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     Dr. J. J. Mitchell married Effie O'Rear, daughter of William D. O'Rear and Selina Gibson, on 26 February 1889 at Bates County, Missouri.^1,2

     Miriam Margaret O'Rear was also known as Margaret Miriam O'Rear.¹ She was born on 25 August 1859 at Mexico, Missouri.¹ She was enumerated with Benjamin Franklin O'Rear in 1860 on the Census at Salt River, Missouri.² Told of a trip to her grandparent's home in Kentucky:
"In the early spring of that year (1864) an invitation came to make a visit to grandfather Orear's in Kentucky. He lived on the Spencer Pike - Four miles from Mt. Sterling. It was in that town my father received his education. Grandfather had given him an old mare to ride back and forth. His brothers made merry about the old nag, but he had the determination to win an education. Had not his father named him Benjamin Franklin? Later his old mare bore a colt that was quite equal to his brothers fine horses. Fine horses were indespensible in Kentucky. The professor, in speaking to him would say, 'Doctor Benjamin Franklin'. The name was his until his death. His old friends called him 'Doc'. Life was altogether different in Kentucky. Grandfather had come from Fauquier County, Virginia. I am sure it was the greatest place on earth from the way hw spoke when father mentioned it. His forefathers had escaped from France during the persecutions of the Huguenots. Their estates were confiscated and they would have been killed if they had remained."

“That Christmas was an eventful one for me. All grandpa’s children were at home on Christmas Eve. Uncle Will was the oldest and lived not far away. His wife and two little ones came Christmas Eve and then went back home. The two sons in the Army were not there, nor Aunt Sarah, who was living in Missouri. That Christmas Eve all sat around the fireplace talking. I was tucked in the foot of Grandfather’s bed and left there when my parents went upstairs. So the next morning I was right there for all the excitement. I was awakened by a noise outside. Grandma was dressing and Grandpa, who had heard the same for many successive years and knew what the clamor was about, said ‘it’s them niggers. I’ll have to go.’ Grandma dressed me so I was ready to go by the time Grandpa stepped out on the porch. Every darky on the place was there and all calling ‘Christmas gif’, ‘Mos Jack, Christmas gif’. He went to his desk that always stood there and took out an old purse full of coins, threw the money out on the ground, on the light snow. It did not take them long to pick it up. He handed the purse to me and it among my treasures, a reminder of an unusual occasion. Now why did no one ever steal that money? It would have been so easy to step up on the porch and take the purse. Two of the men stepped up and took Grandpa on their shoulders and marched around the house with the whole laughing, shouting crowd behind them. Meanwhile Grandma and the other women were ready for their return. They had been busy for this event. Each man was given a new pair of jeans, a pair of shoes and two paris of socks. Each woman and child had a new pair of shoes, lindsey for dresses, and calico for a best dress, also yarn to knit into stockings. All from the wool of Grandpa’s sheep. Each adult had a new red bandanna. What a grand dinner we had that day, the bright bandannas much in evidence above the smiling faces. That night chairs and tables were moved aside in the dining room and slaves from other plantations came in to help with the fun. I was on my Uncle’s shoulder watching the dancers and the perspiring fiddlers.

"I remember we went home with Uncle Will and Aunt Lina that night and her good biscuits the next morning. And my cute little cousin Albert who continued to hand up his stocking for a week. But a year after that time my poor old Grandfather was terribly distressed after the slaves were gone, all but a few who would not leave. He would say to Grandmother ‘Miriam, where do you reckon those poor niggers are? They can’t make a living. They are cold and hungry right now’. He did not live long after that”.³ Miriam Margaret O'Rear was enumerated with Benjamin Franklin O'Rear in June 1870 on the Census at Mexico, Missouri.⁴

Miriam Margaret O'Rear married Rev. Melville Luther Everett on 11 December 1875 at Mexico, Missouri.¹ Miriam Margaret O'Rear was enumerated with Rev. Melville Luther Everett in 1900 on the Census at Palmyra, Missouri.⁵

     Rev. Melville Luther Everett was a minister.¹ He was born on 7 September 1852 at Iowa.^2,3

Rev. Melville Luther Everett married Miriam Margaret O'Rear, daughter of Benjamin Franklin O'Rear and Margaret Colton Bartlett, on 11 December 1875 at Mexico, Missouri.¹ Rev. Melville Luther Everett appeared on the census of 1900 at Palmyra, Missouri.³ He died on 4 July 1928 at Knoxville, Iowa, at age 75.¹

