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James Oswald Mears 1847–1906 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 31 Mar 1847

Birth Location: Accomack County, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 1906

Death Location: Keller, Accomack, Virginia, USA

Father: James Mears

Mother: Patience Fisher

Spouse(s): Mary Mears

Children(s): John Mears, William Mears

James Oswald Mears was born in 1847 in Accomack County, Virginia, USA, the child of James Henry Mears And Patience G Fisher. In 1850, James Oswald Mears resided in St Georges Parish, Accomack, Virginia, USA. In 1860, James Oswald Mears resided in St Georges Parish, Locustville, Accomack, Virginia. James Oswald Mears married Mary E B Mears, and had children including John Richard Mears, William Henry Mears. James Oswald Mears passed away in 1906 in Keller, Accomack, Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • James Oswald Mears was born in 1847 in Accomack County, Virginia, USA, the child of James Henry Mears And Patience G Fisher.
  • In 1850, James Oswald Mears resided in St Georges Parish, Accomack, Virginia, USA.
  • In 1860, James Oswald Mears resided in St Georges Parish, Locustville, Accomack, Virginia.
  • James Oswald Mears married Mary E B Mears, and had children including John Richard Mears, William Henry Mears.
  • James Oswald Mears passed away in 1906 in Keller, Accomack, Virginia, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

James Mears
1820–1891
Birth Location: Accomack County, Virginia, USA
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Patience Fisher
1816–1884
Birth Location: Accomack County, Virginia, USA
PF

Spouses(s)

Mary Mears
1849–1908
Birth Location: Accomac, Accomack, Virginia, USA
MM

Children(s)

John Mears
1870–1921
Birth Location: Accomack County, Virginia, USA
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William Mears
1872–1951
Birth Location: Accomack County, Virginia, USA
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James Mears's Ancestors

Self
James Mears
1847–1906
Birth Place: Accomack County, Virginia, USA
Parents
James Henry Mears
1820–1891
Accomack County, Virginia, USA
Patience (G) Fisher
1816–1884
Accomack County, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
Richard Mears
1785–1852
Accomack County, Virginia, USA
Polly Fosque
1767–1824
Accomack County, Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
Richard Mears
1763–1824
Ruth
1765–
John Mears
1740–1788
Mary Fosque
1740–1788
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Mears
1730–1785
Mary Beach
1740–1814
William Mears
1712–1755
Mary Stringer
1715–1755

James Mears's Descendants

1.
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James (Oswald) Mears (31 Mar 1847–1906) m. Mary (E B) Mears (13 Dec 1849–1908)
  1. 1. John (Richard) Mears 1870–1921 m. Nancy (Nannie Clarisse) Guy 1870–1937
    1. 1. Harry (Milton) Mears 1892–1980 m. Bertha (Estelle) Jann 1893–1989
      1. 1. Harry (Milton) Mears 1919–2012 m. Minnie (Alene) Newbern 1921–1973
      2. 2. Doris (Maude) Mears 1917–2011 m. Howell (Armistead) Grunewald 1915–1982 m. Richard (Namon) Hofmaster 1915–2006
      3. 3. Virginia (Estelle) Mears 1914–2005 m. Walter (Louis) Hooper 1910–1960
    2. 2. Arinthia (Helen) Mears 1895–1971 m. Edward (Mapp) Savage 1891–1929
    3. 3. Maude (Francis) Mears 1897–1996 m. Howard (Thorpe) Kirby 1897–1961
  2. 2. William (Henry) Mears 1872–1951 m. Mary (Mollie Lee) Chandler 1875–1950
    1. 1. Margaret (Rose) Mears 1899–1938 m. Harry (Ames) Drummond 1900–1938
    2. 2. Mary (Esther) Mears 1895–1895 m. Clarence (Wilton) Bradford 1887–1955
    3. 3. Infant Mears 1917–1917
    4. 4. Ruth (W) Mears 1897–1987 m. Charles (Finney) Rogers 1893–1986
    5. 5. Nannie (Gwendolyn) Mears 1910–2003 m. William (Edmund) Kirby-Smith 1911–1973
    6. 6. William (Howard) Mears 1905–1991 m. Kathleen Biren 1906–1996

