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Joel Monroe Mears 1869–1958 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 29 Mar 1869

Birth Location: Cannon County, Tennessee, USA

Death Date: 1958

Death Location: Trinity, Morgan, Alabama, USA

Father: Marcus Mears

Mother: Lavica Haley

Spouse(s): Docia Waldrep

Children(s): Bessie Mears, Mart Mears, William Mears, James Mears, Adris Mears, Joel Mears, Mary Mears

The story of Joel Monroe Mears began in 1869 in Cannon County, Tennessee, USA. In 1870, Joel Monroe Mears resided in Woodbury, Cannon, Tennessee, USA. In 1880, Joel Monroe Mears resided in Cannon County, Tennessee, USA. Joel Monroe Mears married Docia Ampton Waldrep, and had children including Adris Atron Mears, Bessie Myrtle Mears, James Monroe Mears, Joel Mears, Mart Mark Mears, Mary Ellen Mears, William Allen Mears. Joel Monroe Mears passed away in 1958 in Trinity, Morgan, Alabama, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Joel Monroe Mears began in 1869 in Cannon County, Tennessee, USA.
  • In 1870, Joel Monroe Mears resided in Woodbury, Cannon, Tennessee, USA.
  • In 1880, Joel Monroe Mears resided in Cannon County, Tennessee, USA.
  • Joel Monroe Mears married Docia Ampton Waldrep, and had children including Adris Atron Mears, Bessie Myrtle Mears, James Monroe Mears, Joel Mears, Mart Mark Mears, Mary Ellen Mears, William Allen Mears.
  • Joel Monroe Mears passed away in 1958 in Trinity, Morgan, Alabama, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Marcus Mears
1845–1910
Birth Location: Cannon County, Tennessee, USA
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Lavica Haley
1848–
Birth Location: Tennessee, USA
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Spouses(s)

Docia Waldrep
1871–1955
Birth Location: Tennessee, USA
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Children(s)

Bessie Mears
1891–1975
Birth Location: Franklin County, Alabama, USA
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Mart Mears
1909–1970
Birth Location: Lawrence County, Alabama, USA
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William Mears
1894–1964
Birth Location: Lawrence County, Alabama, USA
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James Mears
1909–1999
Birth Location: Moulton, Lawrence, Alabama, USA
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Adris Mears
1914–2005
Birth Location: Moulton, Lawrence, Alabama, USA
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Joel Mears
1906–1995
Birth Location: Lawrence County, Alabama, USA
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Mary Mears
1903–1992
Birth Location: Alabama, USA
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Joel Mears's Ancestors

Self
Joel Mears
1869–1958
Birth Place: Cannon County, Tennessee, USA
Parents
Marcus Mears
1845–1910
Cannon County, Tennessee, USA
Lavica (Elizabeth) Haley
1848–
Tennessee, USA
Grandparents
Joel Mears
1811–1860
Washington, Tennessee, USA
Eliza (Jane) Dycus
1817–
Smith County, Tennessee, USA
Great-Grandparents
William Mears
1770–1849
Elizabeth Stephens
1784–1830
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Joel Mears
1754–1835
Mary Barnes
1756–1837

