Source:
Pioneer Period and Pioneer People of Fairfield Co., Ohio.
by C. M. L. Wiseman
Publ. F. J. Heer Printing Co., Columbus, O.  1901

Transcribed by Sharon Wick

BEAR FAMILY
pgs. 309 -310

     John and Elizabeth Bear emigrated from Rockingham County, Va.  Their children were:
     Katie, who married Philip Lamb, and whose descendants, the families of Philip, Jr., and Peter Lamb, reside in this county.  George Lamb, of Hooker; Noah, John and Irvin, of Carroll, are sons of Peter Lamb.  The daughters of Mrs. Henry Coffman, Mrs. Belle Beatty, of Carroll, and Rachel Flood, of Lancaster.  Polly married James Steadman and moved to northern Ohio.
     Sarah Bear married Sarah Cherry, sister to Ralph Cherry, in 1816 and removed to Allen County, Ohio.
     Betsey Bear married Daniel Miller in 1817 and lived in Allen County.  Joseph Miller a son, resides with his daughter, Mrs. George Kester of Greenfield township.
     Adam Bear married a Steadman and moved to Iowa.
     Anne Bear married John Meason in 1817.  (See Meason family)