General Notes

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John A. Sears' and Tabitha Jane (Buckner) Sears' neighbors in the
Loachapoka area included two families who had also previously resided in
Talbot County, GA, and the timing that can be established, suggests that
these households were traveling together.  One of these families was Owen
T. Sears and his wife Elizabeth Rush.  The other family was Thomas J.
Buckner and his wife Temperance Rush.  Owen is a nephew to John, and like
John, was a millwright.  Thomas was a wagon maker and is a first cousin
to Tabitha.  Elizabeth and Temperance were sisters. This group resided in
the Loachapoka area until 1847-1849 and were later close neighbors in the
Weoka community of Coosa County, AL.  Weoka is now in Elmore County, AL.
John and Tabitha were also neighbor and friends of the T. T. Wall family
in Weoka.
In 1849 John A. Sears, Owen T. Sears, and Thomas J. Buckner applied to
build a water saw and grist mill on the west half of section four
township twenty of range eighteen in Tallapoosa land district on Wewoka
Creek in Coosa County, AL.  Owen Sears is a nephew of John's and Thomas
is a cousin of John's wife, Tabitha.
COOSA COUNTY, ALABAMA 1850 CENSUS COOSA DISTRICT ONLY
1037. Sears         Owen          29 GA  millwright      1500
Mary          22 GA
There were three children listed under Owen and his wife in the 1860
Federal Census of Coosa Co., AL.  The children's names were hard to
read.  The first one appears to be J. A. (male), 10 years old & born in
AL; M. A. (female) 7 years old & born in AL; the first name initial could
have been an H., M., T, or W. (male) 5 years old and born in AL.
Sears, O. T.
On account of the Pay Department in account with the State of Ala. Page
155.
AUTHORITY:  Q.M. account Register, serial # 10, Military Defense, C.S.A.
From The Elmore Express, Friday Mar 18, 1887:
(Excerpt)  Legal Notice - This day comes John N. Cooper, adm. of the
estate of William T. Sears, deceased, and filed...personnel property is
not sufficient to pay the debts of the deceased.  And it appearing from
said application that James Sears and three other children of Owen Sears,
the said Owen Sears being a brother of the deceased, reside in the state
of Texas, at Brierfield, in Russ County...
1880 Federal Census of Panola, TX: Beat Number 1, Carthage
Dwelling # Famly # Name AGE SEX COLOR OCC.  REAL EST PERS EST BIR PL
469 469 Sears O. T. 49 M W House carpenter 180 GA
469 469 Sears Elizabeth 43 F W Keeping house GA
469 469 Sears James 19 M W works on farm AL
469 469 Sears Martha 17 F W at home AL
469 469 Sears Henry 14 M 2 works on farm AL
469469 Sears Owen 11 M W works on farm AL
469469 Sears Margie 6 F W AL
Waldrop Cemetery is located in the Brooks Community in Panola  County
about 2 miles northwest of Fairplay, Texas.  Fairplay is approximately
midway between Carthage and Henderson on U.S.79.
SEARS CURTIS    09-16-1900 01-05-1902 INFANT SON OF O.T. & E.M.
SEARS E. M.    05-06-1827 08-08-1903 WIFE OF O.T. SR.; AGE 76 YRS 3 MO. 2
DAYS
SEARS ELLA M.         12-15-1863 12-30-1907
SEARS ESTON           01-04-1893 08-28-1898 INFANT DAUGHTER OF S.T. & T.M.
SEARS  HENRY T.        10-09-1856 06-25-1901
SEARS  JOHN T.         01-12-1897 03-18-1917
SEARS   O.T.            09-23-1821 05-10-1885 MASONIC EMBLEM