Clay in Jefferson County, Alabama — The American South (East South Central)

Wear Cemetery

Photographed by Tim Carr, November 28, 2009

1. Wear Cemetery Marker

Inscription. Established about 1850, Wear Cemetery is located off Old Springville Road to the northeast at Countryside Circle. In the 1800's the Wear family was among the first settlers of the community later known as Clay. Twenty-three remaining graves were identified and documented in 2008. The earliest known burial is that of Samuel Wear (1766-1852), an American Revolutionary War soldier who fought the British in the Battle of King's Mountain at 14 years of age. Other military veterans buried here include Jacob B. Wear, War of 1812; John Merriken, Florida Indian Wars; and Andrew B. Wear and David H. Wear, Civil War. The last known burial is that of Sallie A. Wear. (1834-1927).

Erected 2009 by Alabama Historical Commission / Clay Historical Society and Birmingham Territory Chapter, NSDAR.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Settlements & Settlers • War of 1812 • War, US Civil • War, US Revolutionary • Wars, US Indian. In addition, it is included in the Alabama Historical Commission, and the Daughters of the American Revolution series lists. A significant historical year for this entry is 1850.

Location. 33° 42.54′ N, 86° 35.136′ W. Marker is in

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Clay, Alabama, in Jefferson County. It is on Old Springville Road / County Road 30, on the left when traveling north. Located next to the Clay District Substation on Old Springville Road. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 7052 Old Springville Road, Clay AL 35048, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the Birmingham Metropolitan Area.

It is also in the American South

and specifically in the Deep South.

Globally, it is in North America,

a Gulf of Mexico state,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 6 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Clay Methodist Cemetery (approx. one mile away); The Clay Community (approx. 1.2 miles away); Mount Calvary Cemetery (approx. 2.1 miles away); The Cahaba Heart River of Alabama (approx. 3.1 miles away); Pioneer Massey Cemetery (approx. 3.3 miles away); 1936 Rock Bridge (approx. 5½ miles away); Trussville Furnace (approx. 5.6 miles away); Hewitt High School (approx. 5.6 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Clay.

Old Springville Road & Wear Cemetery Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Tim Carr, November 28, 2009

2. Old Springville Road & Wear Cemetery Marker

Wear Cemetery image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Tim Carr, November 28, 2009

3. Wear Cemetery

Samuel Wear's Gravestone image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Tim Carr, November 28, 2009

4. Samuel Wear's Gravestone

In Memory of Samuel Wear Born May 25, 1766 A Revolutionary Soldier Said To Have Organized The First Masonic Lodge In Jefferson County A Member Of The Presbyterian Church Died March 15, 1852

Samuel Wear D.A.R. Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Tim Carr, November 28, 2009

5. Samuel Wear D.A.R. Marker

Samuel Wear Revolutionary War Soldier - North Carolina Under Maj. Tipton, Capt. Samuel Wear, Sr., Cols. John Sevier and Charles Robinson Marker By Birmingham Territory Chapter National Society Daughters Of The American Revolution October 1, 2005