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Claude R Mears 1927–1983 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 8 Apr 1927

Birth Location: Flintville, Lincoln, Tennessee, USA

Death Date: 1983

Death Location: Shady Grove, Lincoln County, Tennessee, USA

Father: Rufus Mears

Mother: Mary George

Spouse(s): Della Taylor

Children(s): Peggy Mears

Claude R Mears was born in 1927 in Flintville, Lincoln, Tennessee, USA, the child of Rufus Coleman Mears And Mary Lou Hahey Tishey George. In 1930, Claude R Mears resided in Lincoln County, Tennessee, USA. In 1935, Claude R Mears resided in Rural, Lincoln County, Tennessee, USA. Claude R Mears married Della Lou Taylor, and had children including Billy Joe Mears, John Russell Lamay, Linda Faye Mears, Loretta Pauline Mears, Patsy Ann Mears, Paul Stanley Mears, Peggy Lou Mears, Rayburn Cecil Mears, Ronald Clay Mears, William Floyd Mears. Claude R Mears passed away in 1983 in Shady Grove, Lincoln County, Tennessee, USA.

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Biography

  • Claude R Mears was born in 1927 in Flintville, Lincoln, Tennessee, USA, the child of Rufus Coleman Mears And Mary Lou Hahey Tishey George.
  • In 1930, Claude R Mears resided in Lincoln County, Tennessee, USA.
  • In 1935, Claude R Mears resided in Rural, Lincoln County, Tennessee, USA.
  • Claude R Mears married Della Lou Taylor, and had children including Billy Joe Mears, John Russell Lamay, Linda Faye Mears, Loretta Pauline Mears, Patsy Ann Mears, Paul Stanley Mears, Peggy Lou Mears, Rayburn Cecil Mears, Ronald Clay Mears, William Floyd Mears.
  • Claude R Mears passed away in 1983 in Shady Grove, Lincoln County, Tennessee, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Claude Mears's Ancestors

Self
Claude Mears
1927–1983
Birth Place: Flintville, Lincoln, Tennessee, USA
Parents
Rufus Coleman Mears
1902–1963
Lincoln County, Tennessee, USA
Mary (Lou Hahey Tishey) George
1907–1967
Lincoln County, Tennessee, USA
Grandparents
Calvin (Lee) Mears
1875–1941
Cannon County, Tennessee, USA
Parlee (Ann) Carter
1867–1944
McNairy County, Tennessee, USA
Great-Grandparents
Marcus Mears
1845–1910
Mandy Youngblood
1861–1928
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Joel Mears
1811–1860
Eliza Dycus
1817–

Claude Mears's Descendants

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Claude (R) Mears (8 Apr 1927–1983) m. Della (Lou) Taylor (14 May 1933–1984)
  1. 1. Peggy (Lou) Mears 1951–1983

Claude Mears's Timeline

8 Records

1927
8 Apr 1927
Birth of Claude R Mears in Flintville, Lincoln, Tennessee, USA
Flintville, Lincoln, Tennessee, USA
1930
1930
Age 3
Claude R Mears resided here in Lincoln County, Tennessee, USA
Lincoln County, Tennessee, USA
1935
1935
Age 8
Claude R Mears resided here in Rural, Lincoln County, Tennessee, USA
Rural, Lincoln County, Tennessee, USA
1937
15 Aug 1937
Age 10
Claude R Mears resided here in Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, USA
Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, USA
1940
1940
Age 13
Claude R Mears resided here in Lincoln County, Tennessee, USA
Lincoln County, Tennessee, USA
1951
1951
Age 24
Claude R Mears resided here in Florida, USA
Florida, USA
1983
19 Aug 1983
Age 56
Death of Claude R Mears in Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, USA
Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, USA
1983
1983
Age 56
Burial of Claude R Mears in Shady Grove, Lincoln County, Tennessee, USA
Shady Grove, Lincoln County, Tennessee, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 8 Apr 1927
    Event Place: Flintville, Lincoln, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010
    [2] 1940 United States Federal Census
    [3] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File
    [4] 1930 United States Federal Census
    [5] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [6] U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007
    [7] Alabama, U.S., County Marriage Records

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Lincoln County, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Rural, Lincoln County, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 15 Aug 1937
    Event Place: Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: Tennessee, U.S., Newspapers.com Stories and Events Index, Nashville Banner; Publication Date: 15 Aug 1937; Publication Place: Nashville, Tennessee, USA

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Lincoln County, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1951
    Event Place: Florida, 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 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 19 Aug 1983
    Event Place: Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010
    [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., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [4] U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 1983
    Event Place: Shady Grove, Lincoln County, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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