James H. Wear

Sgt. James Hutchenson Wear, II (30 September 1838, Otterville, Missouri - 14 September 1893, St. Louis, Missouri) was the eldest son of William G. Wear (1817-1887), a merchant in Tennessee and Missouri and his wife Sarah A. Yancey (1819-1879). He was older brother of Lt. Col. David Walker Wear. His name from his grandfather, James Hutchenson Weir. George H. W. Bush was his great-grandson.
James was educated in local public schools and trained in mercantile pursuits at Jones' Commercial College of St. Louis. At the age of seventeen he entered the business of his father. In 1863 he settled in St. Louis, and became involved in the trade of boots and shoes. Later he became involved in the dry goods business, as head of Wear & Hickan. Wear organised J. H. Wear & Co. and the Wear-Boogher Dry Goods Company, of which he was President. His businesses became very successful. Wear employed his father when he was struck with financial troubles. He was a director of the St. Louis National Bank. In earlier life Wear steered clear of politics, but was a Unionist during the Civil War. In latter life, he became a supporter of the Republicans, but switched to become a Democrat. He was a ruling elder of the Grand Avenue Presbyterian Church.
Family
He married Nancy Eliza Holliday (17 September 1847 - 25 February 1942), daughter of John James Holliday and Lucretia Green Foree in 4 December 1866 and had 7 children together.
* John H. Wear (25 September 1868 - 1912)
* Mildred A. Wear (23 August 1870 - 15 May 1957)
* Lucretia Wear (17 September 1874 - 28 August 1961), married George Herbert Walker son of David Davis Walker
* Joseph Walker Wear (27 November 1876 - 5 June 1941)
* James Hutchenson Weir, III (4 October 1878- July 1964)
* Arthur Yancey Wear (1 March 1880 - 6 November 1918)
* William Weir (1882-)

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