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O'REAR, Daniel[1, 2]

Male 1759 - 1859  (99 years)Deceased    Has 5 ancestors and more than 100 descendants in this family tree.

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  • Name O'REAR, Daniel 
    Birth 23 Dec 1759  Fauquier County, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Gender Male 
    Military Revolutionary Soldier 
    Death 1859  Summerville, Chattooga County, Georgia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Age 99 years 
    Burial 1859  Trion, Chattooga County, Georgia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
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      Georgia Census, 1790-1890
      Name: Daniel Orear
      State: GA
      County: Chattooga County
      Township: Age 83 No Twnshp Listed
      Year: 1840
      Page: 144
      Database: GA 1840 Pensioners List

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      U.S. Pensioners:
      Name: Daniel Orear
      Pension Office State: Georgia
      Year Range: 1831-1848*

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      1840 United States Federal Census
      Name: Daniel Orear
      Home in 1840 (City, County, State): District 925, Chattooga, Georgia
      Birth Year: abt 1757
      Age: 83
      Military Service: Veteran

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      Maintained by: TBW
      Originally Created by: Danny Shelby
      Record added: Jan 17, 2010
      Find A Grave Memorial# 46801345
    • 1840 United States Federal Census
      Name: Daniel Orear
      Home in 1840 (City, County, State): District 927, Chattooga, Georgia
      Birth Year: abt 1757
      Age: 83
      Free White Persons - Males - 10 thru 14: 1
      Free White Persons - Males - 80 thru 89: 1
      Free White Persons - Females - 10 thru 14: 1
      Free White Persons - Females - 15 thru 19: 1
      Free White Persons - Females - 40 thru 49: 1
      Free White Persons - Females - 70 thru 79: 1
      Persons Employed in Agriculture: 1
      No. White Persons over 20 Who Cannot Read and Write: 2
      Free White Persons - Under 20: 3
      Free White Persons - 20 thru 49: 1
      Total Free White Persons: 6
      Total All Persons - Free White, Free Colored, Slaves: 6

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      From the DAR files:

      O'REAR, DANIEL
      Ancestor #: A084130
      Service: VIRGINIA - NORTH CAROLINA
      Rank: NON-COMMISSIONED OFFICER
      Birth: (CIRCA) 1758 FAUQUIER CO VIRGINIA
      Death: (ANTE) 10-25-1848 CHATTOOGA CO GEORGIA
      Pension Number: *S31892Service
      Source: *S31892
      Service Description:
      1) PVT & ORDERLY SGT; CAPTS BLACKWELL, ASHBY, ALLEN, LOWMAN, GAMBLE
      2) COLS PATRICK HENRY, CLEVELAND; PRISONER OF WAR

      Comments (Overview )
      1) PATRIOT'S GRAVE IS MARKED.

      Residence
      1) County: FAUQUIER CO - State: VIRGINIA

      SpouseNumber Name

      1)SUSAN GOUCH

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      According to information sent by Mr. Danny Shelby, the Rome Chapter of the Sons of the American Revolution conducted a Grave Wreath Laying Ceremony on March 27, 2010 at the Macedonia Cemetery to honor the American Revolutionary War veteran, Daniel O'Rear.

      Also, the Rome Chapter of the Sons of the American Revolution joined with the Society of the War of 1812 to honor Benjamin O'Rear, a son of Daniel O'Rear, who was also buried at the cemetery and was a War of 1812 veteran.

      Appreciation is expressed to the following officers of the Rome Chapter:
      President . . . . . . . . .Jeff Kelly
      Vice President . . . . . . Ed Walraven
      Secretary . . . . . . . . .Bob Evans
      Treasurer . . . . . . . . .Dick Richter
      Chaplain . . . . . . . . . Rev. Clyde Hampton
      Registrar . . . . . . . . .Jim Clark.

      Also, appreciation is expressed to Harry, Ralph and Jeanette Treadaway for their help to honor these veterans.

      Additional information on the Beck, Harp, and O'Rear families may be found in The History of Johnson County, Texas published by the Johnson County History Book Committee in 1985 and Chattooga County The Story of a County and Its People by Robert S. Baker.


