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Joy Dell Mears 1935–2012 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 17 Dec 1935

Birth Location: Levelland, Hockley, Texas, USA

Death Date: 17 Nov 2012

Death Location: Longview, Gregg, Texas, USA

Father: Raymon Mears

Mother: Mittie Lyles

Spouse(s): Leroy McCaw

Children(s):

Joy Dell Mears was born in 1935 in Levelland, Hockley, Texas, USA, the child of Raymon Mears And Mittie Myrtle Lyles. In 1940, Joy Dell Mears resided in Hockley County, Texas, USA. In 1950, Joy Dell Mears resided in Whiteface, Cochran, Texas, USA. Joy Dell Mears married Leroy Wayne Mccaw. Joy Dell Mears passed away in 2012 in Longview, Gregg, Texas, USA.

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Biography

  • Joy Dell Mears was born in 1935 in Levelland, Hockley, Texas, USA, the child of Raymon Mears And Mittie Myrtle Lyles.
  • In 1940, Joy Dell Mears resided in Hockley County, Texas, USA.
  • In 1950, Joy Dell Mears resided in Whiteface, Cochran, Texas, USA.
  • Joy Dell Mears married Leroy Wayne Mccaw.
  • Joy Dell Mears passed away in 2012 in Longview, Gregg, Texas, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Raymon Mears
1902–1992
Birth Location: Lamesa, Dawson, Texas, USA
RM
Mittie Lyles
1901–1943
Birth Location: Burnet County, Texas, USA
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Spouses(s)

Leroy McCaw
1932–2018
Birth Location: Sentinel, Washita, Oklahoma, USA
LM

Children(s)

Joy Mears's Ancestors

Self
Joy Mears
1935–2012
Birth Place: Levelland, Hockley, Texas, USA
Parents
Raymon Mears
1902–1992
Lamesa, Dawson, Texas, USA
Mittie (Myrtle) Lyles
1901–1943
Burnet County, Texas, USA
Grandparents
Haynes (Wellington) Mears
1856–1947
Lumberton, Robeson, North Carolina, USA
Lenora (Nora Lavina) Wooley
1860–1933
Lee County, Texas, USA
Great-Grandparents
Alva Mears
1829–1863
Matitia Mercer
1829–1908
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Moses Mears
1805–1855
Lucy Taylor
1812–1898

Joy Mears's Timeline

14 Records

1935
17 Dec 1935
Birth of Joy Dell Mears in Levelland, Hockley, Texas, USA
Levelland, Hockley, Texas, USA
1940
1940
Age 5
Joy Dell Mears resided here in Hockley County, Texas, USA
Hockley County, Texas, USA
1950
1950
Age 15
Joy Dell Mears resided here in Whiteface, Cochran, Texas, USA
Whiteface, Cochran, Texas, USA
1951
23 Sep 1951
Age 16
Joy Dell Mears was married
None
1951
1951
Age 16
Joy Dell Mears resided here in Whiteface, Cochran, Texas, USA
Whiteface, Cochran, Texas, USA
1952
1952
Age 17
Joy Dell Mears resided here in Whiteface, Cochran, Texas, USA
Whiteface, Cochran, Texas, USA
1960
1960
Age 25
Joy Dell Mears resided here in Longview, Gregg, Texas, USA
Longview, Gregg, Texas, USA
1963
10 Jul 1963
Age 28
Joy Dell Mears resided here in Longview, Gregg, Texas, USA
Longview, Gregg, Texas, USA
1993
1993
Age 58
Joy Dell Mears resided here in Longview, Gregg, Texas, USA
Longview, Gregg, Texas, USA
1993
1993-1995
Age 58
Joy Dell Mears resided here in Longview, Gregg, Texas, USA
Longview, Gregg, Texas, USA
1996
1996-1997
Age 61
Joy Dell Mears resided here in Longview, Gregg, Texas, USA
Longview, Gregg, Texas, USA
2012
13 Nov 2012
Age 77
Death of Joy Dell Mears in Longview, Gregg, Texas, USA
Longview, Gregg, Texas, USA
2012
17 Nov 2012
Age 77
Burial of Joy Dell Mears in Longview, Gregg, Texas, USA
Longview, Gregg, Texas, USA
2016
2016-2020
Age 81
Joy Dell Mears resided here in Tyler County, Texas, USA
Tyler County, Texas, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 17 Dec 1935
    Event Place: Levelland, Hockley, Texas, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., School Yearbooks, 1900-2016, "U.S., School Yearbooks, 1880-2012"; School Name: Whiteface High School; Year: 1950
    [2] U.S., School Yearbooks, 1900-2016, "U.S., School Yearbooks, 1880-2012"; School Name: Whiteface High School; Year: 1951
    [3] U.S., School Yearbooks, 1900-2016, "U.S., School Yearbooks, 1880-2012"; School Name: Whiteface High School; Year: 1952
    [4] U.S., Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 2
    [5] U.S., Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 1
    [6] U.S., Cemetery and Funeral Home Collection, 1847-Current, Rader Funeral Home; Publication Place: Longview, Texas, USA
    [7] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Hockley, Texas; Roll: m-t0627-04067; Page: 4B; Enumeration District: 110-2
    [8] Texas, Birth Index
    [9] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [10] U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, Longview News-Journal; Publication Date: 16 Nov 2012; Publication Place: Longview, Texas, USA; ,0.036491994,0.6428815,0.3372987&xid=3355
    [11] U.S., Index to Public Records, 1994-2019
    [12] 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Cochran, Texas; Roll: 1236; Page: 2; Enumeration District: 40-8

