William Frederick Lear

Person/Family

Spouse 1

Mildred Fern Herman (daughter of Frank David Herman and Leona Almira Gazley)

1.	Norman Frederick Lear

2.	James Franklin Lear

Sources

1. Michigan Deaths, 1971-1996; Lear, William F., died 8 October 1984 in Buchanan, Berrien [County], Michigan, born 8 September 1904.
2. U.S. Federal Census, 1940, Michigan, Berrien County, Buchanan Township, Enumeration District 11-31, Sheet No. 6B, family of William F. Lear (35, Wisconsin, molder, auto parts factory); wife Mildred J. Lear (30, Michigan); son Normal F. Lear (8, Michigan); brother Lyron Lear (12, Michigan).
3. Obituary, The Herald Palladium, St. Joseph, Michigan, 8 August 2005, Mildred F. Lear, died: 6 August 2005 in Buchanan, Michigan. The article provides vital and biographical details and the names of her parents, husband, two sons, and one sister.
4. Sweet/Fish/Gazlay/Post Family Tree, Ancestry (website), Owner: Eagan Anderson, Florida. Although few sources are shown in this extensive tree, the birth, marriage, death, names, and other details typically agree with other sources. This tree is generally cited as a reference in our Gazlay Family History website only where the information is not found in any other source, such as children who died in infancy, middle names, etc.