Preliminary findings on the ancestry of William Powell Lear/ Institute of Family Research, Inc

Format

Book, Microfilm 35mm

Language

English

Publication Date

1986

Publisher

University Microfilms International

Place of Publication

Ann Arbor, Michigan

Physical

110 leaves : ill., facsim., geneal. tables, map, ports.

Edition

facsim. [ed.]

Notes

At head of title: This compilation represents ...

William Powell Lear (1902-1978) was the son of Reuben Marion Lear (1878- 1955) and Gertrude Elizabeth Powell (1883/4-1934) of Hannibal, Marion, Missouri. His father Reuben, was the son of John William Lear and Mary Elizabeth Atkins (sometimes written as Adkins). They lived in both Macon and Marion counties, Missouri. John William Lear's parents were Jesse M. Lear and Nancy Fagan of Miller Twp., Marion County, Mo. Jesse (b.1817) was born in Bourbon County, Kentucky. He came with his parents Thomas M. Lear and Mary Fagan from Bourbon County to Marion County, Mo. Earlier the family had moved from Culpepper County, Virginia to Kentucky. John Victor Stuber, a native of Solothurn, Switzerland migrated to Dubuque, Iowa prior to 1859, where he was married to Christina Wilhelmina Yeasel/Geasel. They were the grandparents of Gertrude Elizabeth Powell. William Powell Lear was a self-taught U.S. electrical engineer and industrialist whose Lear Jet Corporation was the first mass-manufacturer of business jet aircraft in the world. He held 150 patents. There were six grandchildren and several great grandchildren of Reuben M. Lear. Descendants are located in Missouri, California and elsewhere.

Includes Powell, Stuber, Fagan, Atkins/Adkins, May, Truitt, Yeasel/ Geazel and other related families.

Also available on microfilm.

Includes bibliographic references.

To view a digital version of this item click here.

View this catalog record in WorldCat for other possible copy locations.

Subjects

Surname Subjects

Copies

Call NumberLocationCollection/ShelfAvailability
929.273 L477pHSB (Headquarters Storage Building) Off-site StorageStorage
Call NumberLocationCollection/ShelfAvailability
929.273 L477pHSB (Headquarters Storage Building) Off-site StorageStorage

Film/Digital Notes

Column headers with buttons are sortable.
NoteLocationCollection/ShelfFormat
Also on microfilm. Salt Lake City : Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah, 1987. on 1 microfilm reel ; 35 mm.FamilySearch LibraryUnited States & Canada B1 Floor Film1320562 Item 57967972
NoteLocationCollection/ShelfFilmImage Group Number (DGS)Format
Also on microfilm. Salt Lake City : Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah, 1987. on 1 microfilm reel ; 35 mm.FamilySearch LibraryUnited States & Canada B1 Floor Film1320562 Item 57967972

Page

of 1

About this record

This screen shows the catalog entry of the title you selected.

The Copies section contains information for finding the physical item. Check the Call Number, Location, and Availability to know if a physical copy can be accessed.

Many books, periodicals, and maps are available on the Digital Library and can be accessed viathe included link. Works that are copyright protected are not available for online viewing.

The Film/Digital Notes contain a description of the microfilm or microfiche numbers. Some FamilySearch centers and affiliate libraries maintain collections of previously loaned microfilms or microfiche. A camera icon indicates items that are digitally accessible online.

All microfilms have been digitized and microfiche is currently being digitized. Reasons why images from microfilms or microfiche may not yet be available digitally on FamilySearch.org include:

  • The microfiche may be scheduled for future scanning.
  • The microfilm or microfiche may have been scanned, but have a contractual, data privacy, or other restriction preventing access. FamilySearch makes every effort to enable access dependent on decisions of record custodians and applicable laws.
  • You may need to be in a FamilySearch Center or the FamilySearch Library to access digital images from microfilms and microfiche. Some may also require that you log in to your FamilySearch account.