5705. James H Sears (Nathaniel , Nathaniel , Nathaniel , Paul , Paul , Paul , Richard ) was born 31 Mar 1839 in Rochester, MA. was buried in , 2343.
James married Helen E Swift. Helen was born 1846 in
They had the following children:
8726 F i Helen Thacher Sears was born 8 Nov 1868 in Rochester, MA. was buried in , 3608.
5710. Elias Knowles (Susannah Sears , Nathaniel , Nathaniel , Paul , Paul , Paul , Richard ) was born 10 Nov 1833 in Abington, Plymouth co, MA. He died 22 Apr 1902 in Iberia, Miller co, MO and was buried in , KS.
BIRTH-DEATH-SPOUSE-CHILD: Letter from William J Knowles, Marshall, WI, to Ray
Sears in Duncan, OK; 1809; Letter dtd 25 Aug 1994; ; copy in poss of Ray Sears;
Elias married (1) Sarah Ella (Ellen) Coleman on 29 Aug 1858 in Lafayette, IN.
SPOUSE-CHILD: Letter from William J Knowles, Marshall, WI, to Ray
Sears in Duncan, OK; 1809; Letter dtd 25 Aug 1994; ; copy in poss of Ray Sears;
Elias and Sarah had the following children:
+ 8727 M i William Elmer Knowles 8728 F ii Addie Bell Knowles was born 20 May 1862 in Effingham, IL. She died 22 Aug 1863 in Effingham, IL.
BIRTH-DEATH: Letter from William J Knowles, Marshall, WI, to Ray
Sears in Duncan, OK; 1809; Letter dtd 25 Aug 1994; ; copy in poss of Ray Sears;
8729 F iii Lillie May Knowles was born 20 Sep 1863 in Effingham, IL. She died 22 Jan 1865 in Effingham, IL.
BIRTH-DEATH: Letter from William J Knowles, Marshall, WI, to Ray
Sears in Duncan, OK; 1809; Letter dtd 25 Aug 1994; ; copy in poss of Ray Sears;
+ 8730 M iv James Alvin Knowles + 8731 M v Harry W Knowles
Elias also married (2) Anne Augusta Palmatier on 22 Jul 1874 in Clay Center, KS.
SPOUSE-CHILDREN: Letter from William J Knowles, Marshall, WI, to Ray
Sears in Duncan, OK; 1809; Letter dtd 25 Aug 1994; ; copy in poss of Ray Sears;
Elias and Anne had the following children:
8732 M vi Richard Knowles was born 11 May 1875. He died 24 Jun 1880.
BIRTH-DEATH: Letter from William J Knowles, Marshall, WI, to Ray
Sears in Duncan, OK; 1809; Letter dtd 25 Aug 1994; ; copy in poss of Ray Sears;
+ 8733 M vii Albin Albion Knowles 8734 M viii Lewis Knowles was born 9 Mar 1879.
BIRTH-SPOUSE: Letter from William J Knowles, Marshall, WI, to Ray
Sears in Duncan, OK; 1809; Letter dtd 25 Aug 1994; ; copy in poss of Ray Sears;
8735 M ix Oliver Franklin Knowles was born 9 May 1881.
BIRTH-SPOUSES: Letter from William J Knowles, Marshall, WI, to Ray
Sears in Duncan, OK; 1809; Letter dtd 25 Aug 1994; ; copy in poss of Ray Sears;
Oliver married (1) Living Oliver also married (2) Living Oliver also married (3) Living 8736 F x Olga Knowles was born 17 Mar 1883. She died 30 Apr 1883.
BIRTH-DEATH: Letter from William J Knowles, Marshall, WI, to Ray
Sears in Duncan, OK; 1809; Letter dtd 25 Aug 1994; ; copy in poss of Ray Sears;
8737 M xi Herron Knowles was born 1 Mar 1884. He died 25 Oct 1885 in Juniata, Adams co, NE.
BIRTH-DEATH: Letter from William J Knowles, Marshall, WI, to Ray
Sears in Duncan, OK; 1809; Letter dtd 25 Aug 1994; ; copy in poss of Ray Sears;
8738 M xii Harvey Knowles was born 10 Sep 1886.
BIRTH: Letter from William J Knowles, Marshall, WI, to Ray
Sears in Duncan, OK; 1809; Letter dtd 25 Aug 1994; ; copy in poss of Ray Sears;
+ 8739 F xiii Lieuella May Knowles + 8740 F xiv Urilla Sears Knowles
5718. Caroline Naomi Dutton (Susan Bryant , Elizabeth B Sears , Nathaniel , Paul , Paul , Paul , Richard ) was born 19 Aug 1833 in Ludlow, VT. She died 6 Apr 1897.
