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Jimmie Hall Mears 1920–1963 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 27 Mar 1920

Birth Location: Cannon County, Tennessee, USA

Death Date: 1963

Death Location: Murfreesboro, Rutherford, Tennessee, USA

Father: Early Mears

Mother: Sallie Ferrell

Spouse(s): Bulah Merriman

Children(s): Franklin Mears, Charles Mears, Joy Mears, Dorothy Mears, Jackie Mears

Jimmie Hall Mears was born in 1920 in Cannon County, Tennessee, USA, the child of Early Charles Mears And Sallie Belle Ferrell. In 1930, Jimmie Hall Mears resided in Cannon County, Tennessee, USA. In 1940, Jimmie Hall Mears resided in Woodbury, Cannon, Tennessee, USA. Jimmie Hall Mears married Bulah Esther Merriman, and had children including Barbara Sue Mears, Benny Ray Mears, Bobby Mears, Charles Alvin Mears, Dorothy Ann Mears, Franklin D Mears, Geneva T Mears, Jackie Mears, Joy Frances Mears, Shirley Jean Mears, Wilma Dean Mears. Jimmie Hall Mears passed away in 1963 in Murfreesboro, Rutherford, Tennessee, USA.

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Biography

  • Jimmie Hall Mears was born in 1920 in Cannon County, Tennessee, USA, the child of Early Charles Mears And Sallie Belle Ferrell.
  • In 1930, Jimmie Hall Mears resided in Cannon County, Tennessee, USA.
  • In 1940, Jimmie Hall Mears resided in Woodbury, Cannon, Tennessee, USA.
  • Jimmie Hall Mears married Bulah Esther Merriman, and had children including Barbara Sue Mears, Benny Ray Mears, Bobby Mears, Charles Alvin Mears, Dorothy Ann Mears, Franklin D Mears, Geneva T Mears, Jackie Mears, Joy Frances Mears, Shirley Jean Mears, Wilma Dean Mears.
  • Jimmie Hall Mears passed away in 1963 in Murfreesboro, Rutherford, Tennessee, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Early Mears
1886–1930
Birth Location: Cannon County, Tennessee, USA
EM
Sallie Ferrell
1887–1970
Birth Location: Cannon County, Tennessee, USA
SF

Spouses(s)

Bulah Merriman
1919–1976
Birth Location: Cannon County, Tennessee, USA
BM

Children(s)

Franklin Mears
1936–2008
Birth Location: Cannon County, Tennessee, USA
FM
Charles Mears
1941–1994
Birth Location: Woodbury, Cannon, Tennessee, USA
CM
Joy Mears
1939–1997
Birth Location: Woodbury, Cannon, Tennessee, USA
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Dorothy Mears
1944–2024
Birth Location: Woodbury, Cannon, Tennessee, USA
DM
Jackie Mears
1945–2003
Birth Location: Murfreesboro, Rutherford, Tennessee, USA
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Jimmie Mears's Ancestors

Self
Jimmie Mears
1920–1963
Birth Place: Cannon County, Tennessee, USA
Parents
Early Charles Mears
1886–1930
Cannon County, Tennessee, USA
Sallie (Belle) Ferrell
1887–1970
Cannon County, Tennessee, USA
Grandparents
Dillard (Edward) Mears
1858–1944
Gassaway, Cannon County, Tennessee, USA
Melissa (Tennesee Lissie) Summers
1871–1942
Cannon County, Tennessee, USA
Great-Grandparents
James Mears
1815–1884
Mary Church
1815–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Jesse Mears
1797–1854
Elizabeth Wyatt
1790–

Jimmie Mears's Descendants

1.
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Jimmie (Hall) Mears (27 Mar 1920–1963) m. Bulah (Esther) Merriman (2 Nov 1919–23 Dec 1976)
  1. 1. Franklin (D) Mears 1936–2008
  2. 2. Charles (Alvin) Mears 1941–1994
  3. 3. Joy (Frances) Mears 1939–1997
  4. 4. Dorothy (Ann) Mears 1944–2024
  5. 5. Jackie Mears 1945–2003

Jimmie Mears's Timeline

7 Records

1920
27 Mar 1920
Birth of Jimmie Hall Mears in Cannon County, Tennessee, USA
Cannon County, Tennessee, USA
1930
1930
Age 10
Jimmie Hall Mears resided here in Cannon County, Tennessee, USA
Cannon County, Tennessee, USA
1940
1940
Age 20
Jimmie Hall Mears resided here in Woodbury, Cannon, Tennessee, USA
Woodbury, Cannon, Tennessee, USA
1950
1950
Age 30
Jimmie Hall Mears resided here in Rutherford County, Tennessee, USA
Rutherford County, Tennessee, USA
1958
2 Jun 1958
Age 38
Jimmie Hall Mears resided here in Murfreesboro, Rutherford, Tennessee, USA
Murfreesboro, Rutherford, Tennessee, USA
1963
10 Jan 1963
Age 43
Death of Jimmie Hall Mears in Murfreesboro, Rutherford, Tennessee, USA
Murfreesboro, Rutherford, Tennessee, USA
1963
1963
Age 43
Burial of Jimmie Hall Mears in Murfreesboro, Rutherford, Tennessee, USA
Murfreesboro, Rutherford, Tennessee, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 27 Mar 1920
    Event Place: Cannon County, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Tennessee, U.S., Marriage Records, 1780-2002, Tennessee State Library and Archives; Nashville, TN, USA; Tennessee State Marriages, 1780-2002
    [2] U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947, National Archives at St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; Draft Registration Cards For Tennessee, 10161940-03311947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 199
    [3] Tennessee, U.S., Death Records, Tennessee State Library and Archives; Nashville, Tennessee; Tennessee Death Records, 1908-1958
    [4] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [5] U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, The Daily News-Journal; Publication Date: 11 Jan 1963; Publication Place: Murfreesboro, Tennessee, USA; ,0.5520707,0.61245245,0.75525343&xid=3355
    [6] 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Rutherford, Tennessee; Roll: 2946; Page: 12; Enumeration District: 75-50

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Cannon County, Tennessee, USA

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Woodbury, Cannon, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947, National Archives at St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; Draft Registration Cards For Tennessee, 10161940-03311947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 199

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Rutherford County, Tennessee, 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: Rutherford, Tennessee; Roll: 2946; Page: 12; Enumeration District: 75-50

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 2 Jun 1958
    Event Place: Murfreesboro, Rutherford, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: Tennessee, U.S., Newspapers.com Stories and Events Index, The Daily News-Journal; Publication Date: 2 Jun 1958; Publication Place: Murfreesboro, Tennessee, USA

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 10 Jan 1963
    Event Place: Murfreesboro, Rutherford, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Tennessee, U.S., Death Records, Tennessee State Library and Archives; Nashville, Tennessee; Tennessee Death Records, 1908-1958
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [3] U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, The Daily News-Journal; Publication Date: 11 Jan 1963; Publication Place: Murfreesboro, Tennessee, USA; ,0.5520707,0.61245245,0.75525343&xid=3355

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 1963
    Event Place: Murfreesboro, Rutherford, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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