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Abel Thomas Mears 1824–1888 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: abt 1824

Birth Location: Accomac, Accomack, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 1888

Death Location: Accomack County, Virginia, USA

Father:

Mother: Eleanor Lurton

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Lingo

Children(s): Elizabeth Mears, Abel Mears, Richard Mears, Tabitha Mears, Vandelia Mears, Alfred Mears, Eugene Mears, Joseph Mears, Arinthia Mears, George Mears, Edward Mears, John Mears, William Mears, Mary Mears

In 1824, Abel Thomas Mears entered the world in Accomac, Accomack, Virginia, USA, born to James John Mears And Eleanor Lurton. In 1840, Abel Thomas Mears resided in Accomack County, Virginia, USA. In 1850, Abel Thomas Mears resided in St Georges Parish, Accomack County, Virginia, USA. Abel Thomas Mears married Elizabeth Susan Lingo, and had children including Abel Thomas Mears, Alfred James Mears, Arinthia Susan Mears, Edward C Mears, Elizabeth Sarah Mears, Eugene J Mears, George Washington Mears, John Henrylee Mears, Joseph H Mears, Mary E B Mears, Richard Walter Mears, Tabitha Ann Mears, Vandelia Catherine Mears, William Patrick Mears. Abel Thomas Mears passed away in 1888 in Accomack County, Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1824, Abel Thomas Mears entered the world in Accomac, Accomack, Virginia, USA, born to James John Mears And Eleanor Lurton.
  • In 1840, Abel Thomas Mears resided in Accomack County, Virginia, USA.
  • In 1850, Abel Thomas Mears resided in St Georges Parish, Accomack County, Virginia, USA.
  • Abel Thomas Mears married Elizabeth Susan Lingo, and had children including Abel Thomas Mears, Alfred James Mears, Arinthia Susan Mears, Edward C Mears, Elizabeth Sarah Mears, Eugene J Mears, George Washington Mears, John Henrylee Mears, Joseph H Mears, Mary E B Mears, Richard Walter Mears, Tabitha Ann Mears, Vandelia Catherine Mears, William Patrick Mears.
  • Abel Thomas Mears passed away in 1888 in Accomack County, Virginia, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Eleanor Lurton
1803–
Birth Location: Accomack County, Virginia, USA
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Spouses(s)

Elizabeth Lingo
1826–
Birth Location: Accomac, Accomack, Virginia, USA
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Children(s)

Elizabeth Mears
1848–1921
Birth Location: Accomac, Accomack, Virginia, USA
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Abel Mears
1851–1932
Birth Location: Pungoteague, Accomack, Virginia, USA
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Richard Mears
1867–1952
Birth Location: Accomack County, Virginia, USA
RM
Tabitha Mears
1849–1918
Birth Location: Accomack County, Virginia, USA
TM
Vandelia Mears
1850–1884
Birth Location: Accomack County, Virginia, USA
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Alfred Mears
1851–1920
Birth Location: Accomack County, Virginia, USA
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Eugene Mears
1854–1942
Birth Location: Accomack County, Virginia, USA
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Joseph Mears
1857–
Birth Location: Accomack County, Virginia, USA
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Arinthia Mears
1859–1917
Birth Location: Accomack County, Virginia, USA
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George Mears
1867–1944
Birth Location: Accomack County, Virginia, USA
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Edward Mears
1863–1870
Birth Location: Accomack County, Virginia, USA
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John Mears
1862–1962
Birth Location: Wachapreague, Accomack, Virginia, USA
JM
William Mears
1861–1915
Birth Location: Accomac, Accomack, Virginia, USA
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Mary Mears
1849–1908
Birth Location: Accomac, Accomack, Virginia, USA
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Abel Mears's Ancestors

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Abel Mears
1824–1888
Birth Place: Accomac, Accomack, Virginia, USA
Parents
Eleanor Lurton
1803–
Accomack County, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
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Abel Mears's Descendants

