Lacrosse-Waukesha County WI Archives Biographies.....Gear, Thomas P. June 3, 1841 - ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/wi/wifiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Roxanne Munns rmunns@uwalumni.com April 16, 2007, 4:00 pm Author: Unknown THOMAS P. GEAR, farmer, Sec. 3; P. O. Onalaska; born in Somersetshire, England, June 3, 1841; came to America with his parents. His mother now resides in Lewis Valley. His father died in Waukesha Co., Wis., in 1845; came to La Crosse Co. in 1852; now owns 80 acres of land; made the improvements. His first wife, Eliza J. Pratt, was born in Ohio June 3, 1851; married in 1866. They had one child - Clara A., born in 1867; died, 1873. Second wife, Margaret Kerm, born in Boone Co., Ind., Feb. 26, 1850; married June 22, 1879. They had one child - May. A Republican, and a Patron of Husbandry. Additional Comments: From "History of La Crosse County, Wisconsin", 1881, p. 813. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/wi/lacrosse/bios/gear478gbs.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/wifiles/ File size: 1.3 Kb