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     Susan Overton Slavens was born on 14 July 1835 at Boone County, Missouri.² She married Allen Bush O'Rear, son of Daniel O'Rear and Elizabeth Bush, on 15 July 1855 at Boone County, Missouri.^1,3 Susan Overton Slavens was enumerated with William Hawkins Lynes in 1880 on the Census at Columbia, Missouri.⁴ Susan Overton Slavens died on 23 June 1917 at Columbia, Missouri, at age 81.² She was buried on 24 June 1917 at Boone County, Missouri.²

     Bettie Bush O'Rear married William Hawkins Lynes.¹ Bettie Bush O'Rear was born in 1858.¹ She was enumerated with William Hawkins Lynes in 1880 on the Census at Columbia, Missouri.²

     William Hawkins Lynes married Bettie Bush O'Rear, daughter of Allen Bush O'Rear and Susan Overton Slavens.¹ William Hawkins Lynes appeared on the census of 1880 at Columbia, Missouri.²

     Allen Bush O'Rear was born on 27 June 1860 at Boone County, Missouri.^1,2,3 He was enumerated with William Hawkins Lynes in 1880 on the Census at Columbia, Missouri.⁴ Allen Bush O'Rear married Elizabeth Lee Turner on 12 December 1882.¹ Allen Bush O'Rear died on 27 March 1917 at Boone County, Missouri, at age 56.^1,2,3 He was buried on 28 March 1917 at Gilead Cemetery, Boone County, Missouri.³

     Elizabeth Lee Turner was also known as Lizzie Lee.² She was born on 31 July 1864 at Boone County, Missouri.¹ She married Allen Bush O'Rear, son of Allen Bush O'Rear and Susan Overton Slavens, on 12 December 1882.² Elizabeth Lee Turner died on 10 May 1948 at Brown Stattion, Missouri, at age 83.¹ She was buried on 12 May 1948 at Gilead Cemetery, Boone County, Missouri.¹

     James McConnathy O'Rear was born on 14 February 1862.¹ He was enumerated with William Hawkins Lynes in 1880 on the Census at Columbia, Missouri.² James McConnathy O'Rear married (?) (?).³ James McConnathy O'Rear was a saw mill laborer in 1920 at Boone County, Missouri.³ He died on 4 March 1926 at Columbia, Missouri, at age 64.³ He was buried on 9 March 1926 at John Maxwell Farm, Boone County, Missouri.³

     Nancy Hicks Tate was born in 1897.¹ She married Noah D. Tate.² Nancy Hicks Tate died in 1970.¹

     Dale Oscar Walker married Annie Juanita Turner, daughter of Athey Edward Turner and Emma Tate.¹

     George Bennett MacFarlane was also known as George P.² He was born on 21 January 1837 at Fulton, Missouri.¹ He married Alice Frances O'Rear, daughter of William Tandy O'Rear and Elvira Frances Slavin, on 19 August 1868 at Boone County, Missouri.^2,3,4 George Bennett MacFarlane appeared on the census of 1880 at Mexico, Missouri.⁵ He was a judge in the State Supreme Court, Jefferson City, Missouri, in 1890.⁶ He died on 12 February 1898 at St. Luke's Hospital, St Louis, Missouri, at age 61.^6,4 He was buried after 12 February 1898 at Mexico, Missouri.⁶

     Dr. Carleton Jack Tannehill was a doctor and druggist.³ He resided at Brownwood, Texas.² He was born in 1835.² He married Louella O'Rear, daughter of William Tandy O'Rear and Elvira Frances Slavin, in 1872.^1,3 Dr. Carleton Jack Tannehill died in 1891.²

     Flora Prewitt was born at Clark County, Kentucky.¹ She was born on 1 March 1858 at Linneus, Missouri.² She married Woods Slavin O'Rear, son of William Tandy O'Rear and Elvira Frances Slavin, before 1876 at Boone County, Missouri.¹ Flora Prewitt died on 1 September 1916 at St. Louis, Missouri, at age 58.² She was buried on 22 September 1916 at Linneus, Missouri.²

     E. P. Locke married Mattie O'Rear, daughter of William Tandy O'Rear and Elvira Frances Slavin.¹

     George Washington O'Rear was born on 18 December 1818 at Franklin County, Tennessee; near Caldwells Bridge on the Elk River.^1,2,3 From the O'Rear Family Sketches:

George Washington O’Rear and the Seminole Indian War

Mrs. Beatrice O’Rear Treadway, probably about 1900, wrote down this account, narrated by her father, George Washington O’Rear about his experiences in the Seminole Indian war.

