Royal R Gear (1804 - 1885)

Born 21 Dec 1804 in New York, United States

Died 27 Sep 1885 at age 80 in Macomb, Michigan, United States

Biography

Royal was born in 1804. He married Amelia Crossman. He passed away in 1885 and is buried in the Davis Cemetery in Ray Center, Macomb County, Michigan. ^[1] The tombstone says he died the 27th, death index says the 24th.

Year: 1850; Census Place: Washington, Macomb, Michigan^[2]

• R R Gear 45/m, farmer, $600, NY
• Amelia Gear 45/f, NY
• Sarah A Gear 18/f, NY
• Mary A Gear 11/f, MI, school
• J A Crossman 93/m, MA
• Note: living next to Elijah and Polly Gear w/siblings

Year: 1860; Census Place: Washington, Macomb, Michigan^[3]

• Rogal B Gear 56/m, farmer, $2000 $590, MA
• Amelia A Gear 56/f, NY
• Mary Gear 21/f, domestic, MI

Year: 1870; Census Place: Washington, Macomb, Michigan^[4]

• Royal R Geer 65/m, farmer, $4000 $1000, MA
• Amelia A Geer 65/f, keeping house, NY
• Ellen Shaffer 2/f, MI

Michigan, Deaths and Burials Index, 1867-1995^[5]

• Name: Royal Gear
• Birth Date: abt 1805
• Birth Place: Massachusetts
• Death Date: 24 Sep 1885
• Death Place: Washington, Macomb, Michigan
• Death Age: 80
• Occupation: Farmer
• Race: White
• Marital Status: Widowed
• Gender: Male
• Father Name: Elijah Gear
• Mother Name: Polly Gear
• FHL Film Number: 979574

Sources

1. ↑ Royal R. Gear Find A Grave: Memorial #105908575
2. ↑ Year: 1850; Census Place: Washington, Macomb, Michigan; Roll: M432_357; Page: 130A; Image: 260; Original data: Seventh Census of the United States, 1850; (National Archives Microfilm Publication M432, 1009 rolls); Records of the Bureau of the Census, Record Group 29; National Archives, Washington, D.C. [1]
3. ↑ Year: 1860; Census Place: Washington, Macomb, Michigan; Roll: M653_553; Page: 756; Family History Library Film: 803553; Original data: 1860 U.S. census, population schedule. NARA microfilm publication M653, 1,438 rolls. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d. [2]
4. ↑ Year: 1870; Census Place: Washington, Macomb, Michigan; Roll: M593_688; Page: 157B; Family History Library Film: 552187; 1870 U.S. census, population schedules. NARA microfilm publication M593, 1,761 rolls. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d. [3]
5. ↑ Michigan, Deaths and Burials Index, 1867-1995; "Michigan Deaths and Burials, 1800–1995." Index. FamilySearch, Salt Lake City, Utah, 2009, 2010. Index entries derived from digital copies of original and compiled records.

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