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James Fears

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James Fears

Birth
Charlotte County, Virginia, USA
Death
7 Jul 1906 (aged 78)
Hall County, Nebraska, USA
Burial
Grand Island, Hall County, Nebraska, USA Add to Map
Plot
GAR Section, Lot 203
Memorial ID
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Son of James Fears & Rebecca Hulda Dungey. Married Serena Catherine St.John on December 18,1847 in Charlotte County, VA. Eight children were born to this marriage.
Veteran of the Civil War as a Private, 14th Infantry volunteer Co. H James Fears enlisted on September 24, 1864 from Richmond, IN. He was discharged September 29, 1865 from Knoxville, TN.
James died in Burkett, Hall County, NE. at the Soldiers & Sailors Home (now known as the Veteran's Home in Grand Island). Serena died at the home of their daughter Hannah J.J.Johnson (wife of Lewis Johnson)
Children are:
Henry Brooks Fears circa 1851(2)- died after 1912
John Wesley Fears 3/22/1851-7/27/1927
James (Jim) W. Fears 1854-4/9/1931
Melvina Elizabeth Fears-Ellis 10/10/1855-12/24/1928
Joseph Nelson Fears 3/24/1860-12/20/1927
Charles K. Fears 5/1/1862-4/26/1937
Hannah Jane Josephine Fears-Johnson 12/16/1864-4/22/1944
Isabelle Fears-Boyd 8/14/1867-8/21/1939
Son of James Fears & Rebecca Hulda Dungey. Married Serena Catherine St.John on December 18,1847 in Charlotte County, VA. Eight children were born to this marriage.
Veteran of the Civil War as a Private, 14th Infantry volunteer Co. H James Fears enlisted on September 24, 1864 from Richmond, IN. He was discharged September 29, 1865 from Knoxville, TN.
James died in Burkett, Hall County, NE. at the Soldiers & Sailors Home (now known as the Veteran's Home in Grand Island). Serena died at the home of their daughter Hannah J.J.Johnson (wife of Lewis Johnson)
Children are:
Henry Brooks Fears circa 1851(2)- died after 1912
John Wesley Fears 3/22/1851-7/27/1927
James (Jim) W. Fears 1854-4/9/1931
Melvina Elizabeth Fears-Ellis 10/10/1855-12/24/1928
Joseph Nelson Fears 3/24/1860-12/20/1927
Charles K. Fears 5/1/1862-4/26/1937
Hannah Jane Josephine Fears-Johnson 12/16/1864-4/22/1944
Isabelle Fears-Boyd 8/14/1867-8/21/1939

Gravesite Details

husband of Serena (a.k.a. Arina) Catherine (St. John)Fears



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  • Created by: Eileen Watson
  • Added: Jun 21, 2009
  • Find a Grave Memorial ID:
  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/38592508/james-fears: accessed ), memorial page for James Fears (24 Mar 1828–7 Jul 1906), Find a Grave Memorial ID 38592508, citing Grand Island Cemetery, Grand Island, Hall County, Nebraska, USA; Maintained by Eileen Watson (contributor 47120375).