P.S. Lawrence notes resided in Ludlow, VT
Caroline married Charles Christopher Grant on 3 Oct 1849 in Ludlow, VT. Charles was born 1815 in Littleton, MA. He died 5 May 1864 in , VA.
P.S.Lawrence notes d. in Battle of Wilderness, VA
Charles and Caroline had the following children:
+ 8741 F i Laura Amanda Grant
5723. Charles L Alden (Hannah Snow
, Jonathan Snow
, Hannah Sears
, Paul
, Paul
, Paul
, Richard
) was born 1817 in
They had the following children:
8742 F i Living 8743 F ii Living 8744 M iii John Gale Alden died in Died Young. 8745 M iv Living 8746 M v Living
5726. Lewis Alden Arey (Ebenezer Arey , Mary Crosby , Moses Crosby , Elizabeth Sears , Paul , Paul , Richard ) was born 1 Oct 1812 in Vinalhaven, ME. He died 1898 in S Thomaston, ME.
Lewis married Mary Calderwood on Jun 1857 in Thomaston, ME. Mary was born 21 May 1813 in Vinalhaven, ME. She died 1910 in S Thomaston, ME.
They had the following children:
+ 8747 F i Melissa Leonora Arey
5727. Living (Crosby Arey , Mary Crosby , Moses Crosby , Elizabeth Sears , Paul , Paul , Richard )
They had the following children:
+ 8748 F i Living
5729. Thomas Bartlett Sears (Thomas Bartlett , Thomas , Thomas , Thomas , Paul , Paul , Richard ) was born 2 Jul 1834 in Plymouth, MA. He died 9 Dec 1925 in Lawrence, Douglas, KS and was buried in , 2355.
Contributed by: Mrs. Kenneth (Muriel) Greene, Tescott, KA 67484
Charlotte Morton lived w/ T.B. Sears "Then my Uncle Thomas Bartlett Sears.
Like Mr. Scott, his manner was always quiet and dignified, and though he owned
about three more property than the average farmer of the community, he, too,
was a man whose advice and counsel were sought and followed often by less
fortunate men."
"These were the three men I knew well, and often saw consulting with each other
over vital issues of the community, and witnessed the deep respect in which
they were held." The three men are T.E.Scott, for which Tescott was named,
Charlotte's Uncle Tom Sears and her father, Howard MOrton.
"Now I would like to give you a word picture of the two families, Sears and
Morton, when they were living side by side in adjoining farms. There were
only three children born to Thomas B. Sears and his wife Katherine: Fred
Coleman Sears, Thomas Bartlett Sears and Kate B (I think "B" was for Bartlett)
Sears. Kate was the oldest.The Morton family had nine children: Mary, Helen, Katherine, Howard, Nathaniel,
Jessie, Charlotte, Ruth and Lucie.
The four parents ofthe two families all came form Massachusetts. The two men
were first cousins, the two women were sisters. This and the fact that they
lived close together and had at first great hardships to overcome, made them
almost like one family in interest and affection. The Searses were much better
off than the Mortons, for obvious reasons, namely smaller family and much
larger farm. The three Sears men and the three Morton men toiled as only
pioneer farmers those days did toil, from dawn to dark, sometimes by moonlight.
No motor-driven machines or vehicles in those days, just hard grinding hand and
horse labor. But when the day's work was done, both families enjoyed a fully
cultured life. All four parents had known wealth and culture of the East in
their youths, and somehow they achieved it for their children in their homes.At first during the time of birth of all three Sears children and the older
Morton children, the struggle was severe just to earn necessities; but by the
time the older children were ready for higher education, the Searses were quite
"well off" and the Mortons able to put their children through high school. The
Sears children went away to college, and their father was able to pay for hired
help. I believe that is the reason the present generation, even the older
people of Tescott, know so little about the Sears family. As soon as the Sears
boys had graduated (from KU at Lawrence and KSAC at Manhattan) they both married
girls they had met in college and settled down wherever their work took them.
Their parents (Tom and Kitty) and Kate who never married, sold their farm and
moved to Lawrence. So the Sears family who, in my clear memory at the turn of
the century were very prominent and influential around Tescott, regularly
attending the "Army of the Republic" -(veterens of Civil War) the "Dorcas
Society" -(wives of veterans), the WCTU and all civic gatherings close friends
of Mr. and Mrs. T E Scott" "I siezed on the opportunity to make a big effort
to revive the memory of the Searses inthat connection."
