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Claude Savage Mears 1908–1985 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 18 Jul 1908

Birth Location: Modest Town, Accomack, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 1985

Death Location: Modest Town, Accomack, Virginia, USA

Father: Fred Mears

Mother: Kate Savage

Spouse(s): Anna Rew

Children(s):

Claude Savage Mears was born in 1908 in Modest Town, Accomack, Virginia, USA, the child of Fred Clifton Mears And Kate Cleveland Savage. In 1910, Claude Savage Mears resided in Metompkin, Accomack, Virginia, USA. In 1920, Claude Savage Mears resided in Metompkin, Accomack, Virginia, USA. Claude Savage Mears married Anna Frances Rew. Claude Savage Mears passed away in 1985 in Modest Town, Accomack, Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • Claude Savage Mears was born in 1908 in Modest Town, Accomack, Virginia, USA, the child of Fred Clifton Mears And Kate Cleveland Savage.
  • In 1910, Claude Savage Mears resided in Metompkin, Accomack, Virginia, USA.
  • In 1920, Claude Savage Mears resided in Metompkin, Accomack, Virginia, USA.
  • Claude Savage Mears married Anna Frances Rew.
  • Claude Savage Mears passed away in 1985 in Modest Town, Accomack, Virginia, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Fred Mears
1881–1947
Birth Location: Hopeton, Virginia, USA
FM
Kate Savage
1884–1930
Birth Location: Accomack County, Virginia, USA
KS

Spouses(s)

Anna Rew
1917–1986
Birth Location: Pocomoke City, Worcester, Maryland, USA
AR

Children(s)

Claude Mears's Ancestors

Self
Claude Mears
1908–1985
Birth Place: Modest Town, Accomack, Virginia, USA
Parents
Fred Clifton Mears
1881–1947
Hopeton, Virginia, USA
Kate (Cleveland) Savage
1884–1930
Accomack County, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
Lloyd (Curtis) Mears
1848–1928
Accomack County, Virginia, USA
Louanne (Lulu E) Gray
1852–1940
Accomack County, Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
Meshack Mears
1823–1897
Elizabeth Hickman
1826–1865
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Meshack Mears
1775–1841
Margaret Baker
1790–1846

Claude Mears's Timeline

6 Records

1908
18 Jul 1908
Birth of Claude Savage Mears in Modest Town, Accomack, Virginia, USA
Modest Town, Accomack, Virginia, USA
1910
1910
Age 2
Claude Savage Mears resided here in Metompkin, Accomack, Virginia, USA
Metompkin, Accomack, Virginia, USA
1920
1920
Age 12
Claude Savage Mears resided here in Metompkin, Accomack, Virginia, USA
Metompkin, Accomack, Virginia, USA
1940
1940
Age 32
Claude Savage Mears resided here in Mappsville, Accomack, Virginia, USA
Mappsville, Accomack, Virginia, USA
1985
15 Jun 1985
Age 77
Death of Claude Savage Mears in Parksley, Accomack, Virginia, USA
Parksley, Accomack, Virginia, USA
1985
1985
Age 77
Burial of Claude Savage Mears in Modest Town, Accomack, Virginia, USA
Modest Town, Accomack, Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 18 Jul 1908
    Event Place: Modest Town, Accomack, Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947, National Archives at St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; Wwii Draft Registration Cards For Virginia, 10161940-03311947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 498
    [2] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File
    [3] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Metompkin, Accomack, Virginia; Roll: T625_1877; Page: 18A; Enumeration District: 11
    [4] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Metompkin, Accomack, Virginia; Roll: T624_1619; Page: 22b; Enumeration District: 0010; FHL microfilm: 1375632
    [5] Virginia Department of Health; Richmond, VA, USA; Virginia, Deaths, 1912-2014
    [6] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [7] U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, The Daily Times; Publication Date: 16 Jun 1985; Publication Place: Salisbury, Maryland, USA; ,0.21439838,0.35000184,0.3416535&xid=3355

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Metompkin, Accomack, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Metompkin, Accomack, Virginia; Roll: T624_1619; Page: 22b; Enumeration District: 0010; FHL microfilm: 1375632

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Metompkin, Accomack, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Metompkin, Accomack, Virginia; Roll: T625_1877; Page: 18A; Enumeration District: 11

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Mappsville, Accomack, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947, National Archives at St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; Wwii Draft Registration Cards For Virginia, 10161940-03311947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 498

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 15 Jun 1985
    Event Place: Parksley, Accomack, 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] Virginia Department of Health; Richmond, VA, USA; Virginia, Deaths, 1912-2014
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [4] U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, The Daily Times; Publication Date: 16 Jun 1985; Publication Place: Salisbury, Maryland, USA; ,0.21439838,0.35000184,0.3416535&xid=3355

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 1985
    Event Place: Modest Town, Accomack, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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