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Lawrence Kay Mears 1880–1974 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 22 Feb 1880

Birth Location: Ellijay, Gilmer, Georgia, USA

Death Date: 1974

Death Location: Richmond, Richmond City, Virginia, USA

Father: Marcus Mears

Mother: Cornelia Jarrett

Spouse(s): Mary Grooms

Children(s): Alton Mears, Marcus Mears, Geraldine Mears, Mamie Mears, Thelma Mears, Lynton Mears

In 1880, Lawrence Kay Mears entered the world in Ellijay, Gilmer, Georgia, USA, born to Marcus Jackson Mears And Cornelia P Jarrett. In 1880, Lawrence Kay Mears resided in Ellijay, Gilmer, Georgia, USA. In 1900, Lawrence Kay Mears resided in Beaver Dam, Haywood, North Carolina, USA. Lawrence Kay Mears married Mary Anna Grooms, and had children including Alton Horace Mears, Geraldine America Mears, Lynton Norman Mears, Mamie Ruth Mears, Marcus Solomon Mears, Thelma Cornelia Mears. Lawrence Kay Mears passed away in 1974 in Richmond, Richmond City, Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1880, Lawrence Kay Mears entered the world in Ellijay, Gilmer, Georgia, USA, born to Marcus Jackson Mears And Cornelia P Jarrett.
  • In 1880, Lawrence Kay Mears resided in Ellijay, Gilmer, Georgia, USA.
  • In 1900, Lawrence Kay Mears resided in Beaver Dam, Haywood, North Carolina, USA.
  • Lawrence Kay Mears married Mary Anna Grooms, and had children including Alton Horace Mears, Geraldine America Mears, Lynton Norman Mears, Mamie Ruth Mears, Marcus Solomon Mears, Thelma Cornelia Mears.
  • Lawrence Kay Mears passed away in 1974 in Richmond, Richmond City, Virginia, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Marcus Mears
1853–1919
Birth Location: Leicester, Buncombe, North Carolina, USA
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Cornelia Jarrett
1858–1910
Birth Location: Buncombe County, North Carolina, USA
CJ

Spouses(s)

Mary Grooms
1880–1948
Birth Location: Georgia, USA
MG

Children(s)

Alton Mears
1914–1949
Birth Location: Baltimore, Maryland, USA
AM
Marcus Mears
1909–1955
Birth Location: Haywood County, North Carolina, USA
MM
Geraldine Mears
1912–1993
Birth Location: Baltimore, Maryland, USA
GM
Mamie Mears
1914–1992
Birth Location: Maryland, USA
MM
Thelma Mears
1906–1988
Birth Location: Baltimore, Maryland, USA
TM
Lynton Mears
1918–1952
Birth Location: Baltimore, Maryland, USA
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Lawrence Mears's Ancestors

Self
Lawrence Mears
1880–1974
Birth Place: Ellijay, Gilmer, Georgia, USA
Parents
Marcus Jackson Mears
1853–1919
Leicester, Buncombe, North Carolina, USA
Cornelia (P) Jarrett
1858–1910
Buncombe County, North Carolina, USA
Grandparents
James (Barnes) Mears
1807–1883
Mississippi State, Oktibbeha, Mississippi, USA
Margaret (Elvira) Penland
1805–1890
Asheville, Buncombe, North Carolina, USA
Great-Grandparents
William Mears
1770–1849
Elizabeth Stephens
1784–1830
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Joel Mears
1754–1835
Mary Barnes
1756–1837

Lawrence Mears's Descendants

1.
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Lawrence (Kay) Mears (22 Feb 1880–1974) m. Mary (Anna) Grooms (20 Jan 1880–1948)
  1. 1. Alton (Horace) Mears 1914–1949 m. Florence (Maude Theresa) Rollston 1916–1987
    1. 1. Lynn (Lourie) Mears 1940–2021 m. Alvah (Clarence) Banks 1938–2003 m. Joseph (Raney) Moore 1939–2018
    2. 2. Bernard (Lawrence) Mears 1935–2018 m. Theresa (Paul) Hines 1937–2022
  2. 2. Marcus (Solomon) Mears 1909–1955 m. Blanche (Henrietta) Davis 1913–1987 m. Margie (L) Buchanan 1910–
    1. 1. Blanche (Joyce) Mears 1933–2012
  3. 3. Geraldine (America) Mears 1912–1993 m. James (Leon) Fields 1910–2001
  4. 4. Mamie (Ruth) Mears 1914–1992 m. Leonard (Brisland) Halley 1913–2000
  5. 5. Thelma (Cornelia) Mears 1906–1988 m. Kenneth (Adolphus) Henderson 1904–
  6. 6. Lynton (Norman) Mears 1918–1952 m. Garnetta (Louise) Reynolds 1921–1966 m. Myrtle (Lee) Dixson 1918–1994
    1. 1. Donald (Lehman) Mears 1938–1986

