Rainham Builders
Family: John Henry Near / Leah Catherine Bearss (F184486)
m. 1 Jan 1888-
Father | Male
John Henry Near
Born 9 Mar 1860 Bertie Township, Ontario 
Died 8 Nov 1943 Shelby, MI-Reformed Mennonite Cemetery 
Buried Married 1 Jan 1888 Shelby, MI 
Father John Henry Near | F181770 Group Sheet Mother Susannah Beam | F181770 Group Sheet
Mother | Female
Leah Catherine Bearss
Born 19 Oct 1867 Warwick, Ontario 
Died 17 Feb 1921 Shelby, MI-Reformed Mennonite Cemetery 
Buried Father Henry Bearss | F176638 Group Sheet Mother Katherine Muma | F176638 Group Sheet
Child 1 | Male
Harry Eldon Near
Born 8 Dec 1888 Shelby, MI 
Died 22 Feb 1968 Oceana Co., MI-Mt. Hope Cemetery 
Buried Spouse Lettie M. Green | F184487 Married 2 Nov 1913 Hart, MI 
Child 2 | Male
Claude Albion Near
Born 11 Mar 1891 Shelby, MI 
Died 14 Apr 1952 Shelby, MI-Reformed Mennonite Cemetery 
Buried Spouse Jennie Winnifred Ganger | F184492 Married 12 Mar 1914 Shelby, MI 
Child 3 | Female
Rhoda E. Near
Born 26 Mar 1894 Shelby, MI 
Died 20 Sep 1894 Shelby, MI-Reformed Mennonite Cemetery 
Buried
Child 4 | Male
Clayton Beam Near
Born 1 Mar 1896 Shelby, MI 
Died 31 Aug 1970 Shelby, MI-Mennonite Cemetery 
Buried Spouse Adula M. Amstutz | F184509 Married 8 Nov 1931 Shelby, MI 
Spouse Arbutus Amstutz | F184506 Married 2 Mar 1922 Shelby, MI 
Child 5 | Male
Earl Charles Near
Born 24 Feb 1898 Shelby, MI 
Died 12 Feb 1955 Shelby, MI-Reformed Mennonite Cemetery 
Buried
Child 6 | Female
Esther Alberta Near
Born 5 Jun 1900 Shelby, MI 
Died 8 May 1971 Shelby Mennonite Cemetery 
Buried Spouse J. Edwin Porter | F184510 Married 22 Oct 1922 Shelby, MI 