James Mears's Timeline

9 Records

1847
31 Mar 1847
Birth of James Oswald Mears in Accomack County, Virginia, USA
Accomack County, Virginia, USA
1850
1850
Age 3
James Oswald Mears resided here in St Georges Parish, Accomack, Virginia, USA
St Georges Parish, Accomack, Virginia, USA
1860
1860
Age 13
James Oswald Mears resided here in St Georges Parish, Locustville, Accomack, Virginia, USA
St Georges Parish, Locustville, Accomack, Virginia, USA
1870
1870
Age 23
James Oswald Mears resided here in St Georges Parish, Locust Mount, Accomack, Virginia, USA
St Georges Parish, Locust Mount, Accomack, Virginia, USA
1880
1 Jun 1880
Age 33
James Oswald Mears resided here in Accomack County, Virginia, USA
Accomack County, Virginia, USA
1900
1900
Age 53
James Oswald Mears resided here in Pungoteague, Accomack, Virginia, USA
Pungoteague, Accomack, Virginia, USA
1901
19 Jan 1901
Age 54
James Oswald Mears resided here in Accomac, Accomack, Virginia, USA
Accomac, Accomack, Virginia, USA
1906
18 Mar 1906
Age 59
Death of James Oswald Mears in Craddockville, Accomack, Virginia, USA
Craddockville, Accomack, Virginia, USA
1906
1906
Age 59
Burial of James Oswald Mears in Keller, Accomack, Virginia, USA
Keller, Accomack, Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 31 Mar 1847
    Event Place: Accomack County, Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1880 United States Federal Census
    [2] 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: St Georges Parish, Accomack, Virginia; Roll: M593_1630; Page: 169A
    [3] 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: St Georges Parish, Accomack, Virginia; Roll: M593_1630; Page: 149A
    [4] 1900 United States Federal Census
    [5] 1860 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M653; Residence Date: 1860; Home in 1860: St Georges Parish, Accomack, Virginia; Roll: M653_1330; Page: 228; Family History
    [6] 1850 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington, DC; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M432; Residence Date: 1850; Home in 1850: St Georges Parish, Accomack, Virginia; Roll: 932; Page: 135a
    [7] Virginia, U.S., Select Marriages, 1785-1940
    [8] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1850
    Event Place: St Georges Parish, Accomack, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1850 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington, DC; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M432; Residence Date: 1850; Home in 1850: St Georges Parish, Accomack, Virginia; Roll: 932; Page: 135a

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1860
    Event Place: St Georges Parish, Locustville, Accomack, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1860 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M653; Residence Date: 1860; Home in 1860: St Georges Parish, Accomack, Virginia; Roll: M653_1330; Page: 228; Family History

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: St Georges Parish, Locust Mount, Accomack, Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: St Georges Parish, Accomack, Virginia; Roll: M593_1630; Page: 169A
    [2] 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: St Georges Parish, Accomack, Virginia; Roll: M593_1630; Page: 149A

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1 Jun 1880
    Event Place: Accomack County, Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Selected Federal Census Non-Population Schedules, 1850-1880, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, DC; U.S. Federal Census Non-population Schedules, Virginia, 1850-1880; NAID: 2791276; Record Group Number: 29; Record Group Title: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007
    [2] 1880 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Pungoteague, Accomack, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 19 Jan 1901
    Event Place: Accomac, Accomack, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: Peninsula Enterprise; Publication Date: 19 Jan 1901; Publication Place: Accomac, Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 18 Mar 1906
    Event Place: Craddockville, Accomack, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 1906
    Event Place: Keller, Accomack, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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