      Family links:
      Children:
      Frances O'Rear Shockley (1788 - 1882)*
      Benjamin O'Rear (1789 - 1855)*

      *Calculated relationship

      Inscription:
      DANIEL O'REAR
      PVT VA LINE
      REV WAR
      1759 - 1858

      Note: His VA grave marker is in good condition.
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      Maintained by: TBW
      Originally Created by: Danny Shelby
      Record added: Jan 17, 2010
      Find A Grave Memorial# 46801345

    Person ID I7710  Dutton Ancestry
    Last Modified 10 Aug 2012 

    Father Ancestors O'REAR, John
              b. 1713, Stafford County, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
              d. Abt 1805, Prince William County, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 92 years) 
    Relationship Birth 
    Mother RENO, Hester
              b. Abt 1720, Prince William County, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
              d. Aft 18 Feb 1763, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 43 years) 
    Relationship Birth 
    Siblings 8 brothers and 5 sisters 
    Children 14 children 
    +1. O'REAR, Jeremiah
              b. 16 May 1744, Prince William County, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
              d. Dec 1798, Boonesborough, Madison County, Kentucky, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 54 years)
    Married: 1x2. O'REAR, Mary Ann
              b. 21 Aug 1745, Prince William County, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
              d. 16 Jun 1817, Bracken County, Kentucky, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 71 years)
    Married: 1x3. O'REAR, Benjamin
              b. 20 Feb 1747, Prince William County, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
              d. 26 Dec 1826, Frederick County, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 79 years)
    +4. O'REAR, John
              b. 21 Mar 1749, Prince William County, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
              d. 1836, Hancock County, Georgia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 86 years)
     5. O'REAR, Frances
              b. 1750  
              d. 1850  (Age 100 years)
     6. O'REAR, Elizabeth
              b. 7 Apr 1751, Prince William County, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
     7. O'REAR, Margaret
              b. 13 Feb 1753, Prince William County, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
     8. O'REAR, Jesse
              b. 24 Jan 1756, Prince William County, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
              d. 1824, Frederick County, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 67 years)
    +9. O'REAR, Daniel
              b. 23 Dec 1759, Fauquier County, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
              d. 1859, Summerville, Chattooga County, Georgia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 99 years)
    +10. O'REAR, William Sterling "Major Bill"
              b. 1 Dec 1761, Prince William County, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
              d. 30 Jun 1839, Boone County, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 77 years)
    +11. O'REAR, Enoch
              b. 18 Feb 1763, Prince William County, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
              d. 15 Dec 1850, Prince William County, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 87 years)
     12. O'REAR, Robert
              b. 1763
     13. O'REAR, Josiah
              b. 1768
    Married: 1x14. O'REAR, Frankie
              b. 1780  
              d. 1850  (Age 70 years)
     
    Family ID F2644  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family GOOCH, Susan
              b. 1765, Sand Mountain,Wake County,North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
              d. 1865, DeKalb County, Alabama, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 100 years)  [4
    Marriage Wake County, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
    +1. O'REAR, John
              b. 1780, Wake County, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
              d. 1867, Mississippi, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 87 years)  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]
    +2. O'REAR, Robert "Robin"
              b. 1786, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
              d. 10 Mar 1878, Wilkes County, Georgia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 92 years)  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]
    +3. O'REAR, Frances
              b. 1788, Wilkes County, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
              d. 21 May 1882, Milner, Pike County, Georgia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 94 years)  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]
    +4. O'REAR, Benjamin "Ben"
              b. 1789, Wake County, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
              d. 1855, Chattooga County, Georgia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 66 years)  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]
    Married: 1x5. O'REAR, Annie
              b. 1793, Ashe County, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
              d. 1811 (Age 18 years)  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]
    +6. OREAR, Martin
              b. 1793, Ashe County, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
              d. 1864, Snoddy Place, Jasper, Walker County, Alabama, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 71 years)  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]
    +7. O'REAR, Fields C "Felix"
              b. 1803, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
              d. 1877, Walker County, Alabama, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 74 years)  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]
    +8. O'REAR, William H
              b. 1803, Hancock County, Georgia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]
    +9. O'REAR, Mahalia
              b. Nov 1827, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]
     10. O'REAR, Elijah
              b. 25 May 1829, Georgia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
              d. 26 Sep 1907, Jasper, Walker County, Alabama, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 78 years)  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]
    Family ID F168  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 12 Jul 2022 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 23 Dec 1759 - Fauquier County, Virginia, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 1859 - Summerville, Chattooga County, Georgia, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - 1859 - Trion, Chattooga County, Georgia, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - - Wake County, North Carolina, USA Link to Google Earth
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  • Sources 
    1. [S50] Findagrave.com.

    2. [S84] Ancestry.com.
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    3. [S50] Findagrave.com.
      Maintained by: TBW
      Originally Created by: Danny Shelby
      Record added: Jan 17, 2010
      Find A Grave Memorial# 46801345

    4. [S84] Ancestry.com.



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