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George Mears 1791–1869 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1791

Birth Location: Accomac, Accomack, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 1869

Death Location: Accomac, Accomack, Virginia, USA

Father: Shadrack Mears

Mother: Esther Fisher

Spouse(s): Nancy Shay

Children(s): John Mears, Julius Mears, Zadock Mears, William Mears

In 1791, George Mears entered the world in Accomac, Accomack, Virginia, USA, born to Shadrack Mears And Esther Fisher. In 1820, George Mears resided in Parramore Beach, Accomack County, Virginia, USA. In 1830, George Mears resided in Accomack Parish, Accomack County, Virginia, USA. George Mears married Nancy Shay, and had children including John S Mears, Julius Cyrus Mears, William Ellis Mears, Zadock Stewart Mears. George Mears passed away in 1869 in Accomac, Accomack, Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1791, George Mears entered the world in Accomac, Accomack, Virginia, USA, born to Shadrack Mears And Esther Fisher.
  • In 1820, George Mears resided in Parramore Beach, Accomack County, Virginia, USA.
  • In 1830, George Mears resided in Accomack Parish, Accomack County, Virginia, USA.
  • George Mears married Nancy Shay, and had children including John S Mears, Julius Cyrus Mears, William Ellis Mears, Zadock Stewart Mears.
  • George Mears passed away in 1869 in Accomac, Accomack, Virginia, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Shadrack Mears
1744–1817
Birth Location: Accomack, Virginia, United States
SM
Esther Fisher
1764–
Birth Location: Accomack County, Virginia, USA
EF

Spouses(s)

Nancy Shay
1798–1883
Birth Location: Accomack County, Virginia, USA
NS

Children(s)

John Mears
1822–1869
Birth Location: Accomack County, Virginia, USA
JM
Julius Mears
1831–1863
Birth Location: Accomack County, Virginia, USA
JM
Zadock Mears
1832–1904
Birth Location: Mesongo, Accomack County, Virginia, USA
ZM
William Mears
1841–
Birth Location: Accomack County, Virginia
WM

George Mears's Ancestors

Self
George Mears
1791–1869
Birth Place: Accomac, Accomack, Virginia, USA
Parents
Shadrack Mears
1744–1817
Accomack, Virginia, United States
Esther Fisher
1764–
Accomack County, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
Bartholomew Mears
1693–1761
Accomack County, Virginia, USA
Rachel Kellam
1705–1779
Accomack County, Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
John Meares
1675–1745
Margaret Garrison
1680–1745
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Bartholomew Mears
1648–1682
Mary Sewell
1652–1705