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Abel (Thomas) Mears (abt 1824–1888) m. Elizabeth (Susan) Lingo (abt 1826–)
  1. 1. Elizabeth (Sarah) Mears 1848–1921 m. George (W) Mears 1847–1888
    1. 1. Cora (Julia) Mears 1874–1948 m. Robert (James Coe) Wallace 1868–1946
      1. 1. Doris (Cora Etta) Wallace 1913–1983 m. Walter (Hall) Daugherty 1895–1981 m. Henry (Leroy) Boswell 1903–1933
        1. 1. Franklin (Wallace) Boswell 1931–1997 m. Peggy (Flora) Shell 1932–2005
    2. 2. Arthur (Thomas) Mears 1876–1959 m. Edith Swift 1883–1968
      1. 1. Mildred (Lee) Mears 1908–1966 m. John (Joseph) Meehan 1901–1951
    3. 3. George (W) Mears 1880–
    4. 4. James (Henry) Mears 1880–1934 m. Annie (Rebbeca) Price 1890–1965
      1. 1. Marie (Josephine) Mears 1909–1999 m. Charles (Henry) Bundick 1910–1984
    5. 5. Raymond (Thomas) Mears 1887–1957 m. Elizabeth (J) Whitehead 1891–1954
      1. 1. Doris (Mae) Mears 1910–2005 m. Gilmer (C) Mister 1907–1968
      2. 2. Raymond (Page) Mears 1912–1959
      3. 3. Virginia (Louise) Mears 1922–1990 m. Brower (Colburn) Parks 1918–1996
      4. 4. Annie (Grace) Mears 1924–2008 m. Atley (Thomas) Hall 1912–1969
      5. 5. Emily (Evelyn) Mears 1928–2015 m. John (Edward) Parker 1921–1996
      6. 6. Laura (Katherine) Mears 1930–1964 m. George (McNeal) Lewis 1923–1979
    6. 6. Caroline (Lina Ellen) Mears 1890–1960 m. Grover (George Cleveland Hall) Young 1876–1940 m. John (Kenzer) Ward 1869–1954
  2. 2. Abel (Thomas) Mears 1851–1932 m. Julia (E) Mears 1875–1952 m. Margaret Phillips 1862–1889
    1. 1. Julius (F) Mears 1900–1962
    2. 2. Annie (Thelma) Mears 1898–1978 m. George (Grover Cleveland) Isdell 1887–1980
    3. 3. Emma (E) Mears 1902–1969 m. Burlain (Berlin Henwood) Evans 1897–1977
    4. 4. Calvin (T) Mears 1907–1908
    5. 5. Lola (Hall) Mears 1885–1986 m. Tankard (Garrison) Richardson 1874–1954
    6. 6. Daisy (May) Mears 1887–1983 m. William (Thomas) Colonna 1885–1956
  3. 3. Richard (Walter) Mears 1867–1952 m. Judie Mears 1868–1943
    1. 1. Leonard (Thomas) Mears 1890–1890 m. Priscilla (Anderson) Mears 1893–1980
      1. 1. Gladys (Maggie) Mears 1917–1996 m. Clifton (Warrick) Stevens 1913–1970
      2. 2. India (Marie) Mears 1923–2002 m. Raymond (Carson) Budd 1921–1978
      3. 3. Mary Mears 1925–
      4. 4. Garnett (Cosby) Mears 1915–1991 m. Lillian (Katheline) Wolf 1920–1959
    2. 2. Forrest (Richard) Mears 1902–1941
    3. 3. Hattie (M) Mears 1892–1974
    4. 4. Rosser (William) Mears 1885–
    5. 5. Alice (Susan) Mears 1895–1932 m. Howard (Fisher) Mears 1888–1955
      1. 1. Preston (Lee) Mears 1915–1993 m. Gwendolyn (Vanetta) Bowman 1924–2015
        1. 1. Judith (Isabell) Mears 1944–2014
      2. 2. Milford (Habercourse) Mears 1916–2012 m. Macel (Jean) Brogan 1923–2015
      3. 3. Norman (Broddus) Mears 1919–1993 m. Mary (Belle) Simpson 1926–2014
        1. 1. Donald (Lee) Mears 1951–2013
        2. 2. Norman (Broddus) Mears 1945–2021
      4. 4. Lee (Roy) Mears 1925–1977 m. Ruby (Gordon) Fluhart 1920–2010
      5. 5. Lillian (Marie) Mears 1927–1995 m. Theodore (Claiborne) Sterling 1919–2002
      6. 6. Alice (Marie) Mears 1922–1923
  4. 4. Tabitha (Ann) Mears 1849–1918 m. Issac (S) Phillips 1827–1888 m. Walter (W) Mears 1839–
