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Gilbert Thomas Mears 1833–1897 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 3 May 1833

Birth Location: Accomack County, Virginia USA

Death Date: 1897

Death Location: Daugherty, Accomack County, Virginia, USA

Father: James Mears

Mother: Molly Belote

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Harris

Children(s): John Mears, George Mears, Rachel Mears, Leonard Mears, Elva Mears, James Mears, Gilbert Mears, Betty Mears, Nathaniel Mears, Julianna Mears, Mary Mears

Gilbert Thomas Mears was born in 1833 in Accomack County, Virginia USA, the child of James T Mears And Molly Belote. In 1847, Gilbert Thomas Mears resided in Richmond, Virginia, USA. In 1850, Gilbert Thomas Mears resided in St Georges, Accomack County, Virginia, USA. Gilbert Thomas Mears married Elizabeth P Harris, and had children including Betty Sarah Mears, Elva Gertrude Mears, George Robert Mears, Gilbert Thomas Mears, James Alfred Mears, John S Mears, Julianna A Mears, Leonard Washington Mears, Mary Ellen Mears, Nathaniel W Mears, Rachel Susan Mears. Gilbert Thomas Mears passed away in 1897 in Daugherty, Accomack County, Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • Gilbert Thomas Mears was born in 1833 in Accomack County, Virginia USA, the child of James T Mears And Molly Belote.
  • In 1847, Gilbert Thomas Mears resided in Richmond, Virginia, USA.
  • In 1850, Gilbert Thomas Mears resided in St Georges, Accomack County, Virginia, USA.
  • Gilbert Thomas Mears married Elizabeth P Harris, and had children including Betty Sarah Mears, Elva Gertrude Mears, George Robert Mears, Gilbert Thomas Mears, James Alfred Mears, John S Mears, Julianna A Mears, Leonard Washington Mears, Mary Ellen Mears, Nathaniel W Mears, Rachel Susan Mears.
  • Gilbert Thomas Mears passed away in 1897 in Daugherty, Accomack County, Virginia, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

James Mears
1803–1893
Birth Location: Accomack County, Virginia, USA
JM
Molly Belote
1809–1859
Birth Location: Accomack County, Virginia, USA
MB

Spouses(s)

Elizabeth Harris
1834–1905
Birth Location: Accomack County, Virginia, USA
EH

Children(s)

John Mears
1874–1954
Birth Location: Accomack County, Virginia, USA
JM
George Mears
1865–1943
Birth Location: Accomack County, Virginia, USA
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Rachel Mears
1860–1942
Birth Location: Accomack County, Virginia, USA
RM
Leonard Mears
1876–1950
Birth Location: Accomack County, Virginia, USA
LM
Elva Mears
1878–1961
Birth Location: Accomack County, Virginia, USA
EM
James Mears
1862–1930
Birth Location: Accomack County, Virginia, USA
JM
Gilbert Mears
1865–1940
Birth Location: Accomack County, Virginia, USA
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Betty Mears
1869–1954
Birth Location: Cape Charles, Accomack County, Virginia, USA
BM
Nathaniel Mears
1871–1895
Birth Location: Accomack County, Virginia, USA
NM
Julianna Mears
1856–1933
Birth Location: Accomac, Accomack, Virginia, USA
JM
Mary Mears
1854–1918
Birth Location: Accomack County, Virginia, USA
MM

Gilbert Mears's Ancestors

Self
Gilbert Mears
1833–1897
Birth Place: Accomack County, Virginia USA
Parents
James T Mears
1803–1893
Accomack County, Virginia, USA
Molly Belote
1809–1859
Accomack County, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
Arthur Mears
1764–1823
Accomack County, Virginia, USA
Margaret (Peggy) McCullough
1767–1835
Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, USA
Great-Grandparents
Levin Mears
1736–1808
Sally Cole
1740–
John Mears
1730–1785
Mary Beach
1740–1814
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Mears
1703–1762
Sabrah Armitrader
1702–1784
John Mears
1703–1762
Sabrah Armitrader
1702–1784
Joseph Beach
1710–1772
Mary Ashby
1728–1797