George Mears's Descendants

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George Mears (1791–1869) m. Nancy Shay (abt 1798–1883)
  1. 1. John (S) Mears 1822–1869 m. Virginia (A C) Mears 1828–1900
    1. 1. John (Henry Clay) Mears 1854–1925 m. Margaret (Maggie Ellen) Tyler 1865–1961
      1. 1. Charlotte (Lottie F) Mears 1893–1982 m. Daniel Killmon 1890–1960
        1. 1. Mamie (Elizabeth) Killmon 1926–1995 m. John (L) Mears 1912–1976
      2. 2. Percy (Talmage) Mears 1896–1940 m. Bernice (Lucy) Hodgdon 1911–1998 m. Pebbil (D) Spence 1911–1937
        1. 1. Henry (Leslie Sonny) Mears 1932–1999 m. Orah (Bell) Strother 1941–2017
      3. 3. Melvin (Cecil) Mears 1898–1928
      4. 4. Margaret (Maggie Mary) Mears 1900–1952 m. Laurence Jensen 1887–1956
      5. 5. Earl (Preston) Mears 1906–1986 m. Estella Reed 1911–1967
        1. 1. Geraldine (Louise) Mears 1928–2006 m. Russell (James) Young 1928–2007
        2. 2. Elizabeth (J) Mears 1930–1999 m. James (Victor) Reber 1926–1994
        3. 3. Earl (Preston) Mears 1943–1943
        4. 4. Ruth (Ann) Mears 1944–1944
      6. 6. Bruce (Littleton) Mears 1885–1967 m. Verna (Marie) Ellis 1894–1966
        1. 1. Carrie (Edna) Mears 1913–2009 m. Tullie (Edward Orion) Mears 1911–2003
        2. 2. Kenneth (Bruce) Mears 1921–2000
        3. 3. Infant (Son) Mears 1918–1918
      7. 7. Eulah (Blanche) Mears 1897–1965 m. Levin (James) Northam 1880–1964
      8. 8. John (Hundley) Mears 1891–1954 m. Mary (Gaskins) Lankford 1893–1962
        1. 1. Sarah (Leigh) Mears 1908–1968 m. George (Wilson) Coulson 1905–1961
        2. 2. Grayson (Hundley) Mears 1920–2007 m. Florence (Loraine) Mahone 1917–2006
        3. 3. Mary (Inez) Mears 1916–1991 m. William (Washinton) Davis 1903–1953
        4. 4. Inez (May) Mears 1912–1914
        5. 5. Richard (Randolph) Mears 1925–2016
        6. 6. Keith (Lankford) Mears 1914–1991 m. Annie (Parker) Shreaves 1918–2002
        7. 7. Agnes (Pauline) Mears 1918–1999 m. Ralph (Warren) Yost 1923–2020
        8. 8. Virginia (Dare) Mears 1922–2016 m. Walter (Tyler) Dickinson 1920–1989
        9. 9. Nora (Jacklyn) Mears 1927–2020 m. Tony (Antonio) Lacobucci 1924–2013
    2. 2. Mary (Ellen) Mears 1857–1917 m. George (Thomas) Somers 1858–1924
      1. 1. Dorsey (Herbert) Somers 1895–1965 m. Florence (Julia) Mears 1900–1984
    3. 3. William Mears 1851–
  2. 2. Julius (Cyrus) Mears 1831–1863 m. Susan (Jane) Young 1830–1904
    1. 1. Margaret (Maggie Anna) Mears 1856–1931 m. William (James) Somers 1853–1929
    2. 2. Eliza (Susan) Mears 1861–1924 m. Littleton (James) Byrd 1863–1939
    3. 3. Albert (Franklin) Mears 1854–1934 m. Nettie Tarr 1866–1919
      1. 1. Nettie (Juanita) Mears 1895–1970 m. William (Kilgour) Harris 1894–1968
      2. 2. Mildred (J) Mears 1902–1923
    4. 4. Henry (T) Mears 1854–1859
    5. 5. Sarah (E) Mears 1858–1927 m. George (W) West 1855–1908
  3. 3. Zadock (Stewart) Mears 1832–1904 m. Julia (Ann) Bailey 1838–1912
    1. 1. Jefferson (Davis) Mears 1861–1944 m. Luzzetta (Mary) Smith 1861–1931
      1. 1. Foster (Earl) Mears 1909–1984 m. Miriam (Elizabeth) Mears 1911–2002 m. Helen (Elenitsa) Kirifides 1929–2002
        1. 1. Foster (Earl) Mears 1932–2000 m. Carol (V) Smith 1938–2020
      2. 2. Luzzetta (R) Mears 1895–1980 m. Carroll (Herman) Wiley 1907–1965 m. Benjamin (Franklin) Hall 1898–1922 m. Norman (Nathan Reuben) Scherr 1899–1967