    1. 1. Ella (W Florence) Mears 1867–1933 m. Levin (T) Richardson 1869–1939 m. Elijah Mears 1849–
      1. 1. Theodore (Walter) Mears 1886–1964 m. Annie (May) Killmon 1895– m. Elizabeth (P) Taylor 1902–1967 m. Willanna (Willie Annie) Parker 1884–1970
        1. 1. Ella Mears 1908–1967 m. Robert (Lee) Guy 1902–1984
        2. 2. Elizabeth (Pearl) Mears 1929–1994 m. Fred (Floyd) Showard 1921–1992
        3. 3. Wyllie (Doris Budd) Mears 1933–2020 m. Leonard (Edward) Thornton 1927–1995
        4. 4. Richard (Walter) Mears 1910–1964 m. Mildred (Frances) Bell 1913–2008
  5. 5. Vandelia (Catherine) Mears 1850–1884
  6. 6. Alfred (James) Mears 1851–1920 m. Cordelia (Catherine) Kellam 1859–
    1. 1. Bertie (Grace) Mears 1879–1947 m. George (William) Bell 1859–1926
    2. 2. Harry (Raliegh) Mears 1899–1963 m. Carrie (Ellen) Franklin 1901–1945
      1. 1. Elwood (Lee) Mears 1927–1978 m. Libby (Ann) Queen 1934–2015 m. Mary (Elizabeth Ann) Helfenbien 1929–1992
      2. 2. Ferlton (Jack) Mears 1930–1993 m. Tony P 1921–1994
      3. 3. Vernon (Rooker) Mears 1928–2004 m. Edna (Catherine) Panther 1913–1995
      4. 4. Frank (James) Mears 1937–2023
      5. 5. Joyce (Ann) Mears 1934–1981 m. Joe (Wesley) Beasley 1933–1994
    3. 3. Clarence (Lewis) Mears 1896–1970 m. Lucy Taylor 1906–2012
      1. 1. Clarence (Louis) Mears 1927–1977
      2. 2. Robert (Taylor) Mears 1933–1934
      3. 3. Carolyn (Anne) Mears 1936–2017 m. Stewart (Burton) Hall 1931–2017
      4. 4. Meme (Lee) Mears 1930–2019 m. Albert (Brooks) Mason 1925–2009
      5. 5. Gladys (Virginia) Mears 1921–1999 m. Donald (Roy) Skoog 1924–1963 m. Leonard (Golden) Guy 1915–1952 m. Orie (Rayfield) Sawyer 1915–1972
      6. 6. Ernest (Ray) Mears 1939–2013
      7. 7. Maxwell (P) Mears 1932–2020 m. Rebecca (Jewel) White 1933–2011
      8. 8. Rooker (Walke) Mears 1929–1977
    4. 4. Minnie (Florence) Mears 1877–1968 m. Louis (Dunton) Heath 1875–1956
    5. 5. Alfred (Crawley) Mears 1882–1957 m. Olivia (Estelle) Parker 1891–1955
      1. 1. Dorothy (LaRue) Mears 1916–1996 m. Lindsay (Gordon) Stringfellow 1912–1945
      2. 2. Lloyd (Purnell) Mears 1921–1980 m. Shirley (Lola) Stark 1922–1998
      3. 3. Alfred (Crawley) Mears 1908–1961 m. Hannah (Louise) Ellis 1905–1982
      4. 4. Lawrence (Herbert) Mears 1924–1970 m. Mary (Franklin) Dize 1928–2010 m. Bertha (Mae) Smullin 1932–2013
      5. 5. Mary (Catherine) Mears 1926–2000 m. Herbert (Richard) Little 1916–
      6. 6. Cordelia (Estelle) Mears 1919–1999 m. Thomas (James) Hickman 1912–1957 m. Frank (Emery) Williams 1919–1998
    6. 6. Upshur (Lee) Mears 1884–1960 m. Kate (M) Parker 1889–1911 m. Estelle (C) Rolley 1893–1965
      1. 1. Luther (Lee) Mears 1926–1973 m. Margaret (Matilda) Morris 1931–2018
      2. 2. Emery (Joseph) Mears 1943–2018
      3. 3. Bedford (Lee) Mears 1910–1976 m. Myrtis (Eleanor) Dix 1913–1997
        1. 1. Mary (Katherine) Mears 1936–2001 m. Alfred (William) Cummings 1932–1983
        2. 2. Bedford (Lee) Mears 1930–1995
        3. 3. Eleanor (Eileen) Mears 1945–1997 m. Roy (Edward) Eubanks 1941–1995
      4. 4. Margaret (Phyllis) Mears 1928–2016 m. James (Severn) Carpenter 1922–1987
      5. 5. Essie (Mae) Mears 1931–1988 m. Melvin (Peter) Bryant 1924–1979
