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Gabriel Murphy Mears 1808–1866 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: October 1808

Birth Location: Washington, Tennessee, USA

Death Date: 2 November 1866

Death Location: Marion County, Arkansas, USA

Father: William Mears

Mother: Nancy Stevens

Spouse(s): Sarah Phillips

Children(s): James Sr

In 1808, Gabriel Murphy Mears entered the world in Washington, Tennessee, USA, born to William Mears And Nancy Elizabeth Betsy Stevens. Gabriel Murphy Mears married Sarah Phillips, and had children including James Ambrose Mears Sr. Gabriel Murphy Mears passed away in 1866 in Marion County, Arkansas, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1808, Gabriel Murphy Mears entered the world in Washington, Tennessee, USA, born to William Mears And Nancy Elizabeth Betsy Stevens.
  • Gabriel Murphy Mears married Sarah Phillips, and had children including James Ambrose Mears Sr.
  • Gabriel Murphy Mears passed away in 1866 in Marion County, Arkansas, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Mears
1780–1856
Birth Location: Henry County, Virginia, USA
WM
Nancy Stevens
1781–1839
Birth Location: Washington County, N.C. (now part of TN)
NS

Spouses(s)

Sarah Phillips
1814–1866
Birth Location: Tennessee, USA
SP

Children(s)

James Sr
1841–1908
Birth Location: Cannon Creek, Cannon, Tennessee, USA
JS

Gabriel Mears's Ancestors

Self
Gabriel Mears
1808–1866
Birth Place: Washington, Tennessee, USA
Parents
William Mears
1780–1856
Henry County, Virginia, USA
Nancy (Elizabeth"Betsy") Stevens
1781–1839
Washington County, N.C. (now part of TN)
Grandparents
Joel (Mears,) RWS
1754–1835
Old, Forsyth, North Carolina, United States
Margaret Barnhill
1773–1860
Bucks County, Pennsylvania, USA
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Gabriel Mears's Descendants

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Gabriel (Murphy) Mears (October 1808–2 November 1866) m. Sarah Phillips (1814–1866)
  1. 1. James (Ambrose Mears) Sr 1841–1908 m. Lucinda (Elizabeth Coleman) Mears 1847–1919
    1. 1. Charles (M) Mears 1878–1905 m. Bertie (Elmira) Davis 1880–1962
      1. 1. Lucinda (Myrtle Mears) Walters 1901–1979 m. Alexander (Ernest) Walter 1898–1970
        1. 1. Hilda Walters 1932–2014 m. David (Howard) Dunn 1930–2011

Gabriel Mears's Timeline

2 Records

1808
October 1808
Birth of Gabriel Murphy Mears in Washington, Tennessee, USA
Washington, Tennessee, USA
1866
2 November 1866
Age 58
Death of Gabriel Murphy Mears in Marion County, Arkansas, USA
Marion County, Arkansas, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: October 1808
    Event Place: Washington, Tennessee, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 2 November 1866
    Event Place: Marion County, Arkansas, USA
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