Son of Raymoth and Rachel (Hayes) Scears - Spelling of last name also Sears

He married Amanda E. Adams on August 24, 1881 in Ottawa, Ohio. They were the parents of:

Dora Scears 1888 - 1907(James Preston)

He married Ada Ronk on February 8, 1898 in Jasper, Midland Co., MI. They were the parents of:

Arthur James Scears/Sears 1898 - 1967
Ballard Floyd Scears/Sears 1900 - 1965
Ruth Olive Sears 1901 - 1931 (Thomas J. Burlison)
Lloyd O. Sears 1904 - 1992 (Dede T. Sanborn)
Pearl Fern Sears 1906 - 1996 ( Cecil Paul Lippert, Vess Newton Day, and Thomas Jefferson Shepherd)

According to a 1910 census listed below, it shows that Ruth, Lloyd and Pearl were living separately from their father.

Ohio Marriage Record
Name: James Sears
Gender: Male
Marriage Date: 24 Aug 1881
Marriage Place: Ottawa, Ohio, USA
Spouse: Amanda Adams
Film Number: 002069268

Michigan Marriage Record
Name: James Sears
Gender: Male
Race: White
Age: 36
Birth Year: abt 1862
Birth Place: Ohio
Marriage Date: 8 Feb 1898
Marriage Place: Jasper, Gratiot, Michigan, USA
Residence Place: Midland, Co, Michigan
Father: Ramoth Sears
Mother: Rachael Hayes
Spouse: Ada Rouk
Record Number: 1442

Note death information says he died in the year 1951 and the headstone says 1950

Michigan Death Record
Name: James J Scears
Gender: Male
Race: White
Marital status: Widowed
Death Age: 90
Birth Date: 25 Aug 1860
Birth Place: Ohio
Death Date: 6 May 1951
Death Place: Saginaw, Saginaw, Michigan, USA
Father: Raymouth Scears
Mother: Rachel Hayes
File Number: 030334

(Message sent to me by a find a grave contributor on November 1, 2019)
After Amanda E. Sears passed away, James J. Sears remarried Ada Ronk in 1898 and they had several children. There is another memorial listing his children on that site. One of his children is Arthur James Sears, my grandfather.
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1870 United States Federal Census
Name: James Scears
[James Sears]
Age in 1870: 10
Birth Year: abt 1860
Birthplace: Ohio
Dwelling Number: 68
Home in 1870: Salem, Ottawa, Ohio
Race: White
Gender: Male
Post Office: Oak Harbor
Inferred Father: Ramoth Scears
Inferred Mother: Rachell Scears
Household Members:
Name Age
Ramoth Scears 56
Rachell Scears 55
Emaline Scears 19
Balhard Scears 17
Asula Scears 13
James Scears 10

1900 United States Federal Census
Name: James Sears
Birth Date: Aug 1860
Birthplace: Ohio
Home in 1900: Geneva, Midland, Michigan
Sheet Number: 6
Number of Dwelling in Order of Visitation: 127
Family Number: 129
Race: White
Gender: Male
Relation to Head of House: Head
Marital status: Married
Spouse's name: Ada Sears
Marriage Year: 1897
Father's Birthplace: Ohio
Mother's Birthplace: Ohio
Occupation: Farmer
Months Not Employed: 0
Can Read: Yes
Can Write: Yes
Can Speak English: No
House Owned or Rented: O
Home Free or Mortgaged: M
Farm or House: F
Neighbors: View others on page
Household Members:
Name Age
James Sears
Ada Sears 27
Arthur Sears 1
Ballard Sears 1/12

1910 United States Federal Census
Name: James J Sears
Age in 1910: 49
Birth Year: abt 1861
Birthplace: Ohio
Home in 1910: Geneva, Midland, Michigan
Race: White
Gender: Male
Relation to Head of House: Head
Marital status: Married
Father's Birthplace: Ohio
Mother's Birthplace: Virginia
Native Tongue: English
Occupation: Farmer
Industry: General Farm
Employer, Employee or Other: Employer
Home Owned or Rented: Own
Home Free or Mortgaged: Mortgaged
Farm or House: Farm
Able to Read: Yes
Able to Write: Yes
Years Married: 12
Neighbors: View others on page
Household Members:
Name Age
James J Sears 49
Arthur Sears 11
Ballard Sears 10
Amelia G Stickler 31

1910 United States Federal Census
Name: Sarah A Ronk
Age in 1910: 64
Birth Year: abt 1846
Birthplace: Ohio
Home in 1910: Belding Ward 2, Ionia, Michigan
Street: Kernwood Avenuer
Race: White
Gender: Female
Relation to Head of House: Mother-in-law
Marital status: Widowed
Father's Birthplace: New York
Mother's Birthplace: New York
Native Tongue: Yes
Able to Read: Yes
Able to Write: Yes
Number of Children Born: 13
Number of Children Living: 8
Neighbors: View others on page
Household Members:
Name Age
Alvin A Showers 28
Lottie M Showers 23
Sarah A Ronk 64
Edward Ronk 20
Ruth O Sears 8
Lloyd O Sears 6
Pearl F Sears

1920 United States Federal Census
Name: James Sears
Age: 59
Birth Year: abt 1861
Birthplace: Ohio
Home in 1920: Geneva, Midland, Michigan
House Number: Farm
Residence Date: 1920
Race: White
Gender: Male
Relation to Head of House: Head
Marital status: Widowed
Father's Birthplace: Pennsylvania
Mother's Birthplace: Pennsylvania
Able to Speak English: Yes
Occupation: Engineer
Industry: Forge Gans
Employment Field: Wage or Salary
Home Owned or Rented: Rented
Able to Read: Yes
Able to Write: Yes
Neighbors: View others on page
Household Members:
Name Age
James Sears 59
Arthur Sears 21
Ballard Sears 19

1930 United Federal Census
Name: James G Sears
Birth Year: abt 1861
Gender: Male
Race: White
Birthplace: Ohio
Marital status: Widowed
Relation to Head of House: Head
Home in 1930: Jerome, Midland, Michigan, USA
Map of Home: View Map
Dwelling Number: 49
Family Number: 51
Home Owned or Rented: Owned
Radio Set: No
Lives on Farm: Yes
Age at first Marriage: 22
Attended School: No
Able to Read and Write: Yes
Father's Birthplace: Ohio
Mother's Birthplace: Virginia
Able to Speak English: Yes
Occupation: Farmer
Industry: General farm
Class of Worker: Working on own account
Employment: No
Household Members:
Name Age
James G Sears 69
Ed Lewis 35

1940 United States Federal Census
Name: James Scears
Age: 74
Estimated birth year: abt 1866
Gender: Male
Race: White
Birthplace: Ohio
Marital status: Widowed
Relation to Head of House: Head
Home in 1940: Jerome, Midland, Michigan
Map of Home in 1940: View Map
Farm: Yes
Sheet Number: 10A
Number of Household in Order of Visitation: 239
Occupation: Farm
House Owned or Rented: Owned
Value of Home or Monthly Rental if Rented: 800
Attended School or College: No
Highest Grade Completed: Elementary school, 5th grade
Class of Worker: Working on own account
Weeks Worked in 1939: 52
Income Other Sources: No
Neighbors: View others on page
Household Members:
Name Age
James Scears 74
Belard Scears 35∼He is buried in Oak Grove Cemetery in Saint Louis, Michigan next to his first wife, Amanda. 110984848. He has another Find-A-Grave Memorial 110984848 with more information on his biography.