Gilbert Mears's Descendants

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Gilbert (Thomas) Mears (3 May 1833–1897) m. Elizabeth (P) Harris (19 Nov 1834–1905)
  1. 1. John (S) Mears 1874–1954 m. Birdie (S) Doughty 1878–1949
    1. 1. Richard (John) Mears 1905–1996 m. Gertrude (May) Fox 1897–1957 m. Eleanor (Irene) White 1908–1999
    2. 2. Bransford (Louis) Mears 1899–1919 m. Sarah (Gertrude) Turlington 1901–1987
  2. 2. George (Robert) Mears 1865–1943 m. Laura (Frances) Watson 1871–1932
    1. 1. Mildard (Lee) Mears 1895–1969 m. Edgar (Thomas) Middleton 1889–1967
    2. 2. John (Carol) Mears 1891–1951 m. Bessie (Mae) Turlington 1890–1966
      1. 1. Wesley (Craig) Mears 1916–1989 m. Marjorie (C) Baker 1922–1990
        1. 1. James (Craig) Mears 1943–2005 m. Susie (Gimimia) Smith 1932–2004
    3. 3. George (Robert) Mears 1897–1965 m. Evelyn (Tiffany) Barnes 1902–1980
      1. 1. Mary (Frances) Mears 1919–2001 m. Clarence (Aubrey) Honeycutt 1920–1991
      2. 2. Robert (Olin) Mears 1929–2003 m. Lois (Ann) Gibbons 1939–2020
    4. 4. James (Walter) Mears 1899–1960 m. Mary (Elizabeth) Chance 1905–1988
      1. 1. Margaret (Elizabeth) Mears 1923–1998 m. Herbert (William) Shrieves 1923–1980
    5. 5. Mears 1889–1889
    6. 6. Walter (Lee) Mears 1892–1894
  3. 3. Rachel (Susan) Mears 1860–1942 m. Harvey (J) Ward 1853–
  4. 4. Leonard (Washington) Mears 1876–1950 m. Annie (Louise) Cavey 1874–1962
  5. 5. Elva (Gertrude) Mears 1878–1961 m. Lloyd (Calvin) Doughty 1876–1965
  6. 6. James (Alfred) Mears 1862–1930 m. Mary (Elizabeth) Crosley 1863–1931
    1. 1. Cordelia (Rogers) Mears 1884–1974 m. Thomas (John Littleton) Chandler 1884–1957
    2. 2. Elizabeth (Pearl) Mears 1888–1967 m. William (Roland) Jones 1872–1945
    3. 3. James (Alfred) Mears 1900–1968 m. Mary (Susan) James 1900–1982
      1. 1. James (Alfred) Mears 1927–1970 m. Jean (Georgiana Warrington) Turner 1931–2018
    4. 4. Laurie (Fannie Lee) Mears 1897–1958 m. Charles (Lee) Turlington 1896–1931
    5. 5. Margaret (Susan) Mears 1891–1963 m. Mortimer (James) Burton 1888–1964
    6. 6. Gilbert (Thomas) Mears 1902–1964 m. Mary (D) Bull 1908–1994
      1. 1. Nancy (Elizabeth) Mears 1930–2001 m. Robert (Lee) Savage 1914–1994
      2. 2. Mary (Ann) Mears 1931–2009 m. Willard (Marion) Smith 1926–2014
    7. 7. Rose (Althea Blanche) Mears 1885–1941 m. Benjamin (Franklin) Watkinson 1859–1924 m. Alexander (W) Mears 1859–1938
    8. 8. Mary (Anne) Mears 1889–1946 m. Harry (Floyd) Burton 1886–1966
    9. 9. Elva (Gertrude) Mears 1898– m. William (Thomas) Burton 1896–1941
    10. 10. Birdie (Sara) Mears 1894–1958 m. Charles (Thomas) Groton 1891–1940
  7. 7. Gilbert (Thomas) Mears 1865–1940 m. Anne (Susan) Watkinson 1866–1949
    1. 1. Herbert (Thomas) Mears 1888–1963 m. Minnie (Bradford) Mears 1890–1984 m. Elsie (I) Griffith 1893–1930 m. Mary (Reed) Eimer 1890–1931
      1. 1. Hazel Mears 1913–
        1. 1. Raymond (Herbert) Mears 1931–2011 m. Juliette Todd 1944–2023
      2. 2. Hylda (Nora) Mears 1915–1992 m. Harry (Lee) Parker 1915–1980
      3. 3. Alice (Juanita) Bradford 1933–1997 m. Frederick (Clinton) Hilton 1930–1996
      4. 4. Herbert (Thomas) Mears 1931–2022 m. Laura (Mae) Beasley 1932–2010 m. Phyllis (Ann) Bull 1927–1964
    2. 2. Williiam (Rogers) Mears 1890–1890 m. Bessie (Lee) Young 1891–1963 m. Viola (Maye) Charnock 1903–1998
      1. 1. William (Denoon) Mears 1931–2002 m. Norma (Jean) Smith 1935–2020
      2. 2. Fasgne Mears 1908–1977 m. Anna (Miles) Parks 1909–1991
      3. 3. Viola (Rogers) Mears 1913–1956 m. Elmer (Vernon) Phillips 1907–1987
  8. 8. Betty (Sarah) Mears 1869–1954 m. Hezekiah (W) Fox 1861–1926
  9. 9. Nathaniel (W) Mears 1871–1895
  10. 10. Julianna (A) Mears 1856–1933 m. Cornelius (Smith) Watkinson 1854–1919
  11. 11. Mary (Ellen) Mears 1854–1918 m. William (H) Hargis 1851–1917

