Selected Families and Individuals


William May FEARS [Parents] was born in 1827 in Jackson County, Alabama. He died in 1884 in Jackson County, Alabama. He was buried in 1884 in Sanders Cemetery, Jackson County, Alabama. He married Martha J. "Mattie" SANDERS in 1850 in Jackson County, Alabama.

Martha J. "Mattie" SANDERS [Parents] was born in 1830 in Alabama. She died in 1884 in Jackson County, Alabama. She was buried in 1884 in Sanders Cemetery, Jackson County, Alabama. She married William May FEARS in 1850 in Jackson County, Alabama.

They had the following children:

  M i Joseph Henry FEARS was born in 1853. He died about 1892.
  M ii William Toliver FEARS was born on 22 Nov 1856. He died on 26 Apr 1940.
  M iii Barnett Barney FEARS was born in Apr 1858.
  F iv Pheobe Adoline FEARS was born on 13 Jan 1862. She died on 16 Jan 1899.

James Benjamin FEARS [Parents] was born on 6 Dec 1844 in Jackson County, Alabama. He died on 11 May 1925 in North McAlester, Pittsburg County, Oklahoma. He was buried on 12 May 1925. He married Mary Ellen BOWMAN on 28 Feb 1867 in Fayetteville, Lincoln County, Tennessee.

Mary Ellen BOWMAN [Parents] was born on 12 May 1854 in Fayetteville, Lincoln County, Tennessee. She died on 5 Jul 1927 in North McAlester, Pittsburg County, Oklahoma. She was buried in McAlester Cemetery, Oklahoma. She married James Benjamin FEARS on 28 Feb 1867 in Fayetteville, Lincoln County, Tennessee.

They had the following children:

  M i Benjamin Franklin FEARS was born on 28 Jan 1870. He died on 8 Nov 1963.
  F ii Anna Lydia FEARS was born on 20 Sep 1871.
  F iii Millie Gertrude FEARS was born on 25 Aug 1874. She died in 1930.
  F iv Tennessee FEARS was born in 1877 in Arkansas. She died in 1880 in Pope County, Arkansas.
  M v Jefferson Davis FEARS was born on 10 Nov 1877 in Tennessee.
  F vi Mary Ellen FEARS was born on 17 Jul 1879 in Pope County, Arkansas. She died about 1880 in Pope County, Arkansas.
  F vii George Ada FEARS was born on 5 Apr 1882. She died on 1 Apr 1967.
  F viii Willie Jane FEARS was born on 3 Apr 1885. She died about 1890.
  M ix Russell Randolph FEARS was born on 5 Jan 1889. He died about 1889.
  F x Vera Altus FEARS was born on 5 Nov 1891. She died in Oct 1986.
  M xi James Ernest FEARS was born on 25 Nov 1893. He died on 30 Oct 1930.
  F xii Ethel May FEARS was born on 25 Nov 1893. She died in May 1895 in Oklahoma.
  F xiii Mary Lee FEARS was born on 2 May 1893. She died on 4 Aug 1926 in Oklahoma.

John Henry FEARS [Parents] was born on 14 Oct 1846 in Jackson County, Alabama. He died on 2 Jan 1920 in Madison County, Alabama. He was buried in Cameron Cemetery, Madison County, Alabama. He married Winnie Evelyn DONALDSON on 3 Oct 1869 in Madison County, Alabama.

Winnie Evelyn DONALDSON [Parents] was born on 25 Oct 1846 in Moore County, Tennessee. She died on 2 Jan 1920 in Madison County, Alabama. She was buried in Cameron Cemetery, Madison County, Alabama. She married John Henry FEARS on 3 Oct 1869 in Madison County, Alabama.

They had the following children:

  F i Sallie (Sarah Francis) FEARS was born in 1871. She died on 24 Jan 1935.
  M ii George Walker FEARS was born on 8 May 1873. He died on 9 Dec 1909.
  M iii William Newton FEARS was born on 11 May 1877. He died on 17 May 1963.
  M iv Rufus F. FEARS was born on 11 Sep 1879. He died on 8 Jan 1941.
  M v Josha FEARS was born in 1883. He died on 16 Nov 1904 in Lincoln County, Tennessee. He was buried in Oak Grove Cemetery, Mulberry, Lincoln County, Tennesee.
  F vi Mary Josephine FEARS was born on 4 Mar 1884 in Tennessee.
  F vii Nancy Jane FEARS was born on 22 Feb 1886. She died on 7 Mar 1967.

Joseph Henry FEARS [Parents] was born in 1853 in Jackson County, Alabama. He died about 1892 in Saline County, Illinois. He was buried in Saline County, Illinois. He married Rebecca BRASHEAR on 18 Jan 1870 in Jackson County, Alabama.

Rebecca BRASHEAR [Parents] was born on 1 Jul 1853 in Jackson County, Alabama. She died on 28 Apr 1911 in Saline County, Illinois. She was buried in Saline County, Illinois. She married Joseph Henry FEARS on 18 Jan 1870 in Jackson County, Alabama.

