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Ella R Mears 1877–1957 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 5 May 1877

Birth Location: Virginia, USA

Death Date: 1957

Death Location: Parksley, Accomack, Virginia, USA

Father: Thomas Mears

Mother: Cornelia Taylor

Spouse(s): Duffield Mason

Children(s):

Ella R Mears was born in 1877 in Virginia, USA, the child of Thomas Franklin Mears And Cornelia F Taylor. In 1880, Ella R Mears resided in Accomack County, Virginia, USA. Ella R Mears married Duffield Mason. Ella R Mears passed away in 1957 in Parksley, Accomack, Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • Ella R Mears was born in 1877 in Virginia, USA, the child of Thomas Franklin Mears And Cornelia F Taylor.
  • In 1880, Ella R Mears resided in Accomack County, Virginia, USA.
  • Ella R Mears married Duffield Mason.
  • Ella R Mears passed away in 1957 in Parksley, Accomack, Virginia, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Thomas Mears
1850–1912
Birth Location: Accomack County, Virginia, USA
TM
Cornelia Taylor
1852–1941
Birth Location: Gargatha, Accomack, Virginia, USA
CT

Spouses(s)

Duffield Mason
1878–1959
Birth Location: Bloxom, Accomack, Virginia, USA
DM

Children(s)

Ella Mears's Ancestors

Self
Ella Mears
1877–1957
Birth Place: Virginia, USA
Parents
Thomas Franklin Mears
1850–1912
Accomack County, Virginia, USA
Cornelia (F) Taylor
1852–1941
Gargatha, Accomack, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
Meshack Mears
1823–1897
Accomack County, Virginia, USA
Elizabeth (S) Hickman
1826–1865
Great-Grandparents
Meshack Mears
1775–1841
Margaret Baker
1790–1846
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Meshack Mears
1745–1790
Susannah Northam
1748–1796

Ella Mears's Timeline

14 Records

1877
15 Sep 1877
Birth of Ella R Mears in Cape Charles, Accomack County, Virginia, USA
Cape Charles, Accomack County, Virginia, USA
1877
5 May 1877
Birth of Ella R Mears in Virginia, USA
Virginia, USA
1880
1880
Age 3
Ella R Mears resided here in Accomack County, Virginia, USA
Accomack County, Virginia, USA
1893
29 Jul 1893
Age 16
Ella R Mears resided here in Accomac, Accomack, Virginia, USA
Accomac, Accomack, Virginia, USA
1900
1900
Age 23
Ella R Mears resided here in Metompkin, Accomack, Virginia, USA
Metompkin, Accomack, Virginia, USA
1910
1910
Age 33
Ella R Mears resided here in Metompkin, Accomack, Virginia, USA
Metompkin, Accomack, Virginia, USA
1920
1920
Age 43
Ella R Mears resided here in Metompkin, Accomack, Virginia, USA
Metompkin, Accomack, Virginia, USA
1930
1930
Age 53
Ella R Mears resided here in Atlantic, Accomack, Virginia, USA
Atlantic, Accomack, Virginia, USA
1935
1935
Age 58
Ella R Mears resided here in Atlantic, Accomack, Virginia, USA
Atlantic, Accomack, Virginia, USA
1940
1940
Age 63
Ella R Mears resided here in Atlantic, Accomack, Virginia, USA
Atlantic, Accomack, Virginia, USA
1950
1950
Age 73
Ella R Mears resided here in Atlantic, Accomack, Virginia, USA
Atlantic, Accomack, Virginia, USA
1957
17 Jan 1957
Age 80
Death of Ella R Mears in Bloxom, Accomack, Virginia, USA
Bloxom, Accomack, Virginia, USA
1957
1957
Age 80
Burial of Ella R Mears in Parksley, Accomack, Virginia, USA
Parksley, Accomack, Virginia, USA
1957
27 Nov 1957
Age 80
Ella R Mears - Probate in Accomack County, Virginia, USA
Accomack County, Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 15 Sep 1877
    Event Place: Cape Charles, Accomack County, Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Atlantic, Accomack, Virginia; Roll: m-t0627-04241; Page: 12B; Enumeration District: 1-2
    [2] Accomack County, Virginia Births, 1874-1877
    [3] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Metompkin, Accomack, Virginia; Roll: T625_1877; Page: 1A; Enumeration District: 13
    [4] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Atlantic, Accomack, Virginia; Page: 6A; Enumeration District: 0004; FHL microfilm: 2342167
    [5] 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Accomack, Virginia; Roll: 1351; Page: 152b; Enumeration District: 006
    [6] 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Metompkin, Accomack, Virginia; Roll: 1697; Page: 16; Enumeration District: 0004
    [7] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Metompkin, Accomack, Virginia; Roll: T624_1619; Page: 4a; Enumeration District: 0010; FHL microfilm: 1375632
    [8] Virginia Department of Health; Richmond, VA, USA; Virginia, Deaths, 1912-2014
    [9] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [10] Library of Virginia; Richmond, Va, Usa; Virginia, Birth Registers, 1853-1911
    [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: Atlantic, Accomack, Virginia; Roll: 2668; Page: 5; Enumeration District: 1-7

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 5 May 1877
    Event Place: Virginia, USA
    Record Source: Library of Virginia; Richmond, Va, Usa; Virginia, Birth Registers, 1853-1911

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Accomack County, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Accomack, Virginia; Roll: 1351; Page: 152b; Enumeration District: 006

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 29 Jul 1893
    Event Place: Accomac, Accomack, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: Peninsula Enterprise; Publication Date: 29 Jul 1893; Publication Place: Accomac, Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Metompkin, Accomack, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Metompkin, Accomack, Virginia; Roll: 1697; Page: 16; Enumeration District: 0004

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Metompkin, Accomack, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Metompkin, Accomack, Virginia; Roll: T624_1619; Page: 4a; Enumeration District: 0010; FHL microfilm: 1375632

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Metompkin, Accomack, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Metompkin, Accomack, Virginia; Roll: T625_1877; Page: 1A; Enumeration District: 13

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Atlantic, Accomack, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Atlantic, Accomack, Virginia; Page: 6A; Enumeration District: 0004; FHL microfilm: 2342167

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Atlantic, Accomack, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Atlantic, Accomack, Virginia; Roll: m-t0627-04241; Page: 12B; Enumeration District: 1-2

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Atlantic, Accomack, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Atlantic, Accomack, Virginia; Roll: m-t0627-04241; Page: 12B; Enumeration District: 1-2

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Atlantic, Accomack, 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: Atlantic, Accomack, Virginia; Roll: 2668; Page: 5; Enumeration District: 1-7

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 17 Jan 1957
    Event Place: Bloxom, Accomack, Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Virginia Department of Health; Richmond, VA, USA; Virginia, Deaths, 1912-2014
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [3] Administrator and Executor Bonds, 1784-1962; Author: Virginia. Circuit Court (Accomack County)

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 1957
    Event Place: Parksley, Accomack, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 14
    Event Type: Probate
    Event Date: 27 Nov 1957
    Event Place: Accomack County, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: Administrator and Executor Bonds, 1784-1962; Author: Virginia. Circuit Court (Accomack County)
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