John M. C. Kear was born in 1797 in NC. He married Elizabeth ________ and in 1830 lived next door to his father in Sieverville; he was a member of the Baptist Church.1227

1850 Census of Sevier Co TN
Name Age
John Kerr 53
Elizabeth Kerr 33
Abical Kerr 21
Sarah Kerr 19
John Kerr 18
Elizabeth Kerr 15
Jeptha Kerr 13
Hannah Kerr 12
Joel Kerr 5
Louisa Kerr 3

1860 Census of Sevier Co TN
Name Age
John Keer 62
Elizabeth Keer 41
Joel Keer 13
Eliza Keer 10
Julia Keer 8
Thomas Keer 6
Miles Rice 36

1870 Census of Sevier Co TN
Household Members Age
John Kear 67
Julia M Kear 18
Thomas S Kear 15
Rice Miles Kear 50 domestic servant, insane

adjacent family is Joel Kear, age 23.