Person:Benjamin Bair (1)

Benjiman on gravestone

1.   Bear, Walter Scott. A genealogy of the Bear family and biographical record of the descendants of Jacob Bear, 1747-1906. (Harrisburg, Pa.: Central Printing and Publishing House, 1906)
   p. 199.

   Benjamin Bair married Katie Shuey, and of their children Jacob and Daniel are dead; Isaac Bair, Hannah Bair and Emanuel Bair reside at Greensburg, Pa.; David Bair and Joe Bair at Homestead, Pa., and Mrs. Kate Gongaware at Irwin, Pa. Benjamin Bair reached the age of 86 years.
   
   Name: Benjamin Bair
   Gender: Male
   Father:
   David Bear
   Mother:
   Elizabeth Bowers
   Spouse:
   Katie Shuey
   Child:
   Jacob Bair
   Daniel Bair
   Isaac Bair
   Hannah Bair
   Emanuel Bair
   David Bair
   Joe Bair
   Kate Bair
   
   North America, Family Histories, 1500-2000 (Ancestry.com)

2.   Westmoreland, Pennsylvania, United States. 1850 U.S. Census Population Schedule
   Hempfield.

   Benjamin Bear 36
   Catherine Bear 35
   Isaac Bear 10
   Jacob Bear 8
   Susan Bear 7
   David Bear 5
   Hannah Bear 3
   Robert Armstrong 28
   Lavina Armstrong 26
   John Armstrong 1

3.   Westmoreland, Pennsylvania, United States. 1860 U.S. Census Population Schedule. (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration Publication M693)
   Hempfield.

   Benjamin Bear 47
   Catharine Bear 45
   Isaac J Bear 21
   Jacob H Bear 19
   David F Bear 15
   Hannah E Bear 13
   Josiah W Bear 9
   Catharine M Bear 7
   Emanuel B Bear 3
   Daniel A Bear 6/12

4.   Westmoreland, Pennsylvania, United States. 1870 U.S. Census Population Schedule
   Hempfield.

   Benjamin Bear 59
   Catharine Bear 50
   David F Bear 24
   Hannah Bear 22
   Josiah Bear 18
   Caharine Bear 11
   Emanuel Bear 13

5.   Westmoreland, Pennsylvania, United States. 1880 U.S. Census Population Schedule. (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration Publication T9)
   Hempfield.

   Benjamin Bear 66 Self (Head)
   Catharine Bear 64 Wife
   Emanuel B. Bear 22 Son
   Hannah E. Bear 30 Daughter
   Catharine M. Bear 24 Daughter

6.   Benjiman Bair, in Find A Grave.

   Children of Benjamin and Catherine were: Isaac, Susan, David F, Hannah, Joseph, Katie, Emanuel.
   
   Family Members
   Parents
   David M Bear
   1792–1852
   Elizabeth Bower Bear
   1787–1839
   
   Spouse
   Catharine Shuey Bair
   1815–1915
   
   Siblings
   Isaac Bear
   1812–1897
   Catherine Bair Waugaman
   1818–1845
   Sebastian Bair
   1821–1894
   Henry Nicholas Hacke Bair
   1825–1873
   Jacob Abram Bair
   1827–1916
   
   Half Siblings
   Aaron J Bair
   1849–1931
   
   Children
   Isaac John Bair
   1838–1909
   David F Bair
   1844–1930
   Hannah Bair
   1846–1936
   Joseph W Bair
   1852–1929
   Catherine M Bair Gongaware
   1854–1944
   Emanuel M Bair
   1856–1907
   Johanna Bair
   1857–1891