When Marie Antoinette Shuey was born on 20 June 1849, in Botetourt, Virginia, United States, her father, George Adam Shuey, was 34 and her mother, Martha Coldsmith, was 31. She married Ephraim Baxter Bear on 26 October 1871, in Augusta, Virginia, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 3 daughters. She lived in Churchville, Augusta, Virginia, United States in 1900 and Pastures District, Augusta, Virginia, United States in 1910. She died on 16 January 1920, at the age of 70, and was buried in Green Hill Cemetery, Churchville, Augusta, Virginia, United States.