I'm putting this in, the way it was sent to me. I don't want to change anything because I might mess it up.
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Contributed by Barb & Fred McEntire
Amanda D. BINGHAM (William H., Elisha, John Clark, Abner, Abisha, Samuel, Thomas)
Born: 2 Apr 1838, Chautaugua, NY®92 IL: Kendall: 256
Mar: 29 Sep 1860, George W. GEAR Will, IL ®633 ; Div: abt 1874; Born: 30 Sep 1839, MA; Died: 21 Jul 1912, Liberty, Labette, KS ®682 ; Bur: Montana Cemetery; Mar 2nd 5 Jun 1875 Elizabeth Hannah Parlett, Labette, Labette, KS®1055
Died: 29 Aug 1896, Seward, Kendal, IL ®897 23
Amanda married George Gear/Geer when she was 20 years old. He was working as a farm laborer for William Caton
in Plainfield, Will, IL. He claimed to be 28 years old and born in Canada, but neither his age nor his birth place were given that way on ensuing censuses until 1920 The couple apparently lived in Illinois through 1869, if the birthplaces of their three oldest children are accurate. By 1870 they had moved toMontana, Labette, KS where they were enumerated on the census. Cousin Lillie/Lilly Bingham age 18, lived with them and worked as a Domestic.® Their fourth child, Anna, was born in Montana, KS in 1873. Surprisingly, the Kansas State Census taken in March 1875 shows George and the children, but not Amanda. And then we learn that George married Elizabeth Parlette on 5 June 1875.®1055
Were it not for the D under marital status after Amanda’s name on the 1880 census, we would question the sources. In fact, in 1880, Amanda and daughter Anna lived with
Aunt Elvira Bingham, wife of Uncle Elisha in Naausay, Kendall, IL.®1036
Daughter Lizzie, age 10, lived in Jackson, Will, ILwith 1st cousin Lucy Ann Bingham Shearer. Lizzie was classed as a servant!
®1047 George Gear and his new wife, Elizabeth, their 3 year old daughter, Josie, and his two sons by Amanda, William and George lived in Labette, KS.®1054
Son George died in 1882, but George and Elizabeth had another daughter, Mattie, that same year .®682
Next we learn from a very inaccurate newspaper obituary that Elizabeth was killed in an unusual horse and buggy accident in 1888. Son Benjamin Harrison Gear was an infant. Grandmother Catherine Parlett took the baby and changed his name to Gear Parlett.®1060
Elizabeth’s two daughters probably went to live with other relatives.
Amanda and other family members moved to Joliet, Will, IL and in 1891 lived at 509 Herkimer. Daughter Lizzie and son William H. lived with her. William worked at IL Steel Co.®1050 Amanda’s brother James Albert also lived with them and worked in 1889 and 1890 at Joliet Steel Plate Co and 1891 at Fox Solid Pressed Steel Co.®1051
George and William, both of whom were probably partially responsible for Elizabeth’s accident show up in Precinct 6 {Sheridan Lake], Kiowa, CO in 1900. Both were recorded as widowed and farmers. George owned the farm and house mortgage free. His birth date was recorded as Sep 1836 and birth place as MA.®1057William had married Elizabeth Findlay in 1894.
She was from Seward, Kendall, IL. She died in childbirth August 1895 and their infant son died two months later in October. They are both buried in Seward Mound Cemetery, Kendall, IL®897
William H. Gear, widower, remained in Colorado, farming, until he moved to Phoenix, AZ sometime before he died in
1929. On the 1920 federal census, he reported his father’s birthplace as Canada and his mother’s as New York.®1058 His father,
George Gear, returned to Montana, Labette, KS where, in 1910 he lived with daughter Jossie Jones, her husband
Nicholas W. Jones and their nine children.®1056 He died two years later in 1912. His daughter, Mattie/Martha had married photographer John Harris Wright and lived in St. Louis in 1910. Son Benjamin Harrison Gear married and remained in KS.®1055
Amanda was only 56 years old when she died in Seward, Kendall, IL, probably while living with daughter Lizzie and John Findlay.
