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Elva Gertrude Mears 1878–1961 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 13 Mar 1878

Birth Location: Accomack County, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 1961

Death Location: Onancock, Accomack, Virginia, USA

Father: Gilbert Mears

Mother: Elizabeth Harris

Spouse(s): Lloyd Doughty

Children(s):

Elva Gertrude Mears was born in 1878 in Accomack County, Virginia, USA, the child of Gilbert Thomas Mears And Elizabeth P Harris. In 1880, Elva Gertrude Mears resided in Accomack County, Virginia, USA. In 1900, Elva Gertrude Mears resided in Lee, Accomack, Virginia, USA. Elva Gertrude Mears married Lloyd Calvin Doughty. Elva Gertrude Mears passed away in 1961 in Onancock, Accomack, Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • Elva Gertrude Mears was born in 1878 in Accomack County, Virginia, USA, the child of Gilbert Thomas Mears And Elizabeth P Harris.
  • In 1880, Elva Gertrude Mears resided in Accomack County, Virginia, USA.
  • In 1900, Elva Gertrude Mears resided in Lee, Accomack, Virginia, USA.
  • Elva Gertrude Mears married Lloyd Calvin Doughty.
  • Elva Gertrude Mears passed away in 1961 in Onancock, Accomack, Virginia, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Gilbert Mears
1833–1897
Birth Location: Accomack County, Virginia USA
GM
Elizabeth Harris
1834–1905
Birth Location: Accomack County, Virginia, USA
EH

Spouses(s)

Lloyd Doughty
1876–1965
Birth Location: Accomack County, Virginia, USA
LD

Children(s)

Elva Mears's Ancestors

Self
Elva Mears
1878–1961
Birth Place: Accomack County, Virginia, USA
Parents
Gilbert Thomas Mears
1833–1897
Accomack County, Virginia USA
Elizabeth (P) Harris
1834–1905
Accomack County, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
James (T) Mears
1803–1893
Accomack County, Virginia, USA
Molly Belote
1809–1859
Accomack County, Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
Arthur Mears
1764–1823
Margaret McCullough
1767–1835
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Levin Mears
1736–1808
Sally Cole
1740–
John Mears
1730–1785
Mary Beach
1740–1814

Elva Mears's Timeline

12 Records

1878
13 Mar 1878
Birth of Elva Gertrude Mears in Accomack County, Virginia, USA
Accomack County, Virginia, USA
1880
1880
Age 2
Elva Gertrude Mears resided here in Accomack County, Virginia, USA
Accomack County, Virginia, USA
1900
1900
Age 22
Elva Gertrude Mears resided here in Lee, Accomack, Virginia, USA
Lee, Accomack, Virginia, USA
1908
22 Oct 1908
Age 30
Elva Gertrude Mears resided here in Accomac, Accomack, Virginia, USA
Accomac, Accomack, Virginia, USA
1910
1910
Age 32
Elva Gertrude Mears resided here in Lee, Accomack, Virginia, USA
Lee, Accomack, Virginia, USA
1920
1920
Age 42
Elva Gertrude Mears resided here in Lee, Accomack, Virginia, USA
Lee, Accomack, Virginia, USA
1930
1930
Age 52
Elva Gertrude Mears resided here in Lee, Accomack, Virginia, USA
Lee, Accomack, Virginia, USA
1935
1935
Age 57
Elva Gertrude Mears resided here in Lee, Accomack, Virginia, USA
Lee, Accomack, Virginia, USA
1940
1940
Age 62
Elva Gertrude Mears resided here in Lee, Accomack, Virginia, USA
Lee, Accomack, Virginia, USA
1950
1950
Age 72
Elva Gertrude Mears resided here in Accomack County, Virginia, USA
Accomack County, Virginia, USA
1961
31 Oct 1961
Age 83
Death of Elva Gertrude Mears in Richmond, Virginia, USA
Richmond, Virginia, USA
1961
1961
Age 83
Burial of Elva Gertrude Mears in Onancock, Accomack, Virginia, USA
Onancock, Accomack, Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 13 Mar 1878
    Event Place: Accomack County, Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Lee, Accomack, Virginia; Roll: m-t0627-04241; Page: 1A; Enumeration District: 1-17
    [2] Accomack County, Virginia, U.S., Births, 1878-1881
    [3] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Lee, Accomack, Virginia; Roll: T625_1877; Page: 22B; Enumeration District: 6
    [4] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Lee, Accomack, Virginia; Page: 8A; Enumeration District: 0012; FHL microfilm: 2342167
    [5] 1880 United States Federal Census
    [6] 1900 United States Federal Census
    [7] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Lee, Accomack, Virginia; Roll: T624_1619; Page: 24a; Enumeration District: 0006; FHL microfilm: 1375632
    [8] Virginia, U.S., Select Marriages, 1785-1940
    [9] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [10] U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current
    [11] Virginia, U.S., Birth Registers, Library of Virginia; Richmond, VA, USA; Virginia, Birth Registers, 1853-1911
    [12] 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Accomack, Virginia; Roll: 2668; Page: 16; Enumeration District: 1-17

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Accomack County, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Lee, Accomack, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 22 Oct 1908
    Event Place: Accomac, Accomack, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: Peninsula Enterprise; Publication Date: 22 Oct 1908; Publication Place: Accomac, Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Lee, Accomack, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Lee, Accomack, Virginia; Roll: T624_1619; Page: 24a; Enumeration District: 0006; FHL microfilm: 1375632

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Lee, Accomack, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Lee, Accomack, Virginia; Roll: T625_1877; Page: 22B; Enumeration District: 6

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Lee, Accomack, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Lee, Accomack, Virginia; Page: 8A; Enumeration District: 0012; FHL microfilm: 2342167

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Lee, Accomack, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Lee, Accomack, Virginia; Roll: m-t0627-04241; Page: 1A; Enumeration District: 1-17

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Lee, Accomack, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Lee, Accomack, Virginia; Roll: m-t0627-04241; Page: 1A; Enumeration District: 1-17

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Accomack County, 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: Accomack, Virginia; Roll: 2668; Page: 16; Enumeration District: 1-17

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 31 Oct 1961
    Event Place: Richmond, Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 1961
    Event Place: Onancock, Accomack, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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