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Donald Russell Mears 1920–1973 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 20 May 1920

Birth Location: Model, Las Animas, Colorado, USA

Death Date: 1973

Death Location: Arroyo Grande, San Luis Obispo, California, USA

Father: Clarence Mears

Mother: Joie Burden

Spouse(s): Thelma Antongiovanni

Children(s):

The story of Donald Russell Mears began in 1920 in Model, Las Animas, Colorado, USA. In 1930, Donald Russell Mears resided in Lomita, Los Angeles, California, USA. In 1935, Donald Russell Mears resided in Bakersfield, Kern, California, USA. Donald Russell Mears married Jeanne Mears, P Joyce, Thelma Anne Antongiovanni, and had children including Barney Chuck John Mears, Debbie Mears. Donald Russell Mears passed away in 1973 in Arroyo Grande, San Luis Obispo, California, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Donald Russell Mears began in 1920 in Model, Las Animas, Colorado, USA.
  • In 1930, Donald Russell Mears resided in Lomita, Los Angeles, California, USA.
  • In 1935, Donald Russell Mears resided in Bakersfield, Kern, California, USA.
  • Donald Russell Mears married Jeanne Mears, P Joyce, Thelma Anne Antongiovanni, and had children including Barney Chuck John Mears, Debbie Mears.
  • Donald Russell Mears passed away in 1973 in Arroyo Grande, San Luis Obispo, California, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Clarence Mears
1882–1953
Birth Location: Hodginville, Kentucky, USA
CM
Joie Burden
1886–1970
Birth Location: Bourbon, Knox, Missouri, USA
JB

Spouses(s)

Thelma Antongiovanni
1921–2003
Birth Location: Bakersfield, Kern, California, USA
TA

Children(s)

Donald Mears's Ancestors

Self
Donald Mears
1920–1973
Birth Place: Model, Las Animas, Colorado, USA
Parents
Clarence Henry Mears
1882–1953
Hodginville, Kentucky, USA
Joie (Josephine Hazel) Burden
1886–1970
Bourbon, Knox, Missouri, USA
Grandparents
Elias Mears
1854–1926
LaRue County, Kentucky, USA
Eliza (Elizabeth Ann) Fields
1853–1943
Kentucky, USA
Great-Grandparents
Joshua Mears
1823–1899
Elizabeth Loyall
1829–1904
2nd-Great-Grandparents
James Mears
1781–1867
Ruth Parish
1784–1859

Donald Mears's Timeline

12 Records

1920
20 May 1920
Birth of Donald Russell Mears in Model, Las Animas, Colorado, USA
Model, Las Animas, Colorado, USA
1930
1930
Age 10
Donald Russell Mears resided here in Lomita, Los Angeles, California, USA
Lomita, Los Angeles, California, USA
1935
1935
Age 15
Donald Russell Mears resided here in Bakersfield, Kern, California, USA
Bakersfield, Kern, California, USA
1940
1940
Age 20
Donald Russell Mears resided here in Bakersfield, Kern, California, USA
Bakersfield, Kern, California, USA
1941
1941
Age 21
Donald Russell Mears resided here in Bakersfield, Kern, California, USA
Bakersfield, Kern, California, USA
1942
1942
Age 22
Donald Russell Mears resided here in Bakersfield, Kern, California, USA
Bakersfield, Kern, California, USA
1942
22 Jan. 1942
Age 22
Donald Russell Mears resided here in Kern County, California, USA
Kern County, California, USA
1946
9 Apr 1946
Age 26
Donald Russell Mears resided here in Bakersfield, Kern, California, USA
Bakersfield, Kern, California, USA
1950
1950
Age 30
Donald Russell Mears resided here in Bakersfield, Kern, California, USA
Bakersfield, Kern, California, USA
1955
1955
Age 35
Donald Russell Mears resided here in Bakersfield, Kern, California, USA
Bakersfield, Kern, California, USA
1973
3 Aug 1973
Age 53
Death of Donald Russell Mears in San Luis Obispo County, California, USA
San Luis Obispo County, California, USA
1973
1973
Age 53
Burial of Donald Russell Mears in Arroyo Grande, San Luis Obispo, California, USA
Arroyo Grande, San Luis Obispo, California, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 20 May 1920
    Event Place: Model, Las Animas, Colorado, 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 California, 10161940-03311947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 1198
    [2] U.S., Headstone Applications for Military Veterans, 1861-1985, National Archives at St. Louis; St. Louis, MO, USA; Applications for Headstones and Markers, 711970-9301985; NAID: 6016127; Record Group Number: 15; Record Group Title: Records of the Department of Veterans Affairs, 1773-2007
    [3] U.S., Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010
    [4] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Bakersfield, Kern, California; Roll: m-t0627-00211; Page: 9B; Enumeration District: 15-17
    [5] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File
    [6] California, U.S., Death Index, 1940-1997, Place: San Luis Obispo; Date: 3 Aug 1973; Social Security: 572058205
    [7] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Lomita, Los Angeles, California; Page: 13A; Enumeration District: 1056; FHL microfilm: 2339866
    [8] U.S., World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946, National Archives at College Park; College Park, Maryland, USA; Electronic Army Serial Number Merged File, 1938-1946; NAID: 1263923; Record Group Title: Records of the National Archives and Records Administration, 1789-ca. 2007; Record Group: 64; Box Numbe
    [9] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [10] U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, Santa Maria Times; Publication Date: 4 Aug 1973; Publication Place: Santa Maria, California, USA; ,0.5667788,0.27272922,0.73008585&xid=3355
    [11] 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Bakersfield, Kern, California; Roll: 1290; Page: 17; Enumeration District: 15-34

