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John Wesley Mears 1848–1913 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 29 Aug 1848

Birth Location: Accomack County, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 1913

Death Location: Onancock, Accomack, Virginia, USA

Father: Walter Mears

Mother: Elizabeth Mister

Spouse(s): Margaret Rogers

Children(s): Luther Mears, Fannie Mears, Rogers Mears, Oscar Mears, Frank Mears, John Mears, Phoebe Mears, J Mears

In 1848, John Wesley Mears entered the world in Accomack County, Virginia, USA, born to Walter Bagwell Mears And Elizabeth Betsy A Mister. In 1850, John Wesley Mears resided in St Georges, Accomack County, Virginia, USA. In 1860, John Wesley Mears resided in St Georges, Onancock, Accomack, Virginia, USA. John Wesley Mears married Margaret Maggie Sarah Rogers, and had children including Fannie Wesley Mears, Frank Carson Mears, J S Mears, John Kendall Mears, Luther Carroll Mears, Oscar Martin Mears, Phoebe E Mears, Rogers Bagwell Mears. John Wesley Mears passed away in 1913 in Onancock, Accomack, Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1848, John Wesley Mears entered the world in Accomack County, Virginia, USA, born to Walter Bagwell Mears And Elizabeth Betsy A Mister.
  • In 1850, John Wesley Mears resided in St Georges, Accomack County, Virginia, USA.
  • In 1860, John Wesley Mears resided in St Georges, Onancock, Accomack, Virginia, USA.
  • John Wesley Mears married Margaret Maggie Sarah Rogers, and had children including Fannie Wesley Mears, Frank Carson Mears, J S Mears, John Kendall Mears, Luther Carroll Mears, Oscar Martin Mears, Phoebe E Mears, Rogers Bagwell Mears.
  • John Wesley Mears passed away in 1913 in Onancock, Accomack, Virginia, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Walter Mears
1818–1872
Birth Location: Accomack County, Virginia, USA
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Elizabeth Mister
1815–1857
Birth Location: Virginia, USA
EM

Spouses(s)

Margaret Rogers
1851–1919
Birth Location: Accomack County, Virginia, USA
MR

Children(s)

Luther Mears
1883–1939
Birth Location: Accomack County, Virginia, USA
LM
Fannie Mears
1884–1947
Birth Location: Accomack County, Virginia, USA
FM
Rogers Mears
1877–1933
Birth Location: Accomack County, Virginia, USA
RM
Oscar Mears
1876–1940
Birth Location: Accomack County, Virginia, USA
OM
Frank Mears
1879–1917
Birth Location: Accomack County, Virginia, USA
FM
John Mears
1887–1970
Birth Location: Accomack County, Virginia, USA
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Phoebe Mears
1881–1881
Birth Location: Accomack County, Virginia, USA
PM
J Mears
1877–
Birth Location: Virginia, USA
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John Mears's Ancestors

Self
John Mears
1848–1913
Birth Place: Accomack County, Virginia, USA
Parents
Walter Bagwell Mears
1818–1872
Accomack County, Virginia, USA
Elizabeth (Betsy A) Mister
1815–1857
Virginia, USA
Grandparents
Arthur Mears
1764–1823
Accomack County, Virginia, USA
Margaret (Peggy) McCullough
1767–1835
Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, USA
Great-Grandparents
Levin Mears
1736–1808
Sally Cole
1740–
John Mears
1730–1785
Mary Beach
1740–1814
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Mears
1703–1762
Sabrah Armitrader
1702–1784
John Mears
1703–1762
Sabrah Armitrader
1702–1784
Joseph Beach
1710–1772
Mary Ashby
1728–1797

