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Harry Howard Mears 1886–1959 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 4 Aug 1886

Birth Location: Sanford, Accomack, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 10 Oct 1959

Death Location: Grotons, Accomack, Virginia, USA

Father: Jefferson Mears

Mother: Luzzetta Smith

Spouse(s): Ida Walpert, Pauline Drummond

Children(s): Ethel Mears, Thomas Mears, Mary Mears, Evelyn Mears, Howard Means

In 1886, Harry Howard Mears entered the world in Sanford, Accomack, Virginia, USA, born to Jefferson Davis Mears And Luzzetta Mary Smith. In 1900, Harry Howard Mears resided in Atlantic, Accomack, Virginia, USA. In 1902, Harry Howard Mears resided in Accomac, Accomack, Virginia, USA. Harry Howard Mears married Ida Walpert, Pauline A Mungo Drummond, and had children including Ethel Luzetta Mears, Evelyn L Mears, Howard Drummond Means, Mary Hazel Mears, Mary Ione Mears, Sylvan Mears, Thomas Howard Mears. Harry Howard Mears passed away in 1959 in Grotons, Accomack, Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1886, Harry Howard Mears entered the world in Sanford, Accomack, Virginia, USA, born to Jefferson Davis Mears And Luzzetta Mary Smith.
  • In 1900, Harry Howard Mears resided in Atlantic, Accomack, Virginia, USA.
  • In 1902, Harry Howard Mears resided in Accomac, Accomack, Virginia, USA.
  • Harry Howard Mears married Ida Walpert, Pauline A Mungo Drummond, and had children including Ethel Luzetta Mears, Evelyn L Mears, Howard Drummond Means, Mary Hazel Mears, Mary Ione Mears, Sylvan Mears, Thomas Howard Mears.
  • Harry Howard Mears passed away in 1959 in Grotons, Accomack, Virginia, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Harry Mears's Ancestors

Self
Harry Mears
1886–1959
Birth Place: Sanford, Accomack, Virginia, USA
Parents
Jefferson Davis Mears
1861–1944
Sanford, Accomack, Virginia, USA
Luzzetta (Mary) Smith
1861–1931
Accomack County, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
Zadock (Stewart) Mears
1832–1904
Mesongo, Accomack County, Virginia, USA
Julia (Ann) Bailey
1838–1912
Messongo, Accomack County, Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
George Mears
1791–1869
Nancy Shay
1798–1883
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Shadrack Mears
1744–1817
Esther Fisher
1764–

Harry Mears's Descendants

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Harry (Howard) Mears (4 Aug 1886–10 Oct 1959) m. Ida Walpert (10 Feb 1897–1964) m. Pauline (A Mungo) Drummond (12 Sep 1888–1 Jun 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

