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John Colvin Mears 1857–1941 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 15 Jan 1857

Birth Location: Fair Bluff, Columbus, North Carolina, USA

Death Date: 28 Aug 1941

Death Location: Fair Bluff, Columbus, North Carolina, USA

Father: Daniel Mears

Mother: Anna Haynes

Spouse(s): Candy Branch

Children(s): Fannie Mears, George Meares, Flora Mears, Eliza Mears, Levy Mears, Esther Mears

In 1857, John Colvin Mears entered the world in Fair Bluff, Columbus, North Carolina, USA, born to Daniel Bunyan Mears And Anna Jane Haynes. In 1860, John Colvin Mears resided in Whiteville, Columbus, North Carolina, USA. In 1870, John Colvin Mears resided in Fair Bluff, Columbus, North Carolina, USA. John Colvin Mears married Candy Jane Branch, and had children including Eliza Mears, Esther Lizzie Mears, Fannie Mears, Flora Jane Mears, George Meares, Levy Mears. John Colvin Mears passed away in 1941 in Fair Bluff, Columbus, North Carolina, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1857, John Colvin Mears entered the world in Fair Bluff, Columbus, North Carolina, USA, born to Daniel Bunyan Mears And Anna Jane Haynes.
  • In 1860, John Colvin Mears resided in Whiteville, Columbus, North Carolina, USA.
  • In 1870, John Colvin Mears resided in Fair Bluff, Columbus, North Carolina, USA.
  • John Colvin Mears married Candy Jane Branch, and had children including Eliza Mears, Esther Lizzie Mears, Fannie Mears, Flora Jane Mears, George Meares, Levy Mears.
  • John Colvin Mears passed away in 1941 in Fair Bluff, Columbus, North Carolina, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Daniel Mears
1809–1894
Birth Location: Fair Bluff, Columbus, North Carolina, USA
DM
Anna Haynes
1816–
Birth Location: Robeson County, North Carolina, USA
AH

Spouses(s)

Candy Branch
1854–
Birth Location: North Carolina, USA
CB

Children(s)

Fannie Mears
1893–1981
Birth Location: Fair Bluff, Columbus, North Carolina, USA
FM
George Meares
1887–1963
Birth Location: North Carolina, USA
GM
Flora Mears
1879–1960
Birth Location: Fair Bluff, Columbus, North Carolina, USA
FM
Eliza Mears
1883–1975
Birth Location: Fair Bluff, Columbus, North Carolina, USA
EM
Levy Mears
1888–
Birth Location: North Carolina, USA
LM
Esther Mears
1893–1985
Birth Location: Fair Bluff, Columbus, North Carolina, USA
EM

John Mears's Ancestors

Self
John Mears
1857–1941
Birth Place: Fair Bluff, Columbus, North Carolina, USA
Parents
Daniel Bunyan Mears
1809–1894
Fair Bluff, Columbus, North Carolina, USA
Anna (Jane) Haynes
1816–
Robeson County, North Carolina, USA
Grandparents
Joab Mears
1780–1880
Dobbs, North Carolina, USA
Mary (Polly) Coleman
1778–1863
Bladen County, North Carolina, USA
Great-Grandparents
Mark Mears
1710–1779
Elizabeth Pelt
1735–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Meares
1675–1745
Margaret Garrison
1680–1745

John Mears's Descendants

1.
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John (Colvin) Mears (15 Jan 1857–28 Aug 1941) m. Candy (Jane) Branch (Dec 1854–)
  1. 1. Fannie Mears 1893–1981 m. Jessie (Whitten) Mears 1896–1944
    1. 1. Myrtle (Cornelia) Mears 1917–1999 m. Von Barnes 1909–1961
    2. 2. Mildred Mears 1921–1999
    3. 3. Calvin (Luther) Mears 1924–2013 m. Ethel (Seronia) Stewart 1923–2006
      1. 1. Franklin (Eugene) Mears 1949–1962
    4. 4. Agnes Mears 1927–2012 m. Hubert (David) Richardson 1921–1986
    5. 5. Irene (R) Mears 1927–2007 m. Cornelius (Franklin) Ammons 1925–1951 m. Aldred (Bob) Blackwell 1927–2016
    6. 6. Sadie Mears 1932–2008 m. Roland (Leo) Herring 1930–2007
  2. 2. George Meares 1887–1963 m. Beulah Barnes 1886–1953
    1. 1. Beatrice Mears 1913–2001 m. W (K) Williams 1928–2007
    2. 2. Jack Mears 1927–1999 m. Nellie (Blee) Fipps 1923–1999
    3. 3. Alma Mears 1909–1987 m. Joseph (Franklin) Bowers 1918–2005
    4. 4. Alva (George) Mears 1921–1986 m. Grace Ellis 1920–1987
      1. 1. Alma (Gene) Mears 1947–1948
    5. 5. Mary (Jane) Mears 1924–1998 m. Quittie (Calvin) Mears 1924–1988
      1. 1. Sandra (Faye) Mears 1944–1992
      2. 2. Quittie (Calvin) Mears 1946–2006
  3. 3. Flora (Jane) Mears 1879–1960 m. Roland (Melvin) Branch 1871–1935
  4. 4. Eliza Mears 1883–1975 m. Edward (Lee) Suggs 1896–1975 m. Baulk Barnes 1879–1910 m. Hector (Devone) Carter 1888–1915
  5. 5. Levy Mears 1888–
  6. 6. Esther (Lizzie) Mears 1893–1985 m. James (Gaston) Barnes 1883–1965
    1. 1. Mary (Frances) Mears 1927–1988 m. Robert (James) Hilburn 1922–1999

