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Benjamin Franklin Mears 1886–1970 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 3 Sep 1886

Birth Location: Yellville, Marion, Arkansas, USA

Death Date: 1970

Death Location: Yellville, Marion, Arkansas, USA

Father: William Mears

Mother: Anna Besher

Spouse(s): Etta Harris

Children(s): Anna Mears, Archie Mears, Mae Mears, Willie Mears, Myrtle Mears

The story of Benjamin Franklin Mears began in 1886 in Yellville, Marion, Arkansas, USA. In 1900, Benjamin Franklin Mears resided in Bearden, Marion, Arkansas, USA. In 1910, Benjamin Franklin Mears resided in Bearden, Marion, Arkansas, USA. Benjamin Franklin Mears married Etta May Harris, and had children including Anna Elizabeth Mears, Archie Leroy Mears, Bernice L Mears, Georgia Fern Mears, Mae Alta Mears, Myrtle Fay Mears, Willie Franklin Mears. Benjamin Franklin Mears passed away in 1970 in Yellville, Marion, Arkansas, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Benjamin Franklin Mears began in 1886 in Yellville, Marion, Arkansas, USA.
  • In 1900, Benjamin Franklin Mears resided in Bearden, Marion, Arkansas, USA.
  • In 1910, Benjamin Franklin Mears resided in Bearden, Marion, Arkansas, USA.
  • Benjamin Franklin Mears married Etta May Harris, and had children including Anna Elizabeth Mears, Archie Leroy Mears, Bernice L Mears, Georgia Fern Mears, Mae Alta Mears, Myrtle Fay Mears, Willie Franklin Mears.
  • Benjamin Franklin Mears passed away in 1970 in Yellville, Marion, Arkansas, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Mears
1843–1932
Birth Location: Woodbury, Cannon, Tennessee, USA
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Anna Besher
1850–1923
Birth Location: Searcy County, Arkansas, USA
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Spouses(s)

Etta Harris
1904–1954
Birth Location: Yellville, Marion, Arkansas, USA
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Children(s)

Anna Mears
1931–1964
Birth Location: Yellville, Marion, Arkansas, USA
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Archie Mears
1925–1934
Birth Location: Yellville, Marion, Arkansas, USA
AM
Mae Mears
1933–2004
Birth Location: Yellville, Marion, Arkansas, USA
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Willie Mears
1936–1938
Birth Location: Marion County, Arkansas, USA
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Myrtle Mears
1942–2022
Birth Location: –
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Benjamin Mears's Ancestors

Self
Benjamin Mears
1886–1970
Birth Place: Yellville, Marion, Arkansas, USA
Parents
William Bluford Mears
1843–1932
Woodbury, Cannon, Tennessee, USA
Anna (Elizabeth) Besher
1850–1923
Searcy County, Arkansas, USA
Grandparents
William (Franklin) Mears
1805–1870
Guilford County, North Carolina, USA
Francis (Elizabeth) Young
1807–1889
Anderson County, Tennessee, USA
Great-Grandparents
William Mears
1770–
Christina Melton
1776–1863
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Zadock Mears
1745–1790
Elizabeth Sharpe
1754–1816

Benjamin Mears's Descendants

1.
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Benjamin (Franklin) Mears (3 Sep 1886–1970) m. Etta (May) Harris (12 Jun 1904–1954)
  1. 1. Anna (Elizabeth) Mears 1931–1964
  2. 2. Archie (Leroy) Mears 1925–1934 m. Edna (Faye) Stone 1926–1970
  3. 3. Mae (Alta) Mears 1933–2004 m. Ferdinand (L) Guillemot 1908–1969
  4. 4. Willie (Franklin) Mears 1936–1938
  5. 5. Myrtle (Fay) Mears 1942–2022 m. Robert (Gene) Stanley 1939–2009