      3. 3. Jefferson (Davis) Mears 1896–1972 m. Virginia (Mary) Holland 1901–1969
        1. 1. Roger (Royce Wade) Mears 1927–2000 m. Dorothy (Ellen) Webb 1929–2012
        2. 2. Thomas (Wrendo) Mears 1936–2019 m. Nancy Allen 1946–2019
        3. 3. David (Winston) Mears 1942–2018 m. Patsy (Lynn) Clark 1947–2020
        4. 4. Eleanor (Jane) Mears 1939–2005
        5. 5. Jo (Ann Betty) Mears 1929–2009
        6. 6. Mary (Grace) Mears 1932–2008
      4. 4. Willard (Boyd) Mears 1902–1975 m. Mae (Evelyn) Meyers 1912–2010 m. Monnie (Estelle) Stevens 1911–1998 m. Elizabeth (Anne Lizzie) Thornton 1915–1989
        1. 1. Willard (Brantley) Mears 1935–1994
        2. 2. George (Davis) Mears 1937–1937
        3. 3. Helen (Dolores) Mears 1934–2010 m. George (Melvin) Spady 1927–1980
        4. 4. Edward (Eddie) Mears 1934–2022
        5. 5. Willard (Boyd) Mears 1949–1992
      5. 5. Paige Mears 1905–1976
      6. 6. Stella Mears 1889–1956 m. Elijah (Thomas) Kelly 1886–1952
      7. 7. Lula Mears 1891–1936 m. Martin (Thomas) Kelly 1889–1966
      8. 8. Vivian (Julia) Mears 1894–1971 m. Lorenzo (Howard) Killmon 1889–1981
      9. 9. Harry (Howard) Mears 1886–1959 m. Ida Walpert 1897–1964 m. Pauline (A Mungo) Drummond 1888–1967
        1. 1. Ethel (Luzetta) Mears 1924– m. Edwin (Garth) Furnee 1927–2017
        2. 2. Thomas (Howard) Mears 1925–2004
        3. 3. Mary (Ione) Mears 1912–1986 m. Theodore (Louis) Stecker 1920–1970 m. Frederick (Hiram) Dugan 1908–1966
        4. 4. Evelyn (L) Mears 1917–1975 m. Carroll (Albert) Lewin 1912–2005
        5. 5. Howard (Drummond) Means 1910–1976 m. Frances (Evelyn) Hatley 1912–1975
    2. 2. Julia (Ann) Mears 1875–1926 m. George (Franklin) Byrd 1868–1943
    3. 3. Adeline (F) Mears 1857–1924 m. Julius (Drummond) Godwin 1844–1908
    4. 4. James (Thomas) Mears 1858–1911 m. Caroline (M) Lewis 1861–1933
      1. 1. Olivia (Neva A) Mears 1882–1962 m. Levin (Eldridge) Marshall 1876–1937
      2. 2. James (Thomas) Mears 1883–1952 m. Ora (Katherine) Poulson 1883–1906 m. Bessie (Beach) Yates 1885–1922
        1. 1. Edward (Thomas) Mears 1906–1965 m. Edna (Helen) Ball 1913–1987
        2. 2. Edith (Caroline) Mears 1918–1918
      3. 3. Carrie (Julia) Mears 1889–1912 m. John (Sheppard) Smith 1882–1962
      4. 4. Carlton (Lee) Mears 1905–1994
    5. 5. Florence (Rose) Mears 1873–1960 m. William (Custis) Smith 1866–1948
    6. 6. Zadock (Stewart) Mears 1870–1946 m. Sadie (Francis) Forrest 1874–1959 m. Fannie (H) Ailsworth 1898–
      1. 1. Madeline (Forrest) Mears 1911–2000 m. John (Lacy) Cox 1908–
      2. 2. Zadock (Stewart) Mears 1907–1993 m. Elaine (Anna May) Nesson 1908–2000
        1. 1. Elaine (Jane) Mears 1928–2016
      3. 3. Ruth (Beatrice) Mears 1897–1980 m. Walter (E) Crockett 1894–1969
      4. 4. Florence (Julia) Mears 1900–1984 m. Dorsey (Herbert) Somers 1895–1965
      5. 5. Nellie (May Stewart) Mears 1903–1991 m. Charles (Percy) Hammond 1899–1989
      6. 6. Ethel (Idell) Mears 1913–2002
      7. 7. Ethel Mears 1895–1910
    7. 7. John (Cornelius Neely) Mears 1880–1905 m. Sadie (F) Hancock 1878–1902 m. Martha (Mattie W) Moore 1881–1927
      1. 1. John (Cornelius Neely) Mears 1905–1968 m. Ida (Anna) Milliette 1906–1967
    8. 8. Elizabeth (E) Mears 1864–1871
    9. 9. Judy (Ann) Mears 1867–1871
  4. 4. William (Ellis) Mears 1841–

