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Benjamin William Mears 1833–1896 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 17 Oct 1833

Birth Location: Keller, Accomack, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 1896

Death Location: Keller, Accomack, Virginia, USA

Father: John Mears

Mother: Sarah Ames

Spouse(s): Emma Mapp

Children(s): Charles Mears, Sarah Mears, Leonard Mears, Otho Mears, Emma Mears, Harry Mears, John Mears, Eve Mears, Ella Mears

Benjamin William Mears was born in 1833 in Keller, Accomack, Virginia, USA, the child of John Bull Mears And Sarah Jane Ames. In 1850, Benjamin William Mears resided in St Georges Parish, Accomack, Virginia, USA. In 1860, Benjamin William Mears resided in St Georges Parish, Locust Mount, Accomack, Virgini. Benjamin William Mears married Emma Susan Mapp, and had children including Charles Benjamin Mears, Ella P Mears, Emma Cora Mears, Eve Mears, Harry Everette Mears, John Bowdoin Mears, Leonard Cecil Mears, Otho Frederick Mears, Sarah Annie Edmonds Mears. Benjamin William Mears passed away in 1896 in Keller, Accomack, Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • Benjamin William Mears was born in 1833 in Keller, Accomack, Virginia, USA, the child of John Bull Mears And Sarah Jane Ames.
  • In 1850, Benjamin William Mears resided in St Georges Parish, Accomack, Virginia, USA.
  • In 1860, Benjamin William Mears resided in St Georges Parish, Locust Mount, Accomack, Virgini.
  • Benjamin William Mears married Emma Susan Mapp, and had children including Charles Benjamin Mears, Ella P Mears, Emma Cora Mears, Eve Mears, Harry Everette Mears, John Bowdoin Mears, Leonard Cecil Mears, Otho Frederick Mears, Sarah Annie Edmonds Mears.
  • Benjamin William Mears passed away in 1896 in Keller, Accomack, Virginia, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Mears
1808–1851
Birth Location: Accomack County, Virginia, USA
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Sarah Ames
1813–1899
Birth Location: Accomack County, Virginia, USA
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Spouses(s)

Emma Mapp
1840–1914
Birth Location: Accomack County, Virginia, USA
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Children(s)

Charles Mears
1880–1943
Birth Location: Locust Grove, Keller, Accomack, Virginia, USA
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Sarah Mears
1865–1956
Birth Location: Keller, Accomack, Virginia, USA
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Leonard Mears
1861–1935
Birth Location: Keller, Accomack, Virginia, USA
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Otho Mears
1862–1931
Birth Location: Locust Grove, Keller, Accomack, Virginia, USA
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Emma Mears
1868–1926
Birth Location: Locust Grove, Accomack, Virginia, USA
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Harry Mears
1875–1935
Birth Location: Keller, Accomack, Virginia, USA
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John Mears
1879–1947
Birth Location: Keller, Accomack, Virginia, USA
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Eve Mears
1872–1873
Birth Location: Accomack County, Virginia, USA
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Ella Mears
1858–1858
Birth Location: Accomack County, Virginia, USA
EM

Benjamin Mears's Ancestors

Self
Benjamin Mears
1833–1896
Birth Place: Keller, Accomack, Virginia, USA
Parents
John Bull Mears
1808–1851
Accomack County, Virginia, USA
Sarah (Jane) Ames
1813–1899
Accomack County, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
William (L) Mears
1783–1837
Accomack County, Virginia, USA
Bridget Bull
1790–1824
Benjamin (H) Ames
1775–1819
Accomack County, Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
John Mears
1730–1785
Mary Beach
1740–1814
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Mears
1703–1762
Sabrah Armitrader
1702–1784
Joseph Beach
1710–1772
Mary Ashby
1728–1797

