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James Henry Mears 1931–1972 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 15 Jul 1931

Birth Location: Leicester, Buncombe, North Carolina, USA

Death Date: 1972

Death Location: Leicester, Buncombe, North Carolina, USA

Father: Samuel Mears

Mother: Alice Cole

Spouse(s):

Children(s):

James Henry Mears was born in 1931 in Leicester, Buncombe, North Carolina, USA, the child of Samuel Marion Mears And Alice Gelina Cole. In 1935, James Henry Mears resided in Leicester, Buncombe, North Carolina, USA. In 1940, James Henry Mears resided in Leicester, Buncombe, North Carolina, USA. James Henry Mears passed away in 1972 in Leicester, Buncombe, North Carolina, USA.

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Biography

  • James Henry Mears was born in 1931 in Leicester, Buncombe, North Carolina, USA, the child of Samuel Marion Mears And Alice Gelina Cole.
  • In 1935, James Henry Mears resided in Leicester, Buncombe, North Carolina, USA.
  • In 1940, James Henry Mears resided in Leicester, Buncombe, North Carolina, USA.
  • James Henry Mears passed away in 1972 in Leicester, Buncombe, North Carolina, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Samuel Mears
1883–1953
Birth Location: Leicester, Buncombe, North Carolina, USA
SM
Alice Cole
1889–1980
Birth Location: Leicester, Buncombe, North Carolina, USA
AC

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

James Mears's Ancestors

Self
James Mears
1931–1972
Birth Place: Leicester, Buncombe, North Carolina, USA
Parents
Samuel Marion Mears
1883–1953
Leicester, Buncombe, North Carolina, USA
Alice (Gelina) Cole
1889–1980
Leicester, Buncombe, North Carolina, USA
Grandparents
James (Henry) Mears
1846–1919
Leicester, Buncombe, North Carolina, USA
Katherine (C) Sluder
1847–1936
Leicester, Buncombe County, North Carolina, USA
Great-Grandparents
James Mears
1807–1883
Margaret Penland
1805–1890
James Sluder
1812–1812
Margaret Ensley
1822–1822
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Mears
1770–1849
Elizabeth Stephens
1784–1830

James Mears's Timeline

6 Records

1931
15 Jul 1931
Birth of James Henry Mears in Leicester, Buncombe, North Carolina, USA
Leicester, Buncombe, North Carolina, USA
1935
1935
Age 4
James Henry Mears resided here in Leicester, Buncombe, North Carolina, USA
Leicester, Buncombe, North Carolina, USA
1940
1940
Age 9
James Henry Mears resided here in Leicester, Buncombe, North Carolina, USA
Leicester, Buncombe, North Carolina, USA
1950
1950
Age 19
James Henry Mears resided here in Leicester, Buncombe, North Carolina, USA
Leicester, Buncombe, North Carolina, USA
1972
14 Dec 1972
Age 41
Death of James Henry Mears in Asheville, Buncombe, North Carolina, USA
Asheville, Buncombe, North Carolina, USA
1972
1972
Age 41
Burial of James Henry Mears in Leicester, Buncombe, North Carolina, USA
Leicester, Buncombe, North Carolina, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 15 Jul 1931
    Event Place: Leicester, Buncombe, 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., Headstone Applications for Military Veterans, 1861-1985, National Archives at St. Louis; St. Louis, MO, USA; Applications for Headstones and Markers, 711970-9301985; NAID: 6016127; Record Group Number: 15; Record Group Title: Records of the Department of Veterans Affairs, 1773-2007
    [3] U.S., Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010
    [4] 1940 United States Federal Census
    [5] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File
    [6] North Carolina, U.S., Death Indexes, 1908-2004
    [7] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [8] U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007
    [9] U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, Asheville Citizen-Times; Publication Date: 15 Dec 1972; Publication Place: Asheville, North Carolina, USA; ,0.4403319,0.13606064,0.58639455&xid=3
    [10] 1950 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Leicester, Buncombe, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Leicester, Buncombe, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Leicester, Buncombe, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 14 Dec 1972
    Event Place: Asheville, Buncombe, 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., Headstone Applications for Military Veterans, 1861-1985, National Archives at St. Louis; St. Louis, MO, USA; Applications for Headstones and Markers, 711970-9301985; NAID: 6016127; Record Group Number: 15; Record Group Title: Records of the Department of Veterans Affairs, 1773-2007
    [3] U.S., Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010
    [4] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File
    [5] North Carolina, U.S., Death Indexes, 1908-2004
    [6] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [7] U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007
    [8] U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, Asheville Citizen-Times; Publication Date: 15 Dec 1972; Publication Place: Asheville, North Carolina, USA; ,0.4403319,0.13606064,0.58639455&xid=3

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 1972
    Event Place: Leicester, Buncombe, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Headstone Applications for Military Veterans, 1861-1985, National Archives at St. Louis; St. Louis, MO, USA; Applications for Headstones and Markers, 711970-9301985; NAID: 6016127; Record Group Number: 15; Record Group Title: Records of the Department of Veterans Affairs, 1773-2007
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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