O'REAR, Benjamin "Ben"^{[1, 2]}

1789 - 1855  (66 years)

• Name	O'REAR, Benjamin
  Nickname	Ben
  Birth	1789	Wake County, North Carolina, USA   [2]
  Gender	Male
  Death	1855	Chattooga County, Georgia, USA   [2]
  	Benjamin O'Rear was born circa 1789 in North Carolina and died in 1855 in Chattooga County, Georgia. Benjamin O'Rear, a veteran of the War of 1812, and his father, Daniel O'Rear, a veteran of the American Revolution, are buried in the Macedonia Churchyard in Chattooga County. Benjamin and his first wife, whose name is unknown, had several children: Daniel Floyd, James, and Feriba O'Rear. After his first wife's death, Benjamin O'Rear married Elizabeth Cook on May 27, 1829, in Greene County, Georgia. They had the following children: William C., Benjamin Franklin, Lewis B., Martha A., Monroe Berian/Bird, Elizabeth Susan, Mary, Emery, and Thomas O'Rear. After his second wife died, Benjamin O'Rear married Mary O'Donald on November 4, 1849 in Murray County, Georgia. Benjamin O'Rear was a farmer and served as a private in the 2nd Regiment (Jenkins') of the Georgia Militia during the War of 1812. [2]
  Age	66 years
  Burial	1855	Macedonia Cemetery, Chattooga County, Georgia, USA   [3]
  Person ID	I7715	Dutton Ancestry
  Last Modified	22 May 2019

  
  

