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Henry Brownlow Mears 1869–1950 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 9 Aug 1869

Birth Location: Bradyville, Cannon, Tennessee, USA

Death Date: 1950

Death Location: Dallas, Dallas, Texas, USA

Father: Thomas Mears

Mother: Elizabeth Mears

Spouse(s): Cora Watson

Children(s): Wylie Mears, Ellie Mears, William Mears, Charlie Mears, Artelle Mears, Ruby Mears

The story of Henry Brownlow Mears began in 1869 in Bradyville, Cannon, Tennessee, USA. In 1870, Henry Brownlow Mears resided in Woodbury, Cannon, Tennessee, USA. In 1880, Henry Brownlow Mears resided in Cannon County, Tennessee, USA. Henry Brownlow Mears married Cora Elizabeth Watson, and had children including Artelle Mears, Charlie Fay Mears, Ellie Pearl Mears, Ruby Mears, William J Dewy Mears, Wylie Wilkes Mears. Henry Brownlow Mears passed away in 1950 in Dallas, Dallas, Texas, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Henry Brownlow Mears began in 1869 in Bradyville, Cannon, Tennessee, USA.
  • In 1870, Henry Brownlow Mears resided in Woodbury, Cannon, Tennessee, USA.
  • In 1880, Henry Brownlow Mears resided in Cannon County, Tennessee, USA.
  • Henry Brownlow Mears married Cora Elizabeth Watson, and had children including Artelle Mears, Charlie Fay Mears, Ellie Pearl Mears, Ruby Mears, William J Dewy Mears, Wylie Wilkes Mears.
  • Henry Brownlow Mears passed away in 1950 in Dallas, Dallas, Texas, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Thomas Mears
1833–1922
Birth Location: Cannon County, Tennessee, USA
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Elizabeth Mears
1835–1921
Birth Location: Tennessee
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Spouses(s)

Cora Watson
1878–1972
Birth Location: Occeanaville, Bell County, Texas, USA
CW

Children(s)

Wylie Mears
1894–1962
Birth Location: Hillsboro, Hill County, Texas, USA
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Ellie Mears
1896–1982
Birth Location: Hillsboro, Hill, Texas, USA
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William Mears
1899–1954
Birth Location: Kerrville, Kerr, Texas, USA
WM
Charlie Mears
1901–1997
Birth Location: Hillsboro, Hill County, Texas, USA
CM
Artelle Mears
1917–1974
Birth Location: Ennis, Ellis, Texas, USA
AM
Ruby Mears
1909–
Birth Location: Texas, USA
RM

Henry Mears's Ancestors

Self
Henry Mears
1869–1950
Birth Place: Bradyville, Cannon, Tennessee, USA
Parents
Thomas Jefferson Mears
1833–1922
Cannon County, Tennessee, USA
Elizabeth Mears
1835–1921
Tennessee
Grandparents
William (Franklin) Mears
1805–1870
Guilford County, North Carolina, USA
Francis (Elizabeth) Young
1807–1889
Anderson County, Tennessee, USA
Great-Grandparents
William Mears
1770–
Christina Melton
1776–1863
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Zadock Mears
1745–1790
Elizabeth Sharpe
1754–1816

Henry Mears's Descendants

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Henry (Brownlow) Mears (9 Aug 1869–1950) m. Cora (Elizabeth) Watson (25 Feb 1878–1972)
  1. 1. Wylie (Wilkes) Mears 1894–1962 m. Opal (L) Burroughs 1902–1985 m. Dorothy (Madison) Brown 1898–1949
    1. 1. Jacque (Joyce) Mears 1921–1999 m. Francesco (Michele) Timpa 1927–2019
  2. 2. Ellie (Pearl) Mears 1896–1982 m. Cedric (Martin) Louks 1910–1961 m. Erskine (Gualt) Kemper 1891–1974
  3. 3. William (J Dewy) Mears 1899–1954 m. Juanita (Elizabeth) Mitchell 1906–1964
  4. 4. Charlie (Fay) Mears 1901–1997 m. Osborne (Allyn) Fuqua 1898–1977
  5. 5. Artelle Mears 1917–1974 m. Donald (Francis) Dalton 1914–1995
  6. 6. Ruby Mears 1909–

