The family as enumerated in successive Denver City Directories:

1919 Ballenger & Richards Denver Directory, p. 1297
--Lear Edward clk rms 2800 Curtis

1920 Ballenger & Richards Denver Directory, p. 1413
--Lear Edw tonnage clk C&SRy C&S yard office

1921 Ballenger & Richards Denver Directory, p. 1338
--Lear Edw T clk C&S r 1657 Logan
--Kath Mrs prop Loganhurst Hotel 1657 Logan

1922 Ballenger & Richards Denver Directory, p. 1400
--Lear Kate Mrs rms 1638 Franklin
--Lear Clyde rms 1638 Franklin
--Lear Edw T rms 1638 Franklin
--Lear Harry F rms 1638 Franklin

1923 Ballenger & Richards Denver Directory, p. 1436
--Lear Kate Mrs r 1319 Acoma
--Lear Clyde (Verna V) mach D&RG-WRR rms 22 W 12th av
--Lear Edw T clk C&SRy r 1319 Acoma

1924 Ballenger & Richards Denver Directory, p. 1466
--Lear Clyde G (Vera) welder D&RG WRR r 1007 Acoma
--Lear Edw T (Effie) yd clk C&SRy r 923 Acoma
--Lear Kath (wid Moses) h 1319 Acoma

1925 Ballenger & Richards Denver Directory, p. 1486
--Lear Clyde G (Verena V) welder D&R GWRR r 1007 Acoma
--Lear Effie M Mrs r 923 Acoma
--Lear Edw T clk C&SRy r 1127 Downing
--Lear Kate (wid Moses) h 1127 Downing

1926 Ballenger & Richards Denver Directory, p. 1468
--Lear Effie M Mrs clk r 1545 Pearl
--Lear Edw T clk C&SRy r 1127 Downing
--Lear Kate (wid Moses S) h 1127 Downing

1927 Ballenger & Richards Denver Directory, p. 1464
--Lear Edw T clk C&SRy r 1127 Downing
--Lear Effie M Mrs r 1616 Pearl
--Lear Kate (wid Moses S) h 1127 Downing

1928 Ballenger & Richards Denver Directory, p. 1469
--Lear Edw T switchmn C&SRy r 1127 Downing
--Lear Effie M steno h 1602 Franklin
--Lear Kate (wid Moses S) h 1127 Downing

1929 The Gazetteer Co. Inc. Denver Directory, p. 1486
--Lear Edw T clk C&SRy r 1127 Downing
--Lear Effie M Mrs r 1602 Franklin
Lear Kate (wid Moses S) h 1127 Downing

1930 The Gazetteer Co. Inc. Denver Directory, p. 1491
--Lear Edw Thos clk C&SRy r 1127 Downing
--Lear Effie M Mrs h 3 1602 Franklin
--Lear Kate (wid Moses S) h 1127 Downing

1932 The Gazetteer Co. Inc. Denver Directory, p. 1480
--Lear Edw T switchmn C&SRy r 1127 Downing
--Lear Kate (wid Moses S) h 1127 Downing

1933 The Gazetteer Co. Inc. Denver Directory, p. 1344
--Lear Edw T clk C&SRy r 1127 Downing
--Lear Kate (wid Moses S) h 1127 Downing

1934 The Gazetteer Co. Inc. Denver Directory, pp. 1354-1355
--Lear Edw T clk C&SRy r 1127 Downing
--Lear Kate (wid Moses S) h 1127 Downing

1936 The Gazetteer Co. Inc. Denver Directory, p. 1401
--Lear Edw T clk C&SRy r 1127 Downing
--Lear Kate (wid Moses S) h 1127 Downing

1937 The Gazetteer Co. Inc. Denver Directory, p. 1446
--Lear Edw T clk C&SRy r 1127 Downing
--Lear Kate (wid Moses S) h 1127 Downing

1945 The Gazetteer Co. Inc. Denver Directory, p. 799
--Lear Edw T clk C&SRy h1127 Downing
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1930 CO Census: Denver Co. Denver City, Ward S-12, #1127 Downing St., ed 16-245, p. 13b, lines 95-96
Series T626, roll 238, dwelling 200, family 366, 14 April 1930

Kate LEAR, Head, owns home, value $5,500, age 68, widowed, b. Penna., father b. Germany, mother b. Penna.
Edward T., age 31, single, b. Penna., parents b. Penna., Clerk: Railroad
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State of Colorado
Certificate of Death
Place of Death: St. Joseph's Hospital, Denver, Denver County
Usual Residence: 1127 Downing St., Denver, Colorado
Length of Stay in This Place: 52 years
Name of Deceased: EDWARD T. LEAR
Date of Death: February 5, 1967
Sex: Male
Color or Race: White
Marital Status: Never Married
Date of Birth: Oct. 28, 1897
Age: 69
Occupation: Clerk
Business or Industry: Rail Road
Birthplace: Pennsylvania
Father's Name: Moses S. Lear
Mother's Maiden Name: Kate Kissinger
Informant: Mr. W.G. Loberding, 450 Williams St., Denver, Colorado
Immediate Cause of Death: Cirrhosis
Contributing Causes: Severe malnutrition
Burial: 2-10-67, M.E. Cemetery, Westmoreland County, Penn.
Funeral Director: Moore Mortuary, Denver, Colorado
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