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Caldwell County, Kentucky, farmer and blacksmith. Kentucky native. Married to Elizabeth "Bettie" Greer Tear in Caldwell County, Kentucky, in June 1854. Father of William Tear, George Tear, and Letitia Tear. Farmer in Caldwell County in 1850. Blacksmith in Caldwell County in 1860.

Details

Sex: Male
Race: White

Bibliography

Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Caldwell County, District 2, p. 361B.

Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Caldwell County, Pollards Tan Yard, p. 150.

Kentucky Marriage Records, Madison County Courthouse, Richmond, Kentucky, Caldwell County Marriages, Film #000546372, p. 165.

Citation

Tear, Cebron. Accessed via the Civil War Governors of Kentucky Digital Documentary Edition, https://discovery.civilwargovernors.org/document/S32204650 (November 12, 2026).

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W. Brown et al. to Beriah Magoffin

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