Gear children
1. William H. 1862-1929
2. George W. 1864-1882
3. Elizabeth “Lizzie” 1869-1941
4. Anna 1873"
(Family)
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Contributed by Barb & Fred McEntire
Amanda D. BINGHAM (William H., Elisha, John Clark, Abner, Abisha, Samuel, Thomas)
Born: 2 Apr 1838, Chautaugua, NY®92 IL: Kendall: 256
Mar: 29 Sep 1860, George W. GEAR Will, IL ®633 ; Div: abt 1874; Born: 30 Sep 1839, MA; Died: 21 Jul 1912, Liberty, Labette, KS ®682 ; Bur: Montana Cemetery; Mar 2nd 5 Jun 1875 Elizabeth Hannah Parlett, Labette, Labette, KS®1055
Died: 29 Aug 1896, Seward, Kendal, IL ®897 23
Amanda married George Gear/Geer when she was 20 years old. He was working as a farm laborer for William Caton
in Plainfield, Will, IL. He claimed to be 28 years old and born in Canada, but neither his age nor his birth place were given that way on ensuing censuses until 1920 The couple apparently lived in Illinois through 1869, if the birthplaces of their three oldest children are accurate. By 1870 they had moved toMontana, Labette, KS where they were enumerated on the census. Cousin Lillie/Lilly Bingham age 18, lived with them and worked as a Domestic.® Their fourth child, Anna, was born in Montana, KS in 1873. Surprisingly, the Kansas State Census taken in March 1875 shows George and the children, but not Amanda. And then we learn that George married Elizabeth Parlette on 5 June 1875.®1055
Were it not for the D under marital status after Amanda’s name on the 1880 census, we would question the sources. In fact, in 1880, Amanda and daughter Anna lived with
Aunt Elvira Bingham, wife of Uncle Elisha in Naausay, Kendall, IL.®1036
Daughter Lizzie, age 10, lived in Jackson, Will, ILwith 1st cousin Lucy Ann Bingham Shearer. Lizzie was classed as a servant!
®1047 George Gear and his new wife, Elizabeth, their 3 year old daughter, Josie, and his two sons by Amanda, William and George lived in Labette, KS.®1054
Son George died in 1882, but George and Elizabeth had another daughter, Mattie, that same year .®682
Next we learn from a very inaccurate newspaper obituary that Elizabeth was killed in an unusual horse and buggy accident in 1888. Son Benjamin Harrison Gear was an infant. Grandmother Catherine Parlett took the baby and changed his name to Gear Parlett.®1060
Elizabeth’s two daughters probably went to live with other relatives.
Amanda and other family members moved to Joliet, Will, IL and in 1891 lived at 509 Herkimer. Daughter Lizzie and son William H. lived with her. William worked at IL Steel Co.®1050 Amanda’s brother James Albert also lived with them and worked in 1889 and 1890 at Joliet Steel Plate Co and 1891 at Fox Solid Pressed Steel Co.®1051
George and William, both of whom were probably partially responsible for Elizabeth’s accident show up in Precinct 6 {Sheridan Lake], Kiowa, CO in 1900. Both were recorded as widowed and farmers. George owned the farm and house mortgage free. His birth date was recorded as Sep 1836 and birth place as MA.®1057William had married Elizabeth Findlay in 1894.
She was from Seward, Kendall, IL. She died in childbirth August 1895 and their infant son died two months later in October. They are both buried in Seward Mound Cemetery, Kendall, IL®897
William H. Gear, widower, remained in Colorado, farming, until he moved to Phoenix, AZ sometime before he died in
1929. On the 1920 federal census, he reported his father’s birthplace as Canada and his mother’s as New York.®1058 His father,
George Gear, returned to Montana, Labette, KS where, in 1910 he lived with daughter Jossie Jones, her husband
Nicholas W. Jones and their nine children.®1056 He died two years later in 1912. His daughter, Mattie/Martha had married photographer John Harris Wright and lived in St. Louis in 1910. Son Benjamin Harrison Gear married and remained in KS.®1055
Amanda was only 56 years old when she died in Seward, Kendall, IL, probably while living with daughter Lizzie and John Findlay.
Gear children
1. William H. 1862-1929
2. George W. 1864-1882
3. Elizabeth “Lizzie” 1869-1941
4. Anna 1873"
(Family)
I'm putting this in, the way it was sent to me. I don't want to change anything because I might mess it up.