  Father	O'REAR, Daniel           b. 23 Dec 1759, Fauquier County, Virginia, USA           d. 1859, Summerville, Chattooga County, Georgia, USA (Age 99 years)
  Relationship	Birth
  Mother	GOOCH, Susan           b. 1765, Sand Mountain,Wake County,North Carolina, USA           d. 1865, DeKalb County, Alabama, USA (Age 100 years)
  Relationship	Birth
  Marriage	Wake County, North Carolina, USA
  Siblings	6 brothers and 3 sisters
  + 1. O'REAR, John           b. 1780, Wake County, North Carolina, USA           d. 1867, Mississippi, USA  (Age 87 years) ╚═VEAL, Melinda Evangeline "Milly"           b. 1788, Virginia, USA           d. 1865, Jasper, Walker County, Alabama, USA  (Age 77 years),  m. 1816, Savannah, Chatham County, Georgia, USA   + 2. O'REAR, Robert "Robin"           b. 1786, North Carolina, USA           d. 10 Mar 1878, Wilkes County, Georgia, USA  (Age 92 years) ╚═KNIGHT, Sarah "Sally"           b. 1785, Georgia, USA           d. 1820  (Age 35 years),  m. 1808/1809, Greene County, Georgia, USA   + 3. O'REAR, Frances           b. 1788, Wilkes County, North Carolina, USA           d. 21 May 1882, Milner, Pike County, Georgia, USA  (Age 94 years) ╚═SHOCKLEY, Michael Leonard           b. 11 Jul 1784, Maryland, USA           d. 28 Aug 1868  (Age 84 years),  m. 7 Dec 1808, Greene County, Georgia, USA   + 4. O'REAR, Benjamin "Ben"           b. 1789, Wake County, North Carolina, USA           d. 1855, Chattooga County, Georgia, USA  (Age 66 years) ╚═UNKNOWN, Unknown,  ,  m. Bef 1813, Georgia, USA   ╚═COOK, Elizabeth             d. Bef 1849  ,  m. 27 May 1819, Georgia, USA   ╚═O'DONALD, Mary,  ,  m. 4 Nov 1849   5. O'REAR, Annie           b. 1793, Ashe County, North Carolina, USA           d. 1811  (Age 18 years) ╚═DYER, Abner           b. 1790     + 6. OREAR, Martin           b. 1793, Ashe County, North Carolina, USA           d. 1864, Snoddy Place, Jasper, Walker County, Alabama, USA  (Age 71 years) ╚═ALEXANDER, Luticia           b. 1798, Blount County, Tennessee, USA           d. 1876, Jasper, Walker County, Alabama, USA  (Age 78 years),  m. Abt 1817, Tennessee, USA   + 7. O'REAR, Fields C "Felix"           b. 1803, North Carolina, USA           d. 1877, Walker County, Alabama, USA  (Age 74 years) ╚═Elizabeth           b. 1807  ,  m. Bef 1835   + 8. O'REAR, William H           b. 1803, Hancock County, Georgia, USA ╚═MCCOLLUM, Margaret Brown           b. 1804, North Carolina, USA           d. 1865/1901  (Age 97 years),  m. 1822, North Carolina, USA   + 9. O'REAR, Mahalia           b. Nov 1827, West Virginia, USA ╚═VANCE, John,       10. O'REAR, Elijah           b. 25 May 1829, Georgia, USA           d. 26 Sep 1907, Jasper, Walker County, Alabama, USA  (Age 78 years)
  Children	10 children
  	+ 1. O'REAR, John           b. 1780, Wake County, North Carolina, USA           d. 1867, Mississippi, USA  (Age 87 years) + 2. O'REAR, Robert "Robin"           b. 1786, North Carolina, USA           d. 10 Mar 1878, Wilkes County, Georgia, USA  (Age 92 years) + 3. O'REAR, Frances           b. 1788, Wilkes County, North Carolina, USA           d. 21 May 1882, Milner, Pike County, Georgia, USA  (Age 94 years) + 4. O'REAR, Benjamin "Ben"           b. 1789, Wake County, North Carolina, USA           d. 1855, Chattooga County, Georgia, USA  (Age 66 years) 5. O'REAR, Annie           b. 1793, Ashe County, North Carolina, USA           d. 1811  (Age 18 years) + 6. OREAR, Martin           b. 1793, Ashe County, North Carolina, USA           d. 1864, Snoddy Place, Jasper, Walker County, Alabama, USA  (Age 71 years) + 7. O'REAR, Fields C "Felix"           b. 1803, North Carolina, USA           d. 1877, Walker County, Alabama, USA  (Age 74 years) + 8. O'REAR, William H           b. 1803, Hancock County, Georgia, USA + 9. O'REAR, Mahalia           b. Nov 1827, West Virginia, USA   10. O'REAR, Elijah           b. 25 May 1829, Georgia, USA           d. 26 Sep 1907, Jasper, Walker County, Alabama, USA  (Age 78 years)
  Family ID	F168	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	UNKNOWN, Unknown  [4]
  Marriage	Bef 1813	Georgia, USA
  Age at Marriage	He : ~ 24 years - She : ??.
  Children	1. O'REAR, Elizabeth           b. 1803/1845  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]   2. O'REAR, Mary           b. 1803/1845   3. O'REAR, Fereby (Feriba)           b. 1803/1845  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth] 4. O'REAR, Martha           b. 1803/1845  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]   5. O'REAR, Daniel Floyd           b. 1813, Floyd  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]   6. O'REAR, Benjamin Franklin           b. 1827, Georgia, USA  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]   7. O'REAR, Lewis B           b. 1831, Georgia, USA  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]   8. O'REAR, Munroe Berian           b. 1836, Georgia, USA
  Family ID	F179	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	7 Sep 2012

  
  

  Family 2	COOK, Elizabeth             d. Bef 1849
  Marriage	27 May 1819	Georgia, USA
  	Type: Marriage 2
  Age at Marriage	He : ~ 30 years and 5 months - She : ??.
  Children	1. O'REAR, William C           b. 1827, Georgia, USA
  Family ID	F184	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	19 Jun 2012

  
  

  Family 3	O'DONALD, Mary
  Marriage	4 Nov 1849
  	Type: Marriage 3
  Age at Marriage	He : ~ 60 years and 11 months - She : ??.
  Family ID	F185	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	19 Jun 2012

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 1789 - Wake County, North Carolina, USA Marriage - Bef 1813 - Georgia, USA Marriage - Type: Marriage 2 - 27 May 1819 - Georgia, USA Death - 1855 - Chattooga County, Georgia, USA  = Link to Google Earth
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