      6. 6. Judy (Marie) Mears 1938–2017 m. Ernie (Elmer) Groth 1931–2005
      7. 7. James (Gordon) Mears 1941–2009
      8. 8. Jack (Thomas) Mears 1931–2024 m. Lucille (Nellie) Lucas 1921–2002
    7. 7. Lula (Mae) Mears 1891–1960 m. Elias (Henry) Wharton 1885–1925 m. John (Andrew) Reed 1883–1957
  7. 7. Eugene (J) Mears 1854–1942 m. Georgiana Showard 1872–
    1. 1. Fairy (Della) Mears 1909–2002 m. Mitchel (Michel) Mears 1883–1962
      1. 1. Virginia (Mae) Mears 1927–2011 m. Walter (Carl) King 1925–1992
      2. 2. Bobby (James) Mears 1932–2011
    2. 2. Frederick (Floyd) Mears 1892– m. Hattie (I) Talbert 1902–
    3. 3. Manning (E) Mears 1900–
    4. 4. Arthur (B) Mears 1903–
    5. 5. Dorsey (Lee) Mears 1904–1975
    6. 6. Willie (Brooks) Mears 1912–1989 m. Margaret (Sarah) Smullin 1927–2006
      1. 1. Willie (Brooks) Mears 1942–1994
    7. 7. Patrick (William) Mears 1917–1986
    8. 8. Charles (Clairborne) Mears 1889–1959 m. Edith (Mae) Mears 1901–1982
      1. 1. Charles (C) Mears 1920–
      2. 2. Viola (M) Mears 1925–1948 m. Edward (Mikel) Wheatley 1922–1996
      3. 3. William (Francis) Mears 1931–2024
    9. 9. Elija (W) Mears 1895–
    10. 10. Ethal (Adell) Mears 1896–1897 m. George (Edward Morris) Showard 1886–1965
    11. 11. Margaret (Maggie Lou) Mears 1894–1984 m. Joseph (Robertson) Chambers 1879–1938
  8. 8. Joseph (H) Mears 1857– m. Luella (E) Richardson 1859–
    1. 1. Maggie (E) Mears 1883–1890
    2. 2. Otho (Thomas) Mears 1879–1965 m. Monnie (Rogers) Cobb 1882–1981
      1. 1. Gladys (Leone) Mears 1913–1989 m. James (Guy) Hardesty 1910–1993
      2. 2. Merton (Dunton) Mears 1908–2008 m. Elsie (M) Blann 1902–2004
      3. 3. Nellie (Blanche) Mears 1916–1991 m. Philip (Joseph) Hathaway 1908–1996
      4. 4. Flossie (Oleta) Mears 1912–1983 m. Herman (Willis) Teague 1903–1992
  9. 9. Arinthia (Susan) Mears 1859–1917 m. George (William) Wallace 1857–1936
  10. 10. George (Washington) Mears 1867–1944 m. Annie (Margaret) Badger 1868–1938
    1. 1. Carrie (Ann) Mears 1895–1980 m. John (Clarence) Kellam 1891–1965
    2. 2. Betty (Kellam) Turner 1891–1974 m. Arthur (Lee) Kellam 1888–1967
    3. 3. Lester (J) Mears 1903–1991 m. Daisy (Beatrice) Smith 1903–1927 m. Bernice (Belle) Parker 1911–1993
      1. 1. Lester (Lee) Mears 1933–2000 m. Doris (May) Rogers 1935–1970
        1. 1. James (W) Mears 1951–2009
      2. 2. Beatrice (Emma) Mears 1927–1927
    4. 4. Annie (Lou) Mears 1896–1991 m. James (Henry) Rayfield 1890–1948
    5. 5. Levin (Winfred) Mears 1892–1969 m. Maggie Hickman 1894–1965
      1. 1. Ashton (Winfred) Mears 1916–1997 m. Oakley (Sue) Taylor 1919–2002
        1. 1. Margaret (Ann) Mears 1939–2022
      2. 2. Mears 1923–1923
    6. 6. George (Dunaway) Mears 1893–1976 m. Margaret (Hilda) Killmon 1894–1993
      1. 1. Virginia (Lee) Mears 1921–2006 m. William (S) Harmon 1923–2016
      2. 2. Lois (Lena) Mears 1921–1996
      3. 3. Earl (Bertram) Mears 1915–1956 m. Ruth (Sarah) Roberts 1915–1989
        1. 1. Verice (Dean) Mears 1941–2015 m. Mary (Martin) Shields 1941–2006
      4. 4. Ivron (Dunaway) Mears 1918–1987
    7. 7. Harvey (M) Mears 1898–1962 m. Angelia Smith 1902–1998
    8. 8. Fiser (W) Mears 1894–
  11. 11. Edward (C) Mears 1863–1870
