My maternal grandmother was Adele Lou (Della) Kear and I am trying to connect with others who may be relatives in order to share research. Della was the grand daughter of Isaac Kear of Streator, IL, through Isaac's son, Oliver, by his first marriage to Mary Wellington in England. Oliver and Isaac immigrated to the US at different times and while my mom knew Mr. Oliver, he did not share much about his father other than who he was and where he lived. I'm told that Mr. Oliver did visit Mr. Isaac at least once after he came to the US, but Mr. Isaac had remarried and Mr. Oliver was a grown man so they did not stay in close contact. Our Kear family tree stops with Isaac, and I am trying to break through that "wall" in my research by connecting with other descendents of Mr. Isaac, possibly through his second marriage.

Becky Edmonsond
researching Kear, Lindsey, Baker, Hodges, & Martin