O'REAR, John^{[1, 2]}

1780 - 1867  (87 years)   Has 7 ancestors and 31 descendants in this family tree.

• Name	O'REAR, John
  Birth	1780	Wake County, North Carolina, USA   [3]
  Gender	Male
  Death	1867	Mississippi, USA   [3]
  	Welcome To The Memorial Page For JOHN O'REAR 1780 ~ 1867 Son of Daniel & Susan Gooche O'Rear John O'Rear (V) was the son of Daniel and Susan Gooche O'Rear. He was born in Wake County, North Carolina, near the end of the Revolutionary War. He was approximately ten years old when George Washington was elected first president of the United States in 1789. By 1800 John was a young man approaching his twenties. The young Federal Government had moved into its beautiful new government home on the Potomac in Washington, D.C. and the nation's economy was thriving. Thomas Jefferson had just been elected third president of the nation and within three years he had doubled the land size of the country with the purchase of the Louisiana territory from France. The O'Rears were farmers and more land was always good news. They would periodically move south or west to take up new farms as the old land lost its fertility. John and his seven brothers and sisters grew to adulthood on the O'Rear tobacco plantation on the Little River in Wake County, NC. Here John learned the farming business and developed secondary trades, also. In addition to being a farmer, as had been his father Daniel and four or five generations of O'Rears before him, John was a builder and a copper. His specialty was making kegs and barrels but he apparently made his living, at this time, as a contractor and builder. Family tradition tells us that John and his brothers built railroads, grist mills, and several public buildings in Georgia and Alabama in the early 1800's. John Wilburn (J.W.) O’Rear was born January 2, 1922 and passed from this life on January 17, 2020, at the age of 98. J.W. enjoyed life to the fullest and was a man of his word. His integrity was his greatest attribute. He was affectionately called, “ Wiggs”, due to his head of wavy hair . While in college, he played many sports, and afterwards joined the U.S. Navy and served for 4 years. J. W. had a love for building, and was a successful home builder for 70 years. He loved to travel with his wife, Pat, of 13 years. He will be deeply missed by friends and family. Mr. O’Rear is preceded in death by his son : Ace O’Rear, and the mother of his son : Ella Ree O’Rear Father: John Calhoun O’Rear Mother: Dena Sanford O’Rear Brothers: R.D. O’Rear Roy O’Rear Carlton O’Rear He is survived by his wife, Pat of 13 years. Brothers: James O’Rear Norman O’Rear Sisters: Sybil Johnson & husband Johnny Betty Hearn Grandchildren: Kyle O’Rear & his wife Elizabeth Katie May & her husband Keith Kamy O’Rear Great grandchildren: Abby, Ashton, Henry & Charlie Numerous nieces, nephews, family & friends Contributor: Gladys Layne (47893582) • gladyslayne@gmail.com [3]
  Age	87 years
  Burial	1867	Sandy Springs Cemetery, Fulton, Itawamba County, Mississippi, USA   [4]
  Person ID	I7712	Dutton Ancestry
  Last Modified	15 Jul 2023

  
  

  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,  m. 1816 + 2. O'REAR, Robert           b. 1786, North Carolina, USA           d. 10 Mar 1878, Wilkes County, Georgia, USA  (Age 92 years) ▻ KNIGHT, Sarah,  m. 1808/1809 + 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,  m. 7 Dec 1808 + 4. O'REAR, Benjamin           b. 1789, Wake County, North Carolina, USA           d. 1855, Chattooga County, Georgia, USA  (Age 66 years) ▻ UNKNOWN, Unknown,  m. Bef 1813 ;   COOK, Elizabeth,  m. 27 May 1819 ;   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 + 6. OREAR, Martin           b. 1793, Ashe County, North Carolina, USA           d. 1864, Snoddy Place, Jasper, Walker County, Alabama, USA  (Age 71 years) ▻ ALEXANDER, Luticia,  m. Abt 1817 + 7. O'REAR, Fields C           b. 1803, North Carolina, USA           d. 1877, Walker County, Alabama, USA  (Age 74 years) ▻ Elizabeth,  m. Bef 1835 + 8. O'REAR, William H           b. 1803, Hancock County, Georgia, USA ▻ MCCOLLUM, Margaret Brown,  m. 1822 + 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           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           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           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	VEAL, Melinda Evangeline           b. 1788, Virginia, USA           d. 1865, Jasper, Walker County, Alabama, USA (Age 77 years)  [5]
  Marriage	1816	Savannah, Chatham County, Georgia, USA
  Age at Marriage	He : ~ 36 years old - She : ~ 28 years old.
  Children	1. O'REAR, Benjamin           b. 21 Mar 1747, Williamsburg, James County, Virginia, USA           d. 13 Nov 1803, Clarke, Hancock County, Georgia, USA (Age 56 years)  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]   2. O'REAR, Martha           b. 1803             d. Texas, USA  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]   3. O'REAR, Eliza           b. 1806  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth] + 4. O'REAR, George Washington           b. 18 Dec 1818, Baldwin County, Georgia, USA           d. 19 Aug 1904, Rome, Floyd County, Georgia, USA (Age 85 years)  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth] m. FORCE, Sarah Adelia (1844)   5. O'REAR, James Martin           b. 1815, Tennessee, USA           d. 1865, Jasper, Walker County, Alabama, USA (Age 50 years)  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]   6. O'REAR, Martha           b. 1818             d. 1865 (Age 47 years)  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]   7. O'REAR, Jesse Harris           b. 02 Apr 1820, Winchester, Franklin County,Tennessee, USA           d. 1900, Mulberry, Crawford County, Arkansas, USA (Age 79 years)  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]   8. O'REAR, Permelia Terrell           b. 28 Sep 1820, Franklin, Williamson County, Tennessee, USA           d. 26 Jan 1901, Pikeville, Marion County, Alabama, USA (Age 80 years)  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]   9. O'REAR, Frances Marion           b. 26 Oct 1822, Franklin, Williamson County, Tennessee, USA           d. 01 May 1902, Rome, Floyd County, Georgia, USA (Age 79 years)  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth] + 10. O'REAR, William Jasper           b. 15 Oct 1826, Jasper, Walker County, Alabama, USA           d. 15 May 1904, Jasper, Walker County, Alabama, USA (Age 77 years)  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth] m. MOONEY, Margaret Elizabeth   11. O'REAR, Eliza N           b. 1829, Tennessee, USA           d. Franklin, Williamson County, Tennessee, USA  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]   12. O'REAR, Benjamin           b. 1865             d. 1865 (Age 0 years)  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]
  Family ID	F198	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	17 Feb 2013

  
  

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  		Birth - 1780 - Wake County, North Carolina, USA Marriage - 1816 - Savannah, Chatham County, Georgia, USA Death - 1867 - Mississippi, USA Burial - 1867 - Sandy Springs Cemetery, Fulton, Itawamba County, Mississippi, USA  = Link to Google Earth
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  [S84] Ancestry.com. Owner:mahaffjg [S84] Ancestry.com. Owner:jastewart33 [S50] Findagrave.com. [S50] Findagrave.com. Created by: Brandon O'Rear Added: 25 Jun 2017 Find a Grave Memorial #180740920 [S167] jerrylois55@ancestry.com.