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Dovie Mae Mears 1917–1917 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 16 Nov 1917

Birth Location: Tennessee, USA

Death Date: 1917

Death Location: Murfreesboro, Rutherford, Tennessee, USA

Father: Joel Mears

Mother: Lina Elkins

Spouse(s): Rudolph Ross

Children(s):

Dovie Mae Mears was born in 1917 in Tennessee, USA, the child of Joel Robert Mears And Lina Tiny Manus Elkins. In 1920, Dovie Mae Mears resided in Cannon County, Tennessee, USA. Dovie Mae Mears married Rudolph William Ross. Dovie Mae Mears passed away in 1917 in Murfreesboro, Rutherford, Tennessee, USA.

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Biography

  • Dovie Mae Mears was born in 1917 in Tennessee, USA, the child of Joel Robert Mears And Lina Tiny Manus Elkins.
  • In 1920, Dovie Mae Mears resided in Cannon County, Tennessee, USA.
  • Dovie Mae Mears married Rudolph William Ross.
  • Dovie Mae Mears passed away in 1917 in Murfreesboro, Rutherford, Tennessee, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Joel Mears
1885–1951
Birth Location: Cannon County, Tennessee, USA
JM
Lina Elkins
1892–1959
Birth Location: Woodbury, Cannon, Tennessee, USA
LE

Spouses(s)

Rudolph Ross
1911–
Birth Location: Rutherford County, Tennessee, USA
RR

Children(s)

Dovie Mears's Ancestors

Self
Dovie Mears
1917–1917
Birth Place: Tennessee, USA
Parents
Joel Robert Mears
1885–1951
Cannon County, Tennessee, USA
Lina (Tiny Manus) Elkins
1892–1959
Woodbury, Cannon, Tennessee, USA
Grandparents
Robert (F T) Mears
1859–
Tennessee, USA
William (James) Manus
1853–1935
Cannon County, Tennessee, USA
Dovie (Emaline) Mears
1854–1913
Cannon County, Tennessee, USA
Great-Grandparents
Joel Mears
1811–1860
Eliza Dycus
1817–
Joel Mears
1811–1860
Eliza Dycus
1817–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Mears
1770–1849
Elizabeth Stephens
1784–1830
William Mears
1770–1849
Elizabeth Stephens
1784–1830

Dovie Mears's Timeline

10 Records

1917
16 Nov 1917
Birth of Dovie Mae Mears in Tennessee, USA
Tennessee, USA
1917
1917
Burial of Dovie Mae Mears in Murfreesboro, Rutherford, Tennessee, USA
Murfreesboro, Rutherford, Tennessee, USA
1920
1920
Age 3
Dovie Mae Mears resided here in Cannon County, Tennessee, USA
Cannon County, Tennessee, USA
1930
1930
Age 13
Dovie Mae Mears resided here in Rutherford County, Tennessee, USA
Rutherford County, Tennessee, USA
1935
1935
Age 18
Dovie Mae Mears resided here in Rutherford County, Tennessee, USA
Rutherford County, Tennessee, USA
1940
1940
Age 23
Dovie Mae Mears resided here in Rutherford County, Tennessee, USA
Rutherford County, Tennessee, USA
1947
1947
Age 30
Dovie Mae Mears resided here in Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, USA
Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, USA
1950
1950
Age 33
Dovie Mae Mears resided here in Rutherford County, Tennessee, USA
Rutherford County, Tennessee, USA
1956
1956
Age 39
Dovie Mae Mears resided here in Tennessee, USA
Tennessee, USA
1984
May 1984
Age 67
Death of Dovie Mae Mears
None

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 16 Nov 1917
    Event Place: Tennessee, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Rutherford, Tennessee; Roll: m-t0627-03931; Page: 2A; Enumeration District: 75-2
    [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
    [4] 1930 United States Federal Census
    [5] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [6] U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, The Daily News-Journal; Publication Date: 13 May 1984; Publication Place: Murfreesboro, Tennessee, USA; ,0.29644847,0.34805527,0.39740184&xid=335
    [7] 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Rutherford, Tennessee; Roll: 2945; Page: 7; Enumeration District: 75-2

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Cannon County, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Rutherford County, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Rutherford County, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Rutherford, Tennessee; Roll: m-t0627-03931; Page: 2A; Enumeration District: 75-2

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Rutherford County, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Rutherford, Tennessee; Roll: m-t0627-03931; Page: 2A; Enumeration District: 75-2

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1947
    Event Place: Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Rutherford County, Tennessee, 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: Rutherford, Tennessee; Roll: 2945; Page: 7; Enumeration District: 75-2

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1956
    Event Place: Tennessee, 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 9
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: May 1984
    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] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [3] U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, The Daily News-Journal; Publication Date: 13 May 1984; Publication Place: Murfreesboro, Tennessee, USA; ,0.29644847,0.34805527,0.39740184&xid=335

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 1917
    Event Place: Murfreesboro, Rutherford, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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