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Anita Nita Lavern Mears 1928–2022 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 19 Jul 1928

Birth Location: Alice, Jim Wells, Texas, USA

Death Date: 2022

Death Location: Grand Junction, Mesa, Colorado, USA

Father: James Mears

Mother: Nora Ticer

Spouse(s): Robert Raff

Children(s):

Anita Nita Lavern Mears was born in 1928 in Alice, Jim Wells, Texas, USA, the child of James Daniel Mears And Nora Lenora Ticer. In 1930, Anita Nita Lavern Mears resided in Shawnee, Pottawatomie, Oklahoma, USA. In 1935, Anita Nita Lavern Mears resided in Fairmount, Mesa, Colorado, USA. Anita Nita Lavern Mears married Robert Dale Raff. Anita Nita Lavern Mears passed away in 2022 in Grand Junction, Mesa, Colorado, USA.

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Biography

  • Anita Nita Lavern Mears was born in 1928 in Alice, Jim Wells, Texas, USA, the child of James Daniel Mears And Nora Lenora Ticer.
  • In 1930, Anita Nita Lavern Mears resided in Shawnee, Pottawatomie, Oklahoma, USA.
  • In 1935, Anita Nita Lavern Mears resided in Fairmount, Mesa, Colorado, USA.
  • Anita Nita Lavern Mears married Robert Dale Raff.
  • Anita Nita Lavern Mears passed away in 2022 in Grand Junction, Mesa, Colorado, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

James Mears
1892–1937
Birth Location: Flippin, Marion, Arkansas USA
JM
Nora Ticer
1895–1982
Birth Location: Big Flat, Baxter, Arkansas, USA
NT

Spouses(s)

Robert Raff
1924–2019
Birth Location: Garden City, Cass, Missouri, USA
RR

Children(s)

Anita Mears's Ancestors

Self
Anita Mears
1928–2022
Birth Place: Alice, Jim Wells, Texas, USA
Parents
James Daniel Mears
1892–1937
Flippin, Marion, Arkansas USA
Nora (Lenora) Ticer
1895–1982
Big Flat, Baxter, Arkansas, USA
Grandparents
Murphy (Alexander Dick) Mears
1874–1951
Bruno, Marion County, Arkansas, USA
Nancy (Martha) Railsback
1874–1951
Blythe, Marion, Arkansas, USA
Great-Grandparents
James Mears
1841–1908
Lucinda Coleman
1847–1919
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Gabriel Mears
1812–1866
Sarah Phillips
1817–1885

Anita Mears's Timeline

14 Records

1928
19 Jul 1928
Birth of Anita Nita Lavern Mears in Alice, Jim Wells, Texas, USA
Alice, Jim Wells, Texas, USA
1930
1930
Age 2
Anita Nita Lavern Mears resided here in Shawnee, Pottawatomie, Oklahoma, USA
Shawnee, Pottawatomie, Oklahoma, USA
1935
1935
Age 7
Anita Nita Lavern Mears resided here in Fairmount, Mesa, Colorado, USA
Fairmount, Mesa, Colorado, USA
1940
1940
Age 12
Anita Nita Lavern Mears resided here in Fairmount, Mesa, Colorado, USA
Fairmount, Mesa, Colorado, USA
1943
1943
Age 15
Anita Nita Lavern Mears resided here in Grand Junction, Mesa, Colorado, USA
Grand Junction, Mesa, Colorado, USA
1944
1944
Age 16
Anita Nita Lavern Mears resided here in Grand Junction, Mesa, Colorado, USA
Grand Junction, Mesa, Colorado, USA
1946
1946
Age 18
Anita Nita Lavern Mears resided here in Grand Junction, Mesa, Colorado, USA
Grand Junction, Mesa, Colorado, USA
1947
16 Feb 1947
Age 19
Anita Nita Lavern Mears was married
None
1950
1950
Age 22
Anita Nita Lavern Mears resided here in Mesa County, Colorado, USA
Mesa County, Colorado, USA
1957
13 Oct 1957
Age 29
Anita Nita Lavern Mears resided here in Grand Junction, Mesa, Colorado, USA
Grand Junction, Mesa, Colorado, USA
1964
1964
Age 36
Anita Nita Lavern Mears resided here in Grand Junction, Mesa, Colorado, USA
Grand Junction, Mesa, Colorado, USA
1993
1993
Age 65
Anita Nita Lavern Mears resided here in Grand Junction, Mesa, Colorado, USA
Grand Junction, Mesa, Colorado, USA
2022
22 Feb 2022
Age 94
Death of Anita Nita Lavern Mears in Grand Junction, Mesa, Colorado, USA
Grand Junction, Mesa, Colorado, USA
2022
2022
Age 94
Burial of Anita Nita Lavern Mears in Grand Junction, Mesa, Colorado, USA
Grand Junction, Mesa, Colorado, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 19 Jul 1928
    Event Place: Alice, Jim Wells, Texas, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., School Yearbooks, 1900-2016, "U.S., School Yearbooks, 1880-2012"; School Name: Grand Junction High School; Year: 1944
    [2] U.S., School Yearbooks, 1900-2016, "U.S., School Yearbooks, 1880-2012"; School Name: Grand Junction High School; Year: 1946
    [3] U.S., School Yearbooks, 1900-2016, "U.S., School Yearbooks, 1880-2012"; School Name: Grand Junction High School; Year: 1943
    [4] U.S., Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 2
    [5] U.S., Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 1
    [6] Texas, U.S., Birth Certificates, Texas Department of State Health Services; Austin, TX; Texas, U.S., Birth Certificates, 1903-1932
    [7] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Fairmount, Mesa, Colorado; Roll: m-t0627-00470; Page: 9A; Enumeration District: 39-43A
    [8] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Shawnee, Pottawatomie, Oklahoma; Page: 10A; Enumeration District: 0045; FHL microfilm: 2341662
    [9] U.S., Obituary Collection, 1930-Current, The Grand Junction Daily Sentinel; Publication Date: 27 Feb 2022; Publication Place: Grand Junction, Colorado, USA
    [10] Texas, Birth Index
    [11] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [12] Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current
    [13] U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, The Daily Sentinel; Publication Date: 27 Feb 2022; Publication Place: Grand Junction, Colorado, USA; ,0.6675568,0.6529228,0.9769853&xid=3355
    [14] 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Mesa, Colorado; Roll: 1948; Page: 78; Enumeration District: 39-37
    [15] Mesa, Colorado, U.S., Obituaries, 1870-2023, Marmot Library Network; Mesa, Colorado, USA; Cemetery and Cremation Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 16 Feb 1947
    Record Source: U.S., Obituary Collection, 1930-Current, The Grand Junction Daily Sentinel; Publication Date: 27 Feb 2022; Publication Place: Grand Junction, Colorado, USA