     Benjamin Franklin O'Rear married Tessie Morrison.¹ Benjamin Franklin O'Rear married Marie Baker.¹ Benjamin Franklin O'Rear was born in 1861 at Missouri.^1,2,3 He was enumerated with Benjamin Franklin O'Rear in June 1870 on the Census at Mexico, Missouri.⁴ Benjamin Franklin O'Rear was enumerated with Benjamin Franklin O'Rear in 1880 on the Census at Salt River, Missouri.⁵

     Tessie Morrison married Benjamin Franklin O'Rear, son of Benjamin Franklin O'Rear and Margaret Colton Bartlett.¹

     Marie Baker married Benjamin Franklin O'Rear, son of Benjamin Franklin O'Rear and Margaret Colton Bartlett.¹

     Lucy Booth O'Rear was born on 22 August 1863 at Coolville, Ohio.¹ She was enumerated with Benjamin Franklin O'Rear in June 1870 on the Census at Mexico, Missouri.² Lucy Booth O'Rear was enumerated with Benjamin Franklin O'Rear in 1880 on the Census at Salt River, Missouri.³ Lucy Booth O'Rear married William Cushing Higley on 16 October 1889 at Mexico, Missouri.¹ Lucy Booth O'Rear died on 2 December 1946 at New Vienna, Ohio, at age 83.¹

     William Cushing Higley was a druggist.¹ He was born on 28 June 1853 at Rutland, Ohio.¹ He married Lucy Booth O'Rear, daughter of Benjamin Franklin O'Rear and Margaret Colton Bartlett, on 16 October 1889 at Mexico, Missouri.¹ William Cushing Higley died on 21 July 1924 at New Vienna, Ohio, at age 71.¹

     Emily Davis O'Rear was born in 1865.¹ She was enumerated with Benjamin Franklin O'Rear in June 1870 on the Census at Mexico, Missouri.² Emily Davis O'Rear was enumerated with Benjamin Franklin O'Rear in 1880 on the Census at Salt River, Missouri.³

     John Davis O'Rear was born on 21 March 1870 at Audrain County, Missouri.^2,3 He was enumerated with Benjamin Franklin O'Rear in June 1870 on the Census at Mexico, Missouri.⁴ John Davis O'Rear was enumerated with Benjamin Franklin O'Rear in 1880 on the Census at Salt River, Missouri.⁵ John Davis O'Rear married Violet (?) in 1905.⁶ John Davis O'Rear married Eugenie Bragg on 28 July 1905 at Audrain County, Missouri.^1,7 John Davis O'Rear appeared on the census of 1910 at Salt River, Missouri.⁶ He was appointed Minster to Bolivia in 1917 by President Wilson. The St. Louis Globe-Democrat reported the nomination and noted that John Davis O'Rear was a great-grandson of Josiah Bartlett of New Hampshire, one of the signers of the Declaration of Independence.⁸ He was the U. S. Minister to Bolivia with the title of "Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary" between 26 June 1913 and 14 July 1918 at La Paz, Bolivia.^8,3 He and Eugenie Bragg resided in 1913 at La Paz, Bolivia.^9,10 John Davis O'Rear is documented as arriving on 18 August 1915 in S.S. Carrillo at New York City, New York, from Cristobal, Canal Zone while as Minister to Bolivia.¹¹ He died on 14 July 1918 at La Paz, Bolivia, at age 48; due to smallpox.^8,3 He was buried after 14 July 1918 at La Paz, Bolivia.¹²

     Eugenie Bragg was also known as Jean.² She was born in 1884 at Missouri.³ She was born in 1884 at Missouri.⁴ She married John Davis O'Rear, son of Benjamin Franklin O'Rear and Margaret Colton Bartlett, on 28 July 1905 at Audrain County, Missouri.^2,5 Eugenie Bragg and John Davis O'Rear resided in 1913 at La Paz, Bolivia.^1,6 Eugenie Bragg was found on a passenger list on 1 March 1915 at S. S. Tarrialba, New Orleans, Louisiana.⁷ She was found on a passenger list on 14 August 1918 at S. S. Matapan, New Orleans, Louisiana.⁸

     David Booth O'Rear was a carpenter and a farmer.¹ He was born on 11 January 1871 at Mexico, Missouri.¹ He was enumerated with Benjamin Franklin O'Rear in 1880 on the Census at Salt River, Missouri.² David Booth O'Rear married Elizabeth Henderson on 30 March 1897.¹

     Elizabeth Henderson was born on 3 March 1872 at Bellaire, Ohio.¹ She married David Booth O'Rear, son of Benjamin Franklin O'Rear and Margaret Colton Bartlett, on 30 March 1897.¹