They had the following children:

  M i George Washington FEARS was born on 29 Apr 1873. He died on 29 Dec 1926.
  M ii Henry A. FEARS was born in May 1875. He died in 1901.
  M iii Benjamin M. FEARS was born on 5 Mar 1877. He died on 1 Aug 1950.
  M iv Lorenzo D. FEARS was born on 9 Apr 1878 in Saline County, Illinois. He died after 1880 in Saline County, Illinois.
  M v Charles Elbert FEARS was born on 29 May 1883. He died on 28 Apr 1936.
  M vi Jess E. FEARS was born on 22 Sep 1888. He died on 27 Dec 1957.
  M vii Joseph FEARS , Jr. was born on 20 Oct 1891. He died on 14 Dec 1943.

Ambrose Mathew FEARS [Parents] was born on 8 Jan 1849 in Jackson, Clarke County, Alabama. He died on 5 Nov 1925 in Tahlequah, Cherokee County, Oklahoma. He was buried in Tahlequah Cemetery, Tahlequah, Cherokee County, Oklahoma. He married Mary A. WYATT on 5 Aug 1879 in White County, Arkansas.

Other marriages:
TURPIN, Fransine Atlanta

Mary A. WYATT [Parents] was born in Dec 1861 in DeSota County, Mississippi. She died on 13 Jan 1927 in Tahlequah, Cherokee County, Oklahoma. She was buried in Tahlequah Cemetery, Tahlequah, Cherokee County, Oklahoma. She married Ambrose Mathew FEARS on 5 Aug 1879 in White County, Arkansas.

They had the following children:

  M i J. W. FEARS.
  M ii Joseph Monroe FEARS was born on 16 Mar 1884 in Izard County, Arkansas.
  F iii Minnie FEARS was born in Nov 1885.
  M iv Riley Jackson FEARS was born on 3 Mar 1887. He died in Nov 1978.
  F v Florence FEARS was born in Sep 1892 in Arkansas.
  M vi Simon Peter FEARS was born on 18 Apr 1896. He died on 28 Jun 1970.

Thomas Wesley FEARS [Parents] was born in 1843 in Jackson County, Alabama. He died in 1880. He married Nancy J. LASLEY in Lincoln County, Tennessee.

Other marriages:
BRYANT, Francis A. C.

Nancy J. LASLEY was born about 1848. She died about 1875. She married Thomas Wesley FEARS in Lincoln County, Tennessee.

They had the following children:

  M i J. Morgan FEARS was born in 1870.
  M ii Robert Lee FEARS was born on 28 Oct 1972. He died on 28 Jun 1945.
  F iii Dovean FEARS was born about 1876 in Monroe County, Tennessee.

J. Morgan FEARS [Parents] was born in 1870 in Fayetteville, Lincoln County, Tennessee. He was buried in Reed Cemetery, Tennessee. He married Ollie Bernice JENNINGS on 24 Jul 1895.

Ollie Bernice JENNINGS.Ollie married J. Morgan FEARS on 24 Jul 1895.


Robert Lee FEARS [Parents] was born on 28 Oct 1972 in Fayetteville, Lincoln County, Tennessee. He died on 28 Jun 1945 in Fayetteville, Lincoln County, Tennessee. He was buried in Reed Cemetery, Tennessee. He married Ida Mae COPELAND on 28 Jul 1898.

Ida Mae COPELAND was born on 26 May 1884 in Fayetteville, Lincoln County, Tennessee. She died on 16 Jun 1952 in Lynchburg, Moore County, Tennessee. She was buried in Reed Cemetery, Moore County, Tennessee. She married Robert Lee FEARS on 28 Jul 1898.

They had the following children:

  F i Barshie Mae FEARS was born in 1899.
  M ii Cludie Lee FEARS was born in 1901 in Moore County, Tennessee. He died in 1903.
  F iii Monte(Monnie) Ozell FEARS was born on 22 Nov 1904.
  F iv Argie Maude FEARS was born on 2 Jun 1906.
  F v Willie Bernice FEARS was born in 1909.
  M vi Robert Lamarice FEARS was born on 14 Mar 1912.

James Elmer GORE [Parents] was born in 1890 in Moore, Tennessee. He died in 1965. He married Barshie Mae FEARS on 6 Sep 1914.

Barshie Mae FEARS [Parents] was born in 1899 in Moore County, Tennessee. She married James Elmer GORE on 6 Sep 1914.


Jeff Terrace SAWYER [Parents] was born on 28 Jul 1895 in Moore County, Tennessee. He married Monte(Monnie) Ozell FEARS on 5 Oct 1919 in Moore County, Tennessee.

Monte(Monnie) Ozell FEARS [Parents] was born on 22 Nov 1904 in Moore County, Tennessee. She married Jeff Terrace SAWYER on 5 Oct 1919 in Moore County, Tennessee.

They had the following children:

  F i Wilma Mae SAWYER was born on 16 May 1920.
  M ii William Lee SAWYER was born on 8 Feb 1923.
  M iii Edmund SAWYER was born on 27 Apr 1929.
  M iv Ernest Avery SAWYER was born on 16 Jun 1929.
  F v Willie Bernice SAWYER was born on 24 May 1932.
  F vi Dorothy Jean SAWYER was born on 28 Nov 1933.
  M vii Shirley Lumarse SAWYER was born on 4 Mar 1936.
  M viii Terrace Fears SAWYER was born on 17 Apr 1939.

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