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John Elijah Mears 1817–1858 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1817

Birth Location: Accomack County, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 17 Oct 1858

Death Location: Metompkin, Accomack, Virginia, USA

Father: Richard Mears

Mother: Polly Fosque

Spouse(s): Margaret Young, Elizabeth Stevens

Children(s): Joseph Mears, James Mears, John Mears, Arintha Mears

John Elijah Mears was born in 1817 in Accomack County, Virginia, USA, the child of Richard Mears And Polly Fosque. In 1850, John Elijah Mears resided in St Georges Parish, Accomack, Virginia, USA. John Elijah Mears married Elizabeth Betsy Stevens, Margaret Thomas Young, and had children including Arintha Mears, James Healy Mears, John Wellington Mears, Joseph Thomas Mears. John Elijah Mears passed away in 1858 in Metompkin, Accomack, Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • John Elijah Mears was born in 1817 in Accomack County, Virginia, USA, the child of Richard Mears And Polly Fosque.
  • In 1850, John Elijah Mears resided in St Georges Parish, Accomack, Virginia, USA.
  • John Elijah Mears married Elizabeth Betsy Stevens, Margaret Thomas Young, and had children including Arintha Mears, James Healy Mears, John Wellington Mears, Joseph Thomas Mears.
  • John Elijah Mears passed away in 1858 in Metompkin, Accomack, Virginia, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Richard Mears
1785–1852
Birth Location: Accomack County, Virginia, USA
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Polly Fosque
1767–1824
Birth Location: Accomack County, Virginia, USA
PF

Spouses(s)

Margaret Young
1832–1923
Birth Location: Guilford, Accomack County, Virginia, USA
MY
Elizabeth Stevens
1816–1847
Birth Location: –
ES

Children(s)

Joseph Mears
1842–1919
Birth Location: Pennsylvania, USA
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James Mears
1859–1914
Birth Location: Accomack County, Virginia, USA
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John Mears
1846–1912
Birth Location: Accomack County, Virginia, USA
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Arintha Mears
1846–
Birth Location: Virginia, USA
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John Mears's Ancestors

Self
John Mears
1817–1858
Birth Place: Accomack County, Virginia, USA
Parents
Richard Mears
1785–1852
Accomack County, Virginia, USA
Polly Fosque
1767–1824
Accomack County, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
Richard Mears
1763–1824
Accomack County, Virginia, USA
Ruth
1765–
Accomack County, Virginia, USA
John Mears
1740–1788
Accomack County, Virginia, USA
Mary Fosque
1740–1788
Accomack County, Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
John Mears
1730–1785
Mary Beach
1740–1814
William Mears
1712–1755
Mary Stringer
1715–1755
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Mears
1703–1762
Sabrah Armitrader
1702–1784
Joseph Beach
1710–1772
Mary Ashby
1728–1797
William Mears
1677–1745
Mary Fosque
1680–1747

John Mears's Descendants

1.
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John (Elijah) Mears (1817–17 Oct 1858) m. Margaret (Thomas) Young (4 Sep 1832–1923) m. Elizabeth (Betsy) Stevens (Bef. 1816–Aft. 1847)
  1. 1. Joseph (Thomas) Mears 1842–1919 m. Ellen (Jacob) Budd 1846–1913
    1. 1. John (W) Mears 1872–1872
    2. 2. Sallie (T) Mears 1875–1973 m. Jay (Hughes) Parks 1873–1932
    3. 3. John (William) Mears 1879–1943 m. Mabel Brown 1879–1951
  2. 2. James (Healy) Mears 1859–1914 m. Rose (Estelle) Mears 1861–1942
    1. 1. Ella (Odelle) Mears 1889–1878 m. Joseph (Curtis) Kelly 1864–1939
    2. 2. Alvah (Quinton) Mears 1886–1967
    3. 3. Edison (Wescott) Mears 1898–1985 m. Mary (Elizabeth) Conway 1901–1995
      1. 1. Barbara (Wescott) Mears 1925–2022 m. Peter (Robert) Flauter 1924–1981
    4. 4. James (Egbert) Mears 1884–1975 m. Carolina (Bertha) Horner 1893–1979
  3. 3. John (Wellington) Mears 1846–1912 m. Emma (Lea) Sieker 1845–1929 m. Susan (Ann) Pitts 1842–1872
    1. 1. Anna (Annie Lou) Mears 1880–1968
    2. 2. Edward (Lamar) Mears 1878–1933 m. Emma (Parmelia) Wilkinson 1877–1970
      1. 1. Edward (Lamar) Mears 1913–1993 m. Lucy (Kay Kate Nell) Darnell 1914–2002
        1. 1. Mable (Jane) Mears 1939–1993 m. Frederic (William) Hall 1939–2020
      2. 2. Mabel (Emma) Mears 1903–1996 m. Joseph (Joe Max Van Der) Stucken 1901–1997
      3. 3. Concetta (Camilla) Mears 1910–1910
      4. 4. Nancy (Ethel) Mears 1905–2004 m. Robert (Roy) Spiller 1900–1979
      5. 5. Ola Mears 1892–
    3. 3. Joseph (Wellington) Mears 1882–1914 m. Sophie (Elisa) Luckenbach 1891–1975
      1. 1. Mamie (Wellington) Mears 1913–1979 m. John (Miller) Winslow 1910–2003
    4. 4. Sadie Mears 1870–
    5. 5. Herbert (Henderson) Mears 1888–1965 m. Lucy (M Eckardt) Senior 1890–1959
      1. 1. Herbert (Henderson) Mears 1912–1998
      2. 2. Joseph (Milton) Mears 1922–1945
  4. 4. Arintha Mears 1846–

John Mears's Timeline

4 Records

1817
1817
Birth of John Elijah Mears in Accomack County, Virginia, USA
Accomack County, Virginia, USA
1850
1850
Age 33
John Elijah Mears resided here in St Georges Parish, Accomack, Virginia, USA
St Georges Parish, Accomack, Virginia, USA
1858
17 Oct 1858
Age 41
Death of John Elijah Mears in Metompkin, Accomack, Virginia, USA
Metompkin, Accomack, Virginia, USA
1858
29 Nov 1858
Age 41
John Elijah Mears - Probate in Accomack County, Virginia, USA
Accomack County, Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1817
    Event Place: Accomack County, Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 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
    [2] Virginia, U.S., Select Marriages, 1785-1940

    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: Death
    Event Date: 17 Oct 1858
    Event Place: Metompkin, Accomack, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: Administrator and Executor Bonds, 1784-1962; Author: Virginia. Circuit Court (Accomack County)

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Probate
    Event Date: 29 Nov 1858
    Event Place: Accomack County, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: Administrator and Executor Bonds, 1784-1962; Author: Virginia. Circuit Court (Accomack County)
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