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Esther Lizzie Mears 1893–1985 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 26 Aug 1893

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

Death Date: 18 Nov 1985

Death Location: Cumberland County, North Carolina, USA

Father: John Mears

Mother: Candy Branch

Spouse(s): James Barnes

Children(s): Mary Mears

Esther Lizzie Mears was born in 1893 in Fair Bluff, Columbus, North Carolina, USA, the child of John Colvin Mears And Candy Jane Branch. In 1900, Esther Lizzie Mears resided in Fair Bluff, Columbus, North Carolina, USA. In 1906, Esther Lizzie Mears resided in Wilmington, New Hanover, North Carolina, USA. Esther Lizzie Mears married James Gaston Barnes, and had children including Cleo Mears, Mary Frances Mears, Ruby Mears Cline. Esther Lizzie Mears passed away in 1985 in Cumberland County, North Carolina, USA.

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Biography

  • Esther Lizzie Mears was born in 1893 in Fair Bluff, Columbus, North Carolina, USA, the child of John Colvin Mears And Candy Jane Branch.
  • In 1900, Esther Lizzie Mears resided in Fair Bluff, Columbus, North Carolina, USA.
  • In 1906, Esther Lizzie Mears resided in Wilmington, New Hanover, North Carolina, USA.
  • Esther Lizzie Mears married James Gaston Barnes, and had children including Cleo Mears, Mary Frances Mears, Ruby Mears Cline.
  • Esther Lizzie Mears passed away in 1985 in Cumberland County, 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)

James Barnes
1883–1965
Birth Location: Columbus County, North Carolina, USA
JB

Children(s)

Mary Mears
1927–1988
Birth Location: Fair Bluff, Columbus, North Carolina, USA
MM

Esther Mears's Ancestors

Self
Esther Mears
1893–1985
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–

Esther Mears's Descendants

1.
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Esther (Lizzie) Mears (26 Aug 1893–18 Nov 1985) m. James (Gaston) Barnes (22 Oct 1883–4 Apr 1965)
  1. 1. Mary (Frances) Mears 1927–1988 m. Robert (James) Hilburn 1922–1999

Esther Mears's Timeline

10 Records

1893
26 Aug 1893
Birth of Esther Lizzie Mears in Fair Bluff, Columbus, North Carolina, USA
Fair Bluff, Columbus, North Carolina, USA
1900
1900
Age 7
Esther Lizzie Mears resided here in Fair Bluff, Columbus, North Carolina, USA
Fair Bluff, Columbus, North Carolina, USA
1906
4 Dec 1906
Age 13
Esther Lizzie Mears resided here in Wilmington, New Hanover, North Carolina, USA
Wilmington, New Hanover, North Carolina, USA
1910
1910
Age 17
Esther Lizzie Mears resided here in Fair Bluff, Columbus, North Carolina, USA
Fair Bluff, Columbus, North Carolina, USA
1920
1920
Age 27
Esther Lizzie Mears resided here in Fair Bluff, Columbus, North Carolina, USA
Fair Bluff, Columbus, North Carolina, USA
1930
1930
Age 37
Esther Lizzie Mears resided here in Fair Bluff, Columbus, North Carolina, USA
Fair Bluff, Columbus, North Carolina, USA
1935
1935
Age 42
Esther Lizzie Mears resided here in Fair Bluff, Columbus, North Carolina, USA
Fair Bluff, Columbus, North Carolina, USA
1940
1940
Age 47
Esther Lizzie Mears resided here in Cerro Gordo, Columbus, North Carolina, USA
Cerro Gordo, Columbus, North Carolina, USA
1950
1950
Age 57
Esther Lizzie Mears resided here in Cerro Gordo, Columbus, North Carolina, USA
Cerro Gordo, Columbus, North Carolina, USA
1985
18 Nov 1985
Age 92
Death of Esther Lizzie Mears in Cumberland County, North Carolina, USA
Cumberland County, North Carolina, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 26 Aug 1893
    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: Cerro Gordo, Columbus, North Carolina; Roll: m-t0627-02892; Page: 2A; Enumeration District: 24-7B
    [3] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Fair Bluff, Columbus, North Carolina; Roll: T625_1292; Page: 9B; Enumeration District: 33
    [4] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Fair Bluff, Columbus, North Carolina; Page: 2B; Enumeration District: 0010; FHL microfilm: 2341417
    [5] 1900 United States Federal Census
    [6] 1910 United States Federal Census
    [7] North Carolina, U.S., Death Indexes, 1908-2004
    [8] North Carolina, Marriage Index, Data Source: North Carolina State Archives
    [9] North Carolina, U.S., Deaths
    [10] U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, The Charlotte Observer; Publication Date: 20 Nov 1985; Publication Place: Charlotte, North Carolina, USA; ,0.44681904,0.2083155,0.5026154&xid=3355
    [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: Cerro Gordo, Columbus, North Carolina; Roll: 2582; Page: 41; Enumeration District: 24-9

    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: 4 Dec 1906
    Event Place: Wilmington, New Hanover, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: North Carolina, U.S., Newspapers.com Stories and Events Index, The Semi-Weekly Messenger; Publication Date: 4 Dec 1906; Publication Place: Wilmington, North Carolina, USA; &terms=Miss_Esther_Meares

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Fair Bluff, Columbus, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Fair Bluff, Columbus, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Fair Bluff, Columbus, North Carolina; Roll: T625_1292; Page: 9B; Enumeration District: 33

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Fair Bluff, Columbus, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Fair Bluff, Columbus, North Carolina; Page: 2B; Enumeration District: 0010; FHL microfilm: 2341417

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Fair Bluff, Columbus, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Cerro Gordo, Columbus, North Carolina; Roll: m-t0627-02892; Page: 2A; Enumeration District: 24-7B

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Cerro Gordo, Columbus, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Cerro Gordo, Columbus, North Carolina; Roll: m-t0627-02892; Page: 2A; Enumeration District: 24-7B

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Cerro Gordo, Columbus, 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: Cerro Gordo, Columbus, North Carolina; Roll: 2582; Page: 41; Enumeration District: 24-9

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 18 Nov 1985
    Event Place: Cumberland County, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] North Carolina, U.S., Death Indexes, 1908-2004
    [2] U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, The Charlotte Observer; Publication Date: 20 Nov 1985; Publication Place: Charlotte, North Carolina, USA; ,0.44681904,0.2083155,0.5026154&xid=3355
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