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Dorothy Evelyn Mears 1932–2019 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 24 Sep 1932

Birth Location: Woodbury, Cannon. County, Tennessee, USA

Death Date: 1 Dec 2019

Death Location: Pelham, Shelby, Alabama, USA

Father: Marshall Mears

Mother: Hidee Merritt

Spouse(s): Henry Haynes

Children(s):

The story of Dorothy Evelyn Mears began in 1932 in Woodbury, Cannon. County, Tennessee, USA. In 1935, Dorothy Evelyn Mears resided in Rural, Cannon County, Tennessee, USA. In 1940, Dorothy Evelyn Mears resided in Cannon County, Tennessee, USA. Dorothy Evelyn Mears married Henry Burton Haynes. Dorothy Evelyn Mears passed away in 2019 in Pelham, Shelby, Alabama, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Dorothy Evelyn Mears began in 1932 in Woodbury, Cannon. County, Tennessee, USA.
  • In 1935, Dorothy Evelyn Mears resided in Rural, Cannon County, Tennessee, USA.
  • In 1940, Dorothy Evelyn Mears resided in Cannon County, Tennessee, USA.
  • Dorothy Evelyn Mears married Henry Burton Haynes.
  • Dorothy Evelyn Mears passed away in 2019 in Pelham, Shelby, Alabama, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Marshall Mears
1906–1983
Birth Location: Woodbury, Cannon, Tennessee, USA
MM
Hidee Merritt
1911–2007
Birth Location: Woodbury, Cannon, Tennessee, USA
HM

Spouses(s)

Henry Haynes
1928–2010
Birth Location: Auburntown, Cannon, Tennessee, USA
HH

Children(s)

Dorothy Mears's Ancestors

Self
Dorothy Mears
1932–2019
Birth Place: Woodbury, Cannon. County, Tennessee, USA
Parents
Marshall Henderson Mears
1906–1983
Woodbury, Cannon, Tennessee, USA
Hidee (Bell) Merritt
1911–2007
Woodbury, Cannon, Tennessee, USA
Grandparents
Bradley Mears
1883–1946
Woodbury, Cannon, Tennessee, USA
Ida (Belle) Higgins
1886–1968
Woodbury, Cannon, Tennessee, USA
Great-Grandparents
William Mears
1837–1920
Mary Woods
1858–1927
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Joel Mears
1811–1860
Eliza Dycus
1817–

Dorothy Mears's Timeline

13 Records

1932
24 Sep 1932
Birth of Dorothy Evelyn Mears in Woodbury, Cannon. County, Tennessee, USA
Woodbury, Cannon. County, Tennessee, USA
1935
1935
Age 3
Dorothy Evelyn Mears resided here in Rural, Cannon County, Tennessee, USA
Rural, Cannon County, Tennessee, USA
1940
1940
Age 8
Dorothy Evelyn Mears resided here in Cannon County, Tennessee, USA
Cannon County, Tennessee, USA
1944
1 Oct 1944
Age 12
Dorothy Evelyn Mears resided here in Murfreesboro, Rutherford, Tennessee, USA
Murfreesboro, Rutherford, Tennessee, USA
1950
1950
Age 18
Dorothy Evelyn Mears resided here in Cannon County, Tennessee, USA
Cannon County, Tennessee, USA
1989
1989
Age 57
Dorothy Evelyn Mears resided here in Thorsby, Chilton, Alabama, USA
Thorsby, Chilton, Alabama, USA
1990
1990
Age 58
Dorothy Evelyn Mears resided here in Jemison, Chilton, Alabama, USA
Jemison, Chilton, Alabama, USA
1997
1997-2000
Age 65
Dorothy Evelyn Mears resided here in Holt, Okaloosa, Florida, USA
Holt, Okaloosa, Florida, USA
2000
2000
Age 68
Dorothy Evelyn Mears resided here in Clanton, Chilton, Alabama, USA
Clanton, Chilton, Alabama, USA
2000
2000-2004
Age 68
Dorothy Evelyn Mears resided here in Clanton, Chilton, Alabama, USA
Clanton, Chilton, Alabama, USA
2019
2019-2020
Age 87
Dorothy Evelyn Mears resided here in Millbrook, Elmore, Alabama, USA
Millbrook, Elmore, Alabama, USA
2019
27 Nov 2019
Age 87
Death of Dorothy Evelyn Mears in Gardendale, Jefferson, Alabama, USA
Gardendale, Jefferson, Alabama, USA
2019
1 Dec 2019
Age 87
Burial of Dorothy Evelyn Mears in Pelham, Shelby, Alabama, USA
Pelham, Shelby, Alabama, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 24 Sep 1932
    Event Place: Woodbury, Cannon. County, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 2
    [2] U.S., Cemetery and Funeral Home Collection, 1847-Current, Southern Heritage Cemetery; Publication Date: 10 Aug 2022; Publication Place: Pelham, Alabama, USA
    [3] 1940 United States Federal Census
    [4] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [5] U.S., Index to Public Records, 1994-2019
    [6] 1950 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Rural, Cannon County, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census

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

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1 Oct 1944
    Event Place: Murfreesboro, Rutherford, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: Tennessee, U.S., Newspapers.com Stories and Events Index, The Daily News-Journal; Publication Date: 1 Oct 1944; Publication Place: Murfreesboro, Tennessee, USA

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Cannon County, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1989
    Event Place: Thorsby, Chilton, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 1

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1990
    Event Place: Jemison, Chilton, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 1

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1997-2000
    Event Place: Holt, Okaloosa, Florida, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Index to Public Records, 1994-2019

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 2000
    Event Place: Clanton, Chilton, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Index to Public Records, 1994-2019

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 2000-2004
    Event Place: Clanton, Chilton, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Index to Public Records, 1994-2019

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 2019-2020
    Event Place: Millbrook, Elmore, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Index to Public Records, 1994-2019

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 27 Nov 2019
    Event Place: Gardendale, Jefferson, Alabama, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Cemetery and Funeral Home Collection, 1847-Current, Southern Heritage Cemetery; Publication Date: 10 Aug 2022; Publication Place: Pelham, Alabama, USA
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 1 Dec 2019
    Event Place: Pelham, Shelby, Alabama, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Cemetery and Funeral Home Collection, 1847-Current, Southern Heritage Cemetery; Publication Date: 10 Aug 2022; Publication Place: Pelham, Alabama, USA
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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