Harry Mears's Timeline

12 Records

1886
4 Aug 1886
Birth of Harry Howard Mears in Sanford, Accomack, Virginia, USA
Sanford, Accomack, Virginia, USA
1900
1900
Age 14
Harry Howard Mears resided here in Atlantic, Accomack, Virginia, USA
Atlantic, Accomack, Virginia, USA
1902
26 Apr 1902
Age 16
Harry Howard Mears resided here in Accomac, Accomack, Virginia, USA
Accomac, Accomack, Virginia, USA
1910
1910
Age 24
Harry Howard Mears resided here in Atlantic, Accomack, Virginia, USA
Atlantic, Accomack, Virginia, USA
1920
1920
Age 34
Harry Howard Mears resided here in Baltimore County, Maryland, USA
Baltimore County, Maryland, USA
1924
1924
Age 38
Harry Howard Mears resided here in Lynchburg, Virginia, USA
Lynchburg, Virginia, USA
1926
18 Dec 1926
Age 40
Harry Howard Mears resided here in Pocomoke City, Worcester, Maryland, USA
Pocomoke City, Worcester, Maryland, USA
1930
1930
Age 44
Harry Howard Mears resided here in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
1950
1950
Age 64
Harry Howard Mears resided here in Baltimore, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
Baltimore, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
1959
7 Oct 1959
Age 73
Death of Harry Howard Mears in Sanford, Accomack, Virginia, USA
Sanford, Accomack, Virginia, USA
1959
10 Oct 1959
Age 73
Burial of Harry Howard Mears in Grotons, Accomack, Virginia, USA
Grotons, Accomack, Virginia, USA
1959
10 Oct 1959
Age 73
Harry Howard Mears - Probate in Accomack County, Virginia, USA
Accomack County, Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 4 Aug 1886
    Event Place: Sanford, Accomack, Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Accomack County, Virginia Births, 1882-92
    [2] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Baltimore Ward 12, Baltimore (Independent City), Maryland; Roll: T625_657; Page: 6A; Enumeration District: 184
    [3] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Page: 2A; Enumeration District: 1093; FHL microfilm: 2341870
    [4] 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Atlantic, Accomack, Virginia; Roll: 1697; Page: 18; Enumeration District: 0003
    [5] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Atlantic, Accomack, Virginia; Roll: T624_1619; Page: 8a; Enumeration District: 0003; FHL microfilm: 1375632
    [6] Virginia Department of Health; Richmond, VA, USA; Virginia, Deaths, 1912-2014
    [7] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [8] U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, The Daily Times; Publication Date: 8 Oct 1959; Publication Place: Salisbury, Maryland, USA; ,0.57495624,0.15081595,0.7416878&xid=3355
    [9] U.S., Newspapers.com™ Marriage Index, 1800s-current, The Baltimore Sun; Publication Date: 5 Oct 1919; Publication Place: Baltimore, Maryland, USA; ,0.25706926
    [10] Library of Virginia; Richmond, Va, Usa; Virginia, Birth Registers, 1853-1911
    [11] 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Baltimore, Baltimore, Maryland; Roll: 4574; Page: 13; Enumeration District: 4-913
    [12] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Atlantic, Accomack, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Atlantic, Accomack, Virginia; Roll: 1697; Page: 18; Enumeration District: 0003

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 26 Apr 1902
    Event Place: Accomac, Accomack, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: Peninsula Enterprise; Publication Date: 26 Apr 1902; Publication Place: Accomac, Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Atlantic, Accomack, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Atlantic, Accomack, Virginia; Roll: T624_1619; Page: 8a; Enumeration District: 0003; FHL microfilm: 1375632

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Baltimore County, Maryland, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Baltimore Ward 12, Baltimore (Independent City), Maryland; Roll: T625_657; Page: 6A; Enumeration District: 184

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1924
    Event Place: Lynchburg, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 18 Dec 1926
    Event Place: Pocomoke City, Worcester, Maryland, USA
    Record Source: Worcester Democrat and the Ledger-Enterprise; Publication Date: 18 Dec 1926; Publication Place: Pocomoke City, Maryland, USA

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Page: 2A; Enumeration District: 1093; FHL microfilm: 2341870

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Baltimore, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Newspapers.com™ Marriage Index, 1800s-current, The Baltimore Sun; Publication Date: 2 Apr 1950; Publication Place: Baltimore, Maryland, USA; ,0.5497226,0.17729291,0.59401315&xid=3398
    [2] 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Baltimore, Baltimore, Maryland; Roll: 4574; Page: 13; Enumeration District: 4-913

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 7 Oct 1959
    Event Place: Sanford, Accomack, Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Virginia Department of Health; Richmond, VA, USA; Virginia, Deaths, 1912-2014
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [3] U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, The Daily Times; Publication Date: 8 Oct 1959; Publication Place: Salisbury, Maryland, USA; ,0.57495624,0.15081595,0.7416878&xid=3355
    [4] U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, The Baltimore Sun; Publication Date: 9 Oct 1959; Publication Place: Baltimore, Maryland, USA; ,0.6390749,0.9719565,0.68051004&xid=3355
    [5] Administrator and Executor Bonds, 1784-1962; Author: Virginia. Circuit Court (Accomack County)

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 10 Oct 1959
    Event Place: Grotons, Accomack, Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, The Baltimore Sun; Publication Date: 9 Oct 1959; Publication Place: Baltimore, Maryland, USA; ,0.6390749,0.9719565,0.68051004&xid=3355

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Probate
    Event Date: 10 Oct 1959
    Event Place: Accomack County, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: Administrator and Executor Bonds, 1784-1962; Author: Virginia. Circuit Court (Accomack County)

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