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Franklin Quitman Mears 1878–1979 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 11 May 1878

Birth Location: Lumberton, Robeson, North Carolina, USA

Death Date: 1979

Death Location: Lumberton, Robeson, North Carolina, USA

Father: James Mears

Mother: Gatsey Branch

Spouse(s): Annie Taylor, Lena Cook

Children(s): Luther Mears, Norman Mears, Anna Mears, Franklin Mears, Arthur Mears, Clara Mears, Stephen Mears

In 1878, Franklin Quitman Mears entered the world in Lumberton, Robeson, North Carolina, USA, born to James Franklin Mears And Gatsey Maria Branch. In 1900, Franklin Quitman Mears resided in Wishart, Robeson, North Carolina, USA. In 1917, Franklin Quitman Mears resided in Robeson County, North Carolina, USA. Franklin Quitman Mears married Annie Cornelia Nellie Taylor, Lena Beli Cook, and had children including Anna Annie Ruth Mears, Arthur Earl Mears, Clara Mae Mears, Franklin Clifton Mears, Luther Abner Mears, Norman Rudolph Mears, Stephen Randolph Mears. Franklin Quitman Mears passed away in 1979 in Lumberton, Robeson, North Carolina, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1878, Franklin Quitman Mears entered the world in Lumberton, Robeson, North Carolina, USA, born to James Franklin Mears And Gatsey Maria Branch.
  • In 1900, Franklin Quitman Mears resided in Wishart, Robeson, North Carolina, USA.
  • In 1917, Franklin Quitman Mears resided in Robeson County, North Carolina, USA.
  • Franklin Quitman Mears married Annie Cornelia Nellie Taylor, Lena Beli Cook, and had children including Anna Annie Ruth Mears, Arthur Earl Mears, Clara Mae Mears, Franklin Clifton Mears, Luther Abner Mears, Norman Rudolph Mears, Stephen Randolph Mears.
  • Franklin Quitman Mears passed away in 1979 in Lumberton, Robeson, North Carolina, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

James Mears
1851–1938
Birth Location: Fair Bluff, Columbus, North Carolina, USA
JM
Gatsey Branch
1851–1925
Birth Location: Robeson County, North Carolina, USA
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Spouses(s)

Annie Taylor
1885–1944
Birth Location: Lumberton, Robeson, North Carolina, USA
AT
Lena Cook
1912–1973
Birth Location: North Carolina, USA
LC

Children(s)

Luther Mears
1909–1971
Birth Location: Allenton, Robeson, North Carolina, USA
LM
Norman Mears
1928–2024
Birth Location: Howellsville, Robeson, North Carolina, USA
NM
Anna Mears
1919–1920
Birth Location: Wisharts, Robeson County, North Carolina, USA
AM
Franklin Mears
1917–1963
Birth Location: Wisharts, Robeson, North Carolina, USA
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Arthur Mears
1906–1949
Birth Location: Lumberton, Robeson, North Carolina, USA
AM
Clara Mears
1912–2002
Birth Location: Robeson County, North Carolina, USA
CM
Stephen Mears
1921–1948
Birth Location: Wisharts, Robeson, North Carolina, USA
SM

Franklin Mears's Ancestors

Self
Franklin Mears
1878–1979
Birth Place: Lumberton, Robeson, North Carolina, USA
Parents
James Franklin Mears
1851–1938
Fair Bluff, Columbus, North Carolina, USA
Gatsey (Maria) Branch
1851–1925
Robeson County, 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–

Franklin Mears's Descendants

1.
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Franklin (Quitman) Mears (11 May 1878–1979) m. Annie (Cornelia Nellie) Taylor (19 Aug 1885–1944) m. Lena (BelI) Cook (28 Jul 1912–1973)
  1. 1. Luther (Abner) Mears 1909–1971 m. Dorothy (Cora) Baxley 1913–1985
    1. 1. Billy (Carris) Mears 1934–2021
    2. 2. Cecil (Abner) Mears 1928–1967
    3. 3. Joyce (Kay) Mears 1936–2007 m. Charles (Furney) Paul 1936–2005
    4. 4. Ava (Gray) Mears 1932–2021 m. Howard (Taft) Martin 1928–2003
  2. 2. Norman (Rudolph) Mears 1928–2024
  3. 3. Anna (Annie Ruth) Mears 1919–1920
  4. 4. Franklin (Clifton) Mears 1917–1963 m. Janie (Mae) Lee 1923–1986
    1. 1. Randall (Lee) Mears 1945–1990
    2. 2. Ralph (Carey) Mears 1947–2015 m. Helen (Mae) Evans 1947–2017
    3. 3. William (Franklin) Mears 1943–2020
  5. 5. Arthur (Earl) Mears 1906–1949 m. Etta (Mae) Paul 1909–1975
    1. 1. William (Billy McGrath) Mears 1939–2020
    2. 2. Annie (Pauline Polly) Mears 1930–1992 m. William (James) Powers 1926–2004
    3. 3. Mary (Ruth) Mears 1929–1994 m. Lester (Bundy) Powers 1924–2011
    4. 4. Barbara (Rose) Mears 1932–1987 m. Lester (Herman) Thompson 1926–2000
    5. 5. Betty (Joyce) Mears 1946–1995 m. Wesley (Allen) Adcox 1945–2017
    6. 6. Pattie (Sue) Mears 1942–2017 m. William (Liam Moody) Bryan 1942–2005
    7. 7. Margaret (Viola) Mears 1936–2008 m. Ertel (Eugene Bobo) Baxley 1934–1996 m. Harold (Lewis) Gray 1937–2014
    8. 8. Arthur (Earl) Mears 1934–1973 m. Mary (Levonde) Beasley 1940–2006
    9. 9. Carolyn (Elizabeth) Mears 1941–2001
  6. 6. Clara (Mae) Mears 1912–2002 m. John (Laverne) Player 1907–1978 m. Floyd (Benton) Hunter 1923–1979
  7. 7. Stephen (Randolph) Mears 1921–1948

