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James Alton Mears 1941–2012 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 19 May 1941

Birth Location: Miami, Miami-Dade County, Florida, USA

Death Date: 2012

Death Location: Fort White, Columbia, Florida, USA

Father: Vennis Mears

Mother: Edyth Morris

Spouse(s):

Children(s):

James Alton Mears was born in 1941 in Miami, Miami-Dade County, Florida, USA, the child of Vennis Clark Mears And Edyth Mildred Morris. In 1950, James Alton Mears resided in Dade County, Florida, USA. In 1961, James Alton Mears resided in Fort Lauderdale, Broward, Florida, USA. James Alton Mears married Beverly Ann Griswold, Flora Jean Young, and had children including Cindy Ann Mears, James Allen Mears. James Alton Mears passed away in 2012 in Fort White, Columbia, Florida, USA.

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  • C 1 criteria (Basic)
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Biography

  • James Alton Mears was born in 1941 in Miami, Miami-Dade County, Florida, USA, the child of Vennis Clark Mears And Edyth Mildred Morris.
  • In 1950, James Alton Mears resided in Dade County, Florida, USA.
  • In 1961, James Alton Mears resided in Fort Lauderdale, Broward, Florida, USA.
  • James Alton Mears married Beverly Ann Griswold, Flora Jean Young, and had children including Cindy Ann Mears, James Allen Mears.
  • James Alton Mears passed away in 2012 in Fort White, Columbia, Florida, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Vennis Mears
1913–1994
Birth Location: Gadsden County, Florida, USA
VM
Edyth Morris
1912–2006
Birth Location: Oxford, Sumter, Florida, USA
EM

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

James Mears's Ancestors

Self
James Mears
1941–2012
Birth Place: Miami, Miami-Dade County, Florida, USA
Parents
Vennis Clark Mears
1913–1994
Gadsden County, Florida, USA
Edyth (Mildred) Morris
1912–2006
Oxford, Sumter, Florida, USA
Grandparents
David (James) Mears
1894–1967
River Junction, Gadsden, Florida, USA
Lola (Arrhee) Clark
1894–1964
Gadsden County, Florida, USA
Great-Grandparents
George Mears
1873–1942
Susan Clark
1876–1953
2nd-Great-Grandparents
George Mears
1845–1922
Elizabeth Cooper
1844–1920

James Mears's Timeline

10 Records

1941
19 May 1941
Birth of James Alton Mears in Miami, Miami-Dade County, Florida, USA
Miami, Miami-Dade County, Florida, USA
1950
1950
Age 9
James Alton Mears resided here in Dade County, Florida, USA
Dade County, Florida, USA
1961
20 Feb 1961
Age 20
James Alton Mears resided here in Fort Lauderdale, Broward, Florida, USA
Fort Lauderdale, Broward, Florida, USA
1984
1984-2004
Age 43
James Alton Mears resided here in Venus, Highlands, Florida, USA
Venus, Highlands, Florida, USA
1987
1987-2007
Age 46
James Alton Mears resided here in Okeechobee County, Florida, USA
Okeechobee County, Florida, USA
1993
1993
Age 52
James Alton Mears resided here in West Palm Beach, Palm Beach, Florida, USA
West Palm Beach, Palm Beach, Florida, USA
1994
1994
Age 53
James Alton Mears resided here in West Palm Beach, Palm Beach, Florida, USA
West Palm Beach, Palm Beach, Florida, USA
1996
1996-2020
Age 55
James Alton Mears resided here in Lake City, Columbia, Florida, USA
Lake City, Columbia, Florida, USA
2012
2 Sep 2012
Age 71
Death of James Alton Mears in Lake City, Columbia, Florida, USA
Lake City, Columbia, Florida, USA
2012
2012
Age 71
Burial of James Alton Mears in Fort White, Columbia, Florida, USA
Fort White, Columbia, Florida, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 19 May 1941
    Event Place: Miami, Miami-Dade County, Florida, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 1
    [2] U.S., Obituary Collection, 1930-Current, Publication Date: 5 Sep 2012; Publication Place: Lake City, Florida, USA; pid=159673631
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [4] Palm Beach County Clerk and Comptroller's Office; West Palm Beach, Florida; County Marriages, 1993
    [5] U.S., Index to Public Records, 1994-2019
    [6] 1950 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Dade County, Florida, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 20 Feb 1961
    Event Place: Fort Lauderdale, Broward, Florida, USA
    Record Source: Fort Lauderdale News; Publication Date: 20 Feb 1961; Publication Place: Fort Lauderdale, Florida, USA; &terms=James_Alton_Mears

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1984-2004
    Event Place: Venus, Highlands, Florida, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Index to Public Records, 1994-2019

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1987-2007
    Event Place: Okeechobee County, Florida, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Index to Public Records, 1994-2019

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1993
    Event Place: West Palm Beach, Palm Beach, Florida, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 1

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1994
    Event Place: West Palm Beach, Palm Beach, Florida, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 1

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1996-2020
    Event Place: Lake City, Columbia, Florida, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Index to Public Records, 1994-2019

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 2 Sep 2012
    Event Place: Lake City, Columbia, Florida, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Obituary Collection, 1930-Current, Publication Date: 5 Sep 2012; Publication Place: Lake City, Florida, USA; pid=159673631
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 2012
    Event Place: Fort White, Columbia, Florida, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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