John had been married 5 ? times.
1- Martha 'Isabel' Jane Beck - 4 Nov 1880
2- Lula Roby - 26 Aug 1899
3- C. M. Loveall - 4 May 1902
4- Clara Rachel Miles - 14 Feb 1905
5- Cora M. Harris - 9 Oct 1934
6- Elizabeth Ann Beck - 1938

**There is a possible marriage to C.M. Loveall - 4 May 1902 in Knox Co. Unsure who she is. Family history calls her 'the woman from Linton, OH.' There is a Linton Twp. Coshocton Co., OH.
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JOHN ALBERT(sic) SEARS
PRAIRIE CREEK. Ind., Jan. 29 -- (Special) --John Albert(sic) Sears, 90 years old, died at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Ilene Liffick, 409 North Sixth street, Terre Haute, at 8 o'clock Monday morning. Surviving are four other daughters, Mrs. Bernell Bonham of Sullivan, Mrs. Ola Roder of Anderson, Ind.; Mrs. May Phillippe of Terre Haute, and Mrs. Gertie Callahan of Chesterfield; three sons, Roy Sears of Midland, Loren Sears of Montrose, Mich., and Arthur Sears of Battle Creek, Mich.; 25 grandchildren, 30 great-grandchildren and two great-great-grandchildren. The body was taken to the De Baun Funeral Home at Prairie Creek.
**John's middle name is NOT Albert.**
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James P. C. Prewitt was appointed guardian of John until 27 Dec 1877. He and David, John's father, were both in Company I of the 65th Regiment of the Indiana Volunteers. David must have asked him to be guardian of his 3 young children before his death. James listed his home as Raglesville, Daviess, Indiana.
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*Social Security Applications & Claims Index:
Name: John Alfred Sears
Gender: Male
Race: White
Birth Date: 27 Dec 1860
Birth Place: Odon Davies, Indiana
Father: David Sears
Mother: Mary Reynolds
SSN: xxxxxxxxx
Notes: Jun 1950: Name listed as JOHN ALFRED SEARS