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Irvin E Mears 1903–1967 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 26 Oct 1903

Birth Location: Fair Bluff, Columbus, North Carolina, USA

Death Date: 1967

Death Location: Fair Bluff, Columbus, North Carolina, USA

Father: Colvin Mears

Mother: Isabell Floyd

Spouse(s): Vera Strickland

Children(s): Irvin Mears, Gordon Mears, Katie Mears, Beaman Mears

Irvin E Mears was born in 1903 in Fair Bluff, Columbus, North Carolina, USA, the child of Colvin Deans Mears And Isabell Patsy Floyd. In 1910, Irvin E Mears resided in Fair Bluff, Columbus, North Carolina, USA. In 1920, Irvin E Mears resided in Fair Bluff, Columbus, North Carolina, USA. Irvin E Mears married Vera J Strickland, and had children including Beaman T Mears, Evonne Blanchie Mears, Gordon Lee Mears, Irvin Emerson Mears, Katie Belle Mears. Irvin E Mears passed away in 1967 in Fair Bluff, Columbus, North Carolina, USA.

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Biography

  • Irvin E Mears was born in 1903 in Fair Bluff, Columbus, North Carolina, USA, the child of Colvin Deans Mears And Isabell Patsy Floyd.
  • In 1910, Irvin E Mears resided in Fair Bluff, Columbus, North Carolina, USA.
  • In 1920, Irvin E Mears resided in Fair Bluff, Columbus, North Carolina, USA.
  • Irvin E Mears married Vera J Strickland, and had children including Beaman T Mears, Evonne Blanchie Mears, Gordon Lee Mears, Irvin Emerson Mears, Katie Belle Mears.
  • Irvin E Mears passed away in 1967 in Fair Bluff, Columbus, North Carolina, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Colvin Mears
1864–1924
Birth Location: Columbus County, North Carolina, USA
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Isabell Floyd
1867–1949
Birth Location: Columbus County, North Carolina, USA
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Spouses(s)

Vera Strickland
1904–1990
Birth Location: Horry County, South Carolina, USA
VS

Children(s)

Irvin Mears
1925–1981
Birth Location: Fair Bluff, Columbus, North Carolina, USA
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Gordon Mears
1927–1975
Birth Location: Fair Bluff, Columbus, North Carolina, USA
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Katie Mears
1931–2024
Birth Location: Fair Bluff, Columbus, North Carolina, USA
KM
Beaman Mears
1935–2016
Birth Location: Fair Bluff, Columbus, North Carolina, USA
BM

Irvin Mears's Ancestors

Self
Irvin Mears
1903–1967
Birth Place: Fair Bluff, Columbus, North Carolina, USA
Parents
Colvin Deans Mears
1864–1924
Columbus County, North Carolina, USA
Isabell (Patsy) Floyd
1867–1949
Columbus County, North Carolina, USA
Grandparents
Mary (Elizabeth) Mears
1840–1921
North Carolina, USA
Great-Grandparents
Alfred Mears
1807–1872
Eliza Nance
1811–1900
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Joab Mears
1780–1880
Mary Coleman
1778–1863

Irvin Mears's Descendants

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Irvin (E) Mears (26 Oct 1903–1967) m. Vera (J) Strickland (4 Sep 1904–1990)
  1. 1. Irvin (Emerson) Mears 1925–1981 m. Doris (Irene) Russ 1928–2010
    1. 1. Irvin (Randolph) Mears 1948–2013
  2. 2. Gordon (Lee) Mears 1927–1975 m. Pauline Davis 1932–2006
  3. 3. Katie (Belle) Mears 1931–2024 m. John (Thomas Sam) Chapman 1931–2008
  4. 4. Beaman (T) Mears 1935–2016 m. Peggy (Rose) Townsend 1936–2019

Irvin Mears's Timeline

12 Records

1903
26 Oct 1903
Birth of Irvin E Mears in Fair Bluff, Columbus, North Carolina, USA
Fair Bluff, Columbus, North Carolina, USA
1910
1910
Age 7
Irvin E Mears resided here in Fair Bluff, Columbus, North Carolina, USA
Fair Bluff, Columbus, North Carolina, USA
1920
1920
Age 17
Irvin E Mears resided here in Fair Bluff, Columbus, North Carolina, USA
Fair Bluff, Columbus, North Carolina, USA
1930
1930
Age 27
Irvin E Mears resided here in Fair Bluff, Columbus, North Carolina, USA
Fair Bluff, Columbus, North Carolina, USA
1935
1935
Age 32
Irvin E Mears resided here in Fair Bluff, Columbus, North Carolina, USA
Fair Bluff, Columbus, North Carolina, USA
1940
1940
Age 37
Irvin E Mears resided here in Fair Bluff, Columbus, North Carolina, USA
Fair Bluff, Columbus, North Carolina, USA
1943
1943
Age 40
Irvin E Mears resided here in Fair Bluff, Columbus, North Carolina, USA
Fair Bluff, Columbus, North Carolina, USA
1945
1945
Age 42
Irvin E Mears resided here in Fair Bluff, Columbus, North Carolina, USA
Fair Bluff, Columbus, North Carolina, USA
1950
1950
Age 47
Irvin E Mears resided here in Fair Bluff, Columbus, North Carolina, USA
Fair Bluff, Columbus, North Carolina, USA
1952
1952
Age 49
Irvin E Mears resided here in North Carolina, USA
North Carolina, USA
1967
16 Apr 1967
Age 64
Death of Irvin E Mears in Fair Bluff, Columbus, North Carolina, USA
Fair Bluff, Columbus, North Carolina, USA
1967
1967
Age 64
Burial of Irvin E Mears in Fair Bluff, Columbus, North Carolina, USA
Fair Bluff, Columbus, North Carolina, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 26 Oct 1903
    Event Place: Fair Bluff, Columbus, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] North Carolina, U.S., Death Certificates, 1909-1976, North Carolina State Archives; Raleigh, North Carolina; North Carolina Death Certificates
    [2] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Fair Bluff, Columbus, North Carolina; Roll: m-t0627-02892; Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 24-12B
    [3] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File
    [4] 1920 United States Federal Census
    [5] 1930 United States Federal Census
    [6] 1910 United States Federal Census
    [7] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [8] U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current
    [9] 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Fair Bluff, Columbus, North Carolina; Roll: 2582; Page: 16; Enumeration District: 24-19

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Fair Bluff, Columbus, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Fair Bluff, Columbus, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Fair Bluff, Columbus, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Fair Bluff, Columbus, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Fair Bluff, Columbus, North Carolina; Roll: m-t0627-02892; Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 24-12B

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Fair Bluff, Columbus, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Fair Bluff, Columbus, North Carolina; Roll: m-t0627-02892; Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 24-12B

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1943
    Event Place: Fair Bluff, Columbus, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1945
    Event Place: Fair Bluff, Columbus, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947, The National Archives at Atlanta; Atlanta, GA; Wwii Draft Registration Cards For North Carolina, 10161940-03311947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 250

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Fair Bluff, Columbus, North Carolina, 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: Fair Bluff, Columbus, North Carolina; Roll: 2582; Page: 16; Enumeration District: 24-19

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1952
    Event Place: North Carolina, 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 11
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 16 Apr 1967
    Event Place: Fair Bluff, Columbus, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] North Carolina, U.S., Death Certificates, 1909-1976, North Carolina State Archives; Raleigh, North Carolina; North Carolina Death Certificates
    [2] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [4] U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current
    [5] Web: Richland County, South Carolina, U.S., Obituary Index, 1892-2000

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 1967
    Event Place: Fair Bluff, Columbus, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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