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Blanche Joyce Mears 1933–2012 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 24 Nov 1933

Birth Location: Richmond, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 15 Aug 2012

Death Location: Richmond, Virginia, USA

Father: Marcus Mears

Mother: Blanche Davis

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Children(s):

Blanche Joyce Mears was born in 1933 in Richmond, Virginia, USA, the child of Marcus Solomon Mears And Blanche Henrietta Davis. In 1935, Blanche Joyce Mears resided in Richmond, Richmond City, Virginia, USA. In 1940, Blanche Joyce Mears resided in Richmond, Richmond City, Virginia, USA. Blanche Joyce Mears passed away in 2012 in Richmond, Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • Blanche Joyce Mears was born in 1933 in Richmond, Virginia, USA, the child of Marcus Solomon Mears And Blanche Henrietta Davis.
  • In 1935, Blanche Joyce Mears resided in Richmond, Richmond City, Virginia, USA.
  • In 1940, Blanche Joyce Mears resided in Richmond, Richmond City, Virginia, USA.
  • Blanche Joyce Mears passed away in 2012 in Richmond, Virginia, USA.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Blanche Mears's Ancestors

Self
Blanche Mears
1933–2012
Birth Place: Richmond, Virginia, USA
Parents
Marcus Solomon Mears
1909–1955
Haywood County, North Carolina, USA
Blanche (Henrietta) Davis
1913–1987
Amelia, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
Lawrence (Kay) Mears
1880–1974
Ellijay, Gilmer, Georgia, USA
Mary (Anna) Grooms
1880–1948
Georgia, USA
Great-Grandparents
Marcus Mears
1853–1919
Cornelia Jarrett
1858–1910
2nd-Great-Grandparents
James Mears
1807–1883
Margaret Penland
1805–1890

Blanche Mears's Timeline

9 Records

1933
24 Nov 1933
Birth of Blanche Joyce Mears in Richmond, Virginia, USA
Richmond, Virginia, USA
1935
1935
Age 2
Blanche Joyce Mears resided here in Richmond, Richmond City, Virginia, USA
Richmond, Richmond City, Virginia, USA
1940
1940
Age 7
Blanche Joyce Mears resided here in Richmond, Richmond City, Virginia, USA
Richmond, Richmond City, Virginia, USA
1944
1944
Age 11
Blanche Joyce Mears resided here in Richmond, Virginia, USA
Richmond, Virginia, USA
1945
1945
Age 12
Blanche Joyce Mears resided here in Amelia County, Virginia, USA
Amelia County, Virginia, USA
1950
1950
Age 17
Blanche Joyce Mears resided here in Leigh, Amelia, Virginia, USA
Leigh, Amelia, Virginia, USA
1958
4 Sep 1958
Age 25
Blanche Joyce Mears resided here in Richmond, Virginia, USA
Richmond, Virginia, USA
1973
1973
Age 40
Blanche Joyce Mears resided here in Virginia, USA
Virginia, USA
2012
15 Aug 2012
Age 79
Death of Blanche Joyce Mears in Richmond, Virginia, USA
Richmond, Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 24 Nov 1933
    Event Place: Richmond, Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1940 United States Federal Census
    [2] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File
    [3] U.S., Obituary Collection, 1930-Current, Tributes; Publication Place: Illinois, USA
    [4] Virginia, U.S., Birth Records, 1912-2015, Delayed Birth Records, Virginia Department of Health; Richmond, Virginia; Virginia, Births, 1864-2015
    [5] U.S., Index to Public Records, 1994-2019
    [6] 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Leigh, Amelia, Virginia; Roll: 2671; Page: 6; Enumeration District: 4-8

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Richmond, Richmond City, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Richmond, Richmond City, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1944
    Event Place: Richmond, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1945
    Event Place: Amelia County, 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: Leigh, Amelia, Virginia; Roll: 2671; Page: 6; Enumeration District: 4-8

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Leigh, Amelia, 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: Leigh, Amelia, Virginia; Roll: 2671; Page: 6; Enumeration District: 4-8

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 4 Sep 1958
    Event Place: Richmond, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: The Richmond News Leader; Publication Date: 4 Sep 1958; Publication Place: Richmond, Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1973
    Event Place: Virginia, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 15 Aug 2012
    Event Place: Richmond, Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File
    [2] U.S., Obituary Collection, 1930-Current, Tributes; Publication Place: Illinois, USA
    [3] Virginia Department of Health; Richmond, Virginia; Virginia Deaths, 1912-2014

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