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Betty Sarah Mears 1869–1954 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 16 Oct 1869

Birth Location: Cape Charles, Accomack County, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 1954

Death Location: Daugherty, Accomack County, Virginia, USA

Father: Gilbert Mears

Mother: Elizabeth Harris

Spouse(s): Hezekiah Fox

Children(s):

In 1869, Betty Sarah Mears entered the world in Cape Charles, Accomack County, Virginia, USA, born to Gilbert Thomas Mears And Elizabeth P Harris. In 1870, Betty Sarah Mears resided in St Georges Parish, Locust Mount, Accomack, Virgini. In 1880, Betty Sarah Mears resided in Accomack County, Virginia, USA. Betty Sarah Mears married Hezekiah W Fox. Betty Sarah Mears passed away in 1954 in Daugherty, Accomack County, Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1869, Betty Sarah Mears entered the world in Cape Charles, Accomack County, Virginia, USA, born to Gilbert Thomas Mears And Elizabeth P Harris.
  • In 1870, Betty Sarah Mears resided in St Georges Parish, Locust Mount, Accomack, Virgini.
  • In 1880, Betty Sarah Mears resided in Accomack County, Virginia, USA.
  • Betty Sarah Mears married Hezekiah W Fox.
  • Betty Sarah Mears passed away in 1954 in Daugherty, Accomack County, Virginia, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Gilbert Mears
1833–1897
Birth Location: Accomack County, Virginia USA
GM
Elizabeth Harris
1834–1905
Birth Location: Accomack County, Virginia, USA
EH

Spouses(s)

Hezekiah Fox
1861–1926
Birth Location: Accomack County, Virginia, USA
HF

Children(s)

Betty Mears's Ancestors

Self
Betty Mears
1869–1954
Birth Place: Cape Charles, Accomack County, Virginia, USA
Parents
Gilbert Thomas Mears
1833–1897
Accomack County, Virginia USA
Elizabeth (P) Harris
1834–1905
Accomack County, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
James (T) Mears
1803–1893
Accomack County, Virginia, USA
Molly Belote
1809–1859
Accomack County, Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
Arthur Mears
1764–1823
Margaret McCullough
1767–1835
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Levin Mears
1736–1808
Sally Cole
1740–
John Mears
1730–1785
Mary Beach
1740–1814

Betty Mears's Timeline

12 Records

1869
16 Oct 1869
Birth of Betty Sarah Mears in Cape Charles, Accomack County, Virginia, USA
Cape Charles, Accomack County, Virginia, USA
1870
1870
Age 1
Betty Sarah Mears resided here in St Georges Parish, Locust Mount, Accomack, Virginia, USA
St Georges Parish, Locust Mount, Accomack, Virginia, USA
1880
1880
Age 11
Betty Sarah Mears resided here in Accomack County, Virginia, USA
Accomack County, Virginia, USA
1900
1900
Age 31
Betty Sarah Mears resided here in Lee, Accomack, Virginia, USA
Lee, Accomack, Virginia, USA
1910
1910
Age 41
Betty Sarah Mears resided here in Lee, Accomack, Virginia, USA
Lee, Accomack, Virginia, USA
1920
1920
Age 51
Betty Sarah Mears resided here in Lee, Accomack, Virginia, USA
Lee, Accomack, Virginia, USA
1930
1930
Age 61
Betty Sarah Mears resided here in Lee, Accomack, Virginia, USA
Lee, Accomack, Virginia, USA
1935
1935
Age 66
Betty Sarah Mears resided here in Lee, Accomack, Virginia, USA
Lee, Accomack, Virginia, USA
1940
1940
Age 71
Betty Sarah Mears resided here in Lee, Accomack, Virginia, USA
Lee, Accomack, Virginia, USA
1950
1950
Age 81
Betty Sarah Mears resided here in Lee, Accomack, Virginia, USA
Lee, Accomack, Virginia, USA
1954
22 Mar 1954
Age 85
Death of Betty Sarah Mears in Daugherty, Accomack, Virginia, USA
Daugherty, Accomack, Virginia, USA
1954
1954
Age 85
Burial of Betty Sarah Mears in Daugherty, Accomack County, Virginia, USA
Daugherty, Accomack County, Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 16 Oct 1869
    Event Place: Cape Charles, Accomack County, Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Lee, Accomack, Virginia; Roll: m-t0627-04241; Page: 12B; Enumeration District: 1-13
    [2] Accomack County, Virginia, U.S., Births, 1866-1873
    [3] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Lee, Accomack, Virginia; Roll: T625_1877; Page: 19B; Enumeration District: 6
    [4] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Lee, Accomack, Virginia; Page: 2A; Enumeration District: 0011; FHL microfilm: 2342167
    [5] 1880 United States Federal Census
    [6] 1870 United States Federal Census
    [7] 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Lee, Accomack, Virginia; Roll: 1697; Page: 30; Enumeration District: 0007
    [8] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Lee, Accomack, Virginia; Roll: T624_1619; Page: 10a; Enumeration District: 0006; FHL microfilm: 1375632
    [9] Virginia Department of Health; Richmond, Virginia; Virginia Deaths, 1912-2014
    [10] Virginia, U.S., Select Marriages, 1785-1940
    [11] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [12] Virginia, U.S., Birth Registers, Library of Virginia; Richmond, VA, USA; Virginia, Birth Registers, 1853-1911
    [13] 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Lee, Accomack, Virginia; Roll: 2668; Page: 4; Enumeration District: 1-15

    Genealogy Event 2
    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 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Accomack County, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Lee, Accomack, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Lee, Accomack, Virginia; Roll: 1697; Page: 30; Enumeration District: 0007

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Lee, Accomack, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Lee, Accomack, Virginia; Roll: T624_1619; Page: 10a; Enumeration District: 0006; FHL microfilm: 1375632

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Lee, Accomack, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Lee, Accomack, Virginia; Roll: T625_1877; Page: 19B; Enumeration District: 6

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Lee, Accomack, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Lee, Accomack, Virginia; Page: 2A; Enumeration District: 0011; FHL microfilm: 2342167

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Lee, Accomack, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Lee, Accomack, Virginia; Roll: m-t0627-04241; Page: 12B; Enumeration District: 1-13

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Lee, Accomack, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Lee, Accomack, Virginia; Roll: m-t0627-04241; Page: 12B; Enumeration District: 1-13

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Lee, Accomack, Virginia, 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: Lee, Accomack, Virginia; Roll: 2668; Page: 4; Enumeration District: 1-15

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 22 Mar 1954
    Event Place: Daugherty, Accomack, Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Virginia Department of Health; Richmond, Virginia; Virginia Deaths, 1912-2014
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 1954
    Event Place: Daugherty, Accomack County, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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