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Franklin Clifton Mears 1917–1963 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 6 Oct 1917

Birth Location: Wisharts, Robeson, North Carolina, USA

Death Date: 1963

Death Location: Fayetteville, Cumberland, North Carolina, USA

Father: Franklin Mears

Mother: Annie Taylor

Spouse(s): Janie Lee

Children(s): Randall Mears, Ralph Mears, William Mears

Franklin Clifton Mears was born in 1917 in Wisharts, Robeson, North Carolina, USA, the child of Franklin Quitman Mears And Annie Cornelia Nellie Taylor. In 1920, Franklin Clifton Mears resided in Wishart, Robeson, North Carolina, USA. In 1930, Franklin Clifton Mears resided in Saint Charles, Lee, South Carolina, USA. Franklin Clifton Mears married Janie Mae Lee, and had children including Janie Gayle Mears, Ralph Carey Mears, Randall Lee Mears, William Franklin Mears. Franklin Clifton Mears passed away in 1963 in Fayetteville, Cumberland, North Carolina, USA.

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Biography

  • Franklin Clifton Mears was born in 1917 in Wisharts, Robeson, North Carolina, USA, the child of Franklin Quitman Mears And Annie Cornelia Nellie Taylor.
  • In 1920, Franklin Clifton Mears resided in Wishart, Robeson, North Carolina, USA.
  • In 1930, Franklin Clifton Mears resided in Saint Charles, Lee, South Carolina, USA.
  • Franklin Clifton Mears married Janie Mae Lee, and had children including Janie Gayle Mears, Ralph Carey Mears, Randall Lee Mears, William Franklin Mears.
  • Franklin Clifton Mears passed away in 1963 in Fayetteville, Cumberland, North Carolina, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Franklin Mears
1878–1979
Birth Location: Lumberton, Robeson, North Carolina, USA
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Annie Taylor
1885–1944
Birth Location: Lumberton, Robeson, North Carolina, USA
AT

Spouses(s)

Janie Lee
1923–1986
Birth Location: Clarendon County, South Carolina, USA
JL

Children(s)

Randall Mears
1945–1990
Birth Location: Cross Creek, Cumberland, North Carolina, USA
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Ralph Mears
1947–2015
Birth Location: Sumter County, South Carolina, USA
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William Mears
1943–2020
Birth Location: Manchester, Cumberland, North Carolina, USA
WM

Franklin Mears's Ancestors

Self
Franklin Mears
1917–1963
Birth Place: Wisharts, Robeson, North Carolina, USA
Parents
Franklin Quitman Mears
1878–1979
Lumberton, Robeson, North Carolina, USA
Annie (Cornelia Nellie) Taylor
1885–1944
Lumberton, Robeson, North Carolina, USA
Grandparents
James (Franklin) Mears
1851–1938
Fair Bluff, Columbus, North Carolina, USA
Gatsey (Maria) Branch
1851–1925
Robeson County, North Carolina, USA
Great-Grandparents
Daniel Mears
1809–1894
Anna Haynes
1816–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Joab Mears
1780–1880
Mary Coleman
1778–1863

Franklin Mears's Descendants

1.
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Franklin (Clifton) Mears (6 Oct 1917–1963) m. Janie (Mae) Lee (27 Dec 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

Franklin Mears's Timeline

7 Records

1917
6 Oct 1917
Birth of Franklin Clifton Mears in Wisharts, Robeson, North Carolina, USA
Wisharts, Robeson, North Carolina, USA
1920
1920
Age 3
Franklin Clifton Mears resided here in Wishart, Robeson, North Carolina, USA
Wishart, Robeson, North Carolina, USA
1930
1930
Age 13
Franklin Clifton Mears resided here in Saint Charles, Lee, South Carolina, USA
Saint Charles, Lee, South Carolina, USA
1940
1940
Age 23
Franklin Clifton Mears resided here in Lumberton, Robeson, North Carolina, USA
Lumberton, Robeson, North Carolina, USA
1953
1953
Age 36
Franklin Clifton Mears resided here in Fayetteville, Cumberland, North Carolina, USA
Fayetteville, Cumberland, North Carolina, USA
1963
20 Sep 1963
Age 46
Death of Franklin Clifton Mears in Fayetteville, Cumberland, North Carolina, USA
Fayetteville, Cumberland, North Carolina, USA
1963
1963
Age 46
Burial of Franklin Clifton Mears in Fayetteville, Cumberland, North Carolina, USA
Fayetteville, Cumberland, North Carolina, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 6 Oct 1917
    Event Place: Wisharts, 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] U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947
    [3] 1920 United States Federal Census
    [4] 1930 United States Federal Census
    [5] North Carolina, U.S., Birth Indexes, 1800-2000
    [6] North Carolina, U.S., Death Indexes, 1908-2004
    [7] U.S., World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946, National Archives at College Park; College Park, Maryland, USA; Electronic Army Serial Number Merged File, 1938-1946; NAID: 1263923; Record Group Title: Records of the National Archives and Records Administration, 1789-ca. 2007; Record Group: 64; Box Numbe
    [8] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Wishart, Robeson, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Saint Charles, Lee, South Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Lumberton, Robeson, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1953
    Event Place: Fayetteville, Cumberland, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 20 Sep 1963
    Event Place: Fayetteville, Cumberland, 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] North Carolina, U.S., Death Indexes, 1908-2004
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [4] Web: Richland County, South Carolina, U.S., Obituary Index, 1892-2000

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 1963
    Event Place: Fayetteville, Cumberland, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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