(Reminisces)
Seminole War in Florida, 1836 1837, from a Statement by George Washington O’Rear

“My company was made up in Franklin County, Tennessee in 1837. Benjamin Cherry, Captain, Major, Lauderdale.

Came to Ross’ Landing (now Chattannoga) to be mustered into service. Four hundred men, Captain Waterhouse’s company, in reserve at Chattannoga, in Nov. 1837.

Three companies made up in Franklin County but when we got to Chattonooga the muster master would only need two companies. So one company split up and joined the other two companies.

Sanders Farris and Benjamin Cherry were the captains, battalion formed in Chattonooga.

Captain Waterhouse’s company was made up in Chattonooga, and there were other companies were made up near there. These Co’s were enlisted for six months. Each man furnished his own horse and clothing. The government furnished guns and food. Battalion saw many Cherokee Indians all through Georgia as far as St Mary’s river. The Cherokee were not hostile, they already having agreed to move to Arkansas.

From St Mary’s river we went to Jacksonville and from there to Black Creek up St John’s river, staid a week, then crossed St John’s river to Lake Harvey which is two miles wide. We forded it. It was swimming to a horse in places, then we’d struck bottom again.

Crossing Lake Harvey again, went 18 miles east to Indian river There we got in among some hostile Indians and had some fights. We kept close to Indians until we got to the edge of Everglades.

After we passed Lake Okechobe we struck a nest of Indians whom we fought on Jan 24, 1838. We lost ten of our men, and only wounded one Indian. Gen. Jessup had about 2000 regular soldiers there infantry. We were Cavalry.

Four weeks after this we took 700 warriors and the women and children captive. There were negroes with the Indians, and this battle was commanded by a negro seven feet tall.

This battle was on Turtle Creek about four miles from lake that makes Jupiter Inlet. We sent these captured Indians on board a steamer boat to Arkansas.

We made breastwork out of trees and cut or boxed out chips and portholes to shoot through. We had to shoot across Turtle Creek which was like a ditch about 24 feet wide with perpendicular banks about 8 feet deep.

The Indians’ breastwork logs were on the opposite side of the creek, and when we attempted to cross over this creek, our men would go under the water.

Water and banks were level and when we attempted to cross over it was 8 feet deep and perpendicular bank. It was the meanest ditch I ever tried to cross. A great wonder the horses did not fall backwards in getting out.

General Jessup had sent a boatload of provisions to Jupiter Inlet, and found the Indians there. The Indians led the Marines (100) about four miles from this landing.

Indians thought they would capture us but did not. Were at Fort Pierce then a few of us. The rest of our command were hunting the Indians but did not find them.

Marines captured an old Indian woman, and talked of putting her to death I could not stand it. They asked her to pilot them to Indians, which she did, and they had a fight at the same place we had a fight on 24th of January, but on the ocean side of the creek.

The Marines did not kill her.

We started home in April got home in May 1838.

A wonderful thing that happened there after we captured the Indians. I went one day to the Indian Camp. I found some lead and powder buried close by a pine tree, and looking around I saw a snake as big as my thumb and from 60 to 100 feet long, about the size of a steer rope or walking stick and 10 to 12 feet from one coil to another. Before I got to the tail part, it disappeared. There was a hole near snake’s head I was standing near and looking at the tail when I heard something pop and looking around quickly there was no snake, nothing but a hole in the ground close to where the head had been.”

