear Papers: Film number 106, #1456.
  2. [S61] O'Rear Papers: Film 106.

David Peter O'Rear1

M, #12523, b. 13 October 1920, d. 13 October 1988
David Peter O'Rear|b. 13 Oct 1920\nd. 13 Oct 1988|p43.htm#i12523|Milford T. O'Rear|b. 12 Jun 1875|p43.htm#i12514|Amie Thompson|b. 17 Jul 1882|p43.htm#i12517|Peter O'Rear|b. 22 Sep 1845\nd. 23 Oct 1948|p11.htm#i2219|Henrietta Eskridge|b. 10 Jun 1847\nd. 15 Apr 1890|p43.htm#i12510|||||||
FatherMilford T. O'Rear1 b. 12 Jun 1875
MotherAmie Thompson1 b. 17 Jul 1882
     David Peter O'Rear was born on 13 October 1920 at Seattle, Washington.1,2 He began military service on 9 November 1942 at Tacoma, Washington; as a Private in the U. S. Army.3 Some Seattle, Washington newpaper clippings tell of his war experiences. The first:
SERGT. DAVID OREAR FREED IN GERMANY
Imprisoned for a year and a month, Staff Sergt. David P. Orear, 24 years
old, has been liberated from Stalag B-17 in Germany, the Red Cross has notified his parents, Mr. and Mrs. M. T. Orear, 2217 11th Ave. N.
Sergeant Orear, a tail gunner on the B-24 Lucky Strike, based in England,
was downed over the Reich April 8, 1944. He had been overseas only two months.
A graduate of Broadway High School, Orear attended the University of
Washington before entering the Army Air Forces three years ago.

A second clipping has:
SGT. OREAR, HOME ON LEAVE, TELLS OF CAPTURE
S/Sgt. David P. Orear thought it was bad enough when his B-24 Liberator
exploded over Brunswick on April 8, 1944. But he decided a few moments later that his bad luck had just begun, when his parachute got tangled in some high tension wires and he found himself dangling in mid-air, with a lot of angry Germans and civilians below.
He described his experiences yesterday at the home of his parents, Mr.
and Mrs. M. T. Orear, 2217 11th Ave. N., where he had just returned on a 60-day leave after spending a year is a German prison camp.
BULLETS FLEW
"The Germans shot at our engineer as he was coming down," he said, "but
they were pretty decent to me -- they threw me a knife and I cut the lines and shinned down a pole. They shoved me around a bit, but they didn't attempt to beat me up."
     Orear said he was on his fifth combat miossion when his plane was shot
down by enemy fighters.
"Our pilot was killed," he said, "and so were our navigator and both
waist gunners. I was the ball turret gunner, but the ball turret was out of commission so I had come up into the waist of the ship and I was blown out."
Orear said his prison camp, at Krems, Austria, was probably one of the
best.

RED CROSS PARCELS CAME
"We got Red Cross parcels pretty regularly," he said. "The Germans gave
us very little food mostly potatoes and rutabagas and such -- but I lost only about 10 pounds. We didn't have to do any work.
"Our worst experience started on April 8 when they marched us about 300
kilometers to Braunau and kept us in the woods until May 3, when we were liberated by an American armored division. We didn't get much to eat during those weeks."
He said one of his big surprises came when he found an old friend among
his liberators -- "Bud" Eakins, son of E. A. Eakins, 7002 Brookluyn Ave., who had attended Summit School a couple of grades behind him.
Sergeant Orear, 24, is a native of Seattle and was graduated from
Broadway High School in 1940. He worked for the Boeing Aircraft Company before he joined the army in November 1942.
His sister, Mrs. Harold Kruchten, is the wife of another staff sergeant
in the army air forces.1 He was a student in 1947.1 He died on 13 October 1988 at Seattle, Washington, at age 68.4,2

Citations

  1. [S61] O'Rear Papers: Film 106.
  2. [S993] SSDI, online <http://ssdi.genealogy.rootsweb.com/>.
  3. [S1769] David P. Orear entry, WWII Army Enlistment Records.
  4. [S1170] SSDI (M-Z), Screen 2045.