Samuel Wear
N 33° 42.583 W 086° 35.148
16S E 538380 N 3730047
Located in the mostly abandoned Wear Family Burying Ground in Clay, Alabama near Birmingham.
Waymark Code: WM1V58
Location: Alabama, United States
Date Posted: 07/10/2007
Views: 71
Marked by two stones:
Civilian marker reads:
In memory of Samuel Wear, born May 25, 1766, a Revolutionary Soldier said to have organized the first Masonic Lodge in Jefferson County. A member of the Presbyterian Church. Died Mar 15, 1852.
Military marker by the Birmingham Territory Chapter, National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution, Oct. 01, 2005 reads: "Samuel Wear, Revolutionary War Soldier-North Carolina under Major Tipton, Captain Samuel Wear, Sr., Colonel's John Sevier and Charles Robinson."
The local city of Clay, Alabama is seeking historical status from the state to help restore the mostly neglected Wear Cemetery.
Location type: Single Grave
Date of Birth: May 25, 1766
Date of Death: March 15, 1852
Cause of death: Died Later
Grave Marker Text:
Samuel Wear
Revolutionary War Soldier-North Carolina under Major Tipton, Captain Samuel Wear, Sr., Colonel's John Sevier and Charles Robinson
Ranks: Not listed
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