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 23 Sep 1951
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Cemetery and Funeral Home Collection, 1847-Current, Rader Funeral Home; Publication Place: Longview, Texas, USA
    [2] U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, Longview News-Journal; Publication Date: 16 Nov 2012; Publication Place: Longview, Texas, USA; ,0.036491994,0.6428815,0.3372987&xid=3355

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Hockley County, Texas, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Hockley, Texas; Roll: m-t0627-04067; Page: 4B; Enumeration District: 110-2

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Whiteface, Cochran, Texas, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., School Yearbooks, 1900-2016, "U.S., School Yearbooks, 1880-2012"; School Name: Whiteface High School; Year: 1950
    [2] 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Cochran, Texas; Roll: 1236; Page: 2; Enumeration District: 40-8

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1951
    Event Place: Whiteface, Cochran, Texas, USA
    Record Source: U.S., School Yearbooks, 1900-2016, "U.S., School Yearbooks, 1880-2012"; School Name: Whiteface High School; Year: 1951

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1952
    Event Place: Whiteface, Cochran, Texas, USA
    Record Source: U.S., School Yearbooks, 1900-2016, "U.S., School Yearbooks, 1880-2012"; School Name: Whiteface High School; Year: 1952

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1960
    Event Place: Longview, Gregg, Texas, USA
    Record Source: U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 10 Jul 1963
    Event Place: Longview, Gregg, Texas, USA
    Record Source: Texas, U.S., Newspapers.com Stories and Events Index, Longview News-Journal; Publication Date: 10 Jul 1963; Publication Place: Longview, Texas, USA

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1993
    Event Place: Longview, Gregg, Texas, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 1

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1993-1995
    Event Place: Longview, Gregg, Texas, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Phone and Address Directories, 1993-2002, City: Longview; State: Texas; Year(s): 1993-1995

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1996-1997
    Event Place: Longview, Gregg, Texas, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 1
    [2] U.S., Index to Public Records, 1994-2019

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 2016-2020
    Event Place: Tyler County, Texas, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Index to Public Records, 1994-2019

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 13 Nov 2012
    Event Place: Longview, Gregg, Texas, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Cemetery and Funeral Home Collection, 1847-Current, Rader Funeral Home; Publication Place: Longview, Texas, USA
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [3] U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, Longview News-Journal; Publication Date: 16 Nov 2012; Publication Place: Longview, Texas, USA; ,0.036491994,0.6428815,0.3372987&xid=3355

    Genealogy Event 14
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 17 Nov 2012
    Event Place: Longview, Gregg, Texas, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, Longview News-Journal; Publication Date: 16 Nov 2012; Publication Place: Longview, Texas, USA; ,0.036491994,0.6428815,0.3372987&xid=3355
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