The link to our family tree, shown below as "InterneTree", will connect you to many families including: Bear, Gravett, Highley, Pettis, Molor, Stevens, Lafferty, Simpson, Cunningham, Beadle, Bailey, Kepler, Kiefer, Duly, Stacy, Shelden, Maggard, Gibson, Zornes, Cloyd, Baer, and Davis.
YOUR NAME MAY BE ON OUR FAMILY TREE. To find it, bring up the "InterneTree" by left clicking once on the link shown below. From the family tree that comes up, right click once on any name box. From the drop-down menu, left click once on "find". Then scroll to find your name (search both lower case and upper case names) and left click it twice. The tree that comes up will show you in the middle, your ancestors will be shown on the right, and your descendants on the left. Left double click a name box to get more details. To zoom out from the tree, click "-" on your keyboard. To zoom in, click "+". You may want to print this page. It will be useful when viewing the family tree you will see after clicking on "InterneTree" shown below.
You can also find detailed information for you or anyone by clicking on "Index of Individuals" and then clicking on a name listed alphabetically. Since this host web site now places a limit of 2,000 names on all InterneTrees and Index of Individuals, your name may be found in one of the reports shown below titled "Outline Descendant Tree".
For privacy, pictures are not shown for anyone. In addition, dates and places are not shown for living persons or deceased persons without a date of death entry.
Many people have made significant contributions to this family tree. We would especially like to thank Forrest and Maxine Bear, Ron and Janet Stacy, Glenn Baer, Dinty and Ruth Ann Moore, Alice Mae and Bill Johnston, Ray Fogle, Dennis and Rose Atenhan, Avery Shelden, Loretta Jessop, Judy Burns, Wilma and J.T. Smith, Howard and Letty Gravett, Janice and Eugene Bush, Nannie Bush, and Ferrell Gravett.
Please send us any corrections, updates, or questions. We will make the necessary changes to this genealogy home page so everyone can enjoy the new information.
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- Solomon & Amanda Bear family, about 1893 (15 KB)
Back l-r: Mary M. Bear Glore Atwood, Dollie Ann Bear Armstrong Maggard, Leona Myrtle Armstrong Willmirth, Winfield Scott Bear, Nellie E. Bear Maggard.
Front l-r: Solomon Bear, William Franklin Bear, Amanda Elvina Duly Bear, Elizabeth Agnes Bear Giles.
- The Pettis family of Missouri (11 KB)
Frank O. Pettis and wife Mary Alice Moler Pettis
- Frank and Anna Bear family, about 1912 (15 KB)
l-r: son Glenn Franklin Bear, mother Anna Pearl Shelden Bear Carse holding Thelma Icyle Bear, Leonard Solomon Bear, Theola Mae Bear Barbour, father William Franklin Bear holding Orville Nelson Bear.
- 2nd Stevens Reunion, 21 June 2003 (31 KB)
Once again held in the Diagonal Community Center at Ringgold County, Iowa
- The Gravett family of Kentucky (8 KB)
Melvin Green Gravett and wife Polly Jane Highley Gravett
- Bear Home Place, about 1901 (14 KB)
l-r: Mary M. Bear Glore Atwood (daughter of Solomon and Amanda Bear), Lance Maggard (husband of Nellie), Solomon Bear, Norval Maggard (son of Nellie), Amanda Elvina Duly Bear, Nellie E. Bear Maggard (daughter) holding Lulu Maggard Baker, Roy Maggard, and William Franklin Bear (son).
- Children of Melvin Green and Polly Jane Gravett (126 KB)
Front L-R: John, George, Mack, and Earnest.
Back L-R: Fannie, Nannie, Mary, Kittie, Mallie, and Ida.
Clarence not available for picture.
- Ralph and Nancy Stevens family, about 1894 (16 KB)
Back l-r: Edward Leroy, Homer R., Alta May, and Walter X.
Middle l-r: Nancy Jane, Ralph Edward, and Carrie Alice.
Front l-r: Lura Nettie, and Myrtle Myree.
- 8th Solomon Bear Family Reunion on 10 June 2006 (42 KB)
Reunion held at the community center in Ellston, Iowa
- Homer Stevens family in March 1953 (14 KB)
Back l-r: Ralph Benjamin Stevens, Donna Leslie Stevens Bear, Walter Leroy Stevens, and Homer R. Stevens (during funeral of Edith May Beadle Stevens).
Front l-r: Vera Coral Stevens Harriman Pierce, Nira Glee Stevens Moore, and Cecil Raymond Stevens.
- 7th Solomon Bear Family Reunion on 12 June 2004 (43 KB)
Reunion held at the community center in Ellston, Iowa
- Ralph and Nancy Stevens Home Place in 1911 (23 KB)
Back l-r: Ola Stevens, Edith Stevens holding Ralph Benjamin, and Myrtle Fogle holding Lucille.
Middle l-r: Math Lightner, Walter X. Stevens holding Cecil, Nancy Stevens, Sarah Kessler (Mother of Sarah Stevens).
Front l-r: Homer Stevens, Ed Stevens, Sarah Stevens, Lura Williams, little Lyle Williams, Roe Williams, and Rudolph Fogle.
- 1st Solomon Bear Family Reunion on 13 June 1992 (27 KB)
Reunion held at the community center in Tingley, Iowa
- Pettis Brothers of Abigal Mae Pettis Gravett (25 KB)
Front L-R: Ed, Unknown, and Fred.
Back L-R: Jim, A.P., and Unknown.
- 1st Stevens Reunion, 30 June 2001 (50 KB)
Reunion in community center at Diagonal, Iowa
- Homer and Edith Stevens (7 KB)
Picture was taken in 1950 for their 50th wedding anniversary.
- 3rd Stevens Reunion, 25 June 2005 (75 KB)
This was also the last Stevens Reunion. It was held at the Ramsey Farm at Lesanville located near Mount Ayr, Iowa
- 9th Solomon Bear Family Reunion on 7 June 2008 (72 KB)
Reunion held at the community center in Ellston, Iowa
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