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Contributed by Barb & Fred McEntire
Amanda D. BINGHAM (William H., Elisha, John Clark, Abner, Abisha, Samuel, Thomas)
Born: 2 Apr 1838, Chautaugua, NY®92 IL: Kendall: 256
Mar: 29 Sep 1860, George W. GEAR Will, IL ®633 ; Div: abt 1874; Born: 30 Sep 1839, MA; Died: 21 Jul 1912, Liberty, Labette, KS ®682 ; Bur: Montana Cemetery; Mar 2nd 5 Jun 1875 Elizabeth Hannah Parlett, Labette, Labette, KS®1055
Died: 29 Aug 1896, Seward, Kendal, IL ®897 23
Amanda married George Gear/Geer when she was 20 years old. He was working as a farm laborer for William Caton
in Plainfield, Will, IL. He claimed to be 28 years old and born in Canada, but neither his age nor his birth place were given that way on ensuing censuses until 1920 The couple apparently lived in Illinois through 1869, if the birthplaces of their three oldest children are accurate. By 1870 they had moved toMontana, Labette, KS where they were enumerated on the census. Cousin Lillie/Lilly Bingham age 18, lived with them and worked as a Domestic.® Their fourth child, Anna, was born in Montana, KS in 1873. Surprisingly, the Kansas State Census taken in March 1875 shows George and the children, but not Amanda. And then we learn that George married Elizabeth Parlette on 5 June 1875.®1055
Were it not for the D under marital status after Amanda’s name on the 1880 census, we would question the sources. In fact, in 1880, Amanda and daughter Anna lived with
Aunt Elvira Bingham, wife of Uncle Elisha in Naausay, Kendall, IL.®1036
Daughter Lizzie, age 10, lived in Jackson, Will, ILwith 1st cousin Lucy Ann Bingham Shearer. Lizzie was classed as a servant!
®1047 George Gear and his new wife, Elizabeth, their 3 year old daughter, Josie, and his two sons by Amanda, William and George lived in Labette, KS.®1054
Son George died in 1882, but George and Elizabeth had another daughter, Mattie, that same year .®682
Next we learn from a very inaccurate newspaper obituary that Elizabeth was killed in an unusual horse and buggy accident in 1888. Son Benjamin Harrison Gear was an infant. Grandmother Catherine Parlett took the baby and changed his name to Gear Parlett.®1060
Elizabeth’s two daughters probably went to live with other relatives.
Amanda and other family members moved to Joliet, Will, IL and in 1891 lived at 509 Herkimer. Daughter Lizzie and son William H. lived with her. William worked at IL Steel Co.®1050 Amanda’s brother James Albert also lived with them and worked in 1889 and 1890 at Joliet Steel Plate Co and 1891 at Fox Solid Pressed Steel Co.®1051
George and William, both of whom were probably partially responsible for Elizabeth’s accident show up in Precinct 6 {Sheridan Lake], Kiowa, CO in 1900. Both were recorded as widowed and farmers. George owned the farm and house mortgage free. His birth date was recorded as Sep 1836 and birth place as MA.®1057William had married Elizabeth Findlay in 1894.
She was from Seward, Kendall, IL. She died in childbirth August 1895 and their infant son died two months later in October. They are both buried in Seward Mound Cemetery, Kendall, IL®897
William H. Gear, widower, remained in Colorado, farming, until he moved to Phoenix, AZ sometime before he died in
1929. On the 1920 federal census, he reported his father’s birthplace as Canada and his mother’s as New York.®1058 His father,
George Gear, returned to Montana, Labette, KS where, in 1910 he lived with daughter Jossie Jones, her husband
Nicholas W. Jones and their nine children.®1056 He died two years later in 1912. His daughter, Mattie/Martha had married photographer John Harris Wright and lived in St. Louis in 1910. Son Benjamin Harrison Gear married and remained in KS.®1055
Amanda was only 56 years old when she died in Seward, Kendall, IL, probably while living with daughter Lizzie and John Findlay.