     James Lacey O'Rear was born in 1875 at Missouri.^1,2 He was enumerated with Benjamin Franklin O'Rear in 1880 on the Census at Salt River, Missouri.³ James Lacey O'Rear married Winifred Thayer circa 1904.^4,5 James Lacey O'Rear was a jeweler in 1906 at Somerville, Massachusetts.⁶ He was a jeweler in 1907 at Somerville, Massachusetts.⁷ He appeared on the census of 1910 at Somerville, Massachusetts.⁵ He appeared on the census of 1920 at Cambridge, Massachusetts.⁸ He resided in 1923 at Cambridge, Massachusetts.⁹ He appeared on the census of 1930 at Cambridge, Massachusetts.¹⁰

     Winifred Thayer was born circa 1880 at Massachusetts.² She married James Lacey O'Rear, son of Benjamin Franklin O'Rear and Margaret Colton Bartlett, circa 1904.^3,2 Winifred Thayer was enumerated with James Lacey O'Rear in 1910 on the Census at Somerville, Massachusetts.² Winifred Thayer was enumerated with James Lacey O'Rear in 1920 on the Census at Cambridge, Massachusetts.⁴ Winifred Thayer resided with James Lacey O'Rear in 1923 at Cambridge, Massachusetts.⁵ Winifred Thayer was enumerated with James Lacey O'Rear in 1930 on the Census at Cambridge, Massachusetts.⁶

     Nannie A. Bush was born on 8 November 1853 at Columbia, Missouri.^1,2 She married Manlius Virgil O'Rear, son of Jesse O'Rear and Frances O'Rear, on 15 December 1874 at Columbia, Missouri.^1,3 Nannie A. Bush died on 11 October 1907 at Columbia, Missouri, at age 53.¹

     Lenoir Wilkes O'Rear was born on 7 December 1878 at Columbia, Missouri.¹

     Manlius Virgil O'Rear was born on 3 January 1881 at Columbia, Missouri.¹ He died on 25 September 1892 at age 11.¹

     Andrew Bush O'Rear was an engineer and manufacturer.¹ His name was legally changed to Andrew Gibbs O'Rear.¹ He was born on 15 June 1891 at Columbia, Missouri.¹ He was enumerated with Peter Everett O'Rear in 1900 on the Census at Slater, Missouri.² Andrew Bush O'Rear married Letha Chandler on 12 August 1913 at Columbia, Missouri.¹ Andrew Bush O'Rear died on 20 February 1949 at Aquila, Arizona, at age 57.³ He was buried after 20 February 1949 at Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Los Angeles, California.³

     Letha Chandler was born on 8 August 1890.¹ She married Andrew Bush O'Rear, son of Manlius Virgil O'Rear and Nannie A. Bush, on 12 August 1913 at Columbia, Missouri.¹

     Carrie Hensley was born in April 1880 at Missouri.

     Etta May Hensley was born in 1878 at Missouri.

     Carrie M. O'Rear married William Foster.^1,3 Carrie M. O'Rear was born in September 1888 at Missouri.²

     William Foster married Carrie M. O'Rear, daughter of Albert O'Rear and Cornelia Hellen Ferris.^1,2

     George O'Rear was born in 1890.¹ He died in 1892.¹

     Albert O'Rear was born in 1902.¹ He was enumerated with Albert O'Rear in 1910 on the Census at Kansas City, Missouri.²

     Mamie M. Hensley was born in October 1889 at Missouri.

     John A. Hensley was born in August 1886 at Missouri.

     Warren Everett was born on 18 November 1876 at Audrain County, Missouri.¹ He died on 12 July 1877.¹

     Dr. Ernest Day Everett was born on 24 January 1878 at Mexico, Missouri.¹ He was enumerated with Rev. Melville Luther Everett in 1900 on the Census at Palmyra, Missouri.² Dr. Ernest Day Everett married Elizabeth Gaither on 20 December 1905.¹ Dr. Ernest Day Everett appeared on the census of April 1910 at Lakeview, Oregon.³ He appeared on the census of 1920 at Frostburg, Maryland.⁴ He resided before 29 December 1924 at Frostburg, Maryland.⁵ He resided on 29 December 1924 at Lakeview, Oregon.⁵ Dr. Everett was one of the first to study the family history and corresponded with many of the then living family member asking for family information. Without his contributions, it is unlikely that we would have as much information as we do today.⁶ He died on 14 July 1942 at age 64.¹