Biographical Sketch (1919):2837 "George Bear, father of the Hoxie editor, was born in Van Wert County in 1842, grow up and married there, and in 1871 moved to Kansas, locating near Paola in Miami County, and in 1873 establishing his home among the pioneers around Gridley in Coffey County. He homesteaded in that locality and now owns a farm of 240 acres and is a diversified farmer and stock raiser. He still lives on the old homestead, has deservedly prospered, and has always taken a great interest in public affairs. He is a republican in politics.

George Bear married Clarinda Moroy, who was born in Licking County, Ohio, in 1838. They had the following children: Nora E., wife of Fred Strickland, a farmer at Gridley; John A., in the hay and grain business at Gridley; and Fred Edward."