Comments for The Searing Family Blog

Comment on Jack Edward Searing by Dan

Dan — Fri, 30 Dec 2011 06:05:47 +0000

Hi Kelly, ..I just saw your comment that you left a month ago…I apologize for not responding sooner. I am so thrilled you contacted the blog and that you shared your family info. Jack was one of the first references I ran into when I started searching for the name Searing on the ‘net, and I am so pleased to ‘meet’ his sister. I will also leave a followup on the blog, and would be happy to share email addresses too. For some reason the blog didn’t notify me about your comment or I missed it. ….Dan

Comment on Jack Edward Searing by kellysiering

kellysiering — Fri, 25 Nov 2011 21:43:27 +0000

I am jack’s sister. And yes he was a pilot in viet nam, killed oct 17, 1971. Some of my family still lives in rock falls area. The mark that you mentioned is my cousin. I moved to north carolina 18 years ago and my father mother and brother have since joined me. There are family members in south dakota and virginia too. Jack’s daughter is in virginia, in fact. I did some family tree research and found out grandpa emil changed the siering to searing in the 1920’s. Nobody knows why. When i got divorced instead of going back to searing, i chose siering. Grandpa came from tilsit, germany but i have not found how we link to anyone in germany. I am new to your blog, so maybe i will find if you have a tree documented somewhere.

Comment on Searing Artists - Musicians by Dan

Dan — Sun, 01 May 2011 02:58:35 +0000

Thanks so much for the comment. As you can see from the blog there are several Searing artists.

If you can send me a picture of the signature I might be able to help, although it turns out that several Searing signatures are a lot alike.

Also, if you have any information on where you obtained your Searing picture that might help also. I just learned that a great uncle of mine actually did market his paintings….I had supposed his output was limited to family.

I did send you a longer email, but don’t know if you got it?

Comment on Searing Artists - Musicians by benji18wright

benji18wright — Fri, 15 Apr 2011 15:59:14 +0000

Looking for an answer.
I have a framed, oil painting on board signed SEARING. It is of a stream and trees (country setting). It measures (just the painting) 6.5″ x 4.5″.
Can anybody tell me something about it?
Thank You
Ben Aumenta
bpa18@verizon.net

Comment on Geneabloggers by tmacentee

tmacentee — Mon, 24 May 2010 14:19:03 +0000

Thanks for the shoutout to GeneaBloggers! And also thank you for encouraging others to start their own genealogy blog - it is easy to set up, fun to post to, and a great way to meet other family members as well as genealogists!

Comment on Twitter Census by Dan

Dan — Tue, 18 May 2010 04:46:39 +0000

Hi, Laurie. thanks so much for the comment and information. I did email you and I hope you got it. Although one-half of my own family (my great-grandparent Edward had two sons, half-brothers) did go to CA, your father wasn’t one of those Searings. However, some additional information has come up that may lead to information on your father and grandfather. As soon as I can confirm it I will email you. Dan

Comment on Twitter Census by kacilynn

kacilynn — Fri, 09 Apr 2010 19:17:06 +0000

My name is Laurie Searing. I live in Oroville, CA. My father was Milton Ralph Searing b. 1927 d. 1986. His father was Milton John Searing b. 1898 d. 1967. I goolgeld my name and I came up with your blog. I am hoping to find more Searings in CA that might be related. Any information will be appreciated. Nice to meet you. My email is kacinme@yahoo.com

Comment on More Academics….James F. Searing by searing22

searing22 — Sun, 17 May 2009 03:18:03 +0000

Oh I almost forgot…he was a promising baseball player too. Probably due to the fact that my father was such a great baseball player he put a lot of pressure on my brother to succeed in that sport. I think it backfired and actually made my brother quit baseball for good. I do remember him striking out a big power hitter by throwing him a sweet off speed pitch. It was hilarious to see the guys timing thrown off so much! He was like 13 or 14 at the time.

Comment on Colonel William M Searing (1821-1895) by searing22

searing22 — Thu, 26 Mar 2009 03:10:13 +0000

Check this out! This my GR GR GR Grandfather. I hope I have enough greats in there! Anyway this is VERY interesting stuff! Can you imagine living to be 104 years old back in the 1700s! This is why there is actually information on him. Not your average Joe!

Generation 1

1. SOLOMON SERRING-1. He was born Abt. 1757 in Union (Connecticut Farms), Essex County, New Jersey. He died Abt. 05 Aug 1861 in Liberty, Union County, Indiana.

Notes for Solomon Serring:
General Notes: What became of Solomon and Joshua? I know Solomon married Rachel Adams
in Harrison Co., Kentucky in 1800. Where was he between 1768 and 1800?
Debbie gave me a clue with this: “Liberty Herald” August 7, 1861 - “A
few days ago, Solomon Sering, aged 104 years old, died in Liberty, Union
County, Indiana. Born in Pennsylvania. Prisoner of Indians at 10 years
for 7 years. Served in the Army with Wayne.” He was not born in
Pennsylvania - rather Morristown, New Jersey. And he was still in
Morristown when he was ten. And as for serving in the Army with (Mad
Anthony) Wayne? The information given to the newspaper was second-hand
from a grieving daughter or son or an acquaintance- who knows- and
obviously inaccurate - to a point. But it leaves tantalizing clues!

General Anthony Wayne served during the Revolutionary War and the Indian
War for the Old Northwest Territory in 1792-1795. So Solomon probably
served in the Revolutionary War, but I’m certain he served in the Indian
War for the Northwest Territory - maybe taken prisoner. Broderbund, the
creator of Family Tree Maker, has a CD-ROM #146 titled “Military
Records: U.S. Soldiers 1784-1811″. Solomon’s name is on it. I’ve
searched for a look-up but no one listed has a copy of that CD-ROM.

Information From John Sering

Comment on Colonel William M Searing (1821-1895) by searing22

searing22 — Thu, 26 Mar 2009 03:02:03 +0000

I just want to reply to this post, this history. My father James L. Searing fought in WW2 as a Sargent, platoon leader of a mortar platoon. His unit fought in the Phillipines and New Guniea. His troop transport was sunk by a Kamikazee and he survived, though he couldn’t swim, by klinging onto some debris. He was rescued by General Douglas McArthur’s flagship and directly accounted to him for the survivors of his platoon.

My father received a battlefield commission by his actions in WW2. A Jewish Colonel made this happen. Anyway his career in the US Army covered over 30 Years and he retired a Full Colonel in 1973. The other thing that is notable about his career in the Army is that he served in the Chemical Corp. for most of those years. He transported Truckloads of Nerve Agent and worked at most of the Chemical Weapons depots in the USA and even one in Panama. Not bad for a kid with no college education and joked at an officers function that he got his degree at “HKU”.