Lester Franklin SEARS, son of Wildred Edward SEARS and Minnie KNIBBS , was born 01 July 1893 in Niagara Falls, Niagara, New York, USA. He married Louise Jane HILLMER 07 July 1913 in Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada. He died 08 December 1922 in Stamford, Welland, Ontaria, Canada. Louise Jane HILLMER was born 31 May 1895 in Oakville, Ontario, Canada. She died abt. 1970.


Children of Lester Franklin SEARS and Louise Jane HILLMER are:
1. Lester John SEARS, b. 08 February 1917 See Lester John SEARS & Joyce Joanne ULMER
2. Wilfred SEARS, b. Private
3. Isabel SEARS, b. aft. 1917

Marriage Notes for Lester Franklin SEARS\Louise Jane HILLMER:

Notes for Lester Franklin SEARS:

I understand from Leslee Sears Nevill that Lester served in WWI in the 25th Machine Gun Battalion. Leslee has told me this was part of the Canadian Cavalry, and because Lester joined the Canadian Cavalry, he lost his US citizenship. He was gassed with mustard gas during the war and as a consquence, he had lung problems for the rest of his life.

Lester died in 1921, aged just 29 years, 5 months, in a train accident whilst working for the Riptrack Railroad.




Lester in the uniform of the Canadian Cavalry between 1914-18 (Click to enlarge)

Sources for Lester Franklin SEARS:

  1. Personal Contact with Leslee Sears Nevill, gave his middle name of Franklin 
  2. 1901 Census Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada, gave 10 July 1893 
  3. 1911 Census of Canada,
  4. Oneida Community Website,
  5. Personal Contact with Bonita Hillmer,
  6. Web site of Angela Medd, gave month/day 
  7. LDS IGI Records, Ontrio Deaths 1869-1947 

Notes for Louise Jane HILLMER:




Louise Jane Hillmer with her two sons Lester John Sears and Wilfred Sears, taken in 1942 whilst they were on leave from the military. (Click to Enlarge)

I am informed by Bonita Hillmer that Louise Jane was the daughter of Edward Hillmer (1871-1928) and his first wife Nauretta Isabella Hinton (1870-1912). She had 5 siblings: William Beaconsfield, Cynthia Isabella, Pearl Alice, Laura Alexandra and Nellie May Dora Hillmer. Thgis is also supported by Angela Medd's web site at http://www.medd.net/users/genealogy/The_Greenis.htm

Sources for Louise Jane HILLMER:

  1. Personal Contact with Leslee Sears Nevill,
  2. Personal Contact with Bonita Hillmer, gave me Louise's second Christian name 
  3. Web site of Angela Medd, http://www.medd.net/users/genealogy/The_Greenis.htm 

Notes for Wilfred SEARS:

Notes for Isabel SEARS:

Sources for Isabel SEARS:

  1. Personal Contact with Leslee Sears Nevill,

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