Benjamin Mears's Timeline

13 Records

1886
3 Sep 1886
Birth of Benjamin Franklin Mears in Yellville, Marion, Arkansas, USA
Yellville, Marion, Arkansas, USA
1900
1900
Age 14
Benjamin Franklin Mears resided here in Bearden, Marion, Arkansas, USA
Bearden, Marion, Arkansas, USA
1910
1910
Age 24
Benjamin Franklin Mears resided here in Bearden, Marion, Arkansas, USA
Bearden, Marion, Arkansas, USA
1917
1917-1918
Age 31
Benjamin Franklin Mears resided here in Marion County, Arkansas, USA
Marion County, Arkansas, USA
1919
6 Nov 1919
Age 33
Benjamin Franklin Mears resided here in Yellville, Marion, Arkansas, USA
Yellville, Marion, Arkansas, USA
1920
1920
Age 34
Benjamin Franklin Mears resided here in Bearden, Marion, Arkansas, USA
Bearden, Marion, Arkansas, USA
1930
1930
Age 44
Benjamin Franklin Mears resided here in Bearden, Marion, Arkansas, USA
Bearden, Marion, Arkansas, USA
1935
1935
Age 49
Benjamin Franklin Mears resided here in Bearden, Marion, Arkansas, USA
Bearden, Marion, Arkansas, USA
1940
1940
Age 54
Benjamin Franklin Mears resided here in Bearden, Marion, Arkansas, USA
Bearden, Marion, Arkansas, USA
1942
1942
Age 56
Benjamin Franklin Mears resided here in Marion County, Arkansas, USA
Marion County, Arkansas, USA
1950
1950
Age 64
Benjamin Franklin Mears resided here in Bearden, Marion, Arkansas, USA
Bearden, Marion, Arkansas, USA
1970
16 Feb 1970
Age 84
Death of Benjamin Franklin Mears in Marion County, Arkansas, USA
Marion County, Arkansas, USA
1970
1970
Age 84
Burial of Benjamin Franklin Mears in Yellville, Marion, Arkansas, USA
Yellville, Marion, Arkansas, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 3 Sep 1886
    Event Place: Yellville, Marion, Arkansas, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] The National Archives At St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; Record Group Title: Records of the Selective Service System; Record Group Number: 147
    [2] U.S., Headstone Applications for Military Veterans, 1861-1985, National Archives at St. Louis; St. Louis, MO, USA; Applications for Headstones and Markers, 711970-9301985; NAID: 6016127; Record Group Number: 15; Record Group Title: Records of the Department of Veterans Affairs, 1773-2007
    [3] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Bearden, Marion, Arkansas; Roll: m-t0627-00153; Page: 1A; Enumeration District: 45-1
    [4] 1920 United States Federal Census
    [5] 1930 United States Federal Census
    [6] Registration State: Arkansas; Registration County: Marion County
    [7] 1900 United States Federal Census
    [8] 1910 United States Federal Census
    [9] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [10] U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007
    [11] 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Bearden, Marion, Arkansas; Roll: 6164; Page: 1; Enumeration District: 45-1

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Bearden, Marion, Arkansas, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Bearden, Marion, Arkansas, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1917-1918
    Event Place: Marion County, Arkansas, USA
    Record Source: Registration State: Arkansas; Registration County: Marion County

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 7 Jun 1918
    Event Place: Hoboken, Hudson, New Jersey, USA
    Record Source: The National Archives at College Park; College Park, Maryland; Record Group Title: Records of the Office of the Quartermaster General, 1774-1985; Record Group Number: 92; Roll or Box Number: 488

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 6 Nov 1919
    Event Place: Yellville, Marion, Arkansas, USA
    Record Source: Arkansas, U.S., Newspapers.com Stories and Events Index, The Mountain Echo; Publication Date: 6 Nov 1919; Publication Place: Yellville, Arkansas, USA

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Bearden, Marion, Arkansas, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Bearden, Marion, Arkansas, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Bearden, Marion, Arkansas, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Bearden, Marion, Arkansas; Roll: m-t0627-00153; Page: 1A; Enumeration District: 45-1

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Bearden, Marion, Arkansas, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Bearden, Marion, Arkansas; Roll: m-t0627-00153; Page: 1A; Enumeration District: 45-1

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1942
    Event Place: Marion County, Arkansas, USA
    Record Source: The National Archives At St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; Record Group Title: Records of the Selective Service System; Record Group Number: 147

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Bearden, Marion, Arkansas, 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: Bearden, Marion, Arkansas; Roll: 6164; Page: 1; Enumeration District: 45-1

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 16 Feb 1970
    Event Place: Marion County, Arkansas, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Headstone Applications for Military Veterans, 1861-1985, National Archives at St. Louis; St. Louis, MO, USA; Applications for Headstones and Markers, 711970-9301985; NAID: 6016127; Record Group Number: 15; Record Group Title: Records of the Department of Veterans Affairs, 1773-2007
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 14
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 1970
    Event Place: Yellville, Marion, Arkansas, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Headstone Applications for Military Veterans, 1861-1985, National Archives at St. Louis; St. Louis, MO, USA; Applications for Headstones and Markers, 711970-9301985; NAID: 6016127; Record Group Number: 15; Record Group Title: Records of the Department of Veterans Affairs, 1773-2007
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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