Gear children
1. William H. 1862-1929
2. George W. 1864-1882
3. Elizabeth “Lizzie” 1869-1941
4. Anna 1873"
(Family)
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Contributed by Barb & Fred McEntire
Amanda D. BINGHAM (William H., Elisha, John Clark, Abner, Abisha, Samuel, Thomas)
Born: 2 Apr 1838, Chautaugua, NY®92 IL: Kendall: 256
Mar: 29 Sep 1860, George W. GEAR Will, IL ®633 ; Div: abt 1874; Born: 30 Sep 1839, MA; Died: 21 Jul 1912, Liberty, Labette, KS ®682 ; Bur: Montana Cemetery; Mar 2nd 5 Jun 1875 Elizabeth Hannah Parlett, Labette, Labette, KS®1055
Died: 29 Aug 1896, Seward, Kendal, IL ®897 23
Amanda married George Gear/Geer when she was 20 years old. He was working as a farm laborer for William Caton
in Plainfield, Will, IL. He claimed to be 28 years old and born in Canada, but neither his age nor his birth place were given that way on ensuing censuses until 1920 The couple apparently lived in Illinois through 1869, if the birthplaces of their three oldest children are accurate. By 1870 they had moved toMontana, Labette, KS where they were enumerated on the census. Cousin Lillie/Lilly Bingham age 18, lived with them and worked as a Domestic.® Their fourth child, Anna, was born in Montana, KS in 1873. Surprisingly, the Kansas State Census taken in March 1875 shows George and the children, but not Amanda. And then we learn that George married Elizabeth Parlette on 5 June 1875.®1055
Were it not for the D under marital status after Amanda’s name on the 1880 census, we would question the sources. In fact, in 1880, Amanda and daughter Anna lived with
Aunt Elvira Bingham, wife of Uncle Elisha in Naausay, Kendall, IL.®1036
Daughter Lizzie, age 10, lived in Jackson, Will, ILwith 1st cousin Lucy Ann Bingham Shearer. Lizzie was classed as a servant!
®1047 George Gear and his new wife, Elizabeth, their 3 year old daughter, Josie, and his two sons by Amanda, William and George lived in Labette, KS.®1054
Son George died in 1882, but George and Elizabeth had another daughter, Mattie, that same year .®682
Next we learn from a very inaccurate newspaper obituary that Elizabeth was killed in an unusual horse and buggy accident in 1888. Son Benjamin Harrison Gear was an infant. Grandmother Catherine Parlett took the baby and changed his name to Gear Parlett.®1060
Elizabeth’s two daughters probably went to live with other relatives.
Amanda and other family members moved to Joliet, Will, IL and in 1891 lived at 509 Herkimer. Daughter Lizzie and son William H. lived with her. William worked at IL Steel Co.®1050 Amanda’s brother James Albert also lived with them and worked in 1889 and 1890 at Joliet Steel Plate Co and 1891 at Fox Solid Pressed Steel Co.®1051
George and William, both of whom were probably partially responsible for Elizabeth’s accident show up in Precinct 6 {Sheridan Lake], Kiowa, CO in 1900. Both were recorded as widowed and farmers. George owned the farm and house mortgage free. His birth date was recorded as Sep 1836 and birth place as MA.®1057William had married Elizabeth Findlay in 1894.
She was from Seward, Kendall, IL. She died in childbirth August 1895 and their infant son died two months later in October. They are both buried in Seward Mound Cemetery, Kendall, IL®897
William H. Gear, widower, remained in Colorado, farming, until he moved to Phoenix, AZ sometime before he died in
1929. On the 1920 federal census, he reported his father’s birthplace as Canada and his mother’s as New York.®1058 His father,
George Gear, returned to Montana, Labette, KS where, in 1910 he lived with daughter Jossie Jones, her husband
Nicholas W. Jones and their nine children.®1056 He died two years later in 1912. His daughter, Mattie/Martha had married photographer John Harris Wright and lived in St. Louis in 1910. Son Benjamin Harrison Gear married and remained in KS.®1055
Amanda was only 56 years old when she died in Seward, Kendall, IL, probably while living with daughter Lizzie and John Findlay.
Gear children
1. William H. 1862-1929
2. George W. 1864-1882
3. Elizabeth “Lizzie” 1869-1941
4. Anna 1873"
(Family)
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