"The main reason that I felt so very deeply about the Sears family is that
from the time I was three to six years old, and that means my earliest recol-
lections, -I lived with the Sears family. That was 1890-93. My father,
Howard Morton, ran for Probate Judge of Ottawa Co. and was elected in 1890;rented out his farm and moved all of the family but me to Minneapolis for four
years. Ruth was a baby-in-arms when they moved, and the Sears family offered
to keep me with them for awhile. My folks in Minneapolis of course had no
horses there and there was then no other way to travel than "horse-and-buggy";
the Searses were too busy to take the long trip, so I never saw my own family
for several years, and as I did not remember them, I just thought I was a Sears!
When, after several years, my Aunt and UNcle did make the (all day) trip to
Minneapolis with me, and I played all day with my little relatives and neigh-
borhood children, I was wildly excited; and when my Aunt said "Come on, Gusty,
we are going home now," I burst into tears and sobs. Looking back now, I
realize how that must have hurt my Uncle and Aunt, who had tenderly cared for
me for three years and with whom I was really very happy and dearly loved them.B
but the Searses are a notably "proud" people. My Aunt said, "Well, Tom, if
thats the way Gusty feels, she can stay here. Lets go." and they quickly
climbed intotheir buggy and drove off, leaving me standing there with my mouth
open struck dumb! The shock was so great, I have no further memory of that
time, or until some months later. By 1895 my family (Mortons) was back on the
farm, the Sears children had not yet gone to college, or at least were home for
summer vacations -(my memory is vague there) but they were all "grown up", as
were the six older Morton children, and I wish I could give you a picture of
the full, happy life of those two families on those two farms. Almost every
Sunday forenoon, the Searses would all walk up the hill to our house, all
dressed in Sunday best. We Mortons would also be "dressed up" too, and to-
gether those sixteen people, now mostly adults, would sing hymns and have a
regular program of readings, discussions of literary topics, and issues (civic
and national) of the day. My sister Katherine, who by then was an accomplished
pianist, would play on the square piano that my mother had bought when one of
her eastern Uncles left her a little legacy; my sister Mary had a beautiful
alto voice, Uncle Tom Sears had a fine bass voice, several of the young men
good tenor and most of the girls good soprano voices. Those were lovely
occaisons, held in the living room of this home, with its sunny bay window.
!S.P. May p.494 Mr Sears was commissioned Act'g Master US Navy, 22 Jan 1862,
and honorably discharged, 18 Feb 1866; now lives in Churchill, KA
!T.B. Sears, Jr. (1834-1925) "The Journals of a Plymouth Seaman", edited by
Marian Sears Chaffin, 1989 Pilgrim Society, ISBN 0-940628-50-3. Describes the
voyage of the Nathan Hanau from the log of TB Sears from Plymouth to New
Orleans to Genoa Italy. First he went to sea and then he went west. Some talk
about myself: In 1848 I left the Grammar School for the Plymouth High School
where I took the 3 year course. Afterwards took lessons in Geometry with Mr
Nat Morton, and Father taught me navigation. I then clerked one year in Alvan
Morton's grocery store, and in 1853 went to the Grand Banks in the schooner
Speedwell.(just launched) with Capt TE Cornish. In 1854 I started to learn the
carpenters trade with Mr Thomas Pay, but, after working 6 weeks, concluded that
I wasn't a carpenter, and worked about home helping Father repair one of his
fishing schooners. In 1855 I went to the Grand banks again. This time in the
schooner "Albert", Capt Fred Bartlett.That winter was a very cold one, and
Massachusetts Bay was full, or partly full of ice brought down from the north
by strong North gales. When we left Boston the NW gale was still blowing, and
before we were halfway across to Cape Cod, we found that the vessel was so
crank, that is, so easily tipped by the wind, that it would be unsafe to go to
sea, and the Capt. decided to put into Provincetown, and take in more ballast,
but as we got near the entrance of the harbor, we saw that it was full of ice,
which had drifted down there, and extended several miles out into the Bay. We
then tried to get out around the Cape, + to go to sea anyway, safe or unsafe,
but as soon as we brought the vessel up to the wind, she went right over on her
side, so there was nothing to do but square away + run into the ice, as far as
we could get. This we did but the rough ice, tossed by the gale, ground
against her sides, so that we thought it would sink her, and we had to take
fenders and hold themn down to make some protection. About midnight so much
more ice had drifted in , outside of us that the motion, where we were,
