Thanks for your interest and contribution. I will include you in the Sears
Family Interest Group mailing list until you ask me to be removed. Thanks.
David Kent Coy
----- Original Message -----
From: "Will" <willma(a)sprynet.com>
To: <INJACKSO-L(a)rootsweb.com>
Sent: Friday, January 20, 2006 5:45 PM
Subject: Re: [INJACKSO] Sears Family Interest Group
There are Sear's connected to Westervelt/ Westerfield/ Durie;
DeMaries/
and many other's. They were in NJ. and an early surname.
I have some books on these surnames. Van Voories; Westervelt(field),
Durrie; De Marrest; and More.;
willma(a)sprynet.com
----- Original Message -----
From: "David Coy" <davidkentcoy(a)mcleodusa.net>
To: <INJACKSO-L(a)rootsweb.com>
Sent: Friday, January 20, 2006 3:01 PM
Subject: [INJACKSO] Sears Family Interest Group
> Dear Family and/or Friends,
> I have put together a list of email addresses of some relatives,
> genealogists, and/or interested people, who have at least one thing in
> common. They are interested in the family history of the Sears Family,
> which I consider to be centered around Harrison County, Indiana. My
> particular branch (and that of several others) went on to the
> Hindsboro/Arcola, Douglas County, Illinois area.
>
> My thinking is that we can all learn about our mutual ancestors by
> sharing what we have learned. I am excited by the prospect of learning
> more about these people as I hope you will be too. However, now is the
> chance to request that your name be deleted from this group email list,
> if you are not interested. I will not be at all offended and will simply
> drop you off the list. On-the-other-hand, if you know of other relatives,
> friends, and genealogists, who want to be included, please let me know
> and I will add them to the emailing list. Perhaps some day we can finance
> a website, where we can share data and pictures, etc. I am familiar with
> similar sites on
myfamily.com and really enjoy the interaction we have
> there. Just let me know. If I don't hear from you, I will continue to
> mail out what I learn about the Sears Family and will forward other
> people's data too.
>
> My interest in the Sears family started at age 15, in July, 1968, when I
> was staying with my maternal grandparents in Hindsboro, Douglas County,
> Illinois. My elderly great-grandmother, Maude Luesta (Sears) Strader
> (1882-1969) accompanied my grandfather and me out to the farm north of
> Hindsboro to do the chores. On the way back into town, "Ma Strader" asked
> my grandfather if we could stop at Van Voorhis "Deer Creek" Cemetery to
> copy down the dates off the tombstones of her paternal grandparents,
> Enoch and Margaret Sears (my great-great-great-grandparents.) We stopped
> and after the three of us located the graves in the old section of the
> cemetery, I copied the names and dates of the weather-worn tombstones
> onto an old envelope my great-grandmother had in her purse. (I still have
> the envelope - framed now and hanging on the wall in my genealogy
> office.) After returning to town, I was intrigued to find out more about
> these people and how they were related to me. I started interv!
> iewing my great-grandmother, who had a very good memory of her family.
>
> My descent from the first known Sears in our line, goes like this:
> (subject to change)
> Johann Georg Zerr (c.1710-c.1800)
> John Sears (c.1749-1839) m. c. 1778, Catherine Margaret Conrad (c.
> 1760-c.1822)
> George Jacob Sears (1789-1857) m. c. 1811, Catharine "Katie" Hon
> (1789-1880)
> Enoch William Sears (1819-1874) m. 1840, Margaret A. Hostetler
> (1822-1893)
> Stephen William Sears (1852-1934) m. 1875, Laura Belle Stites (1858-1926)
> Maude Luesta Sears (1882-1969) m. 1902, Alva Curtis Strader (1880-1960)
> Clifford Anthony Strader (1906-1997) m. 1927, Thelma Easter Allen
> (1908-1984)
> Myra Joy Strader (born 1932) m. 1951, Allan Kent Coy (1931-2002)
> David Kent Coy (born 1953)
>
> Just let me know. Thanks.
> David Kent Coy
> 123 North 20th Street
> Decatur, IL 62521-2114
> (217) 420-4378
> davidkentcoy(a)mcleodusa.net
>
>
>
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