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George Augustus Mears 1897–1967 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 7 Nov 1897

Birth Location: Asheville, Buncombe, North Carolina, USA

Death Date: 1967

Death Location: Asheville, Buncombe, North Carolina, USA

Father: Samuel Mears

Mother: Ella Morgan

Spouse(s): Jane Griffith

Children(s): Jane Mears, George Mears

George Augustus Mears was born in 1897 in Asheville, Buncombe, North Carolina, USA, the child of Samuel Parley Mears And Ella Mildred Morgan. In 1900, George Augustus Mears resided in Gastonia, Gaston, North Carolina, USA. In 1910, George Augustus Mears resided in Asheville, Buncombe, North Carolina, USA. George Augustus Mears married Jane Mcburney Griffith, and had children including George Augustus Mears, Jane Page Mears. George Augustus Mears passed away in 1967 in Asheville, Buncombe, North Carolina, USA.

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Biography

  • George Augustus Mears was born in 1897 in Asheville, Buncombe, North Carolina, USA, the child of Samuel Parley Mears And Ella Mildred Morgan.
  • In 1900, George Augustus Mears resided in Gastonia, Gaston, North Carolina, USA.
  • In 1910, George Augustus Mears resided in Asheville, Buncombe, North Carolina, USA.
  • George Augustus Mears married Jane Mcburney Griffith, and had children including George Augustus Mears, Jane Page Mears.
  • George Augustus Mears passed away in 1967 in Asheville, Buncombe, North Carolina, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Samuel Mears
1866–1939
Birth Location: Buncombe County, North Carolina, USA
SM
Ella Morgan
1872–1956
Birth Location: Gladys, Campbell, Virginia, USA
EM

Spouses(s)

Jane Griffith
1903–1968
Birth Location: Lenoir County, North Carolina, USA
JG

Children(s)

Jane Mears
1928–2002
Birth Location: Asheville, Buncombe, North Carolina, USA
JM
George Mears
1933–2016
Birth Location: Asheville, Buncombe County, North Carolina, United States of America
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George Mears's Ancestors

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George Mears
1897–1967
Birth Place: Asheville, Buncombe, North Carolina, USA
Parents
Samuel Parley Mears
1866–1939
Buncombe County, North Carolina, USA
Ella (Mildred) Morgan
1872–1956
Gladys, Campbell, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
George (Augustus) Mears
1838–1913
Asheville, Buncombe, North Carolina, USA
Nancy (M) Roberts
1844–1916
Leicester, Buncombe, North Carolina, USA
Great-Grandparents
James Mears
1807–1883
Margaret Penland
1805–1890
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Mears
1770–1849
Elizabeth Stephens
1784–1830

George Mears's Descendants

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George (Augustus) Mears (7 Nov 1897–1967) m. Jane (McBurney) Griffith (16 Dec 1903–1968)
  1. 1. Jane (Page) Mears 1928–2002 m. Albert (Logan) Steel 1926–2014
  2. 2. George (Augustus) Mears 1933–2016 m. Rouselle (Maude Rosalee) Sparks 1938–2017

George Mears's Timeline

12 Records

1897
7 Nov 1897
Birth of George Augustus Mears in Asheville, Buncombe, North Carolina, USA
Asheville, Buncombe, North Carolina, USA
1900
1900
Age 3
George Augustus Mears resided here in Gastonia, Gaston, North Carolina, USA
Gastonia, Gaston, North Carolina, USA
1910
1910
Age 13
George Augustus Mears resided here in Asheville, Buncombe, North Carolina, USA
Asheville, Buncombe, North Carolina, USA
1930
1930
Age 33
George Augustus Mears resided here in Asheville, Buncombe, North Carolina, USA
Asheville, Buncombe, North Carolina, USA
1935
1935
Age 38
George Augustus Mears resided here in Asheville, Buncombe, North Carolina, USA
Asheville, Buncombe, North Carolina, USA
1939
1939
Age 42
George Augustus Mears resided here in Asheville, Buncombe, North Carolina, USA
Asheville, Buncombe, North Carolina, USA
1940
1940
Age 43
George Augustus Mears resided here in Asheville, Buncombe, North Carolina, USA
Asheville, Buncombe, North Carolina, USA
1942
1942
Age 45
George Augustus Mears resided here in Asheville, Buncombe, North Carolina, USA
Asheville, Buncombe, North Carolina, USA
1950
1950
Age 53
George Augustus Mears resided here in Asheville, Buncombe, North Carolina, USA
Asheville, Buncombe, North Carolina, USA
1962
1962
Age 65
George Augustus Mears resided here in North Carolina, USA
North Carolina, USA
1967
12 Feb 1967
Age 70
Death of George Augustus Mears in Oteen, Buncombe County, North Carolina, USA
Oteen, Buncombe County, North Carolina, USA
1967
1967
Age 70
Burial of George Augustus Mears in Asheville, Buncombe, North Carolina, USA
Asheville, Buncombe, North Carolina, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 7 Nov 1897
    Event Place: Asheville, Buncombe, 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, The National Archives at Atlanta; Atlanta, GA; Wwii Draft Registration Cards For North Carolina, 10161940-03311947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 251
    [3] U.S., Headstone Applications for Military Veterans, 1861-1985, National Archives at St. Louis; St. Louis, MO, USA; Applications for Headstones, 111925 - 6301970; NAID: 596118; Record Group Number: 92; Record Group Title: Records of the Office of the Quartermaster General
    [4] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Asheville, Buncombe, North Carolina; Roll: m-t0627-02877; Page: 4A; Enumeration District: 11-6B
    [5] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File
    [6] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [7] North Carolina, World War I Service Cards, 1917-1919

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Gastonia, Gaston, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Asheville, Buncombe, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Asheville, Buncombe, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Asheville, Buncombe, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Asheville, Buncombe, North Carolina; Roll: m-t0627-02877; Page: 4A; Enumeration District: 11-6B

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1939
    Event Place: Asheville, Buncombe, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Asheville, Buncombe, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Asheville, Buncombe, North Carolina; Roll: m-t0627-02877; Page: 4A; Enumeration District: 11-6B

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1942
    Event Place: Asheville, Buncombe, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947, The National Archives at Atlanta; Atlanta, GA; Wwii Draft Registration Cards For North Carolina, 10161940-03311947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 251

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Asheville, Buncombe, 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: Asheville, Buncombe, North Carolina; Roll: 3030; Page: 12; Enumeration District: 101-13

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1962
    Event Place: North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 12 Feb 1967
    Event Place: Oteen, Buncombe County, 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., Headstone Applications for Military Veterans, 1861-1985, National Archives at St. Louis; St. Louis, MO, USA; Applications for Headstones, 111925 - 6301970; NAID: 596118; Record Group Number: 92; Record Group Title: Records of the Office of the Quartermaster General
    [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

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 1967
    Event Place: Asheville, Buncombe, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Headstone Applications for Military Veterans, 1861-1985, National Archives at St. Louis; St. Louis, MO, USA; Applications for Headstones, 111925 - 6301970; NAID: 596118; Record Group Number: 92; Record Group Title: Records of the Office of the Quartermaster General
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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