Third Generation

33. John Franklin "Frank" LEAR was born on 4 Apr 1873 in Rockcastle County, Kentucky.^{11,15,16,22,25,36} He died Pulmonary Tuberculosis on 7 Aug 1942 in Jefferson County, Kentucky.¹¹ Buried in Resthaven Cemetery. Informant at death listed as "Mrs Bertha Alice Lear" of Louisville, Kentucky. In the 1910 Census for Jefferson County, Kentucky (Indian Hills - District 6), Edgar Lawson, age 20, is listed as "Brother-in-Law" in the household of Frank Lear and wife Bertha A. (Lawson).

Occupation: Blacksmith

John Franklin "Frank" LEAR and Bertha Alice LAWSON were married about 1900 in Kentucky.¹⁶ Bertha Alice LAWSON (daughter of Caleb LAWSON) was born in Nov 1877 in Kentucky.^15,16,22,36 John Franklin "Frank" LEAR and Bertha Alice LAWSON had the following children:

88	i.	Mozelle LEAR was born about 1904 in Kentucky.16
89	ii.	Bessie L. LEAR was born about 1906 in Kentucky.16,36
90	iii.	Willis Brady "Willie" LEAR was born about 1910 in Kentucky.16,22,36
91	iv.	Arthur Thomas LEAR was born on 26 Mar 1912 in Kentucky.11,36 He died Acute poisoning from eating wild cherries on 18 Aug 1921 in Indian Hill, Jefferson County, Kentucky.11 Buried in Eastern Cemetery. Informant at death listed as "Frank J. Lear".
92	v.	Adolphin Morris LEAR was born about 1915 in Kentucky.22,36
93	vi.	Eliza Catherine LEAR was born about 1918 in Kentucky.22,36
94	vii.	Frank LEAR Jr. was born about 1923 in Kentucky.22