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Joseph Thomas Mears 1842–1919 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 13 Dec 1842

Birth Location: Pennsylvania, USA

Death Date: 1919

Death Location: Onancock, Accomack, Virginia, USA

Father: John Mears

Mother: Elizabeth Stevens

Spouse(s): Ellen Budd

Children(s): John Mears, Sallie Mears, John Mears

Joseph Thomas Mears was born in 1842 in Pennsylvania, USA, the child of John Elijah Mears And Elizabeth Betsy Stevens. In 1864, Joseph Thomas Mears resided in Virginia, USA. Joseph Thomas Mears married Ellen Jacob Budd, and had children including John W Mears, John William Mears, Sallie T Mears. Joseph Thomas Mears passed away in 1919 in Onancock, Accomack, Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • Joseph Thomas Mears was born in 1842 in Pennsylvania, USA, the child of John Elijah Mears And Elizabeth Betsy Stevens.
  • In 1864, Joseph Thomas Mears resided in Virginia, USA.
  • Joseph Thomas Mears married Ellen Jacob Budd, and had children including John W Mears, John William Mears, Sallie T Mears.
  • Joseph Thomas Mears passed away in 1919 in Onancock, Accomack, Virginia, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Mears
1817–1858
Birth Location: Accomack County, Virginia, USA
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Elizabeth Stevens
1816–1847
Birth Location: –
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Spouses(s)

Ellen Budd
1846–1913
Birth Location: Accomack County, Virginia, USA
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Children(s)

John Mears
1872–1872
Birth Location: Accomack County, Virginia, USA
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Sallie Mears
1875–1973
Birth Location: Accomack County, Virginia, USA
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John Mears
1879–1943
Birth Location: Accomack County, Virginia, USA
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Joseph Mears's Ancestors

Self
Joseph Mears
1842–1919
Birth Place: Pennsylvania, USA
Parents
John Elijah Mears
1817–1858
Accomack County, Virginia, USA
Elizabeth (Betsy) Stevens
1816–1847
Grandparents
Richard Mears
1785–1852
Accomack County, Virginia, USA
Polly Fosque
1767–1824
Accomack County, Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
Richard Mears
1763–1824
Ruth
1765–
John Mears
1740–1788
Mary Fosque
1740–1788
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Mears
1730–1785
Mary Beach
1740–1814
William Mears
1712–1755
Mary Stringer
1715–1755

Joseph Mears's Descendants

1.
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Joseph (Thomas) Mears (13 Dec 1842–1919) m. Ellen (Jacob) Budd (13 Feb 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

Joseph Mears's Timeline

11 Records

1842
13 Dec 1842
Birth of Joseph Thomas Mears in Accomack County, Virginia, USA
Accomack County, Virginia, USA
1842
13 Dec 1842
Birth of Joseph Thomas Mears in Pennsylvania, USA
Pennsylvania, USA
1864
8 Sep 1864
Age 22
Joseph Thomas Mears resided here in Virginia, USA
Virginia, USA
1870
1870
Age 28
Joseph Thomas Mears resided here in St Georges Parish, Locust Mount, Accomack, Virginia, USA
St Georges Parish, Locust Mount, Accomack, Virginia, USA
1880
1880
Age 38
Joseph Thomas Mears resided here in Accomack County, Virginia, USA
Accomack County, Virginia, USA
1887
9 Jul 1887
Age 45
Joseph Thomas Mears resided here in Accomac, Accomack, Virginia, USA
Accomac, Accomack, Virginia, USA
1900
1900
Age 58
Joseph Thomas Mears resided here in Lee, Accomack, Virginia, USA
Lee, Accomack, Virginia, USA
1910
1910
Age 68
Joseph Thomas Mears resided here in Onancock, Accomack, Virginia, USA
Onancock, Accomack, Virginia, USA
1919
3 Oct 1919
Age 77
Death of Joseph Thomas Mears in Lee, Accomack, Virginia, USA
Lee, Accomack, Virginia, USA
1919
3 Oct 1919
Age 77
Death of Joseph Thomas Mears in Onancock, Accomack, Virginia, USA
Onancock, Accomack, Virginia, USA
1919
1919
Age 77
Burial of Joseph Thomas Mears in Onancock, Accomack, Virginia, USA
Onancock, Accomack, Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 13 Dec 1842
    Event Place: Accomack County, Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Civil War Soldier Records and Profiles, 1861-1865, Historical Data Systems, Inc.; Duxbury, MA 02331; American Civil War Research Database
    [2] 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Accomack, Virginia; Roll: 1351; Page: 79a; Enumeration District: 004
    [3] 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: St Georges Parish, Accomack, Virginia; Roll: M593_1630; Page: 178B
    [4] 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Lee, Accomack, Virginia; Roll: 1697; Page: 21; Enumeration District: 0008
    [5] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Onancock, Accomack, Virginia; Roll: T624_1619; Page: 10a; Enumeration District: 0009; FHL microfilm: 1375632
    [6] Virginia Department of Health; Richmond, VA, USA; Virginia, Deaths, 1912-2014
    [7] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [8] U.S., Freedmen's Bureau Records, The National Archives in Washington, DC; Washington, DC, USA; Records of the Field Offices For the State of Virginia, Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen, and Abandoned Lands, 1865-1872; NARA Series Number: M1913; NARA Reel Number: Roll 74, Census of White and Co

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 13 Dec 1842
    Event Place: Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: New York, U.S., Civil War Muster Roll Abstracts, 1861-1900, New York State Archives; Albany, New York; Civil War Muster Roll Abstracts of New York State Volunteers, United States Sharpshooters, and United States Colored Troops [ca. 1861-1900]; Box #: 543

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 8 Sep 1864
    Event Place: Virginia, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Freedmen's Bureau Records, The National Archives in Washington, DC; Washington, DC, USA; Records of the Field Offices For the State of Virginia, Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen, and Abandoned Lands, 1865-1872; NARA Series Number: M1913; NARA Reel Number: Roll 74, Census of White and Co

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: St Georges Parish, 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: 178B

    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: 79a; Enumeration District: 004

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 9 Jul 1887
    Event Place: Accomac, Accomack, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: Peninsula Enterprise; Publication Date: 9 Jul 1887; Publication Place: Accomac, Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 7
    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: 21; Enumeration District: 0008

    Genealogy Event 8
    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: 10a; Enumeration District: 0009; FHL microfilm: 1375632

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 3 Oct 1919
    Event Place: Lee, Accomack, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: Virginia Department of Health; Richmond, VA, USA; Virginia, Deaths, 1912-2014

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 3 Oct 1919
    Event Place: Onancock, Accomack, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 1919
    Event Place: Onancock, Accomack, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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