John Mears's Timeline

12 Records

1857
15 Jan 1857
Birth of John Colvin Mears in Fair Bluff, Columbus, North Carolina, USA
Fair Bluff, Columbus, North Carolina, USA
1860
1860
Age 3
John Colvin Mears resided here in Whiteville, Columbus, North Carolina, USA
Whiteville, Columbus, North Carolina, USA
1870
1870
Age 13
John Colvin Mears resided here in Fair Bluff, Columbus, North Carolina, USA
Fair Bluff, Columbus, North Carolina, USA
1880
1880
Age 23
John Colvin Mears resided here in Fair Bluff, Columbus, North Carolina, USA
Fair Bluff, Columbus, North Carolina, USA
1900
1900
Age 43
John Colvin Mears resided here in Fair Bluff, Columbus, North Carolina, USA
Fair Bluff, Columbus, North Carolina, USA
1910
1910
Age 53
John Colvin Mears resided here in Fair Bluff, Columbus, North Carolina, USA
Fair Bluff, Columbus, North Carolina, USA
1920
1920
Age 63
John Colvin Mears resided here in Fair Bluff, Columbus, North Carolina, USA
Fair Bluff, Columbus, North Carolina, USA
1921
7 Apr 1921
Age 64
John Colvin Mears resided here in Lumberton, Robeson, North Carolina, USA
Lumberton, Robeson, North Carolina, USA
1930
1930
Age 73
John Colvin Mears resided here in Fair Bluff, Columbus, North Carolina, USA
Fair Bluff, Columbus, North Carolina, USA
1935
1935
Age 78
John Colvin Mears resided here in Fair Bluff, Columbus, North Carolina
Fair Bluff, Columbus, North Carolina
1940
1940
Age 83
John Colvin Mears resided here in Fair Bluff, Columbus, North Carolina, USA
Fair Bluff, Columbus, North Carolina, USA
1941
28 Aug 1941
Age 84
Death of John Colvin Mears in Fair Bluff, Columbus, North Carolina, USA
Fair Bluff, Columbus, North Carolina, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 15 Jan 1857
    Event Place: Fair Bluff, Columbus, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Fair Bluff, Columbus, North Carolina; Roll: m-t0627-02892; Page: 1A; Enumeration District: 24-12A
    [2] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Fair Bluff, Columbus, North Carolina; Roll: T625_1292; Page: 13A; Enumeration District: 33
    [3] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Fair Bluff, Columbus, North Carolina; Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 0010; FHL microfilm: 2341417
    [4] 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Fair Bluff, Columbus, North Carolina; Roll: 959; Page: 49c; Enumeration District: 051
    [5] 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Fair Bluff, Columbus, North Carolina; Roll: M593_1131; Page: 192A
    [6] 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Fair Bluff, Columbus, North Carolina; Roll: 1189; Page: 16; Enumeration District: 0033
    [7] 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: Columbus, North Carolina; Roll: M653_893; Page: 465; Family History Library Film:
    [8] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Fair Bluff, Columbus, North Carolina; Roll: T624_1104; Page: 9b; Enumeration District: 0031; FHL microfilm: 1375117
    [9] North Carolina, Marriage Index, Data Source: North Carolina State Archives
    [10] North Carolina, U.S., Marriage Records
    [11] North Carolina, U.S., Marriage Records
    [12] U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, The News & Observer; Publication Date: 29 Aug 1941; Publication Place: Raleigh, North Carolina, USA; ,0.23872735,0.25810927,0.3919987&xid=3355
    [13] U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1860
    Event Place: Whiteville, Columbus, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 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: Columbus, North Carolina; Roll: M653_893; Page: 465; Family History Library Film:
    [2] 1860 U.S. Federal Census - Slave Schedules, The National Archives in Washington, DC; Washington, DC, USA; Eighth Census of the United States 1860; Series Number: M653; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: Fair Bluff, Columbus, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Fair Bluff, Columbus, North Carolina; Roll: M593_1131; Page: 192A

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Fair Bluff, Columbus, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Fair Bluff, Columbus, North Carolina; Roll: 959; Page: 49c; Enumeration District: 051

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Fair Bluff, Columbus, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Fair Bluff, Columbus, North Carolina; Roll: 1189; Page: 16; Enumeration District: 0033

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Fair Bluff, Columbus, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Fair Bluff, Columbus, North Carolina; Roll: T624_1104; Page: 9b; Enumeration District: 0031; FHL microfilm: 1375117

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Fair Bluff, Columbus, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Fair Bluff, Columbus, North Carolina; Roll: T625_1292; Page: 13A; Enumeration District: 33

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 7 Apr 1921
    Event Place: Lumberton, Robeson, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: North Carolina, U.S., Newspapers.com Stories and Events Index, The Robesonian; Publication Date: 7 Apr 1921; Publication Place: Lumberton, North Carolina, USA; &terms=Calvin_Mears

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Fair Bluff, Columbus, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Fair Bluff, Columbus, North Carolina; Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 0010; FHL microfilm: 2341417

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Fair Bluff, Columbus, North Carolina
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Fair Bluff, Columbus, North Carolina; Roll: m-t0627-02892; Page: 1A; Enumeration District: 24-12A

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Fair Bluff, Columbus, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Fair Bluff, Columbus, North Carolina; Roll: m-t0627-02892; Page: 1A; Enumeration District: 24-12A

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 28 Aug 1941
    Event Place: Fair Bluff, Columbus, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, The News & Observer; Publication Date: 29 Aug 1941; Publication Place: Raleigh, North Carolina, USA; ,0.23872735,0.25810927,0.3919987&xid=3355
    [2] U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current
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