gradually ceased, so that we could go below and rest. The next morning the ice
extended 2 or 3 iles outside of us,a nd the intense cold had frozen the big
chunks, into a solid madd. Not far form us lay three vessels, all of which had
got caught in the same trap. The steamer "Acorn" which was running between
Boston + Provincetown, the fishing schooner Wyvern with a lot of fresh fish,
and a schooner from Bath, Maine. We lay in that fix several days, then another
heavy North West storm set in,a nd we could see the ice outside of us begin to
break up + tumble about. The Captains of the vessels held a consultation and
decided that the vessels might all go to thte bottom before morning, and that
the only thing to do was try for the shore before the break up reached us. We
started, dragging the baot from our vessel + a life boat from the steamer, as
we knew we might strike some open places, before reaching shore, which was 5 or
6 miles distant. It was nearly dark, and a driving snowstorm. One of the
Capts carried a compass, and another a lantern. There was an Irish chambermaid
on the steamer + two men took her, one on each side by the arms, and so the
procession started. About half way to the shore the work of dragging + lifting
the boats over the rough ice became impossible and we left our boat + all took
hold of the life boat. It was about midnight when we reached the shore, pretty
thoroughly used up, and began to hunt for a house. Fortunatley we soon
found one. A Mr Todd, who with his family turned out + did everything could be
done for us. Gave us hot drinks + food, and fixed up beds on the floor, which
we were very glad to occupy.
Thomas married Mary Katharine "Kitty" Wellington on 4 May 1863 in Milton, MA. Mary was born 1842 in
Contributed by Mrs.Kenneth (Muriel) Green, Tescot, KA
Thomas was in the Navy at the time of their marriage. Katie's family lived in
Milton during the Civil War. Katie and Tom went to Tom's boyhood home after
the wedding, Plymouth. KAtie lived two years with her parents while Tom was at
war. Later, Katie and two children (the oldest was Pansy) came to Kansas in
mid-October 1866. Tom had a post office in his home in Kansas. He called the
place Churchill after a town in Massachusetts.SP May pp 494 indicates her name was Mary C. Wellington.
Churchill was his mother's maiden name
Thomas and Mary had the following children:
8749 F i Katharine Bartlett "Pansy" Sears was born 5 Mar 1864 in Milton, MA. She died 10 Jun 1951 in Napa, CA.
Dave Sears - She was always "Auntie Kate" to everyone, children, grandchildren and adults in the community. Pansy was probably a nickname when she was young. She was an excellent artist, and often signed her drawings with an illustration of a pansy. She was born while her father was blockading the Southern States during the Civil War. After the war, her father and his cousin Howard Morton, homesteaded in KS the spring of 1866. A year later, Kate and her mother, with a baby brother jioned the men. The Sears had three children and the Mortons had nine. Kate was the oldest and did her share of caring. In 1880 the whole family spent a year in Boston and Kate went to Boston Art School, continuing there when the family returned to KS. When she returned home, she did botanical illustrations of plants for a professor at KU. She also was chief designer for some time at a porcelain factory in NC. She developed a techinque for carving in the wet clay, and one of her special bowls was presented to the Czar of Russia by the US Government.
She lived at home and cared for her parents until their death in KS, and then lived with her brother, Bart Sears, and his family until her death in CA.
+ 8750 M ii Fred Coleman Sears + 8751 M iii Thomas Bartlett Sears
5730. Amasa Churchill Sears Capt (Thomas Bartlett , Thomas , Thomas , Thomas , Paul , Paul , Richard ) was born 22 Jun 1836 in Plymouth, MA. He died 10 Sep 1894 in Fitchburg, Worcester, MA and was buried in , 2356.
S.P. May p.494 Mr Sears is a ship-master in the East India trade, and resides
in Plymouth, MA.; was appointed Acting Ensign USN, 12 Aug 1863; Acting Master,
16 Aug 1864; Acting Vol Lt, 15 Jul 1865, and honorably discharged, 27 Sep 1865
!"Captain Amasa Churchill Sears, A Plymouth Sea Captain Carries the Flag to the
Near and Far East", edited by Marian Sears Chaffin, c.1988, Slowly Field,
Plymouth , MA. This account of the seafarng experiences of Amasa (pronounce
Amsa) is based largely on letters he and his wife wrote home form foreign ports
in the near and far east. Both Searses and Churchills were sea captains who
lived on the seashore in Plymouth, MA. The letters, starting in 1858, are so
fragile and have deteriorated that many words are illegible and parts missing,
but a sreproduced here they give a flavor of the messages sent home, and
indicate the close ties of these family members.
