I am showing in my data-base of family research a Mary Summers married abt 1854 Laurel Co Ky to a Thomas Lear JR. I am showing this Thomas Lear JR as a son of Thomas Lear and Druscilla Forbis-Lear. I am showing Mary Summers as the daughter of Allen Summers and Sarah Forbis ... (Sarah b abt 1812 ) as a sister to my gggrandmother Anna Forbis who married George W Henson of Laurel Co KY. Also showing a Doborah Summers married to John T. Lear June 1854 Laurel Co KY. Do you know who this 'Deborah Summers' is a daughter of? John T Lear is a brother of Thomas Lear JR, both sons of Thomas Lear and Druscilla Forbis of Laurel Co KY. Hope anybody reading this info can help out on the Lear-Forbis marriages, especially Thomas Lear to Druscilla Forbis on April 06, 1834 Laurel Co KY. Thanks for sharing. 'R.E.' ----- Original Message ----- From: "Doug & Melissa Simmons" <simmons1@fuse.net> To: "'ROATEN E HINSON, JR.'" <roaten@prodigy.net> Sent: Monday, February 21, 2005 12:53 PM Subject: RE: [KYJACKSO] Forbis/Etc ... Lear/Lair .... Metcalf ... Elkins ... McCammon ... Henson ... Cathers > I have a Thomas Lear (my ggrandfather) in my family who in his second > marriage, married Mary L. Summers. > He was born about 1820 in Kentucky. Our families have lived in Indian Creek, > Jackson County since before this time. Many still live on the Laurel County > side (Casteels, etc.) > I do not know his previous wife's name or the name of their children, even > though I know they had some. He left my ggrandmother Mary L. Summers long > after they married. He died December 13, 1921 and was buried in Bear Wallow > Road, off Gravel Lick off Red Lick Road at the foot of Big Hill, Madison > County, Kentucky > His son's name was William David Lear who married Roda Elizabeth Cole. They > had my grandfather Stanley Lear and 10 others. > > The names you mentioned all sound familiar, but I'll need to share this > information with my grandfather to see what he knows. > > > Surnames to mention: > LEAR COLE SUMMERS CASTEEL ROBERTS HELLARD METCALF CLAYPOOL MOORE CUNIGIM > MORRIS WARD > WILLIAMS GABBARD SEXTON DURHAM CARPENTER TAYLOR JOHNSON > > -----Original Message----- > From: ROATEN E HINSON, JR. [mailto:roaten@prodigy.net] > Sent: Monday, February 21, 2005 3:32 PM > To: KYJACKSO-L@rootsweb.com > Subject: [KYJACKSO] Forbis/Etc ... Lear/Lair .... Metcalf ... Elkins ... > McCammon ... Henson ... Cathers > > I have my gggrandmother Anna Forbis, married to George W Henson of Laurel Co > KY, had a sister Drucilla Forbis who married Thomas Lear/Lair on April 06, > '1834' Laurel Co KY (witness William Metcalf) .... Interested in anything on > Thomas Lear/Lair. Anna and Druscilla Forbis were daughters of William > Forbis and Sarah McCammon-Forbis who married Dec 02, '1808' Clay Co KY. > William Forbis is a son of Rev War Vet John Forbis who lived out his life in > Laurel Co KY. One of Rev War Vet John Forbis's wives was named Druscilla, > who was probably the mother of William and that is why he named one of his > daughters Druscilla (Anna Forbis was named after her grandmother Anna > Cathers who married William McCammon (Anna Cathers was a sister of Rev War > Vet Edward 'Ned' Cathers of Clay/Laurel Co KY). Now back to the William > Metcalf, mentioned above as a witness to the marriage of Druscilla Forbis > and Thomas Lear/Lair .... this William Metcalf (William Henry Metcalf) > married Elizabeth Elkins o! > n February 16, '1829' Laurel Co KY. William later moved to > Livingston/Grundy Co MO and became a Judge. Elizabeth Elkins-Metcalf had > brothers W.R.D. 'Dillard' Elkins and Jackson Elkins who married daugthers, > Sarah and Lucinda, of George W Henson and Anna Forbis-Henson while the > families were living in Grundy Co MO along with 'many other Laurel Co KY > families' who had moved to Livingston/Grundy Co MO in the late 1830's (the > Hensons and Elkins returned to Laurel Co KY mid 1840). Brother-in-laws > 'Dillard' Elkins and Elisha Henson (Elisha was a son of George and Anna > Forbis-Henson) both served as Constables in the 2nd District of Laurel Co > KY. An Isaac Jackson Forbis posted bond for the Sept 1853 appointment of > 'Dillard' Elkins so he could serve as Constable. Please share any > additional information on Thomas Lear/Lair and any of the many KY relatives > of mine mentioned above. 'R.E.' > > > ============================== > Search the US Census Collection. Over 140 million records added in the > last 12 months. Largest online collection in the world. Learn more: > http://www.ancestry.com/s13965/rd.ashx > >