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Helen Richard Mears 1917–1991 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 28 Feb 1917

Birth Location: Oyster, Accomack County, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 1991

Death Location: Onancock, Accomack, Virginia, USA

Father: Sheppard Mears

Mother: Emily Roberts

Spouse(s): Francis Belote

Children(s):

Helen Richard Mears was born in 1917 in Oyster, Accomack County, Virginia, USA, the child of Sheppard Kellam Mears And Emily Cordelia Dink Roberts. In 1920, Helen Richard Mears resided in Pungoteague, Accomack, Virginia, USA. In 1930, Helen Richard Mears resided in Belle Haven, Accomack, Virginia, USA. Helen Richard Mears married Francis Willard Belote. Helen Richard Mears passed away in 1991 in Onancock, Accomack, Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • Helen Richard Mears was born in 1917 in Oyster, Accomack County, Virginia, USA, the child of Sheppard Kellam Mears And Emily Cordelia Dink Roberts.
  • In 1920, Helen Richard Mears resided in Pungoteague, Accomack, Virginia, USA.
  • In 1930, Helen Richard Mears resided in Belle Haven, Accomack, Virginia, USA.
  • Helen Richard Mears married Francis Willard Belote.
  • Helen Richard Mears passed away in 1991 in Onancock, Accomack, Virginia, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Helen Mears's Ancestors

Self
Helen Mears
1917–1991
Birth Place: Oyster, Accomack County, Virginia, USA
Parents
Sheppard Kellam Mears
1884–1958
Belle Haven, Accomack, Virginia, USA
Emily (Cordelia Dink) Roberts
1892–1948
Northampton County, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
Christopher (Carlton) Mears
1853–1895
Accomack County, Virginia, USA
Margaret (Sara) Ward
1853–1939
Wardtown, Northampton, Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
Edward Mears
1805–1855
Fanny Folio
1822–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Kendall Mears
1764–1820
Catharine Chandler
1775–1830
Upshur Folio
1775–1826
Joyce Colonna
1789–1845

Helen Mears's Timeline

8 Records

1917
28 Feb 1917
Birth of Helen Richard Mears in Oyster, Accomack County, Virginia, USA
Oyster, Accomack County, Virginia, USA
1920
1920
Age 3
Helen Richard Mears resided here in Pungoteague, Accomack, Virginia, USA
Pungoteague, Accomack, Virginia, USA
1930
1930
Age 13
Helen Richard Mears resided here in Belle Haven, Accomack, Virginia, USA
Belle Haven, Accomack, Virginia, USA
1935
1935
Age 18
Helen Richard Mears resided here in Lee, Accomack, Virginia, USA
Lee, Accomack, Virginia, USA
1940
1940
Age 23
Helen Richard Mears resided here in Lee, Accomack, Virginia, USA
Lee, Accomack, Virginia, USA
1950
1950
Age 33
Helen Richard Mears resided here in Lee, Accomack, Virginia, USA
Lee, Accomack, Virginia, USA
1991
26 Jan 1991
Age 74
Death of Helen Richard Mears in Northampton County, Virginia, USA
Northampton County, Virginia, USA
1991
1991
Age 74
Burial of Helen Richard Mears in Onancock, Accomack, Virginia, USA
Onancock, Accomack, Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 28 Feb 1917
    Event Place: Oyster, Accomack County, Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Lee, Accomack, Virginia; Roll: m-t0627-04241; Page: 14B; Enumeration District: 1-16
    [2] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File
    [3] 1920 United States Federal Census
    [4] 1930 United States Federal Census
    [5] Virginia, U.S., Birth Records, 1912-2015, Delayed Birth Records, Virginia Department of Health; Richmond, Virginia; Virginia, Births, 1864-2015
    [6] Virginia Department of Health; Richmond, Virginia; Virginia Deaths, 1912-2014
    [7] Virginia, U.S., Marriage Records, Virginia Department of Health; Richmond, Virginia; Virginia, Marriages, 1936-2014; Roll: 101167772
    [8] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [9] U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007
    [10] 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Lee, Accomack, Virginia; Roll: 2668; Page: 19; Enumeration District: 1-20

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Pungoteague, Accomack, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Belle Haven, Accomack, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Lee, Accomack, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Lee, Accomack, Virginia; Roll: m-t0627-04241; Page: 14B; Enumeration District: 1-16

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Lee, Accomack, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Lee, Accomack, Virginia; Roll: m-t0627-04241; Page: 14B; Enumeration District: 1-16

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Lee, Accomack, Virginia, 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: Lee, Accomack, Virginia; Roll: 2668; Page: 19; Enumeration District: 1-20

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 26 Jan 1991
    Event Place: Northampton County, 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] Virginia Department of Health; Richmond, Virginia; Virginia Deaths, 1912-2014
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [4] U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 1991
    Event Place: Onancock, Accomack, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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