Gilbert Mears's Timeline

8 Records

1833
3 May 1833
Birth of Gilbert Thomas Mears in Accomack County, Virginia USA
Accomack County, Virginia USA
1847
20 Feb 1847
Age 14
Gilbert Thomas Mears resided here in Richmond, Virginia, USA
Richmond, Virginia, USA
1850
1850
Age 17
Gilbert Thomas Mears resided here in St Georges, Accomack County, Virginia, USA
St Georges, Accomack County, Virginia, USA
1870
1870
Age 37
Gilbert Thomas Mears resided here in St Georges Parish, Locust Mount, Accomack, Virginia, USA
St Georges Parish, Locust Mount, Accomack, Virginia, USA
1880
1880
Age 47
Gilbert Thomas Mears resided here in Accomack County, Virginia, USA
Accomack County, Virginia, USA
1880
17 Jun 1880
Age 47
Gilbert Thomas Mears resided here in Lee, Accomack, Virginia, USA
Lee, Accomack, Virginia, USA
1897
12 Nov 1897
Age 64
Death of Gilbert Thomas Mears in Accomack County, Virginia USA
Accomack County, Virginia USA
1897
1897
Age 64
Burial of Gilbert Thomas Mears in Daugherty, Accomack County, Virginia, USA
Daugherty, Accomack County, Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 3 May 1833
    Event Place: Accomack County, Virginia USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Accomack, Virginia; Roll: 1351; Page: 132b; Enumeration District: 005
    [2] 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: St Georges Parish, Accomack, Virginia; Roll: M593_1630; Page: 220A
    [3] 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: St Georges Parish, Accomack, Virginia; Roll: 932; Page: 110b
    [4] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 20 Feb 1847
    Event Place: Richmond, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: Richmond Daily Whig; Publication Date: 20 Feb 1847; Publication Place: Richmond, Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1850
    Event Place: St Georges, Accomack County, 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: St Georges Parish, Accomack, Virginia; Roll: 932; Page: 110b

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: St Georges Parish, Locust Mount, Accomack, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: St Georges Parish, Accomack, Virginia; Roll: M593_1630; Page: 220A

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Accomack County, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Accomack, Virginia; Roll: 1351; Page: 132b; Enumeration District: 005

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 17 Jun 1880
    Event Place: Lee, Accomack, Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Selected Federal Census Non-Population Schedules, 1850-1880, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, DC; U.S. Federal Census Non-population Schedules, Virginia, 1850-1880; NAID: 2791276; Record Group Number: 29; Record Group Title: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007
    [2] 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: St Georges Parish, Accomack, Virginia; Roll: M593_1630; Page: 220A

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 12 Nov 1897
    Event Place: Accomack County, Virginia USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 1897
    Event Place: Daugherty, Accomack County, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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