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Shawnee, Pottawatomie, Oklahoma, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Shawnee, Pottawatomie, Oklahoma; Page: 10A; Enumeration District: 0045; FHL microfilm: 2341662

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Fairmount, Mesa, Colorado, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Fairmount, Mesa, Colorado; Roll: m-t0627-00470; Page: 9A; Enumeration District: 39-43A

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Fairmount, Mesa, Colorado, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Fairmount, Mesa, Colorado; Roll: m-t0627-00470; Page: 9A; Enumeration District: 39-43A

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1943
    Event Place: Grand Junction, Mesa, Colorado, USA
    Record Source: U.S., School Yearbooks, 1900-2016, "U.S., School Yearbooks, 1880-2012"; School Name: Grand Junction High School; Year: 1943

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1944
    Event Place: Grand Junction, Mesa, Colorado, USA
    Record Source: U.S., School Yearbooks, 1900-2016, "U.S., School Yearbooks, 1880-2012"; School Name: Grand Junction High School; Year: 1944

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1946
    Event Place: Grand Junction, Mesa, Colorado, USA
    Record Source: U.S., School Yearbooks, 1900-2016, "U.S., School Yearbooks, 1880-2012"; School Name: Grand Junction High School; Year: 1946

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Mesa County, Colorado, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Mesa, Colorado; Roll: 1948; Page: 78; Enumeration District: 39-37

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 13 Oct 1957
    Event Place: Grand Junction, Mesa, Colorado, USA
    Record Source: Colorado, U.S., Newspapers.com Stories and Events Index, The Daily Sentinel; Publication Date: 13 Oct 1957; Publication Place: Grand Junction, Colorado, USA

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1964
    Event Place: Grand Junction, Mesa, Colorado, USA
    Record Source: U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1993
    Event Place: Grand Junction, Mesa, Colorado, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 1

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 22 Feb 2022
    Event Place: Grand Junction, Mesa, Colorado, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Obituary Collection, 1930-Current, The Grand Junction Daily Sentinel; Publication Date: 27 Feb 2022; Publication Place: Grand Junction, Colorado, USA
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [3] Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current
    [4] U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, The Daily Sentinel; Publication Date: 27 Feb 2022; Publication Place: Grand Junction, Colorado, USA; ,0.6675568,0.6529228,0.9769853&xid=3355
    [5] Mesa, Colorado, U.S., Obituaries, 1870-2023, Marmot Library Network; Mesa, Colorado, USA; Cemetery and Cremation Index

    Genealogy Event 14
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 2022
    Event Place: Grand Junction, Mesa, Colorado, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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