Henry Mears's Timeline

14 Records

1869
9 Aug 1869
Birth of Henry Brownlow Mears in Bradyville, Cannon, Tennessee, USA
Bradyville, Cannon, Tennessee, USA
1870
1870
Age 1
Henry Brownlow Mears resided here in Woodbury, Cannon, Tennessee, USA
Woodbury, Cannon, Tennessee, USA
1880
1880
Age 11
Henry Brownlow Mears resided here in Cannon County, Tennessee, USA
Cannon County, Tennessee, USA
1891
1891
Age 22
Henry Brownlow Mears resided here in Cannon County, Tennessee, USA
Cannon County, Tennessee, USA
1900
1900
Age 31
Henry Brownlow Mears resided here in McLennan County, Texas, USA
McLennan County, Texas, USA
1910
1910
Age 41
Henry Brownlow Mears resided here in Hill County, Texas, USA
Hill County, Texas, USA
1920
1920
Age 51
Henry Brownlow Mears resided here in Ennis, Ellis, Texas, USA
Ennis, Ellis, Texas, USA
1930
1930
Age 61
Henry Brownlow Mears resided here in Dallas, Dallas, Texas, USA
Dallas, Dallas, Texas, USA
1934
1934
Age 65
Henry Brownlow Mears resided here in Dallas, Dallas, Texas, USA
Dallas, Dallas, Texas, USA
1935
1935
Age 66
Henry Brownlow Mears resided here in Dallas, Dallas, Texas, USA
Dallas, Dallas, Texas, USA
1940
1940
Age 71
Henry Brownlow Mears resided here in Dallas, Dallas, Texas, USA
Dallas, Dallas, Texas, USA
1950
1950
Age 81
Henry Brownlow Mears resided here in Dallas, Dallas, Texas, USA
Dallas, Dallas, Texas, USA
1950
28 Sep 1950
Age 81
Death of Henry Brownlow Mears in Dallas, Dallas, Texas, USA
Dallas, Dallas, Texas, USA
1950
1950
Age 81
Burial of Henry Brownlow Mears in Dallas, Dallas, Texas, USA
Dallas, Dallas, Texas, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 9 Aug 1869
    Event Place: Bradyville, Cannon, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Texas, U.S., Death Certificates, Texas Department of State Health Services; Austin Texas, USA; Texas Death Certificates, 1903–1982
    [2] Texas, U.S., Death Certificates
    [3] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Dallas, Dallas, Texas; Roll: m-t0627-04180; Page: 8B; Enumeration District: 255-240
    [4] Tennessee, U.S., Enumeration of Male Voters, 1891, Tennessee State Library and Archives; Nashville, Tennessee; Enumeration of Male Inhabitants of Twenty-One Years of Age and Upward, Citizens of Tennessee, January 1, 1891. Election Returns (State, County, and Local), 1796-Present.; Roll #: 33120_290472
    [5] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Ennis Ward 1, Ellis, Texas; Roll: T625_1800; Page: 5A; Enumeration District: 134
    [6] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Dallas, Dallas, Texas; Page: 93A; Enumeration District: 0078; FHL microfilm: 2342053
    [7] 1880 United States Federal Census
    [8] 1870 United States Federal Census
    [9] 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Justice Precinct 1, McLennan, Texas; Roll: 1656; Page: 19; Enumeration District: 0067
    [10] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Justice Precinct 1, Hill, Texas; Roll: T624_1564; Page: 3b; Enumeration District: 0152; FHL microfilm: 1375577
    [11] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [12] 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Dallas, Dallas, Texas; Roll: 481; Page: 7; Enumeration District: 259-496

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: Woodbury, Cannon, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Cannon County, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1891
    Event Place: Cannon County, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Tennessee, U.S., Enumeration of Male Voters, 1891, Tennessee State Library and Archives; Nashville, Tennessee; Enumeration of Male Inhabitants of Twenty-One Years of Age and Upward, Citizens of Tennessee, January 1, 1891. Election Returns (State, County, and Local), 1796-Present.; Roll #: 33120_290472
    [2] Tennessee, U.S., Compiled Census and Census Substitutes Index, 1810-1891

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: McLennan County, Texas, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Justice Precinct 1, McLennan, Texas; Roll: 1656; Page: 19; Enumeration District: 0067

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Hill County, Texas, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Justice Precinct 1, Hill, Texas; Roll: T624_1564; Page: 3b; Enumeration District: 0152; FHL microfilm: 1375577

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Ennis, Ellis, Texas, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Ennis Ward 1, Ellis, Texas; Roll: T625_1800; Page: 5A; Enumeration District: 134

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Dallas, Dallas, Texas, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Dallas, Dallas, Texas; Page: 93A; Enumeration District: 0078; FHL microfilm: 2342053

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1934
    Event Place: Dallas, Dallas, Texas, USA
    Record Source: U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Dallas, Dallas, Texas, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Dallas, Dallas, Texas; Roll: m-t0627-04180; Page: 8B; Enumeration District: 255-240

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Dallas, Dallas, Texas, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Dallas, Dallas, Texas; Roll: m-t0627-04180; Page: 8B; Enumeration District: 255-240

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Dallas, Dallas, Texas, 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: Dallas, Dallas, Texas; Roll: 481; Page: 7; Enumeration District: 259-496

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 28 Sep 1950
    Event Place: Dallas, Dallas, Texas, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Texas, U.S., Death Certificates, Texas Department of State Health Services; Austin Texas, USA; Texas Death Certificates, 1903–1982
    [2] Texas, U.S., Death Index, 1903-2000
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 14
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Dallas, Dallas, Texas, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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