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Emma Wharton Estelle Mears 1901–1987 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 25 Mar 1901

Birth Location: Virginia, USA

Death Date: 2 Apr 1987

Death Location: San Bernardino County, California, USA

Father: Otho Mears

Mother: Florence Holland

Spouse(s): Edmund Bristow, William Gunn

Children(s):

The story of Emma Wharton Estelle Mears began in 1901 in Virginia, USA. In 1900, Emma Wharton Estelle Mears resided in Eastville, Northampton, Virginia, USA. In 1910, Emma Wharton Estelle Mears resided in Eastville, Northampton, Virginia, USA. Emma Wharton Estelle Mears married Edmund Edward Wallace Bristow, William Percival Gunn. Emma Wharton Estelle Mears passed away in 1987 in San Bernardino County, California, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Emma Wharton Estelle Mears began in 1901 in Virginia, USA.
  • In 1900, Emma Wharton Estelle Mears resided in Eastville, Northampton, Virginia, USA.
  • In 1910, Emma Wharton Estelle Mears resided in Eastville, Northampton, Virginia, USA.
  • Emma Wharton Estelle Mears married Edmund Edward Wallace Bristow, William Percival Gunn.
  • Emma Wharton Estelle Mears passed away in 1987 in San Bernardino County, California, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Otho Mears
1862–1931
Birth Location: Locust Grove, Keller, Accomack, Virginia, USA
OM
Florence Holland
1870–1923
Birth Location: Northampton County, Virginia, USA
FH

Spouses(s)

Edmund Bristow
1897–1950
Birth Location: Deltaville, Middlesex, Virginia, USA
EB
William Gunn
1904–1964
Birth Location: Manhattan, New York, USA
WG

Children(s)

Emma Mears's Ancestors

Self
Emma Mears
1901–1987
Birth Place: Virginia, USA
Parents
Otho Frederick Mears
1862–1931
Locust Grove, Keller, Accomack, Virginia, USA
Florence (Florie Rowena) Holland
1870–1923
Northampton County, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
Benjamin (William) Mears
1833–1896
Keller, Accomack, Virginia, USA
Emma (Susan) Mapp
1840–1914
Accomack County, Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
John Mears
1808–1851
Sarah Ames
1813–1899
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Mears
1783–1837
Bridget Bull
1790–1824
Benjamin Ames
1775–1819

Emma Mears's Timeline

10 Records

1900
1900
Emma Wharton Estelle Mears resided here in Eastville, Northampton, Virginia, USA
Eastville, Northampton, Virginia, USA
1901
25 Mar 1901
Birth of Emma Wharton Estelle Mears in Virginia, USA
Virginia, USA
1910
1910
Age 9
Emma Wharton Estelle Mears resided here in Eastville, Northampton, Virginia, USA
Eastville, Northampton, Virginia, USA
1920
1920
Age 19
Emma Wharton Estelle Mears resided here in Eastville, Northampton, Virginia, USA
Eastville, Northampton, Virginia, USA
1930
1930
Age 29
Emma Wharton Estelle Mears resided here in West Point, King William, Virginia, USA
West Point, King William, Virginia, USA
1935
1935
Age 34
Emma Wharton Estelle Mears resided here in West Point, King William, Virginia, USA
West Point, King William, Virginia, USA
1939
22 Jun 1939
Age 38
Emma Wharton Estelle Mears resided here in West Point, King William, Virginia, USA
West Point, King William, Virginia, USA
1940
1940
Age 39
Emma Wharton Estelle Mears resided here in West Point, King William, Virginia, USA
West Point, King William, Virginia, USA
1950
1950
Age 49
Emma Wharton Estelle Mears resided here in West Point, King William, Virginia, USA
West Point, King William, Virginia, USA
1987
2 Apr 1987
Age 86
Death of Emma Wharton Estelle Mears in San Bernardino County, California, USA
San Bernardino County, California, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 25 Mar 1901
    Event Place: Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: West Point, King William, Virginia; Roll: m-t0627-04272; Page: 24B; Enumeration District: 51-5
    [2] California, U.S., Death Index, 1940-1997, Place: San Bernardino; Date: 2 Apr 1987; Social Security: 057015284
    [3] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Eastville, Northampton, Virginia; Roll: T625_1897; Page: 2A; Enumeration District: 124
    [4] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: West Point, King William, Virginia; Page: 14B; Enumeration District: 0006; FHL microfilm: 2342182
    [5] 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Eastville, Northampton, Virginia; Roll: 1720; Page: 4; Enumeration District: 0061
    [6] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Eastville, Northampton, Virginia; Roll: T624_1639; Page: 4a; Enumeration District: 0093; FHL microfilm: 1375652
    [7] Virginia, U.S., Marriage Registers, Library of Virginia; Richmond, VA; Virginia Marriages, 1853-1935
    [8] 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: West Point, King William, Virginia; Roll: 2014; Page: 74; Enumeration District: 51-6

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Eastville, Northampton, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Eastville, Northampton, Virginia; Roll: 1720; Page: 4; Enumeration District: 0061

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Eastville, Northampton, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Eastville, Northampton, Virginia; Roll: T624_1639; Page: 4a; Enumeration District: 0093; FHL microfilm: 1375652

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Eastville, Northampton, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Eastville, Northampton, Virginia; Roll: T625_1897; Page: 2A; Enumeration District: 124

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: West Point, King William, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: West Point, King William, Virginia; Page: 14B; Enumeration District: 0006; FHL microfilm: 2342182

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: West Point, King William, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: West Point, King William, Virginia; Roll: m-t0627-04272; Page: 24B; Enumeration District: 51-5

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 22 Jun 1939
    Event Place: West Point, King William, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: Virginia, U.S., Newspapers.com Stories and Events Index, The Tidewater Review; Publication Date: 22 Jun 1939; Publication Place: West Point, Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: West Point, King William, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: West Point, King William, Virginia; Roll: m-t0627-04272; Page: 24B; Enumeration District: 51-5

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: West Point, King William, 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: West Point, King William, Virginia; Roll: 2014; Page: 74; Enumeration District: 51-6

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 2 Apr 1987
    Event Place: San Bernardino County, California, USA
    Record Source: California, U.S., Death Index, 1940-1997, Place: San Bernardino; Date: 2 Apr 1987; Social Security: 057015284
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