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Joseph Rogers Mears 1900–1989 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 21 Dec 1900

Birth Location: Parksley, Accomack, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 1989

Death Location: Parksley, Accomack, Virginia, USA

Father: Rogers Mears

Mother: Cora Russell

Spouse(s): Minnie Lewis

Children(s): Philbert Mears, Richard Mears, Jacqueline Mears, Joseph Mears, Gordon Mears, Donald Mears

In 1900, Joseph Rogers Mears entered the world in Parksley, Accomack, Virginia, USA, born to Rogers Bagwell Mears And Cora Lee Russell. In 1901, Joseph Rogers Mears resided in Accomac, Accomack, Virginia, USA. In 1910, Joseph Rogers Mears resided in Lee, Accomack, Virginia, USA. Joseph Rogers Mears married Minnie Matthews Lewis, and had children including Donald Fulton Mears, Gordon Lewis Mears, Jacqueline Elsie Mears, Joseph Edward Mears, Philbert Rogers Mears, Richard Stephen Mears. Joseph Rogers Mears passed away in 1989 in Parksley, Accomack, Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1900, Joseph Rogers Mears entered the world in Parksley, Accomack, Virginia, USA, born to Rogers Bagwell Mears And Cora Lee Russell.
  • In 1901, Joseph Rogers Mears resided in Accomac, Accomack, Virginia, USA.
  • In 1910, Joseph Rogers Mears resided in Lee, Accomack, Virginia, USA.
  • Joseph Rogers Mears married Minnie Matthews Lewis, and had children including Donald Fulton Mears, Gordon Lewis Mears, Jacqueline Elsie Mears, Joseph Edward Mears, Philbert Rogers Mears, Richard Stephen Mears.
  • Joseph Rogers Mears passed away in 1989 in Parksley, Accomack, Virginia, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Rogers Mears
1877–1933
Birth Location: Accomack County, Virginia, USA
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Cora Russell
1875–1962
Birth Location: Parksley, Accomack, Virginia, USA
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Spouses(s)

Minnie Lewis
1901–1970
Birth Location: Accomack County, Virginia, USA
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Children(s)

Philbert Mears
1927–2000
Birth Location: Whitesville, Accomack, Virginia, USA
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Richard Mears
1929–1972
Birth Location: Tasley, Accomack, Virginia, USA
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Jacqueline Mears
1934–1993
Birth Location: Temperanceville, Accomack, Virginia, USA
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Joseph Mears
1925–2009
Birth Location: Parksley, Accomack, Virginia, USA
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Gordon Mears
1926–2015
Birth Location: Parksley, Accomack, Virginia, USA
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Donald Mears
1930–2023
Birth Location: Parksley, Accomack, Virginia, USA
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Joseph Mears's Ancestors

Self
Joseph Mears
1900–1989
Birth Place: Parksley, Accomack, Virginia, USA
Parents
Rogers Bagwell Mears
1877–1933
Accomack County, Virginia, USA
Cora (Lee) Russell
1875–1962
Parksley, Accomack, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
John (Wesley) Mears
1848–1913
Accomack County, Virginia, USA
Margaret (Maggie Sarah) Rogers
1851–1919
Accomack County, Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
Walter Mears
1818–1872
Elizabeth Mister
1815–1857
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Arthur Mears
1764–1823
Margaret McCullough
1767–1835

Joseph Mears's Descendants

1.
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Joseph (Rogers) Mears (21 Dec 1900–1989) m. Minnie (Matthews) Lewis (20 May 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