Joel Mears's Descendants

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Joel (Monroe) Mears (29 Mar 1869–1958) m. Docia (Ampton) Waldrep (14 Apr 1871–4 Dec 1955)
  1. 1. Bessie (Myrtle) Mears 1891–1975 m. Edward (Coleman) Johnson 1887–1942
  2. 2. Mart (Mark) Mears 1909–1970 m. Lucy (Mae) Hodges 1917–1988
  3. 3. William (Allen) Mears 1894–1964 m. Rosie (Etta) Chaney 1898–1988
    1. 1. Travis (O'Neal) Mears 1931–1981 m. Lassie (Marie) Borden 1934–1959
    2. 2. Jorle (Clifton) Mears 1919–2001 m. Lucy (Ann) Chaney 1919–1983
      1. 1. Jorle (Russell) Mears 1945–2005
      2. 2. Billy (Ray) Mears 1945–2010
      3. 3. R (B) Mears 1936–2019 m. Louise Dutton 1939–2017
      4. 4. Joyce (Ann) Mears 1950–2023
      5. 5. Billy (William) Mears 1939–2007 m. Mamie (Mae) Lawson 1942–2006
    3. 3. William (Crawford) Mears 1923–1994 m. Georgia (Earline) Cain 1928–1975
      1. 1. Hershel (Monroe) Mears 1944–2001
      2. 2. Gerthie (Lee) Mears 1946–2005 m. Howard (Hiram) Cooke 1933–2021
      3. 3. Alvie (Clinton) Mears 1948–2022
    4. 4. William (Allen) Mears 1934–2022
    5. 5. Lester (Howard) Mears 1938–1976
    6. 6. Bertha (Lee) Mears 1941–1998 m. Archie (Theo) Corum 1932–1983
  4. 4. James (Monroe) Mears 1909–1999 m. Cora (Mae) Moore 1909–1994
    1. 1. JC (Joseph Chance) Mears 1932–2012 m. Annie (Ruth) Pitt 1937–2022
    2. 2. L (M) Mears 1928–1998 m. Mary (Jean) Curnutt 1930–2008
    3. 3. James (Alton) Mears 1938–1987
  5. 5. Adris (Atron) Mears 1914–2005 m. Charles (Baker) Harris 1905–1978
  6. 6. Joel Mears 1906–1995 m. Estella (Irene) Chambliss 1912–2008
    1. 1. Lellyan (Mallena) Mears 1931–1999 m. James (Floyd) Davis 1929–1972
    2. 2. Louis (Joel) Mears 1928–2006 m. Clara (Mae) Peek 1929–2020
    3. 3. Willard Mears 1947–1947
    4. 4. Lum (Edward) Meares 1933–2008 m. Sylvia (Ann) Taylor 1936–2006
    5. 5. Martha (Jane) Mears 1937–2015 m. Joe (Hastings) Miller 1929–2001
    6. 6. Edith (Mary) Mears 1940–2016 m. Charles (Irwin) Terry 1936–2005
    7. 7. Jimmy (Avery) Mears 1944–2023
    8. 8. Garry (Dale) Mears 1945–2011
    9. 9. Linda (Gail) Mears 1948–2012 m. Carl (Andrew) Peterson 1945–2002
    10. 10. Millard Mears 1947–1947
  7. 7. Mary (Ellen) Mears 1903–1992 m. Daniel (W) Johnson 1909–1975

