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Carolyn Louise Mears 1931–1967 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 23 Feb 1931

Birth Location: Tennessee, USA

Death Date: 1967

Death Location: Knoxville, Knox, Tennessee, USA

Father: Harold Mears

Mother: Rowena Castle

Spouse(s): Ralph Hunter

Children(s):

Carolyn Louise Mears was born in 1931 in Tennessee, USA, the child of Harold Arthur Mears And Rowena M Castle. In 1935, Carolyn Louise Mears resided in Knoxville, Knox, Tennessee, USA. In 1940, Carolyn Louise Mears resided in Knoxville, Knox, Tennessee, USA. Carolyn Louise Mears married Ralph Wallace Hunter. Carolyn Louise Mears passed away in 1967 in Knoxville, Knox, Tennessee, USA.

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Biography

  • Carolyn Louise Mears was born in 1931 in Tennessee, USA, the child of Harold Arthur Mears And Rowena M Castle.
  • In 1935, Carolyn Louise Mears resided in Knoxville, Knox, Tennessee, USA.
  • In 1940, Carolyn Louise Mears resided in Knoxville, Knox, Tennessee, USA.
  • Carolyn Louise Mears married Ralph Wallace Hunter.
  • Carolyn Louise Mears passed away in 1967 in Knoxville, Knox, Tennessee, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Harold Mears
1902–1991
Birth Location: North Carolina, USA
HM
Rowena Castle
1906–1991
Birth Location: Elk Park, Avery, North Carolina, USA
RC

Spouses(s)

Ralph Hunter
1925–2010
Birth Location: Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, USA
RH

Children(s)

Carolyn Mears's Ancestors

Self
Carolyn Mears
1931–1967
Birth Place: Tennessee, USA
Parents
Harold Arthur Mears
1902–1991
North Carolina, USA
Rowena (M) Castle
1906–1991
Elk Park, Avery, North Carolina, USA
Grandparents
Frank (Arthur) Mears
1879–1946
Asheville, Buncombe, North Carolina, USA
Annie Smtih
1882–1964
North Carolina, USA
Great-Grandparents
George Mears
1838–1913
Nancy Roberts
1844–1916
2nd-Great-Grandparents
James Mears
1807–1883
Margaret Penland
1805–1890

Carolyn Mears's Timeline

9 Records

1931
23 Feb 1931
Birth of Carolyn Louise Mears in Tennessee, USA
Tennessee, USA
1935
1935
Age 4
Carolyn Louise Mears resided here in Knoxville, Knox, Tennessee, USA
Knoxville, Knox, Tennessee, USA
1940
1940
Age 9
Carolyn Louise Mears resided here in Knoxville, Knox, Tennessee, USA
Knoxville, Knox, Tennessee, USA
1945
1945
Age 14
Carolyn Louise Mears resided here in Knoxville, Knox, Tennessee, USA
Knoxville, Knox, Tennessee, USA
1948
1948
Age 17
Carolyn Louise Mears resided here in Knoxville, Knox, Tennessee, USA
Knoxville, Knox, Tennessee, USA
1950
1950
Age 19
Carolyn Louise Mears resided here in Knoxville, Knox, Tennessee, USA
Knoxville, Knox, Tennessee, USA
1952
13 Aug 1952
Age 21
Carolyn Louise Mears resided here in Knoxville, Knox, Tennessee, USA
Knoxville, Knox, Tennessee, USA
1967
18 Jan 1967
Age 36
Death of Carolyn Louise Mears in Tennessee, USA
Tennessee, USA
1967
1967
Age 36
Burial of Carolyn Louise Mears in Knoxville, Knox, Tennessee, USA
Knoxville, Knox, Tennessee, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 23 Feb 1931
    Event Place: Tennessee, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., School Yearbooks, 1900-2016, "U.S., School Yearbooks, 1880-2012"; School Name: Knoxville High School; Year: 1948
    [2] 1940 United States Federal Census
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [4] 1950 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: Dec
    Record Source: U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, The Knoxville News-Sentinel; Publication Date: 20 Jan 1967; Publication Place: Knoxville, Tennessee, USA; ,0.008910861,0.4969284,0.705134&xid=3355

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Knoxville, Knox, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Knoxville, Knox, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1945
    Event Place: Knoxville, Knox, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1948
    Event Place: Knoxville, Knox, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: U.S., School Yearbooks, 1900-2016, "U.S., School Yearbooks, 1880-2012"; School Name: Knoxville High School; Year: 1948

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Knoxville, Knox, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 13 Aug 1952
    Event Place: Knoxville, Knox, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: Tennessee, U.S., Newspapers.com Stories and Events Index, The Knoxville News-Sentinel; Publication Date: 13 Aug 1952; Publication Place: Knoxville, Tennessee, USA

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 18 Jan 1967
    Event Place: Tennessee, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, The Knoxville News-Sentinel; Publication Date: 20 Jan 1967; Publication Place: Knoxville, Tennessee, USA; ,0.008910861,0.4969284,0.705134&xid=3355

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 1967
    Event Place: Knoxville, Knox, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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