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Herbert Thomas Mears 1888–1963 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 15 Dec 1888

Birth Location: Accomack County, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 1963

Death Location: Accomac, Accomack, Virginia, USA

Father: Gilbert Mears

Mother: Anne Watkinson

Spouse(s): Minnie Mears, Elsie Griffith, Mary Eimer

Children(s): Hazel Mears, Hylda Mears, Alice Bradford, Herbert Mears

The story of Herbert Thomas Mears began in 1888 in Accomack County, Virginia, USA. In 1893, Herbert Thomas Mears resided in Accomac, Accomack, Virginia, USA. In 1900, Herbert Thomas Mears resided in Lee, Accomack, Virginia, USA. Herbert Thomas Mears married Elsie I Griffith, Mary Reed Eimer, Minnie Bradford Mears, and had children including Alice Juanita Bradford, Hazel Mears, Herbert Thomas Mears, Hylda Nora Mears. Herbert Thomas Mears passed away in 1963 in Accomac, Accomack, Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Herbert Thomas Mears began in 1888 in Accomack County, Virginia, USA.
  • In 1893, Herbert Thomas Mears resided in Accomac, Accomack, Virginia, USA.
  • In 1900, Herbert Thomas Mears resided in Lee, Accomack, Virginia, USA.
  • Herbert Thomas Mears married Elsie I Griffith, Mary Reed Eimer, Minnie Bradford Mears, and had children including Alice Juanita Bradford, Hazel Mears, Herbert Thomas Mears, Hylda Nora Mears.
  • Herbert Thomas Mears passed away in 1963 in Accomac, Accomack, Virginia, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Gilbert Mears
1865–1940
Birth Location: Accomack County, Virginia, USA
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Anne Watkinson
1866–1949
Birth Location: Accomack County, Virginia, USA
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Spouses(s)

Minnie Mears
1890–1984
Birth Location: Accomack County, Virginia, USA
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Elsie Griffith
1893–1930
Birth Location: Maryland, USA
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Mary Eimer
1890–1931
Birth Location: Millville, Cumberland, New Jersey, USA
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Children(s)

Hazel Mears
1913–
Birth Location: Virginia, USA
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Hylda Mears
1915–1992
Birth Location: Onley, Accomac, Virginia, USA
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Alice Bradford
1933–1997
Birth Location: Daugherty, Accomack County, Virginia, USA
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Herbert Mears
1931–2022
Birth Location: Northampton County, Virginia, USA
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Herbert Mears's Ancestors

Self
Herbert Mears
1888–1963
Birth Place: Accomack County, Virginia, USA
Parents
Gilbert Thomas Mears
1865–1940
Accomack County, Virginia, USA
Anne (Susan) Watkinson
1866–1949
Accomack County, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
Gilbert (Thomas) Mears
1833–1897
Accomack County, Virginia USA
Elizabeth (P) Harris
1834–1905
Accomack County, Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
James Mears
1803–1893
Molly Belote
1809–1859
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Arthur Mears
1764–1823
Margaret McCullough
1767–1835

Herbert Mears's Descendants

1.
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Herbert (Thomas) Mears (15 Dec 1888–1963) m. Minnie (Bradford) Mears (2 Dec 1890–1984) m. Elsie (I) Griffith (Nov 1893–Bef. 1930) m. Mary (Reed) Eimer (27 Feb 1890–1931)
  1. 1. Hazel Mears 1913–
    1. 1. Raymond (Herbert) Mears 1931–2011 m. Juliette Todd 1944–2023
  2. 2. Hylda (Nora) Mears 1915–1992 m. Harry (Lee) Parker 1915–1980
  3. 3. Alice (Juanita) Bradford 1933–1997 m. Frederick (Clinton) Hilton 1930–1996
  4. 4. Herbert (Thomas) Mears 1931–2022 m. Laura (Mae) Beasley 1932–2010 m. Phyllis (Ann) Bull 1927–1964

