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George Wright Wayne Mears 1896–1968 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 16 Feb 1896

Birth Location: North Carolina, USA

Death Date: 1968

Death Location: Council, Bladen, North Carolina, USA

Father: Bethel Mears

Mother: Mary Wayne

Spouse(s): Fodie Atkins

Children(s): Emmett Mears, Eric Mears, George Mears, Buell Mears, Shirley Mears, Mamie Mears

The story of George Wright Wayne Mears began in 1896 in North Carolina, USA. In 1900, George Wright Wayne Mears resided in Whites Creek, Bladen, North Carolina, USA. In 1910, George Wright Wayne Mears resided in White Creek, Bladen, North Carolina, USA. George Wright Wayne Mears married Fodie Gay Atkins, and had children including Buell Franklin Mears, Emmett Lee Mears, Eric Atkins Mears, George Wayne Mears, Mamie Minnie Newkirk Mears, Shirley Gay Mears. George Wright Wayne Mears passed away in 1968 in Council, Bladen, North Carolina, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of George Wright Wayne Mears began in 1896 in North Carolina, USA.
  • In 1900, George Wright Wayne Mears resided in Whites Creek, Bladen, North Carolina, USA.
  • In 1910, George Wright Wayne Mears resided in White Creek, Bladen, North Carolina, USA.
  • George Wright Wayne Mears married Fodie Gay Atkins, and had children including Buell Franklin Mears, Emmett Lee Mears, Eric Atkins Mears, George Wayne Mears, Mamie Minnie Newkirk Mears, Shirley Gay Mears.
  • George Wright Wayne Mears passed away in 1968 in Council, Bladen, North Carolina, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Bethel Mears
1864–1934
Birth Location: Canning, Bladen County, North Carolina, USA
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Mary Wayne
1861–1997
Birth Location: Lake Roscommon Columbus, North Carolina, USA
MW

Spouses(s)

Fodie Atkins
1895–1961
Birth Location: North Carolina, USA
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Children(s)

Emmett Mears
1931–1999
Birth Location: Whites Creek, Bladen, North Carolina, USA
EM
Eric Mears
1926–1927
Birth Location: Whites Creek, Bladen, North Carolina, USA
EM
George Mears
1923–2003
Birth Location: Whites Creek, Bladen, North Carolina, USA
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Buell Mears
1927–2001
Birth Location: Whites Creek, Bladen, North Carolina, USA
BM
Shirley Mears
1935–2021
Birth Location: Whites Creek, Bladen, North Carolina, USA
SM
Mamie Mears
1919–
Birth Location: Frenches Creek, Bladen County, North Carolina, USA
MM

George Mears's Ancestors

Self
George Mears
1896–1968
Birth Place: North Carolina, USA
Parents
Bethel Mark Mears
1864–1934
Canning, Bladen County, North Carolina, USA
Mary (Newkirk) Wayne
1861–1997
Lake Roscommon Columbus, North Carolina, USA
Grandparents
Bethaniel (Mark) Mears
1803–1884
Lake Waccamaw, Columbus, North Carolina, USA
Margaret (Ann) Perry
1829–1906
Bladen County, North Carolina, USA
Great-Grandparents
James Mears
1760–1806
Naomi Tyson
1765–1815
Daniel Perry
1797–1873
Margaret Clark
1807–1889
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Mark Mears
1710–1779
Elizabeth Pelt
1735–

George Mears's Descendants

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George (Wright Wayne) Mears (16 Feb 1896–1968) m. Fodie (Gay) Atkins (2 Aug 1895–1961)
  1. 1. Emmett (Lee) Mears 1931–1999 m. Betty (Jean) Smith 1931–1996
  2. 2. Eric (Atkins) Mears 1926–1927
  3. 3. George (Wayne) Mears 1923–2003
  4. 4. Buell (Franklin) Mears 1927–2001 m. Audrey (Geneta) Thompson 1924–2000
  5. 5. Shirley (Gay) Mears 1935–2021 m. John (Daniel) Collum 1934–2012
  6. 6. Mamie (Minnie Newkirk) Mears 1919– m. Robert (Marely) Stephens 1920–1967

