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Doris Maude Mears 1917–2011 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 15 Jun 1917

Birth Location: Baltimore, Maryland, USA

Death Date: 11 Jul 2011

Death Location: Belle Haven, Accomack, Virginia, USA

Father: Harry Mears

Mother: Bertha Jann

Spouse(s): Howell Grunewald, Richard Hofmaster

Children(s):

Doris Maude Mears was born in 1917 in Baltimore, Maryland, USA, the child of Harry Milton Mears And Bertha Estelle Jann. In 1920, Doris Maude Mears resided in Baltimore, Maryland, USA. In 1926, Doris Maude Mears resided in Baltimore, Maryland, USA. Doris Maude Mears married Howell Armistead Grunewald, Richard Namon Hofmaster. Doris Maude Mears passed away in 2011 in Belle Haven, Accomack, Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • Doris Maude Mears was born in 1917 in Baltimore, Maryland, USA, the child of Harry Milton Mears And Bertha Estelle Jann.
  • In 1920, Doris Maude Mears resided in Baltimore, Maryland, USA.
  • In 1926, Doris Maude Mears resided in Baltimore, Maryland, USA.
  • Doris Maude Mears married Howell Armistead Grunewald, Richard Namon Hofmaster.
  • Doris Maude Mears passed away in 2011 in Belle Haven, Accomack, Virginia, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Harry Mears
1892–1980
Birth Location: Accomack County, Virginia, USA
HM
Bertha Jann
1893–1989
Birth Location: Pennsylvania, USA
BJ

Spouses(s)

Howell Grunewald
1915–1982
Birth Location: Portsmouth, Virginia, USA
HG
Richard Hofmaster
1915–2006
Birth Location: Fostoria, Seneca, Ohio, USA
RH

Children(s)

Doris Mears's Ancestors

Self
Doris Mears
1917–2011
Birth Place: Baltimore, Maryland, USA
Parents
Harry Milton Mears
1892–1980
Accomack County, Virginia, USA
Bertha (Estelle) Jann
1893–1989
Pennsylvania, USA
Grandparents
John (Richard) Mears
1870–1921
Accomack County, Virginia, USA
Nancy (Nannie Clarisse) Guy
1870–1937
Accomack County, Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
James Mears
1847–1906
Mary Mears
1849–1908
2nd-Great-Grandparents
James Mears
1820–1891
Patience Fisher
1816–1884
Abel Mears
1824–1888
Elizabeth Lingo
1826–

Doris Mears's Timeline

17 Records

1917
15 Jun 1917
Birth of Doris Maude Mears in Baltimore, Maryland, USA
Baltimore, Maryland, USA
1920
1920
Age 3
Doris Maude Mears resided here in Baltimore, Maryland, USA
Baltimore, Maryland, USA
1926
15 Nov 1926
Age 9
Doris Maude Mears resided here in Baltimore, Maryland, USA
Baltimore, Maryland, USA
1929
20 Feb 1929
Age 12
Doris Maude Mears resided here in Camden, Camden, New Jersey, USA
Camden, Camden, New Jersey, USA
1930
1930
Age 13
Doris Maude Mears resided here in Onancock, Accomack, Virginia, USA
Onancock, Accomack, Virginia, USA
1935
1935
Age 18
Doris Maude Mears resided here in Rural, Accomack County, Virginia, USA
Rural, Accomack County, Virginia, USA
1940
1940
Age 23
Doris Maude Mears resided here in Kempsville, Princess Anne, Virginia, USA
Kempsville, Princess Anne, Virginia, USA
1941
1941
Age 24
Doris Maude Mears resided here in Norfolk, Virginia, USA
Norfolk, Virginia, USA
1942
1942
Age 25
Doris Maude Mears resided here in Norfolk, Portsmouth, Virginia, USA
Norfolk, Portsmouth, Virginia, USA
1944
1944
Age 27
Doris Maude Mears resided here in Norfolk, Virginia, USA
Norfolk, Virginia, USA
1950
1950
Age 33
Doris Maude Mears resided here in Kempsville, Princess Anne, Virginia, USA
Kempsville, Princess Anne, Virginia, USA
1954
1954
Age 37
Doris Maude Mears resided here in Norfolk, Virginia, USA
Norfolk, Virginia, USA
1958
22 Oct 1958
Age 41
Doris Maude Mears resided here in Norfolk, Virginia, USA
Norfolk, Virginia, USA
1960
1960
Age 43
Doris Maude Mears resided here in Virginia
Virginia
1965
3 Jul 1965
Age 48
Doris Maude Mears was married in New York, USA
New York, USA
2011
4 Jul 2011
Age 94
Death of Doris Maude Mears in New Jersey, USA
New Jersey, USA
2011
11 Jul 2011
Age 94
Burial of Doris Maude Mears in Belle Haven, Accomack, Virginia, USA
Belle Haven, Accomack, Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 15 Jun 1917
    Event Place: Baltimore, Maryland, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Cemetery and Funeral Home Collection, 1847-Current, Publication Place: Cape Charles, Virginia, USA
    [2] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Kempsville, Princess Anne, Virginia; Roll: m-t0627-04286; Page: 22B; Enumeration District: 77-2
    [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, Year: 1920; Census Place: Baltimore Ward 15, Baltimore (Independent City), Maryland; Roll: T625_664; Page: 6B; Enumeration District: 247
    [5] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Onancock, Accomack, Virginia; Page: 10B; Enumeration District: 0007; FHL microfilm: 2342167
    [6] U.S., Obituary Collection, 1930-Current, Eastern Shore News; Publication Date: 10 Jul 2011; Publication Place: Tasley, Virginia, USA; pid=152426787
    [7] Virginia, U.S., Marriage Records, Virginia Department of Health; Richmond, VA, USA; Virginia, Marriages, 1936-2014; Roll: 101168817
    [8] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [9] New Jersey, U.S., Death Index, New Jersey State Archives; Trenton, New Jersey; New Jersey Death Index, 2001-2017
    [10] U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, The Daily Times; Publication Date: 9 Jul 2011; Publication Place: Salisbury, Maryland, USA; ,0.13394134,0.98302263,0.1874905&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: Kempsville, Princess Anne, Virginia; Roll: 3458; Page: 63; Enumeration District: 77-2

