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Family History & Genealogy

The Bear Family

108 documented Bear ancestors — traced through census, vital, cemetery, and newspaper records. Every name below is a real person in the public record.

108Documented ancestors
1806Earliest record
8Generations
The name

Origin & meaning of Bear

A documented family surname appearing throughout the public record, traced here through census, vital, and cemetery records.

Documented across the American record; part of a growing network of family histories.

The documented line

Bear ancestors in the record

Deceased Bear ancestors, earliest first. Living family members are deliberately omitted.

This line reaches back to Polleate Lago Bear, about 1806 in Iowa. Who came before? The documented build follows the branches you can't see yet. Trace this line →
Polleate Lago Bear
1806 – 1880
Iowa
Thunder Bear
1850 – 1907
Great Plains
Samuel Bear
1874 – 1963
Iowa
Mary E Bear
1882 – 1969
Iowa
Philip Bear
1883 – 1971
Iowa
Theresa Bear
1885 – 1979
Iowa
William Bear
1885 – 1971
Iowa
Bessie Bear
1886 – 1969
Iowa
Helen Bear
1887 – 1973
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Willard Bear
1888 – 1969
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Leslie Bear
1889 – 1974
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Arthur Bear
1889 – 1976
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Ben Bear
1889 – 1977
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Mabel Bear
1889 – 1976
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Dorothy Bear
1891 – 1983
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Alemeda Bear
1891 – 1982
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Josephine Bear
1891 – 1968
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Percy Bear
1892 – 1966
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William Bear
1892 – 1971
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Mose Bear
1894 – 1962
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Helen Bear
1894 – 1983
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Helen Bear
1896 – 1977
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Christa Bear
1896 – 1987
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Dewey Bear
1898 – 1984
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Clayton Bear
1898 – 1975
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Neal Bear
1898 – 1987
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Mary E Bear
1899 – 1998
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Jennie Bear
1900 – 1987
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Florence M Bear
1903 – 1996
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Earl Bear
1904 – 1986
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Edna Bear
1905 – 1981
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John Bear
1905 – 1966
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Glenn Bear
1906 – 1978
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Leonard Bear
1907 – 1952
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George Bear
1908 – 1964
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Helen J Bear
1909 – 1998
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Dorothy A Bear
1909 – 1991
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Selma A Bear
1909 – 2001
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Eula Bear
1909 – 1986
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Robert Bear
1911 – 1983
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L Bear
1911 – 1975
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John Bear
1911 – 1983
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Hy Bear
1911 – 1971
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Marybelle Bear
1912 – 1976
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Wilbur H Bear
1912 – 1997
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Lloyd Bear
1912 – 1977
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Hope M Bear
1912 – 1990
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Edward Bear
1913 – 1987
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Esther Bear
1913 – 1977
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Florence Bear
1914 – 2000
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Eleanor H Bear
1914 – 1996
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Kathryn J Bear
1914 – 2000
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Ruth M Bear
1914 – 2004
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Raymond Bear
1915 – 1989
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Delmar Bear
1915 – 1974
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Irene C Bear
1915 – 2007
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Donna L Bear
1915 – 2003
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Kermit Bear
1915 – 1981
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John L Bear
1916 – 1999
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Robert F Bear
1916 – 1988
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Frederick Bear
1917 – 1977
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Charlotte E Bear
1917 – 2005
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Marlene Bear
1918 – 2002
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Robert W Bear
1919 – 2002
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Allen J Bear
1919 – 2006
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Anna Bear
1919 – 1978
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Gilbert V Bear
1920 – 1998
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Homer Bear
1920 – 2007
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Claude J Bear
1920 – 2012
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Robert F Bear
1921 – 1999
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Bernice A Bear
1921 – 2009
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Dorothy Bear
1923 – 1988
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Jacqueline J Bear
1923 – 1990
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Alice C Bear
1924 – 1992
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M Dean Bear
1924 – 2008
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Bryan Bear
1925 – 1975
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John E Bear
1925 – 1997
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Jane Bear
1926 – 1986
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William F Bear
1927 – 1999
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Richard Bear
1928 – 1967
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Aaron D Bear
1929 – 2010
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Dulcie Bear
1929 – 2002
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Dorothy Bear
1929 – 1966
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Glenn L Bear
1929 – 2007
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Mary Ann Bear
1930 – 2012
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David A Bear
1931 – 1996
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G F Bear
1933 – 2005
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Steven Bear
1935 – 1969
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Leon M Bear
1935 – 1996
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Shirley A Bear
1936 – 2010
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Clarence E Bear
1936 – 1996
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James D Bear
1937 – 2010
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Gary R Bear
1938 – 2007
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Leonard G Bear
1938 – 1990
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Dorothy E Bear
1940 – 2009
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Keith L Bear
1941 – 2009
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Jeanetta N Bear
1941 – 2003
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R L Bear
1943 – 1997
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James A Bear
1946 – 2007
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Lesley D Bear
1949 – 2013
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Mark E Bear
1953 – 2009
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Patricia A Bear
1953 – 2011
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Alvin J Bear
1953 – 2006
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Dorothy Bear
1954 – 1983
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Gaylord Bear
1955 – 1977
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Mary Bear
1955 – 2009
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Mary J Bear
1962 – 2010
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Lane G Bear
1963 – 2011
Iowa
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Find out how your Bear line connects

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Common questions

Bear genealogy — FAQ

Where does the Bear surname come from?

A documented family surname appearing throughout the public record, traced here through census, vital, and cemetery records.

How far back does the Bear family tree go?

The documented line here reaches back to 1806. Most Bear lines can be traced to the end of the surviving public record.

Are living Bear family members listed here?

No. Deceased ancestors only, from public records. Living people are excluded for privacy.

Is this my Bear family?

If a name here matches your family, it may well be. A full documented build confirms exactly how your line connects.

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