Jessie O’Rear Whitehead wrote in 1946 with reference to the above service: “ Uncle George (so Cousin Beatrice, his daughter, records) was in school in Winchester, Tennessee in 1836. His mother gave him a horse, bridle and saddle for a birthday present and he was so happy he promptly quit school, joined the army at Ross’ Landing (now Chattanooga) and went joyously off to fight the Seminole Indians in Florida!”.⁴ He married Sarah Adelia Force on 27 June 1844 at Alpine, Georgia.^1,2 George Washington O'Rear appeared on the census of 1850 at Cherokee County, Alabama.⁵ He appeared on the census of 1860 at Cherokee County, Alabama.⁵ He appeared on the census of 1870 at Floyd County, Georgia.^1,5 From the O'Rear Family Sketches:

Deposition of George Washington O’Rear

The following deposition of George Washington O’Rear (No. 398) Rome, Georgia, was prepared, evidently, by his daughter Beatrice O’Rear Treadway in connection with her research on the family. Ms. Frances O’Rear Brown of Attalla, Alabama kindly let me copy the original of this deposition. The notes at the end of the deposition were probably added by Ms. Treadway at a later date.

STATE OF GEORGIA, FLOYD COUNTY::
In person comes before the undersigned official in and for said county, George Washington O’Rear, who being duly sworn as to the following facts, deposes and says::

I, George Washington O'Rear, am the son of John O’Rear, who was the son of Daniel O’Rear, who was the son of John O’Rear.
John O’Rear, my great grandfather came from Ireland, and my great grandmother came from Scotland to America in the early settlement of this country, and they settled in the State of Virginia.
My grandfather, Daniel O’Rear was born in 1754 in Prince William County of Virginia, and went from that State in 1777 to the Revolutionary War, where he served six or seven tours, from 1777 78 80, for which service the United State’s Government paid him a pension beginning March 4, 1831, during the last twenty or thirty years of his life. I knew my grandfather, Daniel O’Rear, personally from my childhood until I was about fifty years old. He was more than one hundred years of age when he died. I, myself, have passed my eighty third birthday. (He lived in Franklin Co., Tennessee until the Indians left, then he moved to Chattagua Co., seven miles from Summerville, near McCowell’s Mill. When he died, he was buried at Macedonia Church at Chattagua Co., Georgia.)
My father John O’Rear, (was born in Wake Co., N.C. in 1780) went from east Tennessee to the War of 1812. I do not remember the name of his company or battalion. His company tried to join Andrew Jackson’s army on his march to Alabama, but did not reach him until after the famous Battle of the Horse Shoe in 1814.
My uncle, Robert O’Rear, was in the Battle of the Horse Shoe, and was also in the Battle of New Orleans, which occurred in January 1816.
I, myself, was in the Seminole, or Indian War. I went from Winchester, Franklin Co., Tennessee in 18376, in Captain Benjamin Cherry’s Company of Major Lardendale’s Battalion of Mounted Volunteers, to the Seminole War in Florida.
This was a six month’s tour. I was honorably discharged in 1838 at Batten Rouge. After the law was passed allowing Indian War Soldiers Land Warrants, I received two eighty acre land warrants from the United States government. About ten years ago the Indian War Soldiers were allowed a pension, since which time I have drawn such a pension for service. My discharge from the Seminole War is now on file in the proper department in Washington, D.C.
I further swear that I am the father of Mrs. Beatrice O’Rear Treadway.
My father, John O’Rear married Malinda Veal of Savannah, Ga. in Millegeville in 1806.
My grandfather , Daniel O’Rear, married Susan Gouch, in North Carolina in 1778. He was a Virginian and a soldier in the Revolutionary War and was sent into North Carolina to drive out the enemy. It was here that he met Susan Gouch, a daughter of a prominent (Virginia) North Carolina family. She loved him for his gallantry, as a soldier. He loved her for her beauty and graciousness. She was a noted beauty of her day.

                                                  G.W. O’Rear
Sworn to and subscribed before me
this, the 17th day of February, 1902
Walter Harris, J.P.