Amasa married Eugenie Frances Diman, daughter of Thomas Diman and Polly Sylvester, on 22 Oct 1861 in Plymouth, MA. Eugenie was born 1840 in
They had the following children:
8752 M i Willard T Sears was born 17 Nov 1865 in Plymouth, MA. was buried in , 3611.
S.P. May p. 494 with Putnam Machine co, Fitchburg, MA
Willard married Living + 8753 F ii Eugenie Churchill Sears
5731. Walter Herbert Sears (Thomas Bartlett , Thomas , Thomas , Thomas , Paul , Paul , Richard ) was born 8 Dec 1847 in Plymouth, MA. He died 7 Oct 1911 in Plymouth, MA and was buried in , 2357.
S.P. May p.355 Lives Ply.
!"Capt Amasa Sears ed. by Marian Sears Chaffin: W H Sears (1847-1911), of Mass
Inst of Technology's first graduating class (1868) wrote an appreciative
travelogue describing his visit to Smyrna (now Izmir),Turkey in 1872. He hasd
treaveled on the barque Yarrington, whose master was his older brother Amasa.
Wlater had extensive experience in his family's sailing vessels butnot
professionally or to foreign ports. After graduating from MIT he had served
in 1868 and 1869 on the staff of Frederick law Olmstead and Calvert Vaux
laying out Prospect Park in Brooklyn, NY. His trip to Smyrna took him to the
glamorous near east while Smyrna still was major international trading port.
Walter Sears wrote a series of travel reports that he sent to the Boston Daily
Globe, which had just started publication. It featured his contributions under
the heading "From our Own Correspondent," Feb 1872, and he signed them
Scearstan. His
account of the journey is a model for travel writers in showing an awareness of
the historical and cultural features of the city. His subjects range from
water spouts at sea to harbor contruction, architecture, individuals
encountered,and even a hostage taken and ransomed. Entering the harbor of
Smyrna, rthe new arrivals were greeted by a "Yankee" flag on the barque
Smyrniote. Walter Sears' familiarity with handling a sailing vessel is evident
inhis reports, and his engineering training is shown in his description of
consturction work inthe harbor of Smyrna, as well as in many other engineering
projects visited. He had read Mark Twain's recently published account of his
visit to Smyrna in the Innocents Abroad and refers toseveral of Twain's
comments and experiences: for instance, visits to the bazar selling elaborate
turbans, to a Turkish bah,and to Ephesus.Biography and Genealogy Master Index, 2d ed, Gale Research, ISBN 0-8103-1094-5,
p141; WhAm 1
Walter married Ella Maria Blackmer, daughter of Ivory Blackmer and Maria Frances Manter, on 18 Nov 1897 in Plymouth, MA. Ella was born 25 Apr 1860 in Plymouth, MA. She died 12 Jan 1952 in Belmont, MA.
They had the following children:
5733. William Henry Sears (William , Eleazar , Willard , Thomas , Paul , Paul , Richard ) was born 7 Oct 1833 in Plymouth, MA. was buried in , 2359.
S.P. May p.495 Is a ship-carpenter in Plymouth, MA
William married Lucy A Wood on 22 Jul 1863 in Yarmouth, MA. Lucy was born 1842 in
They had the following children:
5737. Everett H Sears (William , Eleazar , Willard , Thomas , Paul , Paul , Richard ) was born 26 Jul 1842 in Plymouth, MA. was buried in , 2363.
S.P. may p.495 Is a ship-carpenter in Plymouth, MA
Everett married Sarah Allen Tripp, daughter of Ellis Tripp and Angeline R, on 15 Dec 1869 in Plymouth, MA. Sarah was born 1848 in
They had the following children:
5743. Daniel Winslow Sears (Daniel H , Eleazar , Willard , Thomas , Paul , Paul , Richard ) was born 8 Jul 1853 in Plymouth, MA. was buried in , 2373.
Daniel married Louisa Holsgrove on 26 Jun 1878 in Plymouth, MA. Louisa was born 1857 in
They had the following children:
8765 F i Jennie L Sears was born 12 Mar 1880 in Plymouth, MA. was buried in , 3627.