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Christopher Carlton Mears 1895–1962 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 24 Jun 1895

Birth Location: Painter, Accomack, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 3 Dec 1962

Death Location: Belle Haven, Accomack, Virginia, USA

Father: Christopher Mears

Mother: Margaret Ward

Spouse(s): Lucy Hardiman, Lucille Brown

Children(s): Mary Mears, Lucille Mears, Christopher .

Christopher Carlton Mears was born in 1895 in Painter, Accomack, Virginia, USA, the child of Christopher Carlton Mears And Margaret Sara Ward. In 1900, Christopher Carlton Mears resided in Pungoteague, Accomack, Virginia, USA. In 1907, Christopher Carlton Mears resided in Accomac, Accomack, Virginia, USA. Christopher Carlton Mears married Lucille Brown, Lucy Ann Hardiman, and had children including Carolyn Ann Mears, Christopher Carlton Mears, Dallas Mears, Lucille Bolling Mears, Mary Upshur Mears, Phillip Mears, Roger Mears. Christopher Carlton Mears passed away in 1962 in Belle Haven, Accomack, Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • Christopher Carlton Mears was born in 1895 in Painter, Accomack, Virginia, USA, the child of Christopher Carlton Mears And Margaret Sara Ward.
  • In 1900, Christopher Carlton Mears resided in Pungoteague, Accomack, Virginia, USA.
  • In 1907, Christopher Carlton Mears resided in Accomac, Accomack, Virginia, USA.
  • Christopher Carlton Mears married Lucille Brown, Lucy Ann Hardiman, and had children including Carolyn Ann Mears, Christopher Carlton Mears, Dallas Mears, Lucille Bolling Mears, Mary Upshur Mears, Phillip Mears, Roger Mears.
  • Christopher Carlton Mears passed away in 1962 in Belle Haven, Accomack, Virginia, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Christopher Mears
1853–1895
Birth Location: Accomack County, Virginia, USA
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Margaret Ward
1853–1939
Birth Location: Wardtown, Northampton, Virginia, USA
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Spouses(s)

Lucy Hardiman
1889–1938
Birth Location: Buckingham, Buckingham, Virginia, USA
LH
Lucille Brown
1921–
Birth Location: Delaware, USA
LB

Children(s)

Mary Mears
1924–2012
Birth Location: Northampton County, Virginia, USA
MM
Lucille Mears
1931–1984
Birth Location: Birdsnest, Northampton, Virginia, USA
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Christopher .
1922–1922
Birth Location: Exmore, Northampton, Virginia, USA
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Christopher Mears's Ancestors

Self
Christopher Mears
1895–1962
Birth Place: Painter, Accomack, Virginia, USA
Parents
Christopher Carlton Mears
1853–1895
Accomack County, Virginia, USA
Margaret (Sara) Ward
1853–1939
Wardtown, Northampton, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
Edward (S) Mears
1805–1855
Accomack County, Virginia, USA
Fanny (W Fowler) Folio
1822–
Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
Kendall Mears
1764–1820
Catharine Chandler
1775–1830
Upshur Folio
1775–1826
Joyce Colonna
1789–1845
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Littleton Mears
1725–
Comfort Richardson
1735–

Christopher Mears's Descendants

1.
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Christopher (Carlton) Mears (24 Jun 1895–3 Dec 1962) m. Lucy (Ann) Hardiman (Aug 1889–2 Aug 1938) m. Lucille Brown (abt 1921–)
  1. 1. Mary (Upshur) Mears 1924–2012 m. William (Francis) Barber 1926–2020
  2. 2. Lucille (Bolling) Mears 1931–1984 m. Dallas (Wilson) Butler 1922–2003 m. Robert (Hinkley) Johnson 1927–1996
  3. 3. Christopher (Carlton Mears) . 1922–1922 m. Nedra (Lorraine Sleeper) Newell 1918–1997
    1. 1. Christopher (Carlton) Mears 1947–2012

