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Grace Mears 1897–2000 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1897

Birth Location: Virginia, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 12 October 2000

Death Location: Salem, Salem City, Virginia, United States of America

Father: Oswald Mears

Mother: Sarah Mears

Spouse(s): Wendell Roberson

Children(s):

Grace Mears was born in 1897 in Virginia, Virginia, USA, the child of Oswald Mears And Sarah Mears. In 1900, Grace Mears resided in Kempsville, Princess Anne, Virginia, USA. Grace Mears married Wendell Holmes Roberson. Grace Mears passed away in 2000 in Salem, Salem City, Virginia, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Grace Mears was born in 1897 in Virginia, Virginia, USA, the child of Oswald Mears And Sarah Mears.
  • In 1900, Grace Mears resided in Kempsville, Princess Anne, Virginia, USA.
  • Grace Mears married Wendell Holmes Roberson.
  • Grace Mears passed away in 2000 in Salem, Salem City, Virginia, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Oswald Mears
1844–1921
Birth Location: Virginia
OM
Sarah Mears
1857–
Birth Location: Virginia
SM

Spouses(s)

Wendell Roberson
1894–1955
Birth Location: Elizabethton, Tennessee, USA
WR

Children(s)

Grace Mears's Ancestors

Self
Grace Mears
1897–2000
Birth Place: Virginia, Virginia, USA
Parents
Oswald Mears
1844–1921
Virginia
Sarah Mears
1857–
Virginia
Grandparents
Lorenzo (D. Mears) Sr
1809–1891
Maryland, Maryland, USA
Sophia (A.B.) Kellam
1818–1885
Maryland
Great-Grandparents
William Mears
1780–1824
Elizabeth Arlington
1787–1818
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Mears
–1796
Adah Savage
1735–1796
John Arlington
1760–1818
Rose Bagwell
1764–1791

Grace Mears's Timeline

11 Records

1897
March 1897
Birth of Grace Mears in Virginia, Virginia, USA
Virginia, Virginia, USA
1897
1897
Birth of Grace Mears in Virginia, Virginia, USA
Virginia, Virginia, USA
1900
1900
Age 3
Grace Mears resided here in Kempsville, Princess Anne, Virginia, USA
Kempsville, Princess Anne, Virginia, USA
1910
1910
Age 13
Grace Mears resided here in Kempsville, Princess Anne, Virginia, USA
Kempsville, Princess Anne, Virginia, USA
1930
1930
Age 33
Grace Mears resided here in Roanoke, Roanoke (Independent City), Virginia, USA
Roanoke, Roanoke (Independent City), Virginia, USA
1935
1935
Age 38
Grace Mears resided here in Roanoke, Roanoke City, Virginia
Roanoke, Roanoke City, Virginia
1938
1938
Age 41
Grace Mears resided here in Roanoke; Salem; Vinton, Virginia, USA
Roanoke; Salem; Vinton, Virginia, USA
1940
1940
Age 43
Grace Mears resided here in Roanoke, Roanoke City, Virginia, USA
Roanoke, Roanoke City, Virginia, USA
1943
4 Sep 1943
Age 46
Grace Mears resided here in Roanoke, Virginia, USA
Roanoke, Virginia, USA
1952
1952
Age 55
Grace Mears resided here in Virginia
Virginia
2000
12 October 2000
Age 103
Death of Grace Mears
None

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: March 1897
    Event Place: Virginia, Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Roanoke, Roanoke City, Virginia; Roll: m-t0627-04328; Page: 11B; Enumeration District: 119-43
    [2] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File
    [3] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Roanoke, Roanoke (Independent City), Virginia; Page: 19B; Enumeration District: 0020; FHL microfilm: 2342216
    [4] 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Kempsville, Princess Anne, Virginia; Roll: 1724; Page: 26; Enumeration District: 0050
    [5] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Kempsville, Princess Anne, Virginia; Roll: T624_1643; Page: 3b; Enumeration District: 0087; FHL microfilm: 1375656
    [6] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [7] U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, The Roanoke Times; Publication Date: 15 Oct 2000; Publication Place: Roanoke, Virginia, USA; ,0.05085615,0.82509977,0.22886936&xid=3355
    [8] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1897
    Event Place: Virginia, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Kempsville, Princess Anne, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Kempsville, Princess Anne, Virginia; Roll: 1724; Page: 26; Enumeration District: 0050

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Kempsville, Princess Anne, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Kempsville, Princess Anne, Virginia; Roll: T624_1643; Page: 3b; Enumeration District: 0087; FHL microfilm: 1375656

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Roanoke, Roanoke (Independent City), Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Roanoke, Roanoke (Independent City), Virginia; Page: 19B; Enumeration District: 0020; FHL microfilm: 2342216

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Roanoke, Roanoke City, Virginia
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Roanoke, Roanoke City, Virginia; Roll: m-t0627-04328; Page: 11B; Enumeration District: 119-43

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1938
    Event Place: Roanoke; Salem; Vinton, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Roanoke, Roanoke City, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Roanoke, Roanoke City, Virginia; Roll: m-t0627-04328; Page: 11B; Enumeration District: 119-43

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 4 Sep 1943
    Event Place: Roanoke, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: Virginia, U.S., Newspapers.com Stories and Events Index, The Roanoke World-News; Publication Date: 4 Sep 1943; Publication Place: Roanoke, Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1952
    Event Place: Virginia
    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: Residence
    Event Place: Roanoke
    Record Source: U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, The Roanoke Times; Publication Date: 15 Oct 2000; Publication Place: Roanoke, Virginia, USA; ,0.05085615,0.82509977,0.22886936&xid=3355

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 12 October 2000
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [3] U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, The Roanoke Times; Publication Date: 15 Oct 2000; Publication Place: Roanoke, Virginia, USA; ,0.05085615,0.82509977,0.22886936&xid=3355

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Salem, Salem City, Virginia, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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