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Fannie Upshur Mears 1926–2005 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 28 Jul 1926

Birth Location: Belle Haven, Accomack, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 10 Nov 2005

Death Location: Grand Island, Lake, Florida, USA

Father: Sheppard Mears

Mother: Emily Roberts

Spouse(s): George Lewis, Richard Whiteman, William Godsey, Clifford Proctor

Children(s):

Fannie Upshur Mears was born in 1926 in Belle Haven, Accomack, Virginia, USA, the child of Sheppard Kellam Mears And Emily Cordelia Dink Roberts. In 1930, Fannie Upshur Mears resided in Belle Haven, Accomack, Virginia, USA. In 1935, Fannie Upshur Mears resided in Belle Haven, Accomack, Virginia, USA. Fannie Upshur Mears married Clifford Francis Proctor, George Mcneal Lewis, Richard James Whiteman, William Johnson Godsey. Fannie Upshur Mears passed away in 2005 in Grand Island, Lake, Florida, USA.

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Biography

  • Fannie Upshur Mears was born in 1926 in Belle Haven, Accomack, Virginia, USA, the child of Sheppard Kellam Mears And Emily Cordelia Dink Roberts.
  • In 1930, Fannie Upshur Mears resided in Belle Haven, Accomack, Virginia, USA.
  • In 1935, Fannie Upshur Mears resided in Belle Haven, Accomack, Virginia, USA.
  • Fannie Upshur Mears married Clifford Francis Proctor, George Mcneal Lewis, Richard James Whiteman, William Johnson Godsey.
  • Fannie Upshur Mears passed away in 2005 in Grand Island, Lake, Florida, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Sheppard Mears
1884–1958
Birth Location: Belle Haven, Accomack, Virginia, USA
SM
Emily Roberts
1892–1948
Birth Location: Northampton County, Virginia, USA
ER

Spouses(s)

George Lewis
1923–1979
Birth Location: Cape Charles, Northampton, Virginia, USA
GL
Richard Whiteman
1926–1984
Birth Location: Flushing, Long Island, New York, USA
RW
William Godsey
1924–1963
Birth Location: Pungoteague, Accomack, Virginia, USA
WG
Clifford Proctor
1924–2000
Birth Location: Sanford, Seminole, Florida, USA
CP

Children(s)

Fannie Mears's Ancestors

Self
Fannie Mears
1926–2005
Birth Place: Belle Haven, Accomack, Virginia, USA
Parents
Sheppard Kellam Mears
1884–1958
Belle Haven, Accomack, Virginia, USA
Emily (Cordelia Dink) Roberts
1892–1948
Northampton County, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
Christopher (Carlton) Mears
1853–1895
Accomack County, Virginia, USA
Margaret (Sara) Ward
1853–1939
Wardtown, Northampton, Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
Edward Mears
1805–1855
Fanny Folio
1822–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Kendall Mears
1764–1820
Catharine Chandler
1775–1830
Upshur Folio
1775–1826
Joyce Colonna
1789–1845

Fannie Mears's Timeline

11 Records

1926
28 Jul 1926
Birth of Fannie Upshur Mears in Belle Haven, Accomack, Virginia, USA
Belle Haven, Accomack, Virginia, USA
1930
1930
Age 4
Fannie Upshur Mears resided here in Belle Haven, Accomack, Virginia, USA
Belle Haven, Accomack, Virginia, USA
1935
1935
Age 9
Fannie Upshur Mears resided here in Belle Haven, Accomack, Virginia, USA
Belle Haven, Accomack, Virginia, USA
1940
1940
Age 14
Fannie Upshur Mears resided here in Belle Haven, Accomack, Virginia, USA
Belle Haven, Accomack, Virginia, USA
1950
1950
Age 24
Fannie Upshur Mears resided here in Belle Haven, Accomack, Virginia, USA
Belle Haven, Accomack, Virginia, USA
1958
1958
Age 32
Fannie Upshur Mears resided here in Eustis; Mount Dora; Tavares; Umatilla, Florida, USA
Eustis; Mount Dora; Tavares; Umatilla, Florida, USA
1977
21 Jul 1977
Age 51
Fannie Upshur Mears resided here in Orlando, Orange, Florida, USA
Orlando, Orange, Florida, USA
1995
1995
Age 69
Fannie Upshur Mears resided here in Tavares, Lake, Florida, USA
Tavares, Lake, Florida, USA
1996
1996
Age 70
Fannie Upshur Mears resided here in Tavares, Lake, Florida, USA
Tavares, Lake, Florida, USA
1997
1997-2001
Age 71
Fannie Upshur Mears resided here in Tavares, Lake, Florida, USA
Tavares, Lake, Florida, USA
2005
10 Nov 2005
Age 79
Death of Fannie Upshur Mears in Grand Island, Lake, Florida, USA
Grand Island, Lake, Florida, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 28 Jul 1926
    Event Place: Belle Haven, Accomack, Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 2
    [2] U.S., Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 1
    [3] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Belle Haven, Accomack, Virginia; Roll: m-t0627-04241; Page: 1A; Enumeration District: 1-24
    [4] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File
    [5] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Belle Haven, Accomack, Virginia; Page: 3B; Enumeration District: 0017; FHL microfilm: 2342167
    [6] Virginia, U.S., Birth Records, 1912-2015, Delayed Birth Records, Virginia Department of Health; Richmond, Virginia; Virginia, Births, 1864-2015
    [7] Virginia, U.S., Marriage Records, Virginia Department of Health; Richmond, Virginia; Virginia, Marriages, 1936-2014; Roll: 101168041
    [8] North Carolina, U.S., Marriage Records
    [9] U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007
    [10] Florida, U.S., County Marriage Records, State Archive, Tallahassee and Clerk of Courts; Various Counties; County Marriages, 1939-1962
    [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: Belle Haven, Accomack, Virginia; Roll: 2668; Page: 72; Enumeration District: 1-31

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Belle Haven, Accomack, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Belle Haven, Accomack, Virginia; Page: 3B; Enumeration District: 0017; FHL microfilm: 2342167

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Belle Haven, Accomack, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Belle Haven, Accomack, Virginia; Roll: m-t0627-04241; Page: 1A; Enumeration District: 1-24

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Belle Haven, Accomack, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Belle Haven, Accomack, Virginia; Roll: m-t0627-04241; Page: 1A; Enumeration District: 1-24

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Belle Haven, 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: Belle Haven, Accomack, Virginia; Roll: 2668; Page: 72; Enumeration District: 1-31

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1958
    Event Place: Eustis; Mount Dora; Tavares; Umatilla, Florida, USA
    Record Source: U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 21 Jul 1977
    Event Place: Orlando, Orange, Florida, USA
    Record Source: The Orlando Sentinel; Publication Date: 21 Jul 1977; Publication Place: Orlando, Florida, USA; &terms=Fannie_Mears_Whiteman

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1995
    Event Place: Tavares, Lake, Florida, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 1

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1996
    Event Place: Tavares, Lake, Florida, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 1

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1997-2001
    Event Place: Tavares, Lake, Florida, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Phone and Address Directories, 1993-2002, City: Tavares; State: Florida; Year(s): 1997-2001

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 10 Nov 2005
    Event Place: Grand Island, Lake, Florida, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File
    [2] U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007
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