Christopher Mears's Timeline

11 Records

1895
24 Jun 1895
Birth of Christopher Carlton Mears in Painter, Accomack, Virginia, USA
Painter, Accomack, Virginia, USA
1900
1900
Age 5
Christopher Carlton Mears resided here in Pungoteague, Accomack, Virginia, USA
Pungoteague, Accomack, Virginia, USA
1907
14 Dec 1907
Age 12
Christopher Carlton Mears resided here in Accomac, Accomack, Virginia, USA
Accomac, Accomack, Virginia, USA
1910
1910
Age 15
Christopher Carlton Mears resided here in Pungoteague, Accomack, Virginia, USA
Pungoteague, Accomack, Virginia, USA
1920
1920
Age 25
Christopher Carlton Mears resided here in Pungoteague, Accomack, Virginia, USA
Pungoteague, Accomack, Virginia, USA
1930
1930
Age 35
Christopher Carlton Mears resided here in Eastville, Northampton, Virginia, USA
Eastville, Northampton, Virginia, USA
1935
1935
Age 40
Christopher Carlton Mears resided here in Rural, Virginia, USA
Rural, Virginia, USA
1940
1940
Age 45
Christopher Carlton Mears resided here in Kent County, Delaware, USA
Kent County, Delaware, USA
1942
1942
Age 47
Christopher Carlton Mears resided here in Accomack County, Virginia, USA
Accomack County, Virginia, USA
1950
1950
Age 55
Christopher Carlton Mears resided here in Pungoteague, Accomack, Virginia, USA
Pungoteague, Accomack, Virginia, USA
1962
3 Dec 1962
Age 67
Death of Christopher Carlton Mears in Belle Haven, Northampton, Virginia, USA
Belle Haven, Northampton, Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 24 Jun 1895
    Event Place: Painter, Accomack, Virginia, 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] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Kent, Delaware; Roll: m-t0627-00544; Page: 9B; Enumeration District: 1-40
    [3] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File
    [4] Accomack County, Virginia, U.S., Births, 1893-1896
    [5] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Pungoteague, Accomack, Virginia; Roll: T625_1877; Page: 5B; Enumeration District: 14
    [6] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Eastville, Northampton, Virginia; Page: 9B; Enumeration District: 0005; FHL microfilm: 2342187
    [7] 1900 United States Federal Census
    [8] 1910 United States Federal Census
    [9] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [10] U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, The Daily Times; Publication Date: 5 Dec 1962; Publication Place: Salisbury, Maryland, USA; ,0.45821738,0.15463717,0.6209392&xid=3355
    [11] Library of Virginia; Richmond, VA, USA; Virginia, Birth Registers, 1853-1911
    [12] Library of Virginia; Richmond, VA; Virginia Marriages, 1853-1935
    [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: Pungoteague, Accomack, Virginia; Roll: 2669; Page: 1; Enumeration District: 1-40
    [14] Virginia, U.S., Department of Military Affairs Records, 1876-1947, Libary of Virginia; Richmond, Virginia; Organization cards of the Virginia Dept of Military Affairs

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Pungoteague, Accomack, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 14 Dec 1907
    Event Place: Accomac, Accomack, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: Peninsula Enterprise; Publication Date: 14 Dec 1907; Publication Place: Accomac, Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Pungoteague, Accomack, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 29 Dec 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: 436

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Pungoteague, Accomack, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Pungoteague, Accomack, Virginia; Roll: T625_1877; Page: 5B; Enumeration District: 14

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Eastville, Northampton, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Eastville, Northampton, Virginia; Page: 9B; Enumeration District: 0005; FHL microfilm: 2342187

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Rural, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Kent, Delaware; Roll: m-t0627-00544; Page: 9B; Enumeration District: 1-40

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Kent County, Delaware, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Kent, Delaware; Roll: m-t0627-00544; Page: 9B; Enumeration District: 1-40

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1942
    Event Place: Accomack County, Virginia, 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 11
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Pungoteague, 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: Pungoteague, Accomack, Virginia; Roll: 2669; Page: 1; Enumeration District: 1-40

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 3 Dec 1962
    Event Place: Belle Haven, Northampton, 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., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [3] U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, The Daily Times; Publication Date: 5 Dec 1962; Publication Place: Salisbury, Maryland, USA; ,0.45821738,0.15463717,0.6209392&xid=3355

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Belle Haven, Accomack, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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