(John O’Rear died in Mississippi in 1867, and his wife Malinda Veal O’Rear died in 1865 in Jasper, Alabama. Susan Gouch O’Rear, wife of Daniel O’Rear, died in 1865 in Alabama. Daniel O’Rear died in Chattagua C., Georgia about
1858. Robin O’Rear, son of Daniel and Susan O’Rear was born in 1779 in N.C. Their son John was born in N.C. in 1778. Daniel O’Rear was born in Virginia in 1754. Malinda Veal’s mother was a Miss Ware.).⁴ He died on 19 August 1904 at Rome, Georgia, at age 85.^1,3 He was buried after 19 August 1904 at Myrtle Hill Cemetery, Rome, Georgia.⁶

     Sarah Adelia Force was born at Bath, New York.¹ She married George Washington O'Rear, son of John O'Rear and Malinda Evangeline Veal, on 27 June 1844 at Alpine, Georgia.^1,2 Sarah Adelia Force was enumerated with George Washington O'Rear in 1850 on the Census at Cherokee County, Alabama.³ Sarah Adelia Force was enumerated with George Washington O'Rear in 1860 on the Census at Cherokee County, Alabama.³ Sarah Adelia Force was enumerated with George Washington O'Rear in 1870 on the Census at Floyd County, Georgia.^1,3

     Francis Marion O'Rear was also known as Frances Marion.² He was born on 26 October 1822 at Franklin County, Tennessee.^3,4,2 He married Charlotte June Force on 27 June 1844 at Alpine, Georgia.^1,5 Francis Marion O'Rear appeared on the census of 1850 at Cherokee County, Alabama.⁶ He appeared on the census of 1860 at Cherokee County, Alabama.⁷ He was deaf. He appeared on the census of 1870 at Valley Head, Alabama.⁸ He died on 1 May 1902 at Dekalb County, Alabama, at age 79.^9,4,2 He was buried after 1 May 1902 at Bankhead Cemetery, Mentone, Alabama.⁴

     Charlotte June Force was born at Canada.¹ She married Francis Marion O'Rear, son of John O'Rear and Malinda Evangeline Veal, on 27 June 1844 at Alpine, Georgia.^1,2 Charlotte June Force was enumerated with Francis Marion O'Rear in 1850 on the Census at Cherokee County, Alabama.³ Charlotte June Force was enumerated with Francis Marion O'Rear in 1860 on the Census at Cherokee County, Alabama.⁴ Charlotte June Force was enumerated with Francis Marion O'Rear in 1870 on the Census at Valley Head, Alabama.⁵ Charlotte June Force died on 22 November 1894 at Floyd County, Georgia.^6,7 She was buried after 22 November 1894 at Bankhead Cemetery, Mentone, Alabama.⁷

     William Jasper O'Rear was a contractor and a farmer.¹ He was born on 9 October 1826 at Franklin County, Tennessee.^2,3,4,5 He married Elizabeth Covey, daughter of Abner Covey and Mary O'Rear, on 31 January 1852 at Franklin County, Tennessee.^1,4,6 William Jasper O'Rear resided after 4 March 1852 at Arkansas.⁷ He began Confederate military service in 1861 at Arkansas.⁷ He resided in 1862 at Alabama.⁷ He reenlisted in Confederate military service in 1862 at Alabama.⁷ He married Margaret Elizabeth Mooney on 8 February 1863 at Walker County, Alabama.^1,4 William Jasper O'Rear ended military service in 1865.⁷ He appeared on the census of 1880 at Walker County, Alabama.⁸ He died on 15 May 1904 at Jasper, Alabama, at age 77.^9,3,4 He was buried after 15 May 1904 at New Prospect Cemetery, Walker County, Alabama.⁴ He began military service in 1961 at Arkansas; in the Confederate Army.⁷

     Elizabeth Covey was also known as Cover.³ She married William Jasper O'Rear, son of John O'Rear and Malinda Evangeline Veal, on 31 January 1852 at Franklin County, Tennessee.^3,2,4 Elizabeth Covey died on 4 March 1852.²