Franklin Mears's Timeline

12 Records

1878
11 May 1878
Birth of Franklin Quitman Mears in Lumberton, Robeson, North Carolina, USA
Lumberton, Robeson, North Carolina, USA
1900
1900
Age 22
Franklin Quitman Mears resided here in Wishart, Robeson, North Carolina, USA
Wishart, Robeson, North Carolina, USA
1917
1917-1918
Age 39
Franklin Quitman Mears resided here in Robeson County, North Carolina, USA
Robeson County, North Carolina, USA
1920
1920
Age 42
Franklin Quitman Mears resided here in Wishart, Robeson, North Carolina, USA
Wishart, Robeson, North Carolina, USA
1920
22 Mar 1920
Age 42
Franklin Quitman Mears resided here in Lumberton, Robeson, North Carolina, USA
Lumberton, Robeson, North Carolina, USA
1930
1930
Age 52
Franklin Quitman Mears resided here in Saint Charles, Lee, South Carolina, USA
Saint Charles, Lee, South Carolina, USA
1935
1935
Age 57
Franklin Quitman Mears resided here in Rural, Lee County, South Carolina, USA
Rural, Lee County, South Carolina, USA
1940
1940
Age 62
Franklin Quitman Mears resided here in Lumberton, Robeson, North Carolina, USA
Lumberton, Robeson, North Carolina, USA
1944
1944
Age 66
Franklin Quitman Mears resided here in Lumberton, Robeson, North Carolina, USA
Lumberton, Robeson, North Carolina, USA
1950
1950
Age 72
Franklin Quitman Mears resided here in Lumberton, Robeson, North Carolina, USA
Lumberton, Robeson, North Carolina, USA
1979
24 Aug 1979
Age 101
Death of Franklin Quitman Mears in Lumberton, Robeson, North Carolina, USA
Lumberton, Robeson, North Carolina, USA
1979
1979
Age 101
Burial of Franklin Quitman Mears in Lumberton, Robeson, North Carolina, USA
Lumberton, Robeson, North Carolina, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 11 May 1878
    Event Place: Lumberton, Robeson, 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: Lumberton, Robeson, North Carolina; Roll: m-t0627-02964; Page: 21A; Enumeration District: 78-22
    [3] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File
    [4] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Wishart, Robeson, North Carolina; Roll: T625_1320; Page: 1A; Enumeration District: 148
    [5] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Saint Charles, Lee, South Carolina; Page: 8A; Enumeration District: 0019; FHL microfilm: 2341937
    [6] Registration State: North Carolina; Registration County: Robeson County
    [7] 1900 United States Federal Census
    [8] North Carolina, U.S., Death Indexes, 1908-2004
    [9] North Carolina, Marriage Index, Data Source: North Carolina State Archives
    [10] North Carolina, U.S., Deaths
    [11] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [12] North Carolina, U.S., Marriage Records
    [13] U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, The Charlotte Observer; Publication Date: 1 Sep 1979; Publication Place: Charlotte, North Carolina, USA; ,0.75899655,0.6641593,0.79025173&xid=3355
    [14] U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, The News & Observer; Publication Date: 3 Oct 1944; Publication Place: Raleigh, North Carolina, USA; ,0.06369773,0.3748573,0.19511959&xid=3355
    [15] 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Lumberton, Robeson, North Carolina; Roll: 1018; Page: 73; Enumeration District: 78-43

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Wishart, Robeson, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1917-1918
    Event Place: Robeson County, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: Registration State: North Carolina; Registration County: Robeson County

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Wishart, Robeson, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Wishart, Robeson, North Carolina; Roll: T625_1320; Page: 1A; Enumeration District: 148

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 22 Mar 1920
    Event Place: Lumberton, Robeson, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: North Carolina, U.S., Newspapers.com Stories and Events Index, The Robesonian; Publication Date: 22 Mar 1920; Publication Place: Lumberton, North Carolina, USA; &terms=Mr._Frank_Meares

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Saint Charles, Lee, South Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Saint Charles, Lee, South Carolina; Page: 8A; Enumeration District: 0019; FHL microfilm: 2341937

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Rural, Lee County, South Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Lumberton, Robeson, North Carolina; Roll: m-t0627-02964; Page: 21A; Enumeration District: 78-22

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Lumberton, Robeson, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947, The National Archives at Atlanta; Atlanta, GA; Wwii Draft Registration Cards For North Carolina, 10161940-03311947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 250
    [2] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Lumberton, Robeson, North Carolina; Roll: m-t0627-02964; Page: 21A; Enumeration District: 78-22

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1944
    Event Place: Lumberton, Robeson, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947, The National Archives at Atlanta; Atlanta, GA; Wwii Draft Registration Cards For North Carolina, 10161940-03311947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 251

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Lumberton, Robeson, 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: Lumberton, Robeson, North Carolina; Roll: 1018; Page: 73; Enumeration District: 78-43

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 24 Aug 1979
    Event Place: Lumberton, Robeson, North Carolina, 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] North Carolina, U.S., Death Indexes, 1908-2004
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [4] U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, The Charlotte Observer; Publication Date: 1 Sep 1979; Publication Place: Charlotte, North Carolina, USA; ,0.75899655,0.6641593,0.79025173&xid=3355
    [5] U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, The News & Observer; Publication Date: 3 Oct 1944; Publication Place: Raleigh, North Carolina, USA; ,0.06369773,0.3748573,0.19511959&xid=3355

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 1979
    Event Place: Lumberton, Robeson, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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