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John Wilson Lear

Birth: 18 Jan 1879
Hopewell, Bedford County, Pennsylvania, USA
Death: 8 Apr 1929 (aged 50)
Altoona, Blair County, Pennsylvania, USA
Burial: Hopewell Cemetery

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Memorial ID: 37636072 View Source

John Wilson Lear, of Altoona, died at his home 8 Apr, 1929. Mr.Lear was born at Riddlesburg, January 18, 1879, a son of Frank and Margaret (Gettleman) Lear. He was a moulder's helper in the P. R R. shops. Surviving are his wife, Mrs. Virginia (Shimer) Lear, three daughters and two sons; Mrs. James Spearing, Riddlesburg; Mrs. C. F. Ayle, Miss Alma, Roosevelt and Kenneth Lear, at home; two brothers and five sisters: Thomas C. Lear and Mrs. Eliza Spencer, Johnstown; Edmond C. Lear, Mrs. B. V. Thompson, Mrs. J. N. Cogan and Mrs. Ida Reed, Riddlesburg; Mrs. Virginia Wagner, Defiance. Interment at the Hopewell cemetery.

John Wilson Lear, of Altoona, died at his home 8 Apr, 1929. Mr.Lear was born at Riddlesburg, January 18, 1879, a son of Frank and Margaret (Gettleman) Lear. He was a moulder's helper in the P. R R. shops. Surviving are his wife, Mrs. Virginia (Shimer) Lear, three daughters and two sons; Mrs. James Spearing, Riddlesburg; Mrs. C. F. Ayle, Miss Alma, Roosevelt and Kenneth Lear, at home; two brothers and five sisters: Thomas C. Lear and Mrs. Eliza Spencer, Johnstown; Edmond C. Lear, Mrs. B. V. Thompson, Mrs. J. N. Cogan and Mrs. Ida Reed, Riddlesburg; Mrs. Virginia Wagner, Defiance. Interment at the Hopewell cemetery.

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Created by: Genkx
Added: May 28, 2009
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Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/37636072/john_wilson-lear: accessed ), memorial page for John Wilson Lear (18 Jan 1879–8 Apr 1929), Find a Grave Memorial ID 37636072, citing Hopewell Cemetery, Hopewell, Bedford County, Pennsylvania, USA; Maintained by Genkx (contributor 47040903).

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