George Mears's Timeline

9 Records

1791
1791
Birth of George Mears in Accomac, Accomack, Virginia, USA
Accomac, Accomack, Virginia, USA
1820
7 Aug 1820
Age 29
George Mears resided here in Parramore Beach, Accomack County, Virginia, USA
Parramore Beach, Accomack County, Virginia, USA
1830
1830
Age 39
George Mears resided here in Accomack Parish, Accomack County, Virginia, USA
Accomack Parish, Accomack County, Virginia, USA
1840
1840
Age 49
George Mears resided here in Accomack County, Virginia, USA
Accomack County, Virginia, USA
1850
1850
Age 59
George Mears resided here in Accomac, Accomack, Virginia, USA
Accomac, Accomack, Virginia, USA
1864
1864
Age 73
George Mears resided here in Virginia, USA
Virginia, USA
1869
23 Apr 1869
Age 78
Death of George Mears in Accomac, Accomack, Virginia, USA
Accomac, Accomack, Virginia, USA
1869
1869
Age 78
Burial of George Mears in Accomac, Accomack, Virginia, USA
Accomac, Accomack, Virginia, USA
1869
27 Sep 1869
Age 78
George Mears - Probate in Accomack County, Virginia, USA
Accomack County, Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1791
    Event Place: Accomac, Accomack, Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1850 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington, DC; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M432; Residence Date: 1850; Home in 1850: Accomack, Accomack, Virginia; Roll: 932; Page: 34a
    [2] U.S., Federal Census Mortality Schedules, 1850-1885, National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Washington, D.C.; Non-population Census Schedules for Virginia, 1850-1880; Archive Collection: T1132; Archive Roll Number: 10; Census Year: 1870; Census Place: Metompkin, Accomack, Virginia
    [3] Library of Virginia; Richmond, VA, USA; Virginia Deaths and Burials, 1853-1912

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 7 Aug 1820
    Event Place: Parramore Beach, Accomack County, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1820 United States Federal Census, Fourth Census of the United States, 1820; Census Place: Parramore Beach, Accomack, Virginia; Page: 48; NARA Roll: M33_129; Image: 61

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1830
    Event Place: Accomack Parish, Accomack County, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1830 United States Federal Census, Year: 1830; Census Place: Accomack Parish, Accomack, Virginia; Series: M19; Roll: 192; Page: 342; Family History Library Film: 0029671

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1840
    Event Place: Accomack County, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1840 United States Federal Census, Year: 1840; Census Place: Accomack, Virginia; Roll: 549; Page: 22; Family History Library Film: 0029683

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1850
    Event Place: Accomac, Accomack, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1850 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington, DC; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M432; Residence Date: 1850; Home in 1850: Accomack, Accomack, Virginia; Roll: 932; Page: 34a

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1864
    Event Place: Virginia, USA
    Record Source: U.S., IRS Tax Assessment Lists, 1862-1918, The National Archives and Records Administration; Washington, D.C.; Internal Revenue Assessment Lists for Virginia, 1862-1866; Series: M793; Roll: 4; Description: District 4; Monthly and Special Lists; May-Oct 1864; Record Group: 58, Records of the Interna

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 23 Apr 1869
    Event Place: Accomac, Accomack, Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Federal Census Mortality Schedules, 1850-1885, National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Washington, D.C.; Non-population Census Schedules for Virginia, 1850-1880; Archive Collection: T1132; Archive Roll Number: 10; Census Year: 1870; Census Place: Metompkin, Accomack, Virginia
    [2] Library of Virginia; Richmond, VA, USA; Virginia Deaths and Burials, 1853-1912
    [3] Library of Virginia; Richmond, VA, USA; Virginia Deaths and Burials, 1853-1912
    [4] Administrator and Executor Bonds, 1784-1962; Author: Virginia. Circuit Court (Accomack County)

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 1869
    Event Place: Accomac, Accomack, Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Probate
    Event Date: 27 Sep 1869
    Event Place: Accomack County, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: Administrator and Executor Bonds, 1784-1962; Author: Virginia. Circuit Court (Accomack County)
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