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Lomita, Los Angeles, California, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Lomita, Los Angeles, California; Page: 13A; Enumeration District: 1056; FHL microfilm: 2339866

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Bakersfield, Kern, California, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Bakersfield, Kern, California; Roll: m-t0627-00211; Page: 9B; Enumeration District: 15-17

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Bakersfield, Kern, California, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Bakersfield, Kern, California; Roll: m-t0627-00211; Page: 9B; Enumeration District: 15-17

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1941
    Event Place: Bakersfield, Kern, California, 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 California, 10161940-03311947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 1198

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1942
    Event Place: Bakersfield, Kern, California, USA
    Record Source: U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 22 Jan. 1942
    Event Place: Kern County, California, USA
    Record Source: U.S., World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946, National Archives at College Park; College Park, Maryland, USA; Electronic Army Serial Number Merged File, 1938-1946; NAID: 1263923; Record Group Title: Records of the National Archives and Records Administration, 1789-ca. 2007; Record Group: 64; Box Numbe

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 9 Apr 1946
    Event Place: Bakersfield, Kern, California, USA
    Record Source: California, U.S., Newspapers.com Stories and Events Index, The Bakersfield Californian; Publication Date: 9 Apr 1946; Publication Place: Bakersfield, California, USA

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Bakersfield, Kern, California, 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: Bakersfield, Kern, California; Roll: 1290; Page: 17; Enumeration District: 15-34

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1955
    Event Place: Bakersfield, Kern, California, USA
    Record Source: U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 3 Aug 1973
    Event Place: San Luis Obispo County, California, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Headstone Applications for Military Veterans, 1861-1985, National Archives at St. Louis; St. Louis, MO, USA; Applications for Headstones and Markers, 711970-9301985; NAID: 6016127; Record Group Number: 15; Record Group Title: Records of the Department of Veterans Affairs, 1773-2007
    [2] U.S., Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010
    [3] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File
    [4] California, U.S., Death Index, 1940-1997, Place: San Luis Obispo; Date: 3 Aug 1973; Social Security: 572058205
    [5] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [6] U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, Santa Maria Times; Publication Date: 4 Aug 1973; Publication Place: Santa Maria, California, USA; ,0.5667788,0.27272922,0.73008585&xid=3355

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 1973
    Event Place: Arroyo Grande, San Luis Obispo, California, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Headstone Applications for Military Veterans, 1861-1985, National Archives at St. Louis; St. Louis, MO, USA; Applications for Headstones and Markers, 711970-9301985; NAID: 6016127; Record Group Number: 15; Record Group Title: Records of the Department of Veterans Affairs, 1773-2007
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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