  12. 12. John (Henrylee) Mears 1862–1962 m. Mary (Mollie Henry) Milliner 1870–1935 m. Corinna (Carrie A E) Richardson 1857–1895
    1. 1. Paul (Jones) Mears 1898–1962 m. Bessie (Jane) Connor 1895–1979
      1. 1. Belva (Fern) Mears 1924–2021
      2. 2. Paul (Connor) Mears 1918–
    2. 2. Mattie (Priscilla) Mears 1888–1979 m. James (Daniel) Parker 1886–1956
    3. 3. Alexander (Garland) Mears 1890–1947 m. Helen (Adeline) Meyer 1891–1978
      1. 1. Arthur (Durwood) Mears 1918–1946
    4. 4. John (Henry) Mears 1893–1955 m. Annie (May) Bloxom 1897–1951
      1. 1. Genevieve Mears 1917–
      2. 2. La (Belle Drummond) Mears 1920–1989
        1. 1. Dena (Ann Mears) Crockett 1937–2001
      3. 3. John (W) Mears 1924–
      4. 4. Conway (Richardson) Mears 1926–1986 m. Mary Mears 1918–
    5. 5. Elizabeth (H) Mears 1895–
    6. 6. Claude (Vaughn) Mears 1900–1958
    7. 7. Durwood (Jackson) Mears 1907–1959 m. Susie (D) Grinnalds 1905–1985
  13. 13. William (Patrick) Mears 1861–1915 m. Rose (Emma) Young 1869–1922
    1. 1. Clara (Elizabeth East) Mears 1886–1946 m. John (Thomas) Scott 1882–1946
      1. 1. Paul (Jessie) Scott 1918–1989 m. Bertha (Mae) Smullin 1932–2013 m. Mary (Jane) Hart 1923–2011
    2. 2. Cecil Mears 1887–1920 m. Annie (May) Simpson 1882–1913
      1. 1. Brantley (Thomas) Mears 1910–1996 m. Mary (M) Rowe 1925–2015
    3. 3. William (Richard) Mears 1889–1941 m. Elizabeth (Sue) Chance 1892–1970
      1. 1. Ruth (G) Mears 1909–1978 m. Paul (W) Hughes 1890–
      2. 2. Margaret (Louise) Mears 1930–2007
      3. 3. Aline (Pearl) Mears 1919–1986
      4. 4. Joshua Mears 1909–
      5. 5. Emma (Sue) Mears 1924–2009 m. William (Thomas) Hall 1919–1982
    4. 4. Mary (Florence) Mears 1892–1965 m. Jessie (Bagwell) Chance 1881–1940
    5. 5. Emma (S) Mears 1896–1917
    6. 6. Lucy (J) Mears 1898–1946 m. Herman (Waters) Scott 1891–1920 m. Walter (Lyndale) Belote 1897–1965
    7. 7. Ray Mears 1901–1920
    8. 8. Sarah (L) Mears 1907–1960 m. Theodore (Clifton) Chambers 1899–
    9. 9. Mable (Kellam) Mears 1910–1983 m. Jacob (Otto) Campbell 1906–1995
  14. 14. Mary (E B) Mears 1849–1908 m. James (Oswald) Mears 1847–1906
    1. 1. John (Richard) Mears 1870–1921 m. Nancy (Nannie Clarisse) Guy 1870–1937
      1. 1. Harry (Milton) Mears 1892–1980 m. Bertha (Estelle) Jann 1893–1989
        1. 1. Harry (Milton) Mears 1919–2012 m. Minnie (Alene) Newbern 1921–1973
        2. 2. Doris (Maude) Mears 1917–2011 m. Howell (Armistead) Grunewald 1915–1982 m. Richard (Namon) Hofmaster 1915–2006
        3. 3. Virginia (Estelle) Mears 1914–2005 m. Walter (Louis) Hooper 1910–1960
      2. 2. Arinthia (Helen) Mears 1895–1971 m. Edward (Mapp) Savage 1891–1929
      3. 3. Maude (Francis) Mears 1897–1996 m. Howard (Thorpe) Kirby 1897–1961
    2. 2. William (Henry) Mears 1872–1951 m. Mary (Mollie Lee) Chandler 1875–1950
      1. 1. Margaret (Rose) Mears 1899–1938 m. Harry (Ames) Drummond 1900–1938
      2. 2. Mary (Esther) Mears 1895–1895 m. Clarence (Wilton) Bradford 1887–1955
      3. 3. Infant Mears 1917–1917
      4. 4. Ruth (W) Mears 1897–1987 m. Charles (Finney) Rogers 1893–1986
      5. 5. Nannie (Gwendolyn) Mears 1910–2003 m. William (Edmund) Kirby-Smith 1911–1973
      6. 6. William (Howard) Mears 1905–1991 m. Kathleen Biren 1906–1996