Benjamin Mears's Descendants

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Benjamin (William) Mears (17 Oct 1833–1896) m. Emma (Susan) Mapp (1840–1914)
  1. 1. Charles (Benjamin) Mears 1880–1943 m. Henrietta (Hallie Adelaide) Battaile 1875–1961
    1. 1. Frances (Adelaide) Mears 1912–1998
  2. 2. Sarah (Annie Edmonds) Mears 1865–1956 m. Samuel (William) Ames 1862–1940
    1. 1. Nannie (Wharton) Ames 1893–1982 m. Littleton (Holland) Mears 1897–1973
    2. 2. Lucy (Mears) Ames 1896–1994 m. Ray (Omer) Edwards 1892–1957
  3. 3. Leonard (Cecil) Mears 1861–1935 m. Jane (Jennie Meredith Scarborough) Custis 1859–1942
    1. 1. John (Custis) Mears 1898–1905
    2. 2. Leonard (Cecil) Mears 1884–1928 m. Edith (Cleve) Turner 1892–1950
    3. 3. Frederick (Cecil) Mears 1889–1889
    4. 4. Page (William) Mears 1890–1892
  4. 4. Otho (Frederick) Mears 1862–1931 m. Florence (Florie Rowena) Holland 1870–1923
    1. 1. Littleton (Holland) Mears 1897–1973 m. Nannie (Wharton) Ames 1893–1982
    2. 2. Otho (Frederick) Mears 1901–1984 m. Elizabeth (Paxton) Warren 1904–1983
      1. 1. Otho (Frederick) Mears 1934–2015 m. Elizabeth (J) Barry 1928–2018
      2. 2. Elizabeth (Paxton) Mears 1937–1948 m. Edward (Otto) Kurtz 1932–2013
    3. 3. Benjamin (William) Mears 1894–1961 m. Amanda (Mannie Willis) Nottingham 1897–1987
      1. 1. Benjamin (William) Mears 1929–1986 m. Sarah (Katherine) Turner 1931–2023
      2. 2. Cecile Mears 1925–2011 m. Claude (Albert) Turner 1919–2003
    4. 4. Jewel (Whitaker) Mears 1898–1984 m. Giles (Crowder) Upshur 1898–1973
    5. 5. Cecil (Frederic) Mears 1892–1969 m. Marie (Hill) Wright 1896–1961 m. Helen (Clara) Leary 1901–1991 m. Margaret (Marjorie Eastman) Howard 1882–1937
    6. 6. Emma (Wharton Estelle) Mears 1901–1987 m. Edmund (Edward Wallace) Bristow 1897–1950 m. William (Percival) Gunn 1904–1964
  5. 5. Emma (Cora) Mears 1868–1926 m. Abel (James) Byrd 1860–1937
  6. 6. Harry (Everette) Mears 1875–1935 m. Lillian (Pauline) Swanner 1892–1964 m. Eugenia (Elsie) Pregnor 1876–1913
  7. 7. John (Bowdoin) Mears 1879–1947 m. Eulalie (Mary) Kahle 1880–1961
  8. 8. Eve Mears 1872–1873
  9. 9. Ella (P) Mears 1858–1858

Benjamin Mears's Timeline

8 Records

1833
17 Oct 1833
Birth of Benjamin William Mears in Keller, Accomack, Virginia, USA
Keller, Accomack, Virginia, USA
1850
1850
Age 17
Benjamin William Mears resided here in St Georges Parish, Accomack, Virginia, USA
St Georges Parish, Accomack, Virginia, USA
1860
18 Jul 1860
Age 27
Benjamin William Mears resided here in St Georges Parish, Locust Mount, Accomack, Virginia, USA
St Georges Parish, Locust Mount, Accomack, Virginia, USA
1870
1870
Age 37
Benjamin William Mears resided here in St Georges Parish, Locust Mount, Accomack, Virginia, USA
St Georges Parish, Locust Mount, Accomack, Virginia, USA
1880
1880
Age 47
Benjamin William Mears resided here in Accomack County, Virginia, USA
Accomack County, Virginia, USA
1895
31 Jul 1895
Age 62
Benjamin William Mears - Probate in Accomack County, Virginia, USA
Accomack County, Virginia, USA
1896
2 Dec 1896
Age 63
Death of Benjamin William Mears in Keller, Accomack, Virginia, USA
Keller, Accomack, Virginia, USA
1896
1896
Age 63
Burial of Benjamin William Mears in Keller, Accomack, Virginia, USA
Keller, Accomack, Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 17 Oct 1833
    Event Place: Keller, Accomack, Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970, Volume: 319
    [2] 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Accomack, Virginia; Roll: 1351; Page: 230a; Enumeration District: 008
    [3] 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: St Georges Parish, Accomack, Virginia; Roll: M593_1630; Page: 192B
    [4] 1860 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M653; Residence Date: 1860; Home in 1860: St Georges Parish, Accomack, Virginia; Roll: M653_1330; Page: 280; Family History
    [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: 121a
    [6] Virginia, U.S., Select Marriages, 1785-1940

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1850
    Event Place: St Georges Parish, Accomack, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 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: 121a

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 18 Jul 1860
    Event Place: St Georges Parish, Locust Mount, Accomack, 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] 1860 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M653; Residence Date: 1860; Home in 1860: St Georges Parish, Accomack, Virginia; Roll: M653_1330; Page: 280; Family History
    [3] 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 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: St Georges Parish, Locust Mount, Accomack, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: St Georges Parish, Accomack, Virginia; Roll: M593_1630; Page: 192B

    Genealogy Event 5
    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: 230a; Enumeration District: 008

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 2 Dec 1896
    Event Place: Keller, Accomack, Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970, Volume: 319
    [2] Library of Virginia; Richmond, VA, USA; Virginia Deaths and Burials, 1853-1912
    [3] Official Bonds, 1827-1906; Author: Virginia. Circuit Court (Accomack County)

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 1896
    Event Place: Keller, Accomack, Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Probate
    Event Date: 31 Jul 1895
    Event Place: Accomack County, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: Official Bonds, 1827-1906; Author: Virginia. Circuit Court (Accomack County)
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