John Mears's Descendants

1.
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John (Wesley) Mears (29 Aug 1848–1913) m. Margaret (Maggie Sarah) Rogers (7 Oct 1851–1919)
  1. 1. Luther (Carroll) Mears 1883–1939 m. Mattie (Fosnocht) Watson 1884–1971
    1. 1. Charlotte (Watson) Mears 1918–1918
  2. 2. Fannie (Wesley) Mears 1884–1947 m. William (Thomas) Evans 1876–1934
  3. 3. Rogers (Bagwell) Mears 1877–1933 m. Cora (Lee) Russell 1875–1962
    1. 1. Margaret (Louise) Mears 1910–1997 m. Benjamin (Fleming) Johnson 1910–1997 m. Lewis (Edward) Magwood 1903–1959
    2. 2. Joseph (Rogers) Mears 1900–1989 m. Minnie (Matthews) Lewis 1901–1970
      1. 1. Philbert (Rogers) Mears 1927–2000 m. Alice (Romona) Spence 1929–2019
      2. 2. Richard (Stephen) Mears 1929–1972 m. Evelyn (June) Wikstrom 1931–2025
      3. 3. Jacqueline (Elsie) Mears 1934–1993 m. Herman (Arthur) Pfeifer 1935–2022
      4. 4. Joseph (Edward) Mears 1925–2009 m. Hilda (Mae) Dalby 1930–2015
      5. 5. Gordon (Lewis) Mears 1926–2015 m. Annie (Matilda) Nock 1934–2015
      6. 6. Donald (Fulton) Mears 1930–2023 m. Mary (Elizabeth Ayres) Berry 1932–2022
    3. 3. Marian (Elizabeth) Mears 1898–1991 m. Floyd (Vernon) Matthews 1896–1962
    4. 4. Edward (C) Jackson 1904–1981 m. Essie (Elizabeth) Barnes 1904–1981 m. Eunice (Mae) Griffin 1915–2001
      1. 1. Robert (Lee) Mears 1929–2009 m. Roberta (Gray) Mears 1931–2013
      2. 2. Kenneth (Russell) Mears 1931–2004 m. Elizabeth (J) Pruitt 1922–2013
      3. 3. Evelyn (Dorothy) Mears 1934–2022 m. Mervin (Thomas) Hickman 1926–1926
    5. 5. Dorothy (Virginia) Mears 1915–2006 m. John (Bernard) DePunte 1903–1994
    6. 6. Annie (Lee) Mears 1918–2009 m. Gerald (J) Basso 1922–2002
  4. 4. Oscar (Martin) Mears 1876–1940 m. Margaret (Elizabeth) Joynes 1886–1943 m. Annie (Lee) Carmine 1879–1905
    1. 1. Spencer (Rogers) Mears 1900–1950 m. Mazie Kellam 1901–1969
      1. 1. Spencer (Rogers) Mears 1921–1981
      2. 2. Warren (Kellam) Mears 1922–2011
    2. 2. Viola (Elizabeth) Mears 1908–2001 m. Mallory (Sterling) Stant 1895–1968
    3. 3. Margaret (Sarah) Mears 1919–1982 m. Joseph (Bourbon) Bellon 1913–1986
    4. 4. Hazel (Emmerick) Mears 1896–1968 m. George (Farring) Scott 1893–1971
    5. 5. Gracia (W) Mears 1912–1921
    6. 6. Oscar (Prentiss) Mears 1916–1971 m. Ida (Lee) Hutchinson 1915–2007
      1. 1. Anne (Elizabeth) Mears 1938–2022 m. Jerry (Conway) Spence 1935–2022
  5. 5. Frank (Carson) Mears 1879–1917
  6. 6. John (Kendall) Mears 1887–1970 m. Emma (Ruth) Joynes 1886–1962
    1. 1. Edgar (Lynwood) Mears 1908–1991 m. Isabell (Rees Lucas) White 1901–1995 m. Mary (Ellett) Titus 1891–1965
    2. 2. Harriet (Ann Joynes) Mears 1916–1989 m. Northam –1950 m. Nathaniel (Swanger) Johnson 1915–1980 m. John (David Emanuel) Salling 1908–1973 m. Hilton (Albert) Mister 1905–1984
  7. 7. Phoebe (E) Mears 1881–1881
  8. 8. J (S) Mears 1877–

John Mears's Timeline

9 Records

1848
29 Aug 1848
Birth of John Wesley Mears in Accomack County, Virginia, USA
Accomack County, Virginia, USA
1850
1850
Age 2
John Wesley Mears resided here in St Georges, Accomack County, Virginia, USA
St Georges, Accomack County, Virginia, USA
1860
1860
Age 12
John Wesley Mears resided here in St Georges, Onancock, Accomack, Virginia, USA
St Georges, Onancock, Accomack, Virginia, USA
1870
1870
Age 22
John Wesley Mears resided here in St Georges, Locust Mount, Accomack, Virginia, USA
St Georges, Locust Mount, Accomack, Virginia, USA
1880
1880
Age 32
John Wesley Mears resided here in Accomack County, Virginia, USA
Accomack County, Virginia, USA
1900
1900
Age 52
John Wesley Mears resided here in Lee, Accomack, Virginia, USA
Lee, Accomack, Virginia, USA
1910
1910
Age 62
John Wesley Mears resided here in Onancock, Accomack, Virginia, USA
Onancock, Accomack, Virginia, USA
1913
30 Aug 1913
Age 65
Death of John Wesley Mears in Onancock, Accomack, Virginia, USA
Onancock, Accomack, Virginia, USA
1913
1913
Age 65
Burial of John Wesley Mears in Onancock, Accomack, Virginia, USA
Onancock, Accomack, Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 29 Aug 1848
    Event Place: Accomack County, Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Accomack, Virginia; Roll: 1351; Page: 81a; Enumeration District: 004
    [2] 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: St Georges Parish, Accomack, Virginia; Roll: M593_1630; Page: 223B
    [3] 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Lee, Accomack, Virginia; Roll: 1697; Page: 18; Enumeration District: 0008
    [4] 1860 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M653; Residence Date: 1860; Home in 1860: St Georges Parish, Accomack, Virginia; Roll: M653_1330; Page: 240; Family History
    [5] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Onancock, Accomack, Virginia; Roll: T624_1619; Page: 9a; Enumeration District: 0009; FHL microfilm: 1375632
    [6] Virginia, U.S., Select Marriages, 1785-1940
    [7] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1850
    Event Place: St Georges, Accomack County, Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1860
    Event Place: St Georges, Onancock, Accomack, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1860 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M653; Residence Date: 1860; Home in 1860: St Georges Parish, Accomack, Virginia; Roll: M653_1330; Page: 240; Family History

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: St Georges, Locust Mount, Accomack, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: St Georges Parish, Accomack, Virginia; Roll: M593_1630; Page: 223B

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Accomack County, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Accomack, Virginia; Roll: 1351; Page: 81a; Enumeration District: 004

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Lee, Accomack, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Lee, Accomack, Virginia; Roll: 1697; Page: 18; Enumeration District: 0008

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Onancock, Accomack, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Onancock, Accomack, Virginia; Roll: T624_1619; Page: 9a; Enumeration District: 0009; FHL microfilm: 1375632

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Virginia
    Record Source:
    [1] Library of Virginia; Richmond, Va, Usa; Virginia, Birth Registers, 1853-1911
    [2] Library of Virginia; Richmond, Va, Usa; Virginia, Birth Registers, 1853-1911

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 30 Aug 1913
    Event Place: Onancock, Accomack, Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, The Evening Sun; Publication Date: 1 Sep 1913; Publication Place: Baltimore, Maryland, USA; ,0.75633395,0.8612919,0.8492499&xid=3355

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 1913
    Event Place: Onancock, Accomack, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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