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Florence Rose Mears 1873–1960 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: May 1873

Birth Location: Accomac, Accomack, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 1960

Death Location: Grotons, Accomack County, Virginia, USA

Father: Zadock Mears

Mother: Julia Bailey

Spouse(s): William Smith

Children(s):

The story of Florence Rose Mears began in 1873 in Accomac, Accomack, Virginia, USA. In 1880, Florence Rose Mears resided in Accomack County, Virginia, USA. In 1892, Florence Rose Mears resided in Accomac, Virginia, USA. Florence Rose Mears married William Custis Smith. Florence Rose Mears passed away in 1960 in Grotons, Accomack County, Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Florence Rose Mears began in 1873 in Accomac, Accomack, Virginia, USA.
  • In 1880, Florence Rose Mears resided in Accomack County, Virginia, USA.
  • In 1892, Florence Rose Mears resided in Accomac, Virginia, USA.
  • Florence Rose Mears married William Custis Smith.
  • Florence Rose Mears passed away in 1960 in Grotons, Accomack County, Virginia, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Zadock Mears
1832–1904
Birth Location: Mesongo, Accomack County, Virginia, USA
ZM
Julia Bailey
1838–1912
Birth Location: Messongo, Accomack County, Virginia, USA
JB

Spouses(s)

William Smith
1866–1948
Birth Location: Virginia, USA
WS

Children(s)

Florence Mears's Ancestors

Self
Florence Mears
1873–1960
Birth Place: Accomac, Accomack, Virginia, USA
Parents
Zadock Stewart Mears
1832–1904
Mesongo, Accomack County, Virginia, USA
Julia (Ann) Bailey
1838–1912
Messongo, Accomack County, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
George Mears
1791–1869
Accomac, Accomack, Virginia, USA
Nancy Shay
1798–1883
Accomack County, Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
Shadrack Mears
1744–1817
Esther Fisher
1764–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Bartholomew Mears
1693–1761
Rachel Kellam
1705–1779

Florence Mears's Timeline

14 Records

1873
May 1873
Birth of Florence Rose Mears in Accomac, Accomack, Virginia, USA
Accomac, Accomack, Virginia, USA
1880
1880
Age 7
Florence Rose Mears resided here in Accomack County, Virginia, USA
Accomack County, Virginia, USA
1892
16 Jul 1892
Age 19
Florence Rose Mears resided here in Accomac, Virginia, USA
Accomac, Virginia, USA
1900
1900
Age 27
Florence Rose Mears resided here in Atlantic, Accomack, Virginia, USA
Atlantic, Accomack, Virginia, USA
1907
18 Dec 1907
Age 34
Florence Rose Mears resided here in Salisbury, North Carolina, USA
Salisbury, North Carolina, USA
1910
1910
Age 37
Florence Rose Mears resided here in Atlantic, Accomack, Virginia, USA
Atlantic, Accomack, Virginia, USA
1920
1920
Age 47
Florence Rose Mears resided here in Atlantic, Accomack, Virginia, USA
Atlantic, Accomack, Virginia, USA
1930
1930
Age 57
Florence Rose Mears resided here in Atlantic, Accomack, Virginia, USA
Atlantic, Accomack, Virginia, USA
1935
1935
Age 62
Florence Rose Mears resided here in Atlantic, Accomack, Virginia, USA
Atlantic, Accomack, Virginia, USA
1940
1940
Age 67
Florence Rose Mears resided here in Atlantic, Accomack, Virginia, USA
Atlantic, Accomack, Virginia, USA
1945
1945
Age 72
Florence Rose Mears resided here in Atlantic, Accomack, Virginia, USA
Atlantic, Accomack, Virginia, USA
1950
1950
Age 77
Florence Rose Mears resided here in Atlantic, Accomack, Virginia, USA
Atlantic, Accomack, Virginia, USA
1960
1960
Age 87
Death of Florence Rose Mears in Salisbury, Wicomico, Maryland, USA
Salisbury, Wicomico, Maryland, USA
1960
1960
Age 87
Burial of Florence Rose Mears in Grotons, Accomack County, Virginia, USA
Grotons, Accomack County, Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: May 1873
    Event Place: Accomac, Accomack, Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Atlantic, Accomack, Virginia; Roll: m-t0627-04241; Page: 11A; Enumeration District: 1-2
    [2] Accomack County, Virginia, U.S., Births, 1866-1873
    [3] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Atlantic, Accomack, Virginia; Roll: T625_1877; Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 3
    [4] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Atlantic, Accomack, Virginia; Page: 9A; Enumeration District: 0002; FHL microfilm: 2342167
    [5] 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Accomack, Virginia; Roll: 1351; Page: 50a; Enumeration District: 002
    [6] 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Atlantic, Accomack, Virginia; Roll: 1697; Page: 2; Enumeration District: 0003
    [7] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Atlantic, Accomack, Virginia; Roll: T624_1619; Page: 18a; Enumeration District: 0003; 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, The Daily Times; Publication Date: 23 Jun 1960; Publication Place: Salisbury, Maryland, USA; ,0.44652283,0.27000782,0.55095965&xid=3355
    [11] 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: Atlantic, Accomack, Virginia; Roll: 2668; Page: 7; Enumeration District: 1-4

    Genealogy Event 2
    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: 50a; Enumeration District: 002

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 16 Jul 1892
    Event Place: Accomac, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: Peninsula Enterprise; Publication Date: 16 Jul 1892; Publication Place: Accomac, Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Atlantic, Accomack, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Atlantic, Accomack, Virginia; Roll: 1697; Page: 2; Enumeration District: 0003

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 18 Dec 1907
    Event Place: Salisbury, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: North Carolina, U.S., Newspapers.com Stories and Events Index, Carolina Watchman; Publication Date: 18 Dec 1907; Publication Place: Salisbury, North Carolina, USA; &terms=Miss_Florence_Smith

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Atlantic, Accomack, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Atlantic, Accomack, Virginia; Roll: T624_1619; Page: 18a; Enumeration District: 0003; FHL microfilm: 1375632

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Atlantic, Accomack, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Atlantic, Accomack, Virginia; Roll: T625_1877; Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 3

    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: 9A; Enumeration District: 0002; 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: 11A; 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: 11A; Enumeration District: 1-2

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1945
    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: 7; Enumeration District: 1-4

    Genealogy Event 12
    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: 7; Enumeration District: 1-4

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1960
    Event Place: Salisbury, Wicomico, Maryland, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, The Daily Times; Publication Date: 23 Jun 1960; Publication Place: Salisbury, Maryland, USA; ,0.44652283,0.27000782,0.55095965&xid=3355

    Genealogy Event 14
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 1960
    Event Place: Grotons, Accomack County, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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