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Joyce Ann Mears 1934–1981 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 13 Jul 1934

Birth Location: Accomack County, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 1981

Death Location: Accomack, Accomack, Virginia, USA

Father: Harry Mears

Mother: Carrie Franklin

Spouse(s): Joe Beasley

Children(s):

Joyce Ann Mears was born in 1934 in Accomack County, Virginia, USA, the child of Harry Raliegh Mears And Carrie Ellen Franklin. In 1935, Joyce Ann Mears resided in Pungoteague, Accomack, Virginia, USA. In 1940, Joyce Ann Mears resided in Pungoteague, Accomack, Virginia, USA. Joyce Ann Mears married Joe Wesley Beasley. Joyce Ann Mears passed away in 1981 in Accomack, Accomack, Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • Joyce Ann Mears was born in 1934 in Accomack County, Virginia, USA, the child of Harry Raliegh Mears And Carrie Ellen Franklin.
  • In 1935, Joyce Ann Mears resided in Pungoteague, Accomack, Virginia, USA.
  • In 1940, Joyce Ann Mears resided in Pungoteague, Accomack, Virginia, USA.
  • Joyce Ann Mears married Joe Wesley Beasley.
  • Joyce Ann Mears passed away in 1981 in Accomack, Accomack, Virginia, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Joyce Mears's Ancestors

Self
Joyce Mears
1934–1981
Birth Place: Accomack County, Virginia, USA
Parents
Harry Raliegh Mears
1899–1963
Wachapreague, Accomack, Virginia, USA
Carrie (Ellen) Franklin
1901–1945
Crystal Hill, Halifax, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
Alfred (James) Mears
1851–1920
Accomack County, Virginia, USA
Cordelia (Catherine) Kellam
1859–
Accomack County, Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
Abel Mears
1824–1888
Elizabeth Lingo
1826–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Eleanor Lurton
1803–

Joyce Mears's Timeline

10 Records

1934
13 Jul 1934
Birth of Joyce Ann Mears in Accomack County, Virginia, USA
Accomack County, Virginia, USA
1935
1935
Age 1
Joyce Ann Mears resided here in Pungoteague, Accomack, Virginia, USA
Pungoteague, Accomack, Virginia, USA
1940
1940
Age 6
Joyce Ann Mears resided here in Pungoteague, Accomack, Virginia, USA
Pungoteague, Accomack, Virginia, USA
1945
1945
Age 11
Joyce Ann Mears resided here in Wachapreague, Accomack, Virginia, USA
Wachapreague, Accomack, Virginia, USA
1950
1950
Age 16
Joyce Ann Mears resided here in Wachapreague, Accomack, Virginia, USA
Wachapreague, Accomack, Virginia, USA
1952
1952
Age 18
Joyce Ann Mears resided here in Virginia, USA
Virginia, USA
1962
11 Mar 1962
Age 28
Joyce Ann Mears resided here in Roanoke, Virginia, USA
Roanoke, Virginia, USA
1981
1981
Age 47
Joyce Ann Mears resided here in Melfa, Accomack, Virginia, USA
Melfa, Accomack, Virginia, USA
1981
6 May 1981
Age 47
Death of Joyce Ann Mears in Nassawadox, Northampton, Virginia, USA
Nassawadox, Northampton, Virginia, USA
1981
1981
Age 47
Burial of Joyce Ann Mears in Accomack, Accomack, Virginia, USA
Accomack, Accomack, Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 13 Jul 1934
    Event Place: Accomack County, Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1940 United States Federal Census
    [2] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File
    [3] Virginia, U.S., Birth Records, 1912-2015, Delayed Birth Records, Virginia Department of Health; Richmond, VA, USA; Virginia, Births, 1912-1923
    [4] Virginia Department of Health; Richmond, VA, USA; Virginia, Deaths, 1912-2014
    [5] Virginia, U.S., Marriage Records, Virginia Department of Health; Richmond, VA, USA; Virginia, Marriages, 1936-2014; Roll: 101167389
    [6] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [7] U.S., Index to Public Records, 1994-2019
    [8] 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Wachapreague, Accomack, Virginia; Roll: 2668; Page: 16; Enumeration District: 1-32

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Pungoteague, Accomack, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Pungoteague, Accomack, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1945
    Event Place: Wachapreague, 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: Wachapreague, Accomack, Virginia; Roll: 2668; Page: 16; Enumeration District: 1-32

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Wachapreague, 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: Wachapreague, Accomack, Virginia; Roll: 2668; Page: 16; Enumeration District: 1-32

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1952
    Event Place: Virginia, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 11 Mar 1962
    Event Place: Roanoke, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: The Roanoke Times; Publication Date: 11 Mar 1962; Publication Place: Roanoke, Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1981
    Event Place: Melfa, Accomack, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Index to Public Records, 1994-2019

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 6 May 1981
    Event Place: Nassawadox, Northampton, 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] Virginia Department of Health; Richmond, VA, USA; Virginia, Deaths, 1912-2014
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 1981
    Event Place: Accomack, Accomack, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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