Herbert Mears's Timeline

12 Records

1888
15 Dec 1888
Birth of Herbert Thomas Mears in Accomack County, Virginia, USA
Accomack County, Virginia, USA
1893
25 Nov 1893
Age 5
Herbert Thomas Mears resided here in Accomac, Accomack, Virginia, USA
Accomac, Accomack, Virginia, USA
1900
1900
Age 12
Herbert Thomas Mears resided here in Lee, Accomack, Virginia, USA
Lee, Accomack, Virginia, USA
1910
1910
Age 22
Herbert Thomas Mears resided here in Lee, Accomack, Virginia, USA
Lee, Accomack, Virginia, USA
1917
1917-1918
Age 29
Herbert Thomas Mears resided here in Accomack County, Virginia, USA
Accomack County, Virginia, USA
1930
1930
Age 42
Herbert Thomas Mears resided here in Lee, Accomack, Virginia, USA
Lee, Accomack, Virginia, USA
1935
1935
Age 47
Herbert Thomas Mears resided here in Lee, Accomack, Virginia, USA
Lee, Accomack, Virginia, USA
1940
1940
Age 52
Herbert Thomas Mears resided here in Lee, Accomack, Virginia, USA
Lee, Accomack, Virginia, USA
1942
1942
Age 54
Herbert Thomas Mears resided here in Accomack County, Virginia, USA
Accomack County, Virginia, USA
1950
1950
Age 62
Herbert Thomas Mears resided here in Lee, Accomack, Virginia, USA
Lee, Accomack, Virginia, USA
1963
12 Nov 1963
Age 75
Death of Herbert Thomas Mears in Tasley, Accomack, Virginia, USA
Tasley, Accomack, Virginia, USA
1963
1963
Age 75
Burial of Herbert Thomas Mears in Accomac, Accomack, Virginia, USA
Accomac, Accomack, Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 15 Dec 1888
    Event Place: Accomack County, Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] The National Archives At St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; Record Group Title: Records of the Selective Service System; Record Group Number: 147
    [2] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Lee, Accomack, Virginia; Roll: m-t0627-04241; Page: 1B; Enumeration District: 1-17
    [3] Accomack County, Virginia Births, 1882-92
    [4] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Lee, Accomack, Virginia; Page: 13B; Enumeration District: 0010; FHL microfilm: 2342167
    [5] Registration State: Virginia; Registration County: Accomack County
    [6] 1900 United States Federal Census
    [7] 1910 United States Federal Census
    [8] Virginia Department of Health; Richmond, Virginia; Virginia Deaths, 1912-2014
    [9] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [10] U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, The Daily Times; Publication Date: 13 Nov 1963; Publication Place: Salisbury, Maryland, USA; ,0.5969589,0.39557162,0.73510957&xid=3355
    [11] Virginia, U.S., Birth Registers
    [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: Lee, Accomack, Virginia; Roll: 2668; Page: 28; Enumeration District: 1-21

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 25 Nov 1893
    Event Place: Accomac, Accomack, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: Peninsula Enterprise; Publication Date: 25 Nov 1893; Publication Place: Accomac, Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Lee, Accomack, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Lee, Accomack, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1917-1918
    Event Place: Accomack County, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: Registration State: Virginia; Registration County: Accomack County

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Lee, Accomack, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Lee, Accomack, Virginia; Page: 13B; Enumeration District: 0010; FHL microfilm: 2342167

    Genealogy Event 7
    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: 1B; Enumeration District: 1-17

    Genealogy Event 8
    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: 1B; Enumeration District: 1-17

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1942
    Event Place: Accomack County, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: The National Archives At St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; Record Group Title: Records of the Selective Service System; Record Group Number: 147

    Genealogy Event 10
    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: 28; Enumeration District: 1-21

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 12 Nov 1963
    Event Place: Tasley, Accomack, Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Virginia Department of Health; Richmond, Virginia; 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: 13 Nov 1963; Publication Place: Salisbury, Maryland, USA; ,0.5969589,0.39557162,0.73510957&xid=3355

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 1963
    Event Place: Accomac, Accomack, Virginia, 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: 13 Nov 1963; Publication Place: Salisbury, Maryland, USA; ,0.5969589,0.39557162,0.73510957&xid=3355
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