OREAR, Francis Merle “Bill”

1923 - 2018  (95 years)

• Name	OREAR, Francis Merle “Bill”  [1]
  Birth	22 Feb 1923	Foster, Bates County, Missouri   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  Also Known As	Bill  [3]
  Flag	Y
  Military	US Army in World War II
  Occupation	Auto repair, truck driver, small business owner  [2, 4]
  REF	G73V-CJR
  Residence	1930	Foster, Bates County, Missouri   [1]
  Residence	1940	Foster, Bates County, Missouri   [5]
  Death	26 Dec 2018	Pine Bluff, Jefferson County, Arkansas   [2]
  Burial	5 Jan 2019	Cedar Rapids, Linn County, Iowa   [2]
  	Cedar Memorial Park Cemetery
  Person ID	I130	O'Rear-Hussey | Ancestors of Kevin O'Rear, Ancestors of Patrick O'Rear and siblings, Ancestors of Brian Andrew O'Rear and siblings
  Last Modified	9 Mar 2024

  
  

  Father	OREAR, Robert Sumner,   b. 5 Jun 1880, Bates County, Missouri d. 31 Aug 1965, Butler, Bates County, Missouri (Age 85 years)
  Mother	KINION, Mary Edna,   b. 27 Aug 1886, Bethany, Harrison County, Missouri d. 25 Nov 1961, Butler, Bates County, Missouri (Age 75 years)
  Marriage	26 Nov 1905	Hume, Bates County, Missouri   [6]
  Family ID	F23	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	STRAWAY, Charlotte Ellen,   b. Abt 1923   d. Jan 2013, Wilkes-Barre, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania (Age 90 years)
  Marriage	15 Nov 1944	Mohawak, New York   [7]
  Divorce	May 1947	Iowa City, Johnson County, Iowa   [8]
  Children	1. OREAR, E. J. (Living)   2. OREAR, Dennis Ray,   b. 19 Feb 1946   d. May 1970 (Age 24 years)
  Family ID	F244	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	28 Oct 2021

  
  

  Family 2	BENEFIELD, Martha Leato,   b. 4 Jun 1928   d. Nov 1977 (Age 49 years)
  Marriage	Jul 1948	Iowa City, Johnson County, Iowa   [9, 10]
  Children	1. OREAR, C. (Living)   2. OREAR, G. (Living)   3. OREAR, A. (Living)   4. OREAR, T. (Living)
  Family ID	F245	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	9 Mar 2024

  
  

  Family 3	BENEFIELD, F. F. (Living)
  Family ID	F246	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	26 Feb 2023

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 22 Feb 1923 - Foster, Bates County, Missouri Residence - 1930 - Foster, Bates County, Missouri Residence - 1940 - Foster, Bates County, Missouri Divorce - May 1947 - Iowa City, Johnson County, Iowa Marriage - Jul 1948 - Iowa City, Johnson County, Iowa Death - 26 Dec 2018 - Pine Bluff, Jefferson County, Arkansas Burial - 5 Jan 2019 - Cedar Rapids, Linn County, Iowa  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Photos » Slide Show		O'Rear, Francis Merle ("Bill")
  		O'Rear, Francis ("Bill") and Fran ca. 2005
  		O'Rear, Cecil, Floyd, Bill, Doyle, Virgil (L-R)

  
  

  Documents

  1940 census O'Rear, Robert household

  
  

• Sources

  [S145] 1930 U.S. census, Bates County, Missouri, Walnut Township, E.D. 35, sheet 7A, dwelling 161, family 162, Robert S. O’rear household. [S1725] . [S29] E. Nelson O'Rear, Email to Kevin O'Rear, "Francis O'Rear and Spouses," April 29, 2010, (nickname “Bill”). [S29] E. Nelson O'Rear, Email to Kevin O'Rear, "Francis O'Rear and Spouses," April 29, 2010, (occupation truck driver). [S1033] 1940 U.S. census, Bates County, Missouri, Walnut Township, E.D. 7-36, sheet 2B, household 43, Richard [Robert] S. Orear household. [S28] "Missouri, U.S., Marriage Records, 1805-2002," database and images, Ancestry.com, entry for Robb. S. Orear and Mary E. Kinion, 1905. [S1726] . [S1730] . [S29] E. Nelson O'Rear, Email to Kevin O'Rear, "Francis O'Rear and Spouses," April 29, 2010. [S1727] .