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David Clear
 
B: April 14, 1820 in Preble County, Eaton, Ohio
M: December 12, 1838 View Marriage License
D: March 14, 1883 Grover Hill, Paulding, Ohio
Buried: Middle Creek Cemetery, Grover Hill, OH
 
 
Notes: 'Hell' is the German word for 'Clear'. Born with the last name Hell, David had his name legally changed from Hell to Clear in the 1830's. Census records from 1850 to 1880 list his occupation as Laborer, Day Laborer, Farm Laborer, and Farmer, respectively.
 
 
     
 
 
 
 
Amy Kay Anna Jones
 
B: February 16, 1815, Brillsville, TN
M: December 12, 1838 View Marriage License
D: May 30, 1906 Grover Hill, Paulding, Ohio
Buried: Middle Creek Cemetery, Grover Hill, OH
Parents: Unknown
 

Notes: Amy Kay 'Annie' Jones was of English descent, and was also part Native American. Her sister Berthenia Margaret Jones married David's brother Joel Hell/Clear. Both couples were married by Isaac Stephens, Justice of the Peace.

Amy died at the home of her son William Henry, near Grover Hill, Ohio. Read more in her Obituary

 
 
Children of David Clear and Annie Jones
 
 
 
B: March 7, 1840 Eaton, Preble County, OH
M: August 7, 1868
D: July 28, 1890
Spouse: Mary Miller
 
 
2. Sara Clear
 
B: March 7, 1842
M: December 12, 1838 Preble County, OH
D: 1906 Grover Hill, Paulding, OH
Spouse:
 
 
 
B: 1844 Eaton, Preble County, OH
M: XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
D: December 26, 1862 Alexandria, Virginia
Spouse:
 
 
 
B: October 6, 1845 Paulding, OH
M: March 29, 1866
D: December 16, 1937 Paulding, OH
Spouse: John T.McGreogor; Richard C. Truitt
 
 
 
B: February 9, 1849 Eaton, Preble Co, Ohio
M: November 20, 1978 (To Edward Welch)
D: September 13, 1935 Portland, Oregon
Sps: Joseph S. Nation; Edward Welch
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
6. John J. Clear
 
B: January 1850 Eaton, Preble County, OH
M: XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
D: 1860 Eaton, Preble County, OH
Spouse: X
 
 
 
B: April 21, 1852 Eaton, Preble County, OH
M: January 15, 1874 Preble County, OH
D: December 28, 1917 Paulding, OH
Spouse: Catherine Elizabeth Swick
 
 
8. Clementine Clear
 
B: 1856 Eaton, Preble County, OH
M: XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
D: Before 1870
Spouse: XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
 
 
 
B: March 16, 1860, Eaton, OH
M: January 13, 1881 Grover Hill, OH
D: March 12, 1938 Mackinaw City, MI
Spouse: Emma Medora Stillwell
 
 
10. Eliza Clear
 
B: 1862
M: XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
D: Possibly at Birth
Spouse: XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX