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Cleo Mears 1912–1981 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 27 May 1912

Birth Location: Columbus County, North Carolina, USA

Death Date: 1981

Death Location: Fair Bluff, Columbus, North Carolina, USA

Father: Clayton Mears

Mother: Bessie Hammond

Spouse(s): Gumery Hilbourn, D Pearsall

Children(s):

Cleo Mears was born in 1912 in Columbus County, North Carolina, USA, the child of Clayton Mears And Bessie Hammond. In 1920, Cleo Mears resided in Fair Bluff, Columbus, North Carolina, USA. In 1930, Cleo Mears resided in Fair Bluff, Columbus, North Carolina, USA. Cleo Mears married D P Pearsall, Gumery Hilbourn. Cleo Mears passed away in 1981 in Fair Bluff, Columbus, North Carolina, USA.

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  • C 1 criteria (Basic)
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Biography

  • Cleo Mears was born in 1912 in Columbus County, North Carolina, USA, the child of Clayton Mears And Bessie Hammond.
  • In 1920, Cleo Mears resided in Fair Bluff, Columbus, North Carolina, USA.
  • In 1930, Cleo Mears resided in Fair Bluff, Columbus, North Carolina, USA.
  • Cleo Mears married D P Pearsall, Gumery Hilbourn.
  • Cleo Mears passed away in 1981 in Fair Bluff, Columbus, North Carolina, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Clayton Mears
1890–1962
Birth Location: Columbus County, North Carolina, USA
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Bessie Hammond
1878–1914
Birth Location: North Carolina, USA
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Spouses(s)

Gumery Hilbourn
1912–2003
Birth Location: Barnesville, Robeson, North Carolina, USA
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D Pearsall
1913–
Birth Location: –
DP

Children(s)

Cleo Mears's Ancestors

Self
Cleo Mears
1912–1981
Birth Place: Columbus County, North Carolina, USA
Parents
Clayton Mears
1890–1962
Columbus County, North Carolina, USA
Bessie Hammond
1878–1914
North Carolina, USA
Grandparents
Alexander (James) Mears
1831–1902
Columbus County, North Carolina, USA
Sarah (A) Strickland
1870–1906
Springfield, North Carolina, USA
Great-Grandparents
Alfred Mears
1807–1872
Eliza Nance
1811–1900
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Joab Mears
1780–1880
Mary Coleman
1778–1863

Cleo Mears's Timeline

10 Records

1912
27 May 1912
Birth of Cleo Mears in Columbus County, North Carolina, USA
Columbus County, North Carolina, USA
1920
1920
Age 8
Cleo Mears resided here in Fair Bluff, Columbus, North Carolina, USA
Fair Bluff, Columbus, North Carolina, USA
1930
1930
Age 18
Cleo Mears resided here in Fair Bluff, Columbus, North Carolina, USA
Fair Bluff, Columbus, North Carolina, USA
1935
1935
Age 23
Cleo Mears resided here in Fair Bluff, Columbus, North Carolina, USA
Fair Bluff, Columbus, North Carolina, USA
1940
1940
Age 28
Cleo Mears resided here in Fair Bluff, Columbus, North Carolina, USA
Fair Bluff, Columbus, North Carolina, USA
1950
1950
Age 38
Cleo Mears resided here in Cerro Gordo, Columbus, North Carolina, USA
Cerro Gordo, Columbus, North Carolina, USA
1955
1955
Age 43
Cleo Mears resided here in North Carolina, USA
North Carolina, USA
1981
24 Jan 1981
Age 69
Cleo Mears resided here in Charlotte, Mecklenburg, North Carolina, USA
Charlotte, Mecklenburg, North Carolina, USA
1981
22 Jan 1981
Age 69
Death of Cleo Mears in Elizabethtown, Bladen, North Carolina, USA
Elizabethtown, Bladen, North Carolina, USA
1981
1981
Age 69
Burial of Cleo Mears in Fair Bluff, Columbus, North Carolina, USA
Fair Bluff, Columbus, North Carolina, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 27 May 1912
    Event Place: Columbus County, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Fair Bluff, Columbus, North Carolina; Roll: m-t0627-02892; Page: 6A; Enumeration District: 24-12B
    [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: Fair Bluff, Columbus, North Carolina; Roll: T625_1292; Page: 22A; Enumeration District: 32
    [4] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Fair Bluff, Columbus, North Carolina; Page: 4A; Enumeration District: 0010; FHL microfilm: 2341417
    [5] North Carolina, U.S., Death Indexes, 1908-2004
    [6] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [7] North Carolina, U.S., Marriage Records
    [8] U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, The Charlotte Observer; Publication Date: 24 Jan 1981; Publication Place: Charlotte, North Carolina, USA; ,0.37185338,0.19758329,0.39915776&xid=3
    [9] 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Cerro Gordo, Columbus, North Carolina; Roll: 2582; Page: 10; Enumeration District: 24-9

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Fair Bluff, Columbus, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Fair Bluff, Columbus, North Carolina; Roll: T625_1292; Page: 22A; Enumeration District: 32

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Fair Bluff, Columbus, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Fair Bluff, Columbus, North Carolina; Page: 4A; Enumeration District: 0010; FHL microfilm: 2341417

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Fair Bluff, Columbus, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Fair Bluff, Columbus, North Carolina; Roll: m-t0627-02892; Page: 6A; Enumeration District: 24-12B

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Fair Bluff, Columbus, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Fair Bluff, Columbus, North Carolina; Roll: m-t0627-02892; Page: 6A; Enumeration District: 24-12B

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Cerro Gordo, Columbus, 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: Cerro Gordo, Columbus, North Carolina; Roll: 2582; Page: 10; Enumeration District: 24-9

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1955
    Event Place: North Carolina, 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 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 24 Jan 1981
    Event Place: Charlotte, Mecklenburg, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: North Carolina, U.S., Newspapers.com Stories and Events Index, The Charlotte Observer; Publication Date: 24 Jan 1981; Publication Place: Charlotte, North Carolina, USA; &terms=Cleo_Meares_Hilbourn

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 22 Jan 1981
    Event Place: Elizabethtown, Bladen, 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] U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, The Charlotte Observer; Publication Date: 24 Jan 1981; Publication Place: Charlotte, North Carolina, USA; ,0.37185338,0.19758329,0.39915776&xid=3

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 1981
    Event Place: Fair Bluff, Columbus, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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