Lee County Texas Archives Photo Person.....Phears, McDonald Don 1885
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Source:             Personal Collection
Name:               McDonald Don Phears

Date Of Photograph: 1885
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This is a portrait picture of McDonald Don Phears taken circa 1885.  McDonald 
was married to Elizabeth Ann "Betty" Clemons on 14 Aug 1867 in Washington 
County, Texas.  Betty's father, Ira Clemons was awarded a land grant for 
serving in the Republic of Texas militia during the 1830's and 1840's.  It was 
this same land (later Lee County) where McDonald Phears helped his father-in-
law, that Phears (and wife Betty) donated one acre for a school, known as the 
Phears School, where the Phears Community of Lee County took it's name.  This 
was located about three miles east of Lexington on U.S. Hwy 77.  McDonald had 
a previous marriage to Sarah L. Vinson, on 28 Apr 1862, in Washington County.  
I believe Phears married Betty after Sarah's death.  McDonald served in 
Company G of the 10th Texas Infantry CSA during the War for Southern 
Independence.  He died 4 Dec 1895, the result of a drunk wagon-driving 
accident.  McDonald is buried in the Guthrie Cemetery, also on land once part 
of Ira Clemon's land grant, some of which was sold to George Washington 
Guthrie, hence the name Guthrie Cemetery.  

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