Joel Mears's Timeline

14 Records

1869
29 Mar 1869
Birth of Joel Monroe Mears in Cannon County, Tennessee, USA
Cannon County, Tennessee, USA
1870
1870
Age 1
Joel Monroe Mears resided here in Woodbury, Cannon, Tennessee, USA
Woodbury, Cannon, Tennessee, USA
1880
1880
Age 11
Joel Monroe Mears resided here in Cannon County, Tennessee, USA
Cannon County, Tennessee, USA
1896
12 Oct 1896
Age 27
Joel Monroe Mears resided here in Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, USA
Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, USA
1900
1900
Age 31
Joel Monroe Mears resided here in Wolf Spring, Lawrence, Alabama, USA
Wolf Spring, Lawrence, Alabama, USA
1910
1910
Age 41
Joel Monroe Mears resided here in Moulton, Lawrence, Alabama, USA
Moulton, Lawrence, Alabama, USA
1920
1920
Age 51
Joel Monroe Mears resided here in Morris Chapel, Lawrence County, Alabama, USA
Morris Chapel, Lawrence County, Alabama, USA
1930
1930
Age 61
Joel Monroe Mears resided here in Trinity, Morgan, Alabama, USA
Trinity, Morgan, Alabama, USA
1935
1935
Age 66
Joel Monroe Mears resided here in Rural, Morgan County, Alabama, USA
Rural, Morgan County, Alabama, USA
1940
1940
Age 71
Joel Monroe Mears resided here in Trinity, Morgan, Alabama, USA
Trinity, Morgan, Alabama, USA
1950
1950
Age 81
Joel Monroe Mears resided here in Morris Chapel, Lawrence County, Alabama, USA
Morris Chapel, Lawrence County, Alabama, USA
1955
1955
Age 86
Joel Monroe Mears resided here in Decatur, Morgan, Alabama, USA
Decatur, Morgan, Alabama, USA
1958
2 Mar 1958
Age 89
Death of Joel Monroe Mears in Decatur, Morgan, Alabama, USA
Decatur, Morgan, Alabama, USA
1958
1958
Age 89
Burial of Joel Monroe Mears in Trinity, Morgan, Alabama, USA
Trinity, Morgan, Alabama, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 29 Mar 1869
    Event Place: Cannon County, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Trinity, Morgan, Alabama; Roll: m-t0627-00072; Page: 8A; Enumeration District: 52-31
    [2] Alabama, U.S., Deaths and Burials Index, 1881-1974
    [3] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Morris Chapel, Lawrence, Alabama; Roll: T625_29; Page: 16A; Enumeration District: 93
    [4] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Trinity, Morgan, Alabama; Page: 9B; Enumeration District: 0025; FHL microfilm: 2339780
    [5] 1880 United States Federal Census
    [6] 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: District 8, Cannon, Tennessee; Roll: M593_1516; Page: 193A
    [7] 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Wolf Spring, Lawrence, Alabama; Roll: 24; Page: 4; Enumeration District: 0073
    [8] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Moulton, Lawrence, Alabama; Roll: T624_21; Page: 22a; Enumeration District: 0087; FHL microfilm: 1374034
    [9] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [10] U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, The Decatur Daily; Publication Date: 3 Mar 1958; Publication Place: Decatur, Alabama, USA; ,0.828431,0.6197235,0.9628779&xid=3355
    [11] 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Morris Chapel, Lawrence, Alabama; Roll: 225; Page: 16 T; Enumeration District: 40-23

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: Woodbury, Cannon, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: District 8, Cannon, Tennessee; Roll: M593_1516; Page: 193A

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Cannon County, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 12 Oct 1896
    Event Place: Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: Tennessee, U.S., Newspapers.com Stories and Events Index, The Nashville American; Publication Date: 12 Oct 1896; Publication Place: Nashville, Tennessee, USA

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Wolf Spring, Lawrence, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Wolf Spring, Lawrence, Alabama; Roll: 24; Page: 4; Enumeration District: 0073

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Moulton, Lawrence, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Moulton, Lawrence, Alabama; Roll: T624_21; Page: 22a; Enumeration District: 0087; FHL microfilm: 1374034

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Morris Chapel, Lawrence County, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Morris Chapel, Lawrence, Alabama; Roll: T625_29; Page: 16A; Enumeration District: 93

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Trinity, Morgan, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Trinity, Morgan, Alabama; Page: 9B; Enumeration District: 0025; FHL microfilm: 2339780

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Rural, Morgan County, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Trinity, Morgan, Alabama; Roll: m-t0627-00072; Page: 8A; Enumeration District: 52-31

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Trinity, Morgan, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Trinity, Morgan, Alabama; Roll: m-t0627-00072; Page: 8A; Enumeration District: 52-31

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Morris Chapel, Lawrence County, Alabama, 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: Morris Chapel, Lawrence, Alabama; Roll: 225; Page: 16 T; Enumeration District: 40-23

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1955
    Event Place: Decatur, Morgan, Alabama, USA

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 2 Mar 1958
    Event Place: Decatur, Morgan, Alabama, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Alabama, U.S., Deaths and Burials Index, 1881-1974
    [2] Alabama, U.S., Death Index, 1908-1959
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [4] U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, The Decatur Daily; Publication Date: 3 Mar 1958; Publication Place: Decatur, Alabama, USA; ,0.828431,0.6197235,0.9628779&xid=3355

    Genealogy Event 14
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 1958
    Event Place: Trinity, Morgan, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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