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 3 Jul 1965
    Event Place: New York, USA
    Record Source: New York State, Marriage Index, New York State Department of Health; Albany, NY, USA; New York State Marriage Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Baltimore, Maryland, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Baltimore Ward 15, Baltimore (Independent City), Maryland; Roll: T625_664; Page: 6B; Enumeration District: 247

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 15 Nov 1926
    Event Place: Baltimore, Maryland, USA
    Record Source: The Baltimore Sun; Publication Date: 15 Nov 1926; Publication Place: Baltimore, Maryland, USA

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 20 Feb 1929
    Event Place: Camden, Camden, New Jersey, USA
    Record Source: New Jersey, U.S., Newspapers.com Stories and Events Index, Courier-Post; Publication Date: 20 Feb 1929; Publication Place: Camden, New Jersey, USA

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Onancock, Accomack, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Onancock, Accomack, Virginia; Page: 10B; Enumeration District: 0007; FHL microfilm: 2342167

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Rural, Accomack County, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Kempsville, Princess Anne, Virginia; Roll: m-t0627-04286; Page: 22B; Enumeration District: 77-2

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Kempsville, Princess Anne, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Kempsville, Princess Anne, Virginia; Roll: m-t0627-04286; Page: 22B; Enumeration District: 77-2

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1941
    Event Place: Norfolk, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1942
    Event Place: Norfolk, Portsmouth, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1944
    Event Place: Norfolk, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Kempsville, Princess Anne, Virginia, 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: Kempsville, Princess Anne, Virginia; Roll: 3458; Page: 63; Enumeration District: 77-2

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1954
    Event Place: Norfolk, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995

    Genealogy Event 14
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 22 Oct 1958
    Event Place: Norfolk, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: Norfolk Ledger-Dispatch and the Portsmouth Star; Publication Date: 22 Oct 1958; Publication Place: Norfolk, Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 15
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1960
    Event Place: Virginia
    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 16
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 4 Jul 2011
    Event Place: New Jersey, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Cemetery and Funeral Home Collection, 1847-Current, Publication Place: Cape Charles, Virginia, USA
    [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., Obituary Collection, 1930-Current, Eastern Shore News; Publication Date: 10 Jul 2011; Publication Place: Tasley, Virginia, USA; pid=152426787
    [4] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [5] New Jersey, U.S., Death Index, New Jersey State Archives; Trenton, New Jersey; New Jersey Death Index, 2001-2017
    [6] U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, The Daily Times; Publication Date: 9 Jul 2011; Publication Place: Salisbury, Maryland, USA; ,0.13394134,0.98302263,0.1874905&xid=3355

    Genealogy Event 17
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 11 Jul 2011
    Event Place: Belle Haven, Accomack, Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Cemetery and Funeral Home Collection, 1847-Current, Publication Place: Cape Charles, Virginia, USA
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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