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Jacob Ellis Mears 1873–1959 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 20 Aug 1873

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

Death Date: 1959

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

Father: Erasmus Mears

Mother: Martha Leggette

Spouse(s): Minnie Anderson

Children(s): Sarah Mears, Carl Mears, Jack Mears, Ellis Mears, Martha Meares, Luther Mears, Sally Mears

In 1873, Jacob Ellis Mears entered the world in Fair Bluff, Columbus, North Carolina, USA, born to Erasmus D Mears And Martha J Leggette. In 1880, Jacob Ellis Mears resided in Fair Bluff, Columbus, North Carolina, USA. In 1900, Jacob Ellis Mears resided in Fair Bluff, Columbus, North Carolina, USA. Jacob Ellis Mears married Minnie Eliza Anderson, and had children including Carl Whitten Mears, Ellis Devine Mears, Jack D Mears, Luther Anderson Mears, Martha T Meares, Sally Lorene Mears, Sarah Eliza Mears. Jacob Ellis Mears passed away in 1959 in Fair Bluff, Columbus, North Carolina, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1873, Jacob Ellis Mears entered the world in Fair Bluff, Columbus, North Carolina, USA, born to Erasmus D Mears And Martha J Leggette.
  • In 1880, Jacob Ellis Mears resided in Fair Bluff, Columbus, North Carolina, USA.
  • In 1900, Jacob Ellis Mears resided in Fair Bluff, Columbus, North Carolina, USA.
  • Jacob Ellis Mears married Minnie Eliza Anderson, and had children including Carl Whitten Mears, Ellis Devine Mears, Jack D Mears, Luther Anderson Mears, Martha T Meares, Sally Lorene Mears, Sarah Eliza Mears.
  • Jacob Ellis Mears passed away in 1959 in Fair Bluff, Columbus, North Carolina, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Erasmus Mears
1828–1912
Birth Location: Fair Bluff, Columbus, North Carolina, USA
EM
Martha Leggette
1849–1884
Birth Location: Fairmont, Robeson, North Carolina, USA
ML

Spouses(s)

Minnie Anderson
1880–1966
Birth Location: Horry County, South Carolina, USA
MA

Children(s)

Sarah Mears
1917–1918
Birth Location: Fair Bluff, Columbus, North Carolina, USA
SM
Carl Mears
1907–1991
Birth Location: Fair Bluff, Columbus, North Carolina, USA
CM
Jack Mears
1919–1995
Birth Location: Fair Bluff, Columbus, North Carolina, USA
JM
Ellis Mears
1912–1961
Birth Location: Fair Bluff, Columbus, North Carolina, USA
EM
Martha Meares
1917–1918
Birth Location: Fair Bluff, Columbus, North Carolina, USA
MM
Luther Mears
1905–1964
Birth Location: Fair Bluff, Columbus, North Carolina, USA
LM
Sally Mears
1909–2000
Birth Location: Fair Bluff, Columbus, North Carolina, USA
SM

Jacob Mears's Ancestors

Self
Jacob Mears
1873–1959
Birth Place: Fair Bluff, Columbus, North Carolina, USA
Parents
Erasmus D Mears
1828–1912
Fair Bluff, Columbus, North Carolina, USA
Martha (J) Leggette
1849–1884
Fairmont, Robeson, North Carolina, USA
Grandparents
Joab Mears
1780–1880
Dobbs, North Carolina, USA
Mary (Polly) Coleman
1778–1863
Bladen County, North Carolina, USA
Great-Grandparents
Mark Mears
1710–1779
Elizabeth Pelt
1735–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Meares
1675–1745
Margaret Garrison
1680–1745

Jacob Mears's Descendants

1.
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Jacob (Ellis) Mears (20 Aug 1873–1959) m. Minnie (Eliza) Anderson (14 Aug 1880–1966)
  1. 1. Sarah (Eliza) Mears 1917–1918
  2. 2. Carl (Whitten) Mears 1907–1991 m. Margaret (McQueen) Bracy 1916–2005
    1. 1. Infant (Son) Mears 1942–1942
  3. 3. Jack (D) Mears 1919–1995 m. Mary (Richardson) Rogers 1924–2019
    1. 1. Debra (Anne) Mears 1951–2018
  4. 4. Ellis (Devine) Mears 1912–1961 m. Treadwell 1914–1969
    1. 1. Ellis (Devine) Mears 1939–2011 m. Patricia (Ann) Elvington 1938–2003
  5. 5. Martha (T) Meares 1917–1918
  6. 6. Luther (Anderson) Mears 1905–1964 m. Esther (Louise) Carmack 1917–1952 m. Lila (Cecelia) Horne 1931–2000
    1. 1. Infant (Daughter) Mears 1940–1940
    2. 2. Luther (Ellis) Mears 1935–1935
    3. 3. Sylvia (Rebecca) Mears 1950–2024 m. Michael (Burke) Taylor 1949–2017
  7. 7. Sally (Lorene) Mears 1909–2000 m. Edward (Hiram) Gibson 1900–1973