Abel Mears's Timeline

8 Records

1824
abt 1824
Birth of Abel Thomas Mears in Accomac, Accomack, Virginia, USA
Accomac, Accomack, Virginia, USA
1840
1840
Age 16
Abel Thomas Mears resided here in Accomack County, Virginia, USA
Accomack County, Virginia, USA
1850
1 Jun 1850
Age 26
Abel Thomas Mears resided here in St Georges Parish, Accomack County, Virginia, USA
St Georges Parish, Accomack County, Virginia, USA
1860
1860
Age 36
Abel Thomas Mears resided here in St Georges Parish, Locust Mount, Accomack, Virginia, USA
St Georges Parish, Locust Mount, Accomack, Virginia, USA
1870
1870
Age 46
Abel Thomas Mears resided here in St Georges Parish, Locust Mount, Accomack, Virginia, USA
St Georges Parish, Locust Mount, Accomack, Virginia, USA
1880
1880
Age 56
Abel Thomas Mears resided here in Accomack County, Virginia, USA
Accomack County, Virginia, USA
1888
10 Oct 1888
Age 64
Death of Abel Thomas Mears in St. George, Accomack County, Virginia, USA
St. George, Accomack County, Virginia, USA
1888
1888
Age 64
Burial of Abel Thomas Mears in Accomack County, Virginia, USA
Accomack County, Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: abt 1824
    Event Place: Accomac, Accomack, Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Virginia, U.S., Deaths and Burials Index, 1853-1917
    [2] 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Accomack, Virginia; Roll: 1351; Page: 217d; Enumeration District: 008
    [3] 1870 United States Federal Census
    [4] 1860 United States Federal Census
    [5] 1850 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington, DC; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M432; Residence Date: 1850; Home in 1850: St Georges Parish, Accomack, Virginia; Roll: 932; Page: 134a
    [6] Virginia, U.S., Death Registers, Library of Virginia; Richmond, Virginia; Virginia Deaths and Burials, 1853-1912

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1840
    Event Place: Accomack County, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1840 United States Federal Census, Year: 1840; Census Place: Accomack, Virginia; Roll: 549; Page: 67; Family History Library Film: 0029683

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1 Jun 1850
    Event Place: St Georges Parish, Accomack County, Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Selected Federal Census Non-Population Schedules, 1850-1880, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, DC; U.S. Federal Census Non-population Schedules, Virginia, 1850-1880; NAID: 2791276; Record Group Number: 29; Record Group Title: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007
    [2] 1850 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington, DC; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M432; Residence Date: 1850; Home in 1850: St Georges Parish, Accomack, Virginia; Roll: 932; Page: 134a
    [3] 1850 U.S. Federal Census - Slave Schedules, The National Archive in Washington Dc; Washington, DC; NARA Microform Publication: M432; Title: Seventh Census of the United States, 1850; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1860
    Event Place: St Georges Parish, Locust Mount, Accomack, Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1860 United States Federal Census
    [2] 1860 U.S. Federal Census - Slave Schedules, The National Archives in Washington, DC; Washington, DC, USA; Eighth Census of the United States 1860; Series Number: M653; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: St Georges Parish, Locust Mount, Accomack, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Accomack County, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Accomack, Virginia; Roll: 1351; Page: 217d; Enumeration District: 008

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 10 Oct 1888
    Event Place: St. George, Accomack County, Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Virginia, U.S., Deaths and Burials Index, 1853-1917
    [2] Virginia, U.S., Death Registers, Library of Virginia; Richmond, Virginia; Virginia Deaths and Burials, 1853-1912

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 1888
    Event Place: Accomack County, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: Virginia, U.S., Deaths and Burials Index, 1853-1917
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