Ancestry of
Stephen King

Author of The Stand

Samuel S. Clear

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• • 2nd Great-grandfather of Stephen King — 5th Generation
  • Ahnentafel No:
  • 22 
  • Father:
  • Mother:
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  • Birth Date:
  • Oct 1847 
  • Birth Location:
  • Indiana 
  • Christening Date:
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  • Christening Location:
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  • Death Date:
  • 9 Dec 1914 
  • Death Location:
  • Peru, Miami, Indiana 
  • Burial Date:
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  • Burial Location:
  • Mount Hope Cemetery, Peru, Miami, Indiana 
  • Spouse Name:
  • Lovina Nickols
  • Marriage Date:
  • 27 Jun 1868 
  • Marriage Location:
  • Miami County, Indiana 
  • Child:

  Harriet R. "Hattie" Clear (Ahnentafel No:11 )

  • Notes: 

  • Samuel Clear's birthdate is given as OCT 1847 in the 1900 census, however his tombstone has 1845. A transcription of his death record in the City Health Office in Peru, Indiana, agrees with the 1847 date as it gives his age as 67.

• Sources for Samuel S. Clear

  • ¹ Federal Census, IN, Wabash County, 1880, Roann, E.D. 182, p. 43, Image 5 of 5.
  • ² Federal Census, IN, Miami County, 1900, Peru, E.D. 107, Sheet 11A, Image 21 of 27.
  • ³ Federal Census, IN, Miami County, 1910, Peru Ward 5, E.D. 133, Sheet 2A, Image 3 of 12.
  • ⁴ Federal Census, IN, Miami County, 1870, Richland, p. 2, Image 2 of 40.
  • ⁵ Gravestone image at FindAGrave.com, (accessed 09/05/2014).
  • ⁶ Indiana Death Index, 1882-1920, Death record for Samuel Clear.
  • ⁷ Indiana Marriages, 1811-2019, Marriage certificate for Samuel S Clear and Lovina Nickols.

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