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Edward Thomas Mears 1875–1923 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 20 Aug 1875

Birth Location: Accomack County, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 1923

Death Location: Chincoteague, Accomack, Virginia, USA

Father: Lorenzo Mears

Mother: Sarah Kellam

Spouse(s): Sarah Thornton

Children(s): Oscar Mears, William Mears, Cardinal Mears, Lillian Rew, Edna Mears, George Mears

Edward Thomas Mears was born in 1875 in Accomack County, Virginia, USA, the child of Lorenzo Don Mears And Sarah Elizabeth Kellam. Edward Thomas Mears married Sarah Isabelle Thornton, and had children including Cardinal Lambertin Mears, Edna May Mears, George Leroy Mears, Lillian Russell Rew, Oscar Sawyer Mears, William Thomas Mears. Edward Thomas Mears passed away in 1923 in Chincoteague, Accomack, Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • Edward Thomas Mears was born in 1875 in Accomack County, Virginia, USA, the child of Lorenzo Don Mears And Sarah Elizabeth Kellam.
  • Edward Thomas Mears married Sarah Isabelle Thornton, and had children including Cardinal Lambertin Mears, Edna May Mears, George Leroy Mears, Lillian Russell Rew, Oscar Sawyer Mears, William Thomas Mears.
  • Edward Thomas Mears passed away in 1923 in Chincoteague, Accomack, Virginia, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Lorenzo Mears
1835–1888
Birth Location: Accomack County, Virginia, USA
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Sarah Kellam
1828–1895
Birth Location: Accomack County, Virginia, USA
SK

Spouses(s)

Sarah Thornton
1882–1941
Birth Location: Accomack County, Virginia, USA
ST

Children(s)

Oscar Mears
1921–2009
Birth Location: Chincoteague, Accomack, Virginia, USA
OM
William Mears
1900–1993
Birth Location: Chincoteague, Accomack, Virginia, USA
WM
Cardinal Mears
1906–1964
Birth Location: Chincoteague, Accomack, Virginia, USA
CM
Lillian Rew
1902–1997
Birth Location: Accomack County, Virginia, USA
LR
Edna Mears
1904–2000
Birth Location: Virginia, USA
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George Mears
1910–1942
Birth Location: Chincoteague, Accomack, Virginia, USA
GM

Edward Mears's Ancestors

Self
Edward Mears
1875–1923
Birth Place: Accomack County, Virginia, USA
Parents
Lorenzo Don Mears
1835–1888
Accomack County, Virginia, USA
Sarah (Elizabeth) Kellam
1828–1895
Accomack County, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
Jesse Mears
1797–1854
Accomack County, Virginia, USA
Elizabeth Wyatt
1790–
Accomack County, Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
Hillary Mears
1756–1836
Euphemia Bell
1765–1833
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Levin Mears
1736–1808
Sally Cole
1740–

Edward Mears's Descendants

1.
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Edward (Thomas) Mears (20 Aug 1875–1923) m. Sarah (Isabelle) Thornton (17 Oct 1882–1941)
  1. 1. Oscar (Sawyer) Mears 1921–2009 m. Dorothy (Elaine) Smith 1922–1982
  2. 2. William (Thomas) Mears 1900–1993 m. Beulah (Elizabeth) Tyndall 1904–1993
    1. 1. Albert (William) Mears 1922–1994 m. Gloria Jester 1923–2004
    2. 2. Warren (Lee) Mears 1926–2018 m. Eva (Mae) Gray 1929–2012
    3. 3. Roy (Edward) Mears 1928–2010 m. Mildred (Virginia) Andrews 1928–2004 m. Leona (Linda) English 1941–2003
      1. 1. Roy (Edwin Edward) Mears 1948–2014
  3. 3. Cardinal (Lambertin) Mears 1906–1964 m. Mollie (Clara) Clark 1908–1982
    1. 1. Charles (Edward) Mears 1927–1956
  4. 4. Lillian (Russell) Rew 1902–1997 m. Randall (Kent) Rew 1899–1961
  5. 5. Edna (May) Mears 1904–2000 m. Everett (Thomas) Daisey 1905–1984
  6. 6. George (Leroy) Mears 1910–1942

Edward Mears's Timeline

11 Records

1875
31 Aug 1875
Birth of Edward Thomas Mears in Accomack County, Virginia, USA
Accomack County, Virginia, USA
1875
13 Apr 1875
Birth of Edward Thomas Mears in Accomack County, Virginia, USA
Accomack County, Virginia, USA
1875
20 Aug 1875
Birth of Edward Thomas Mears in Accomack County, Virginia, USA
Accomack County, Virginia, USA
1880
1880
Age 5
Edward Thomas Mears resided here in Accomack County, Virginia, USA
Accomack County, Virginia, USA
1900
1900
Age 25
Edward Thomas Mears resided here in Chincoteague Island, Accomack, Virginia, USA
Chincoteague Island, Accomack, Virginia, USA
1910
1910
Age 35
Edward Thomas Mears resided here in Chincoteague, Accomack, Virginia, USA
Chincoteague, Accomack, Virginia, USA
1917
1917-1918
Age 42
Edward Thomas Mears resided here in Accomack County, Virginia, USA
Accomack County, Virginia, USA
1920
1920
Age 45
Edward Thomas Mears resided here in Island, Accomack, Virginia, USA
Island, Accomack, Virginia, USA
1923
11 Jul 1923
Age 48
Death of Edward Thomas Mears in Accomack County, Virginia, USA
Accomack County, Virginia, USA
1923
1923
Age 48
Burial of Edward Thomas Mears in Chincoteague, Accomack, Virginia, USA
Chincoteague, Accomack, Virginia, USA
1923
11 Aug 1923
Age 48
Edward Thomas Mears - Probate in Accomack County, Virginia, USA
Accomack County, Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 31 Aug 1875
    Event Place: Accomack County, Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Island, Accomack, Virginia; Roll: T625_1877; Page: 13A; Enumeration District: 4
    [2] Registration State: Virginia; Registration County: Accomack County
    [3] 1880 United States Federal Census
    [4] 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Chincoteague Island, Accomack, Virginia; Roll: 1697; Page: 22; Enumeration District: 0014
    [5] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Chincoteague, Accomack, Virginia; Roll: T624_1619; Page: 3a; Enumeration District: 0004; FHL microfilm: 1375632
    [6] Virginia, U.S., Select Marriages, 1785-1940
    [7] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 13 Apr 1875
    Event Place: Accomack County, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 20 Aug 1875
    Event Place: Accomack County, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: Library of Virginia; Richmond, Va, Usa; Virginia, Birth Registers, 1853-1911

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Accomack County, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Chincoteague Island, Accomack, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Chincoteague Island, Accomack, Virginia; Roll: 1697; Page: 22; Enumeration District: 0014

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Chincoteague, Accomack, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Chincoteague, Accomack, Virginia; Roll: T624_1619; Page: 3a; Enumeration District: 0004; FHL microfilm: 1375632

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1917-1918
    Event Place: Accomack County, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: Registration State: Virginia; Registration County: Accomack County

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Island, Accomack, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Island, Accomack, Virginia; Roll: T625_1877; Page: 13A; Enumeration District: 4

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 11 Jul 1923
    Event Place: Accomack County, Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Administrator and Executor Bonds, 1784-1962; Author: Virginia. Circuit Court (Accomack County)

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 1923
    Event Place: Chincoteague, Accomack, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Probate
    Event Date: 11 Aug 1923
    Event Place: Accomack County, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: Administrator and Executor Bonds, 1784-1962; Author: Virginia. Circuit Court (Accomack County)
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