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Eliza Mears 1883–1975 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 5 Nov 1883

Birth Location: Fair Bluff, Columbus, North Carolina, USA

Death Date: 1975

Death Location: Lumberton, Robeson, North Carolina, USA

Father: John Mears

Mother: Candy Branch

Spouse(s): Edward Suggs, Baulk Barnes, Hector Carter

Children(s):

Eliza Mears was born in 1883 in Fair Bluff, Columbus, North Carolina, USA, the child of John Colvin Mears And Candy Jane Branch. In 1900, Eliza Mears resided in Fair Bluff, Columbus, North Carolina, USA. In 1905, Eliza Mears resided in Lumberton, Robeson, North Carolina, USA. Eliza Mears married Baulk Barnes, Edward Lee Suggs, Hector Devone Carter. Eliza Mears passed away in 1975 in Lumberton, Robeson, North Carolina, USA.

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Biography

  • Eliza Mears was born in 1883 in Fair Bluff, Columbus, North Carolina, USA, the child of John Colvin Mears And Candy Jane Branch.
  • In 1900, Eliza Mears resided in Fair Bluff, Columbus, North Carolina, USA.
  • In 1905, Eliza Mears resided in Lumberton, Robeson, North Carolina, USA.
  • Eliza Mears married Baulk Barnes, Edward Lee Suggs, Hector Devone Carter.
  • Eliza Mears passed away in 1975 in Lumberton, Robeson, North Carolina, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Mears
1857–1941
Birth Location: Fair Bluff, Columbus, North Carolina, USA
JM
Candy Branch
1854–
Birth Location: North Carolina, USA
CB

Spouses(s)

Edward Suggs
1896–1975
Birth Location: New Berlin, North Carolina, USA
ES
Baulk Barnes
1879–1910
Birth Location: –
BB
Hector Carter
1888–1915
Birth Location: Columbus County, North Carolina, USA
HC

Children(s)

Eliza Mears's Ancestors

Self
Eliza Mears
1883–1975
Birth Place: Fair Bluff, Columbus, North Carolina, USA
Parents
John Colvin Mears
1857–1941
Fair Bluff, Columbus, North Carolina, USA
Candy (Jane) Branch
1854–
North Carolina, USA
Grandparents
Daniel (Bunyan) Mears
1809–1894
Fair Bluff, Columbus, North Carolina, USA
Anna (Jane) Haynes
1816–
Robeson County, North Carolina, USA
Great-Grandparents
Joab Mears
1780–1880
Mary Coleman
1778–1863
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Mark Mears
1710–1779
Elizabeth Pelt
1735–

Eliza Mears's Timeline

12 Records

1883
5 Nov 1883
Birth of Eliza Mears in Fair Bluff, Columbus, North Carolina, USA
Fair Bluff, Columbus, North Carolina, USA
1900
1900
Age 17
Eliza Mears resided here in Fair Bluff, Columbus, North Carolina, USA
Fair Bluff, Columbus, North Carolina, USA
1905
12 Dec 1905
Age 22
Eliza Mears resided here in Lumberton, Robeson, North Carolina, USA
Lumberton, Robeson, North Carolina, USA
1910
1910
Age 27
Eliza Mears resided here in Fair Bluff, Columbus, North Carolina, USA
Fair Bluff, Columbus, North Carolina, USA
1920
1920
Age 37
Eliza Mears resided here in Tatums, Columbus, North Carolina, USA
Tatums, Columbus, North Carolina, USA
1930
1930
Age 47
Eliza Mears resided here in Boardman, Columbus, North Carolina, USA
Boardman, Columbus, North Carolina, USA
1935
1935
Age 52
Eliza Mears resided here in Bladenboro, Bladen, North Carolina, USA
Bladenboro, Bladen, North Carolina, USA
1940
1940
Age 57
Eliza Mears resided here in Bladenboro, Bladen, North Carolina, USA
Bladenboro, Bladen, North Carolina, USA
1940
1940
Age 57
Eliza Mears resided here in Butters, Bladen, North Carolina, USA
Butters, Bladen, North Carolina, USA
1950
1950
Age 67
Eliza Mears resided here in Lumberton, Robeson, North Carolina, USA
Lumberton, Robeson, North Carolina, USA
1975
12 May 1975
Age 92
Death of Eliza Mears in Lumberton, Robeson, North Carolina, USA
Lumberton, Robeson, North Carolina, USA
1975
1975
Age 92
Burial of Eliza Mears in Lumberton, Robeson, North Carolina, USA
Lumberton, Robeson, North Carolina, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 5 Nov 1883
    Event Place: Fair Bluff, Columbus, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] North Carolina, U.S., Death Certificates, 1909-1976, North Carolina State Archives; Raleigh, North Carolina; North Carolina Death Certificates
    [2] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Bladenboro, Bladen, North Carolina; Roll: m-t0627-02875; Page: 18A; Enumeration District: 9-6
    [3] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Tatums, Columbus, North Carolina; Roll: T625_1292; Page: 6B; Enumeration District: 37
    [4] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Boardman, Columbus, North Carolina; Page: 1B; Enumeration District: 0018; FHL microfilm: 2341417
    [5] 1900 United States Federal Census
    [6] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Fair Bluff, Columbus, North Carolina; Roll: T624_1104; Page: 10a; Enumeration District: 0031; FHL microfilm: 1375117
    [7] North Carolina, U.S., Death Indexes, 1908-2004
    [8] North Carolina, Marriage Index
    [9] North Carolina, Marriage Index, Data Source: North Carolina State Archives
    [10] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [11] North Carolina, U.S., Marriage Records
    [12] U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007
    [13] 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Lumberton, Robeson, North Carolina; Roll: 1018; Page: 5; Enumeration District: 78-44

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Fair Bluff, Columbus, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 12 Dec 1905
    Event Place: Lumberton, Robeson, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: North Carolina, U.S., Newspapers.com Stories and Events Index, The Robesonian; Publication Date: 12 Dec 1905; Publication Place: Lumberton, North Carolina, USA; &terms=Eliza_Carter

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Fair Bluff, Columbus, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Fair Bluff, Columbus, North Carolina; Roll: T624_1104; Page: 10a; Enumeration District: 0031; FHL microfilm: 1375117

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Tatums, Columbus, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Tatums, Columbus, North Carolina; Roll: T625_1292; Page: 6B; Enumeration District: 37

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Boardman, Columbus, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Boardman, Columbus, North Carolina; Page: 1B; Enumeration District: 0018; FHL microfilm: 2341417

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Bladenboro, Bladen, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Bladenboro, Bladen, North Carolina; Roll: m-t0627-02875; Page: 18A; Enumeration District: 9-6

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Bladenboro, Bladen, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Bladenboro, Bladen, North Carolina; Roll: m-t0627-02875; Page: 18A; Enumeration District: 9-6

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Butters, Bladen, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947, The National Archives at Atlanta; Atlanta, GA; Wwii Draft Registration Cards For North Carolina, 10161940-03311947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 18

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Lumberton, Robeson, North Carolina, 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: Lumberton, Robeson, North Carolina; Roll: 1018; Page: 5; Enumeration District: 78-44

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 12 May 1975
    Event Place: Lumberton, Robeson, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] North Carolina, U.S., Death Certificates, 1909-1976, North Carolina State Archives; Raleigh, North Carolina; North Carolina Death Certificates
    [2] North Carolina, U.S., Death Indexes, 1908-2004
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 1975
    Event Place: Lumberton, Robeson, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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