John Henry Sears

  • Born October 13, 1839 in Rensselaer County, New York.
  • Parents were OSCAR SEARS and MARY MOORE.
  • Married HARRIET M. FAULKNER on March 8, 1864 in Wattsburg, Erie County, Pennsylvania. Harriet was born March 25, 1846 in Chautauqua County, New York; and died May 8, 1875.
  • Married RHODA A. AUSTIN on November 27, 1876. Rhoda was born March 11, 1844 in Chautauqua County, New York.




CHILDREN WITH HARRIET M. FAULKNER

  1. HATTIE ESTELLE SEARS, born February 15, 1866; died September 6, 1869.
  2. MARY GRACE SEARS, born November 8, 1869; died September 10, 1872.
  3. SARAH ELIZABETH SEARS, born March 25, 1872.
  4. ERNEST OSCAR SEARS, born February 28, 1874. Ernest was an inmate in the State Hospital for the Insane in Warren, Pennsylvania.





CHILDREN WITH RHODA A. AUSTIN

  1. MAUDE MABEL SEARS, born November 1, 1878; died March 27, 1881.
  2. EDITH EMILY SEARS, born June 16, 1882.

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