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Helen Grey Mears 1912–1992 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 19 Jun 1912

Birth Location: Mappsville, Accomack, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 1992

Death Location: Rehobeth, Somerset, Maryland, USA

Father: Fred Mears

Mother: Kate Savage

Spouse(s): Clifford Dryden

Children(s):

Helen Grey Mears was born in 1912 in Mappsville, Accomack, Virginia, USA, the child of Fred Clifton Mears And Kate Cleveland Savage. In 1920, Helen Grey Mears resided in Metompkin, Accomack, Virginia, USA. In 1937, Helen Grey Mears resided in Pocomoke City, Worcester, Maryland, USA. Helen Grey Mears married Clifford Melvin Dryden. Helen Grey Mears passed away in 1992 in Rehobeth, Somerset, Maryland, USA.

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Biography

  • Helen Grey Mears was born in 1912 in Mappsville, Accomack, Virginia, USA, the child of Fred Clifton Mears And Kate Cleveland Savage.
  • In 1920, Helen Grey Mears resided in Metompkin, Accomack, Virginia, USA.
  • In 1937, Helen Grey Mears resided in Pocomoke City, Worcester, Maryland, USA.
  • Helen Grey Mears married Clifford Melvin Dryden.
  • Helen Grey Mears passed away in 1992 in Rehobeth, Somerset, Maryland, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Helen Mears's Ancestors

Self
Helen Mears
1912–1992
Birth Place: Mappsville, Accomack, Virginia, USA
Parents
Fred Clifton Mears
1881–1947
Hopeton, Virginia, USA
Kate (Cleveland) Savage
1884–1930
Accomack County, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
Lloyd (Curtis) Mears
1848–1928
Accomack County, Virginia, USA
Louanne (Lulu E) Gray
1852–1940
Accomack County, Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
Meshack Mears
1823–1897
Elizabeth Hickman
1826–1865
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Meshack Mears
1775–1841
Margaret Baker
1790–1846

Helen Mears's Timeline

7 Records

1912
19 Jun 1912
Birth of Helen Grey Mears in Mappsville, Accomack, Virginia, USA
Mappsville, Accomack, Virginia, USA
1920
1920
Age 8
Helen Grey Mears resided here in Metompkin, Accomack, Virginia, USA
Metompkin, Accomack, Virginia, USA
1937
19 Nov 1937
Age 25
Helen Grey Mears resided here in Pocomoke City, Worcester, Maryland, USA
Pocomoke City, Worcester, Maryland, USA
1950
1950
Age 38
Helen Grey Mears resided here in Somerset County, Maryland, USA
Somerset County, Maryland, USA
1963
1963
Age 51
Helen Grey Mears resided here in Maryland, USA
Maryland, USA
1992
25 May 1992
Age 80
Death of Helen Grey Mears in Pocomoke City, Worcester, Maryland, USA
Pocomoke City, Worcester, Maryland, USA
1992
1992
Age 80
Burial of Helen Grey Mears in Rehobeth, Somerset, Maryland, USA
Rehobeth, Somerset, Maryland, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 19 Jun 1912
    Event Place: Mappsville, Accomack, Virginia, USA
    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] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Metompkin, Accomack, Virginia; Roll: T625_1877; Page: 18A; Enumeration District: 11
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [4] U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007
    [5] U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, The Daily Times; Publication Date: 27 May 1992; Publication Place: Salisbury, Maryland, USA; ,0.53916705,0.66201305,0.78006184&xid=3355
    [6] 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Somerset, Maryland; Roll: 5866; Page: 8; Enumeration District: 20-8

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Metompkin, Accomack, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Metompkin, Accomack, Virginia; Roll: T625_1877; Page: 18A; Enumeration District: 11

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 19 Nov 1937
    Event Place: Pocomoke City, Worcester, Maryland, USA
    Record Source: Worcester Democrat and the Ledger-Enterprise; Publication Date: 19 Nov 1937; Publication Place: Pocomoke City, Maryland, USA

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Somerset County, Maryland, 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: Somerset, Maryland; Roll: 5866; Page: 8; Enumeration District: 20-8

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1963
    Event Place: Maryland, 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 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 25 May 1992
    Event Place: Pocomoke City, Worcester, Maryland, USA
    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., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007
    [4] U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, The Daily Times; Publication Date: 27 May 1992; Publication Place: Salisbury, Maryland, USA; ,0.53916705,0.66201305,0.78006184&xid=3355

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 1992
    Event Place: Rehobeth, Somerset, Maryland, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, The Daily Times; Publication Date: 27 May 1992; Publication Place: Salisbury, Maryland, USA; ,0.53916705,0.66201305,0.78006184&xid=3355

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