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Fred Ray Mears 1925–2006 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 28 Nov 1925

Birth Location: Blackman, Rutherford County, Tennessee, USA

Death Date: 2006

Death Location: Murfreesboro, Rutherford, Tennessee, USA

Father: Claude Mears

Mother: Sallie Merriman

Spouse(s): Mildred Bryan

Children(s): Bonnie Mears

Fred Ray Mears was born in 1925 in Blackman, Rutherford County, Tennessee, USA, the child of Claude Benjaman Mears And Sallie Adaline Merriman. In 1930, Fred Ray Mears resided in Rutherford County, Tennessee, USA. In 1935, Fred Ray Mears resided in Rural, Rutherford County, Tennessee, USA. Fred Ray Mears married Mildred Louise Bryan, and had children including Avonda Carol Mears, Bonnie Louise Mears, Fred Ray Mears, Marsha Faye Mears, Melvin Mears, Nellie Marie Mears, Patricia Ann Mears, Rhonda Michelle Mears, Wanda K Mears. Fred Ray Mears passed away in 2006 in Murfreesboro, Rutherford, Tennessee, USA.

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Biography

  • Fred Ray Mears was born in 1925 in Blackman, Rutherford County, Tennessee, USA, the child of Claude Benjaman Mears And Sallie Adaline Merriman.
  • In 1930, Fred Ray Mears resided in Rutherford County, Tennessee, USA.
  • In 1935, Fred Ray Mears resided in Rural, Rutherford County, Tennessee, USA.
  • Fred Ray Mears married Mildred Louise Bryan, and had children including Avonda Carol Mears, Bonnie Louise Mears, Fred Ray Mears, Marsha Faye Mears, Melvin Mears, Nellie Marie Mears, Patricia Ann Mears, Rhonda Michelle Mears, Wanda K Mears.
  • Fred Ray Mears passed away in 2006 in Murfreesboro, Rutherford, Tennessee, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Claude Mears
1883–1944
Birth Location: Cannon County, Tennessee, USA
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Sallie Merriman
1888–1973
Birth Location: Woodbury, Cannon, Tennessee, USA
SM

Spouses(s)

Mildred Bryan
1930–2016
Birth Location: Rutherford County, Tennessee, USA
MB

Children(s)

Bonnie Mears
1947–1998
Birth Location: Tennessee, USA
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Fred Mears's Ancestors

Self
Fred Mears
1925–2006
Birth Place: Blackman, Rutherford County, Tennessee, USA
Parents
Claude Benjaman Mears
1883–1944
Cannon County, Tennessee, USA
Sallie (Adaline) Merriman
1888–1973
Woodbury, Cannon, Tennessee, USA
Grandparents
John (Benjamin) Mears
1848–1900
Cannon County, Tennessee, USA
Sarah McGowan
1862–
Tennessee, USA
Great-Grandparents
Joel Mears
1811–1860
Eliza Dycus
1817–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Mears
1770–1849
Elizabeth Stephens
1784–1830

Fred Mears's Descendants

1.
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Fred (Ray) Mears (28 Nov 1925–2006) m. Mildred (Louise) Bryan (17 Apr 1930–2016)
  1. 1. Bonnie (Louise) Mears 1947–1998

Fred Mears's Timeline

9 Records

1925
28 Nov 1925
Birth of Fred Ray Mears in Blackman, Rutherford County, Tennessee, USA
Blackman, Rutherford County, Tennessee, USA
1930
1930
Age 5
Fred Ray Mears resided here in Rutherford County, Tennessee, USA
Rutherford County, Tennessee, USA
1935
1935
Age 10
Fred Ray Mears resided here in Rural, Rutherford County, Tennessee, USA
Rural, Rutherford County, Tennessee, USA
1940
1940
Age 15
Fred Ray Mears resided here in Rutherford County, Tennessee, USA
Rutherford County, Tennessee, USA
1943
1943
Age 18
Fred Ray Mears resided here in Smyrna, Rutherford, Tennessee, USA
Smyrna, Rutherford, Tennessee, USA
1944
29 Feb 1944
Age 19
Fred Ray Mears resided here in Smyrna, Rutherford, Tennessee, USA
Smyrna, Rutherford, Tennessee, USA
1950
1950
Age 25
Fred Ray Mears resided here in Murfreesboro, Rutherford, Tennessee, USA
Murfreesboro, Rutherford, Tennessee, USA
2006
7 Jun 2006
Age 81
Death of Fred Ray Mears
None
2006
2006
Age 81
Burial of Fred Ray Mears in Murfreesboro, Rutherford, Tennessee, USA
Murfreesboro, Rutherford, Tennessee, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 28 Nov 1925
    Event Place: Blackman, Rutherford County, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Cemetery and Funeral Home Collection, 1847-Current, Publication Date: 7 Jan 2020; Publication Place: Murfreesboro, Tennessee, USA
    [2] U.S., Cemetery and Funeral Home Collection, 1847-Current, Jennings And Ayers funeral home; Publication Place: Murfreesboro, Tennessee, USA
    [3] U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947, National Archives at St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; Draft Registration Cards For Tennessee, 10161940-03311947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 199
    [4] 1940 United States Federal Census
    [5] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File
    [6] 1930 United States Federal Census
    [7] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [8] U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007
    [9] U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, The Daily News-Journal; Publication Date: 9 Jun 2006; Publication Place: Murfreesboro, Tennessee, USA; ,0.54517883,0.17930487,0.64853895&xid=3355
    [10] 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Murfreesboro, Rutherford, Tennessee; Roll: 2946; Page: 10; Enumeration District: 75-32

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Rutherford County, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Rural, Rutherford County, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Rutherford County, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1943
    Event Place: Smyrna, Rutherford, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947, National Archives at St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; Draft Registration Cards For Tennessee, 10161940-03311947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 199

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 29 Feb 1944
    Event Place: Smyrna, Rutherford, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: Tennessee, U.S., Newspapers.com Stories and Events Index, The Rutherford Courier; Publication Date: 29 Feb 1944; Publication Place: Smyrna, Tennessee, USA

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Murfreesboro, Rutherford, Tennessee, 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: Murfreesboro, Rutherford, Tennessee; Roll: 2946; Page: 10; Enumeration District: 75-32

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 7 Jun 2006
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Cemetery and Funeral Home Collection, 1847-Current, Publication Date: 7 Jan 2020; Publication Place: Murfreesboro, Tennessee, USA
    [2] U.S., Cemetery and Funeral Home Collection, 1847-Current, Jennings And Ayers funeral home; Publication Place: Murfreesboro, Tennessee, USA
    [3] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File
    [4] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [5] U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007
    [6] U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, The Daily News-Journal; Publication Date: 9 Jun 2006; Publication Place: Murfreesboro, Tennessee, USA; ,0.54517883,0.17930487,0.64853895&xid=3355

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 2006
    Event Place: Murfreesboro, Rutherford, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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