George Mears's Timeline

12 Records

1896
16 Feb 1896
Birth of George Wright Wayne Mears in North Carolina, USA
North Carolina, USA
1900
1900
Age 4
George Wright Wayne Mears resided here in Whites Creek, Bladen, North Carolina, USA
Whites Creek, Bladen, North Carolina, USA
1910
1910
Age 14
George Wright Wayne Mears resided here in White Creek, Bladen, North Carolina, USA
White Creek, Bladen, North Carolina, USA
1917
1917-1918
Age 21
George Wright Wayne Mears resided here in Bladen County, North Carolina, USA
Bladen County, North Carolina, USA
1920
1920
Age 24
George Wright Wayne Mears resided here in Whites Creek, Bladen, North Carolina, USA
Whites Creek, Bladen, North Carolina, USA
1930
1930
Age 34
George Wright Wayne Mears resided here in Whites Creek, Bladen, North Carolina, USA
Whites Creek, Bladen, North Carolina, USA
1935
1935
Age 39
George Wright Wayne Mears resided here in Whites Creek, Bladen, North Carolina, USA
Whites Creek, Bladen, North Carolina, USA
1940
1940
Age 44
George Wright Wayne Mears resided here in Whites Creek, Bladen, North Carolina, USA
Whites Creek, Bladen, North Carolina, USA
1950
1950
Age 54
George Wright Wayne Mears resided here in Whites Creek, Bladen, North Carolina, USA
Whites Creek, Bladen, North Carolina, USA
1954
Abt 1954
Age 58
George Wright Wayne Mears resided here in Clarkton, Bladen, North Carolina, USA
Clarkton, Bladen, North Carolina, USA
1968
16 Jun 1968
Age 72
Death of George Wright Wayne Mears in Elizabethtown, Bladen, North Carolina, USA
Elizabethtown, Bladen, North Carolina, USA
1968
1968
Age 72
Burial of George Wright Wayne Mears in Council, Bladen, North Carolina, USA
Council, Bladen, North Carolina, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 16 Feb 1896
    Event Place: 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: Whites Creek, Bladen, North Carolina; Roll: m-t0627-02875; Page: 12A; Enumeration District: 9-23B
    [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: Whites Creek, Bladen, North Carolina; Roll: T625_1283; Page: 5A; Enumeration District: 15
    [5] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Whites Creek, Bladen, North Carolina; Page: 17A; Enumeration District: 0021; FHL microfilm: 2341408
    [6] U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, Registration State: North Carolina; Registration County: Bladen County
    [7] 1900 United States Federal Census
    [8] 1910 United States Federal Census
    [9] North Carolina, U.S., Death Indexes, 1908-2004
    [10] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [11] North Carolina, U.S., Marriage Records
    [12] U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, The News & Observer; Publication Date: 17 Jun 1968; Publication Place: Raleigh, North Carolina, USA; ,0.5239508,0.49756902,0.62067896&xid=3355
    [13] 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Whites Creek, Bladen, North Carolina; Roll: 5339; Page: 12; Enumeration District: 9-30B
    [14] Web: North Carolina, Find A Grave Index, 1716-2012

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Whites Creek, Bladen, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: White Creek, Bladen, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1917-1918
    Event Place: Bladen County, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, Registration State: North Carolina; Registration County: Bladen County

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Whites Creek, Bladen, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Whites Creek, Bladen, North Carolina; Roll: T625_1283; Page: 5A; Enumeration District: 15

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Whites Creek, Bladen, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Whites Creek, Bladen, North Carolina; Page: 17A; Enumeration District: 0021; FHL microfilm: 2341408

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Whites Creek, Bladen, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Whites Creek, Bladen, North Carolina; Roll: m-t0627-02875; Page: 12A; Enumeration District: 9-23B

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Whites Creek, Bladen, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Whites Creek, Bladen, North Carolina; Roll: m-t0627-02875; Page: 12A; Enumeration District: 9-23B

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Whites Creek, Bladen, 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: Whites Creek, Bladen, North Carolina; Roll: 5339; Page: 12; Enumeration District: 9-30B

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: Abt 1954
    Event Place: Clarkton, Bladen, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Newspapers.com™ Marriage Index, 1800s-current, The News and Observer; Publication Date: 12 Aug 1954; Publication Place: Raleigh, North Carolina, USA; ,0.03707143,0.74013597,0.25020447&xid=339

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 16 Jun 1968
    Event Place: Elizabethtown, Bladen, 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., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File
    [3] North Carolina, U.S., Death Indexes, 1908-2004
    [4] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [5] U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, The News & Observer; Publication Date: 17 Jun 1968; Publication Place: Raleigh, North Carolina, USA; ,0.5239508,0.49756902,0.62067896&xid=3355
    [6] Web: North Carolina, Find A Grave Index, 1716-2012

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 1968
    Event Place: Council, Bladen, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Web: North Carolina, Find A Grave Index, 1716-2012
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