     Margaret Elizabeth Mooney was born on 3 November 1842 at Jasper, Alabama.^1,2 She married William Jasper O'Rear, son of John O'Rear and Malinda Evangeline Veal, on 8 February 1863 at Walker County, Alabama.^1,2 Margaret Elizabeth Mooney was enumerated with William Jasper O'Rear in 1880 on the Census at Walker County, Alabama.³ Margaret Elizabeth Mooney appeared on the census of 1910 at Jasper, Alabama.⁴ She died on 15 November 1921 at Jasper, Alabama, at age 79.^1,2 She was buried after 15 November 1921 at New Prospect Cemetery, Walker County, Alabama.²

     Eliza O'Rear married (?) Finney.¹

     (?) Finney married Eliza O'Rear, daughter of John O'Rear and Malinda Evangeline Veal.¹

     Jesse Harris O'Rear was a master mechanic.¹ He resided at Bartonville, Alabama.² He was born on 2 April 1820 at Winchester, Tennessee.^4,5,6,7 He married Martha Ann Benson on 7 March 1846 at Walker County, Alabama.^1,2,3,7 Jesse Harris O'Rear appeared on the census of 1850 at Walker County, Alabama.⁸ He appeared on the census of 1860 at Walker County, Alabama.⁹ He began military service on 18 February 1862 in the Confederate Army.² He was assigned as a Lieutenant in Company E of the 28th Infantry Regiment, Alabama Infantry on 29 March 1862.² He resided circa 1866 at Monroe County, Mississippi.² He appeared on the census of 1870 at Smithville, Mississippi.¹⁰ He appeared on the census of 1880 at Monroe County, Mississippi.^11,12 He resided circa 1881 at Felkertown, Arkansas.² He resided circa 1885 at Dyer, Arkansas.² He died on 5 December 1898 at Mulberry, Arkansas, at age 78.^13,14,7 He was buried after 5 December 1898 at Dyer Cemetery, Mulberry, Arkansas.^15,16

     Martha Ann Benson parents both born in Tennessee.¹ She was born on 1 March 1822 at Rhea County, Tennessee.^2,3 She married Jesse Harris O'Rear, son of John O'Rear and Malinda Evangeline Veal, on 7 March 1846 at Walker County, Alabama.^1,4,5,3 Martha Ann Benson was enumerated with Jesse Harris O'Rear in 1850 on the Census at Walker County, Alabama.⁶ Martha Ann Benson was enumerated with Jesse Harris O'Rear in 1860 on the Census at Walker County, Alabama.⁷ Martha Ann Benson was enumerated with Jesse Harris O'Rear in 1870 on the Census at Smithville, Mississippi.⁸ Martha Ann Benson was enumerated with Jesse Harris O'Rear in 1880 on the Census at Monroe County, Mississippi.^9,10 Martha Ann Benson died in January 1899 at Mulberry, Arkansas, at age 76.^1,3 She was buried after January 1899 at Dyer Cemetery, Mulberry, Arkansas.¹¹

     Hannah O'Rear was also known as Mary O'Rear.¹ She married (?) Finney.¹

     (?) Finney married Hannah O'Rear, daughter of John O'Rear and Malinda Evangeline Veal.¹

     Martha O'Rear married Daniel Whaley.¹

     Daniel Whaley was also known as John Whaley.¹ He married Martha O'Rear, daughter of John O'Rear and Malinda Evangeline Veal.¹

     Capt. James Martin O'Rear was a miller and Master Workman.³ He was born in 1815 at Tennessee.³ He married Martha McCallister before 1839.³ Capt. James Martin O'Rear appeared on the census of 1850 at Walker County, Alabama.⁴ He appeared on the census of 1860 at Walker County, Alabama.⁵ He died in 1865 at Jasper, Alabama, soon after returning home after being in the Civil War - he was shot from ambush.³

     Martha McCallister was born in 1820 at Virginia.¹ She married Capt. James Martin O'Rear, son of John O'Rear and Malinda Evangeline Veal, before 1839.¹ Martha McCallister was enumerated with Capt. James Martin O'Rear in 1850 on the Census at Walker County, Alabama.³ Martha McCallister was enumerated with Capt. James Martin O'Rear in 1860 on the Census at Walker County, Alabama.⁴