Jacob Mears's Timeline

14 Records

1873
20 Aug 1873
Birth of Jacob Ellis Mears in Fair Bluff, Columbus, North Carolina, USA
Fair Bluff, Columbus, North Carolina, USA
1880
1880
Age 7
Jacob Ellis Mears resided here in Fair Bluff, Columbus, North Carolina, USA
Fair Bluff, Columbus, North Carolina, USA
1900
1900
Age 27
Jacob Ellis Mears resided here in Fair Bluff, Columbus, North Carolina, USA
Fair Bluff, Columbus, North Carolina, USA
1910
1910
Age 37
Jacob Ellis Mears resided here in Fair Bluff, Columbus, North Carolina, USA
Fair Bluff, Columbus, North Carolina, USA
1917
1917-1918
Age 44
Jacob Ellis Mears resided here in Columbus County, North Carolina, USA
Columbus County, North Carolina, USA
1920
1920
Age 47
Jacob Ellis Mears resided here in Fair Bluff, Columbus, North Carolina, USA
Fair Bluff, Columbus, North Carolina, USA
1930
1930
Age 57
Jacob Ellis Mears resided here in Fair Bluff, Fair Bluff, Columbus, North Carolina, USA
Fair Bluff, Fair Bluff, Columbus, North Carolina, USA
1935
1935
Age 62
Jacob Ellis Mears resided here in Fair Bluff, Columbus, North Carolina, USA
Fair Bluff, Columbus, North Carolina, USA
1940
1940
Age 67
Jacob Ellis Mears resided here in Fair Bluff, Columbus, North Carolina, USA
Fair Bluff, Columbus, North Carolina, USA
1941
1941
Age 68
Jacob Ellis Mears resided here in Fair Bluff, Columbus, North Carolina, USA
Fair Bluff, Columbus, North Carolina, USA
1950
1950
Age 77
Jacob Ellis Mears resided here in Fair Bluff, Columbus, North Carolina, USA
Fair Bluff, Columbus, North Carolina, USA
1959
7 Sep 1959
Age 86
Death of Jacob Ellis Mears in Whiteville, Columbus, North Carolina, USA
Whiteville, Columbus, North Carolina, USA
1959
1959
Age 86
Burial of Jacob Ellis Mears in Fair Bluff, Columbus, North Carolina, USA
Fair Bluff, Columbus, North Carolina, USA
1959
1959
Age 86
Jacob Ellis Mears - Probate in Columbus County, North Carolina, USA
Columbus County, North Carolina, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 20 Aug 1873
    Event Place: Fair Bluff, Columbus, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] North Carolina, U.S., Death Certificates, 1909-1976
    [2] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Fair Bluff, Columbus, North Carolina; Roll: m-t0627-02892; Page: 1A; Enumeration District: 24-11
    [3] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Fair Bluff, Columbus, North Carolina; Roll: T625_1292; Page: 9B; Enumeration District: 33
    [4] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Fair Bluff, Columbus, North Carolina; Page: 2A; Enumeration District: 0009; FHL microfilm: 2341417
    [5] Registration State: North Carolina; Registration County: Columbus County
    [6] 1880 United States Federal Census
    [7] 1910 United States Federal Census
    [8] North Carolina, U.S., Death Indexes, 1908-2004
    [9] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [10] U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current
    [11] U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, The News & Observer; Publication Date: 8 Sep 1959; Publication Place: Raleigh, North Carolina, USA; ,0.3247977,0.49090537,0.4053162&xid=3355
    [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: Fair Bluff, Columbus, North Carolina; Roll: 2582; Page: 16; Enumeration District: 24-17

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Fair Bluff, Columbus, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Fair Bluff, Columbus, North Carolina, USA

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Fair Bluff, Columbus, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1917-1918
    Event Place: Columbus County, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: Registration State: North Carolina; Registration County: Columbus County

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Fair Bluff, Columbus, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Fair Bluff, Columbus, North Carolina; Roll: T625_1292; Page: 9B; Enumeration District: 33

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Fair Bluff, Fair Bluff, Columbus, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Fair Bluff, Columbus, North Carolina; Page: 2A; Enumeration District: 0009; FHL microfilm: 2341417

    Genealogy Event 8
    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: 1A; Enumeration District: 24-11

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Fair Bluff, Columbus, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 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
    [2] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Fair Bluff, Columbus, North Carolina; Roll: m-t0627-02892; Page: 1A; Enumeration District: 24-11

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1941
    Event Place: Fair Bluff, Columbus, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947

    Genealogy Event 11
    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: 24-17

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 7 Sep 1959
    Event Place: Whiteville, Columbus, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] North Carolina, U.S., Death Certificates, 1909-1976
    [2] North Carolina, U.S., Death Indexes, 1908-2004
    [3] North Carolina, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, North Carolina, Columbus County, Estate Records; Author: Columbus County (North Carolina). Clerk of the Superior Court
    [4] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [5] U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current
    [6] U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, The News & Observer; Publication Date: 8 Sep 1959; Publication Place: Raleigh, North Carolina, USA; ,0.3247977,0.49090537,0.4053162&xid=3355

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 1959
    Event Place: Fair Bluff, Columbus, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 14
    Event Type: Probate
    Event Date: 1959
    Event Place: Columbus County, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: North Carolina, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, North Carolina, Columbus County, Estate Records; Author: Columbus County (North Carolina). Clerk of the Superior Court
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