Person:Jacob Schlear (1)

1870 census-PA-Schuylkill-Blythe-pg 48-PO Middleport-20 Aug 1870-lines 1-6-dwelling 381-family 353-Jacob Schlear; 43; farmer; real estate value $2000; personal estate value $700; Louisa; 33; Alfred; 7; Angeline; 4; Isaac; 1; all born PA

1880 census-PA-Schuylkill-Tumbling Run Valley-pg 40-ED 174-29 Jun 1880-lines 16-21-dwelling/family 334-Jacob Schleir [sic]; 53; farmer; Louisa; 45; Alfred; 18; laborer; Angelina; 14; Isaac; 10; Edward; 8

1916-book: Schuylkill County Pennsylvania Vol II page 925 Chicago, IL: JH Beers & Co., 1916-Jacob Schlear, the father, was born in Windsor township, Berks Co., Pa., Feb. 25, 1826, and was educated in the public schools. When he was a young man he removed to Schuylkill Haven, and was employed on the Schuylkill Navigation Company's canal as a stonemason and boatman. When his son Alfred was six years old he moved to Blythe township, where he bought a farm of thirty-six acres, in a few years adding twenty-four acres thereto. Of these tracts there were almost twenty-five acres under cultivation, and besides doing general farming Mr. Schlear made a specialty of dairying, having a very fine herd of cows. He conducted a milk and butter route and marketed his various products to Pottsville, Port Carbon and Palo Alto. When he sold his farm he removed to McKeansburg, where he lived retired for about ten years before his death, Sept. 10, 1896. Mr. Schlear married Louisa Keim, who was born in Perry township, Berks Co., Pa., April 8, 1835, daughter of Benjamin and Elizabeth Keim, and died April 13, 1900. Mr. and Mrs. Schlear had four children: Alfred; Angelina, who is married to Samuel Tiley and resides in Port Carbon ; Isaac, who married Kate Briggs, deceased (he lives at New Ringgold) ; and Edward, who married Sarah Smith, and they reside in Blythe township.