In a message dated 2/29/04 1:43:15 PM Eastern Standard Time, singhals@erols.com writes: I've uploaded the biographical sketches from the 1897 version of Maxwell & Swisher's History of Hampshire County. They're found at http://www.rootsweb.com/~wvhampsh/max/ Too late for many of you, but it might help a newbie. And, anyway, I've gotten some good leads off other county's biographical sketches, so it's payback. (g) L. B. HEARE, farmer of Gore, son of Matthew and Mary Heare, Irish parentage, was born 1831; married, 1861, Zulemma, daughter of Silas and Joanna SHANHOLTZER; children, Johnston T., Augusta F., Lillian E., Minor G., George W., Lorenzo H., Bertha V., Wade V., Walter R., and Virgil H. [pg 710] One of those errors in the books.......and was carried into articles on the Heare line. This should read J. B. Heare, as in James Brown Heare. James Brown Heare died of consumption in 1887 and is buried at Mt. Bethel Chruch Cemetery at Three Churches. J B Heare was my great-great grandfather and I descend from his son, Lorenzo H or better known as LH Heare, to son Ray and Mildred Good Heare to my father, Fred and Shirley Garland Heare. James Brown Heare was one of at least four children of Mathew Heare (son of Adam and Margaret Tood Heare) and wife, Mary Ann Powelson Heare (daughter of Charles and Anne Alexander Powelson). Mary Ann died around 1840-41 and Mathew remarried 1842 to Martha Ruckman (daughter of Joseph B and Grace Cramer Ruckman). In September 1870, Mathew moved his family to St. Clair County, MO, but the family of James Brown remained in Hampshire County. Ten children were born from this union, one died as infant. Kathy Heare Watts Life is not a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty and well preserved body, but rather to skid in broadside, thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and loudly proclaiming --- - WOW -- What a Ride!