Joseph Mears's Timeline

12 Records

1900
21 Dec 1900
Birth of Joseph Rogers Mears in Parksley, Accomack, Virginia, USA
Parksley, Accomack, Virginia, USA
1901
23 Feb 1901
Age 1
Joseph Rogers Mears resided here in Accomac, Accomack, Virginia, USA
Accomac, Accomack, Virginia, USA
1910
1910
Age 10
Joseph Rogers Mears resided here in Lee, Accomack, Virginia, USA
Lee, Accomack, Virginia, USA
1920
1920
Age 20
Joseph Rogers Mears resided here in Metompkin, Accomack, Virginia, USA
Metompkin, Accomack, Virginia, USA
1930
1930
Age 30
Joseph Rogers Mears resided here in Atlantic, Accomack, Virginia, USA
Atlantic, Accomack, Virginia, USA
1935
1935
Age 35
Joseph Rogers Mears resided here in Rural, Accomack County, Virginia, USA
Rural, Accomack County, Virginia, USA
1940
1940
Age 40
Joseph Rogers Mears resided here in Atlantic, Accomack, Virginia, USA
Atlantic, Accomack, Virginia, USA
1942
1942
Age 42
Joseph Rogers Mears resided here in Temperanceville, Accomack, Virginia, USA
Temperanceville, Accomack, Virginia, USA
1950
1950
Age 50
Joseph Rogers Mears resided here in Parksley, Accomack, Virginia, USA
Parksley, Accomack, Virginia, USA
1989
18 Dec 1989
Age 89
Death of Joseph Rogers Mears in Parksley, Accomack, Virginia, USA
Parksley, Accomack, Virginia, USA
1989
18 Dec 1989
Age 89
Death of Joseph Rogers Mears in Salisbury, Wicomico, Maryland, USA
Salisbury, Wicomico, Maryland, USA
1989
1989
Age 89
Burial of Joseph Rogers Mears in Parksley, Accomack, Virginia, USA
Parksley, Accomack, Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 21 Dec 1900
    Event Place: Parksley, Accomack, Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947, National Archives at St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; Wwii Draft Registration Cards For Virginia, 10161940-03311947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 498
    [2] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Atlantic, Accomack, Virginia; Roll: m-t0627-04241; Page: 9A; Enumeration District: 1-3
    [3] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File
    [4] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Metompkin, Accomack, Virginia; Roll: T625_1877; Page: 15A; Enumeration District: 13
    [5] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Atlantic, Accomack, Virginia; Page: 7A; Enumeration District: 0004; FHL microfilm: 2342167
    [6] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Lee, Accomack, Virginia; Roll: T624_1619; Page: 16a; Enumeration District: 0006; FHL microfilm: 1375632
    [7] Virginia, U.S., Marriage Records, Virginia Department of Health; Richmond, VA, USA; Virginia, Marriages, 1936-2014; Roll: 101142498
    [8] Virginia, U.S., Select Marriages, 1785-1940
    [9] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [10] U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, The Daily Times; Publication Date: 20 Dec 1989; Publication Place: Salisbury, Maryland, USA; ,0.50559366,0.48927668,0.7646243&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: Parksley, Accomack, Virginia; Roll: 2668; Page: 10; Enumeration District: 1-23
    [12] Geneanet Community Trees Index
    [13] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 23 Feb 1901
    Event Place: Accomac, Accomack, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: Peninsula Enterprise; Publication Date: 23 Feb 1901; Publication Place: Accomac, Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Lee, Accomack, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Lee, Accomack, Virginia; Roll: T624_1619; Page: 16a; Enumeration District: 0006; FHL microfilm: 1375632

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Metompkin, Accomack, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Metompkin, Accomack, Virginia; Roll: T625_1877; Page: 15A; Enumeration District: 13

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Atlantic, Accomack, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Atlantic, Accomack, Virginia; Page: 7A; Enumeration District: 0004; FHL microfilm: 2342167

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Rural, Accomack County, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Atlantic, Accomack, Virginia; Roll: m-t0627-04241; Page: 9A; Enumeration District: 1-3

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Atlantic, Accomack, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Atlantic, Accomack, Virginia; Roll: m-t0627-04241; Page: 9A; Enumeration District: 1-3

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1942
    Event Place: Temperanceville, Accomack, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947, National Archives at St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; Wwii Draft Registration Cards For Virginia, 10161940-03311947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 498

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Parksley, Accomack, Virginia, 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: Parksley, Accomack, Virginia; Roll: 2668; Page: 10; Enumeration District: 1-23

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 18 Dec 1989
    Event Place: Parksley, Accomack, Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index
    [4] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 18 Dec 1989
    Event Place: Salisbury, Wicomico, Maryland, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, The Daily Times; Publication Date: 20 Dec 1989; Publication Place: Salisbury, Maryland, USA; ,0.50559366,0.48927668,0.7646243&xid=3355

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 1989
    Event Place: Parksley, Accomack, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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