Howell Lear

Birth15 December 1867 - Erwinna, Bucks County, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Death17 October 1937 - Trenton, Mercer County, New Jersey, United States of America

MotherMary I /Jane Osborn

FatherFrederick H. Lear

Born in Erwinna, Bucks County, Pennsylvania, United States of America on 15 December 1867 to Frederick H. Lear and Mary I /Jane Osborn. Howell Lear married Nellie Moore Lear and had 3 children. He passed away on 17 October 1937 in Trenton, Mercer County, New Jersey, United States of America.

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Parents

Frederick H. Lear
1831 - 1907

Mary I /Jane Osborn
1841 - 1927

Spouse(s)

Nellie Moore Lear
1872 - 1919

Annie Blythe
1868 - 1936

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Herbert Warren Lear
1890 - 1959

Chester Black Moore Lear
1894 - 1983

Mary E Lear
1892 - 1979

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People similar to Howell Lear

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Mahlon C Lear
1820 - 1889

George Loren Lear
1872 - 1956

John Jonas Lear
1872 - 1955

Jennie Lear
1872 - Unknown

Asher R. Lear
1862 - 1936

Alvan Lear
1868 - 1934

Oscar Lear
1896 - 1954

Laura R Swope
1867 - 1950

Elias H Lear
1862 - 1865

Jeanette Ellen "Nettie" Lear
1862 - 1937

Isabel Lear
1862 - 1927

Ella Lear
1871 - 1939

First name meaning for Howell

The name Howell is of Welsh origin and has a significant meaning attached to it. Derived from the Welsh word Hywel, it translates to eminent or eminent one. This name has a long history that dates back to ancient Wales and has continued to persist throughout different periods, making its mark in both history and modern-day usage

Last name meaning for Lear

English: nickname from Middle English ler ‘cheek face countenance complexion’ (Old English hlēor) used adjectivally to mean ‘beautiful of face’. English: variant of Layer.

Irish: shortened Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac Giolla Uidhir ‘son of the swarthy lad’ or ‘son of the servant of Odhar’ a byname from odhar (genitive uidhir) ‘dun-colored’ ‘weatherbeaten’