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Clara Mae Mears 1912–2002 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 18 Sep 1912

Birth Location: Robeson County, North Carolina, USA

Death Date: 2002

Death Location: Concord, Cabarrus, North Carolina, USA

Father: Franklin Mears

Mother: Annie Taylor

Spouse(s): John Player, Floyd Hunter

Children(s):

Clara Mae Mears was born in 1912 in Robeson County, North Carolina, USA, the child of Franklin Quitman Mears And Annie Cornelia Nellie Taylor. In 1916, Clara Mae Mears resided in Sumter County, South Carolina, USA. In 1920, Clara Mae Mears resided in Wishart, Robeson, North Carolina, USA. Clara Mae Mears married Floyd Benton Hunter, John Laverne Player. Clara Mae Mears passed away in 2002 in Concord, Cabarrus, North Carolina, USA.

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Biography

  • Clara Mae Mears was born in 1912 in Robeson County, North Carolina, USA, the child of Franklin Quitman Mears And Annie Cornelia Nellie Taylor.
  • In 1916, Clara Mae Mears resided in Sumter County, South Carolina, USA.
  • In 1920, Clara Mae Mears resided in Wishart, Robeson, North Carolina, USA.
  • Clara Mae Mears married Floyd Benton Hunter, John Laverne Player.
  • Clara Mae Mears passed away in 2002 in Concord, Cabarrus, North Carolina, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Franklin Mears
1878–1979
Birth Location: Lumberton, Robeson, North Carolina, USA
FM
Annie Taylor
1885–1944
Birth Location: Lumberton, Robeson, North Carolina, USA
AT

Spouses(s)

John Player
1907–1978
Birth Location: Sumter County, South Carolina, USA
JP
Floyd Hunter
1923–1979
Birth Location: Pageland, Chesterfield, South Carolina, USA
FH

Children(s)

Clara Mears's Ancestors

Self
Clara Mears
1912–2002
Birth Place: Robeson County, North Carolina, USA
Parents
Franklin Quitman Mears
1878–1979
Lumberton, Robeson, North Carolina, USA
Annie (Cornelia Nellie) Taylor
1885–1944
Lumberton, Robeson, North Carolina, USA
Grandparents
James (Franklin) Mears
1851–1938
Fair Bluff, Columbus, North Carolina, USA
Gatsey (Maria) Branch
1851–1925
Robeson County, North Carolina, USA
Great-Grandparents
Daniel Mears
1809–1894
Anna Haynes
1816–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Joab Mears
1780–1880
Mary Coleman
1778–1863

Clara Mears's Timeline

13 Records

1912
18 Sep 1912
Birth of Clara Mae Mears in Robeson County, North Carolina, USA
Robeson County, North Carolina, USA
1916
3 Jun 1916
Age 4
Clara Mae Mears resided here in Sumter County, South Carolina, USA
Sumter County, South Carolina, USA
1920
1920
Age 8
Clara Mae Mears resided here in Wishart, Robeson, North Carolina, USA
Wishart, Robeson, North Carolina, USA
1930
1930
Age 18
Clara Mae Mears resided here in Saint Charles, Lee, South Carolina, USA
Saint Charles, Lee, South Carolina, USA
1935
1935
Age 23
Clara Mae Mears resided here in Sumter, Sumter, South Carolina, USA
Sumter, Sumter, South Carolina, USA
1940
1940
Age 28
Clara Mae Mears resided here in Fairmont, Robeson, North Carolina, USA
Fairmont, Robeson, North Carolina, USA
1940
1940
Age 28
Clara Mae Mears resided here in Lumberton, Robeson, North Carolina, USA
Lumberton, Robeson, North Carolina, USA
1950
1950
Age 38
Clara Mae Mears resided here in Monroe, Union, North Carolina, USA
Monroe, Union, North Carolina, USA
1992
1992
Age 80
Clara Mae Mears resided here in Concord, Cabarrus, North Carolina, USA
Concord, Cabarrus, North Carolina, USA
1995
1995
Age 83
Clara Mae Mears resided here in Concord, Cabarrus, North Carolina, USA
Concord, Cabarrus, North Carolina, USA
1996
22 Jun 1996
Age 84
Clara Mae Mears resided here in Charlotte, Mecklenburg, North Carolina, USA
Charlotte, Mecklenburg, North Carolina, USA
2002
2 Nov 2002
Age 90
Death of Clara Mae Mears in Concord, Cabarrus, North Carolina, USA
Concord, Cabarrus, North Carolina, USA
2002
2002
Age 90
Burial of Clara Mae Mears in Concord, Cabarrus, North Carolina, USA
Concord, Cabarrus, North Carolina, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 18 Sep 1912
    Event Place: Robeson County, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] North Carolina, U.S., Death Certificates, 1909-1976, North Carolina State Archives; Raleigh, North Carolina; North Carolina Death Certificates
    [2] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Fairmont, Robeson, North Carolina; Roll: m-t0627-02964; Page: 5B; Enumeration District: 78-7
    [3] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File
    [4] 1920 United States Federal Census
    [5] 1930 United States Federal Census
    [6] North Carolina, U.S., Death Indexes, 1908-2004
    [7] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [8] 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Monroe, Union, North Carolina; Roll: 5497; Page: 14; Enumeration District: 90-39
    [9] Web: Obituary Daily Times Index, 1995-2016

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 3 Jun 1916
    Event Place: Sumter County, South Carolina, USA
    Record Source: South Carolina, U.S., Newspapers.com Stories and Events Index, The Watchman and Southron; Publication Date: 3 Jun 1916; Publication Place: Sumter, South Carolina, USA

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Wishart, Robeson, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Saint Charles, Lee, South Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Sumter, Sumter, South Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Fairmont, Robeson, North Carolina; Roll: m-t0627-02964; Page: 5B; Enumeration District: 78-7

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Fairmont, Robeson, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Fairmont, Robeson, North Carolina; Roll: m-t0627-02964; Page: 5B; Enumeration District: 78-7

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Lumberton, Robeson, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947, The National Archives at Atlanta; Atlanta, GA; Wwii Draft Registration Cards For North Carolina, 10161940-03311947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 294

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Monroe, Union, North Carolina, 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: Monroe, Union, North Carolina; Roll: 5497; Page: 14; Enumeration District: 90-39

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1992
    Event Place: Concord, Cabarrus, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 1

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1995
    Event Place: Concord, Cabarrus, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 1

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 22 Jun 1996
    Event Place: Charlotte, Mecklenburg, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: North Carolina, U.S., Newspapers.com Stories and Events Index, The Charlotte Observer; Publication Date: 22 Jun 1996; Publication Place: Charlotte, North Carolina, USA; &terms=Clara_Mae_Mears

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 2 Nov 2002
    Event Place: Concord, Cabarrus, North Carolina, 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] North Carolina, U.S., Death Indexes, 1908-2004
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [4] Web: Obituary Daily Times Index, 1995-2016

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 2002
    Event Place: Concord, Cabarrus, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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