Lawrence Mears's Timeline

13 Records

1880
22 Feb 1880
Birth of Lawrence Kay Mears in Ellijay, Gilmer, Georgia, USA
Ellijay, Gilmer, Georgia, USA
1880
1880
Lawrence Kay Mears resided here in Ellijay, Gilmer, Georgia, USA
Ellijay, Gilmer, Georgia, USA
1900
1900
Age 20
Lawrence Kay Mears resided here in Beaver Dam, Haywood, North Carolina, USA
Beaver Dam, Haywood, North Carolina, USA
1910
1910
Age 30
Lawrence Kay Mears resided here in Beaverdam, Haywood, North Carolina, USA
Beaverdam, Haywood, North Carolina, USA
1917
1917-1918
Age 37
Lawrence Kay Mears resided here in Baltimore, Maryland, USA
Baltimore, Maryland, USA
1920
1920
Age 40
Lawrence Kay Mears resided here in Baltimore, Maryland, USA
Baltimore, Maryland, USA
1930
1930
Age 50
Lawrence Kay Mears resided here in Richmond, Virginia, USA
Richmond, Virginia, USA
1935
1935
Age 55
Lawrence Kay Mears resided here in Richmond, Richmond City, Virginia, USA
Richmond, Richmond City, Virginia, USA
1940
1940
Age 60
Lawrence Kay Mears resided here in Richmond, Richmond City, Virginia, USA
Richmond, Richmond City, Virginia, USA
1942
1942
Age 62
Lawrence Kay Mears resided here in Richmond, Virginia, USA
Richmond, Virginia, USA
1950
1950
Age 70
Lawrence Kay Mears resided here in Richmond, Richmond, Virginia, USA
Richmond, Richmond, Virginia, USA
1974
26 Sep 1974
Age 94
Death of Lawrence Kay Mears in Richmond, Virginia, USA
Richmond, Virginia, USA
1974
1974
Age 94
Burial of Lawrence Kay Mears in Richmond, Richmond City, Virginia, USA
Richmond, Richmond City, Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 22 Feb 1880
    Event Place: Ellijay, Gilmer, Georgia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] The National Archives At St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; Record Group Title: Records of the Selective Service System; Record Group Number: 147
    [2] U.S., Army, Register of Enlistments, 1798-1914
    [3] U.S., Headstone Applications for Military Veterans, 1861-1985, National Archives at St. Louis; St. Louis, MO, USA; Applications for Headstones and Markers, 711970-9301985; NAID: 6016127; Record Group Number: 15; Record Group Title: Records of the Department of Veterans Affairs, 1773-2007
    [4] U.S., Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010
    [5] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Richmond, Richmond City, Virginia; Roll: m-t0627-04325; Page: 2B; Enumeration District: 118-189
    [6] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File
    [7] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Baltimore Ward 18, Baltimore (Independent City), Maryland; Roll: T625_665; Page: 11B; Enumeration District: 304
    [8] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Richmond, Richmond (Independent City), Virginia; Page: 12A; Enumeration District: 0072; FHL microfilm: 2342213
    [9] Registration State: Maryland; Registration County: Baltimore (Independent City)
    [10] 1880 United States Federal Census
    [11] 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Beaver Dam, Haywood, North Carolina; Roll: 1200; Page: 2; Enumeration District: 0020
    [12] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Beaverdam, Haywood, North Carolina; Roll: T624_1113; Page: 16b; Enumeration District: 0056; FHL microfilm: 1375126
    [13] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [14] 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Richmond, Richmond, Virginia; Roll: 748; Page: 5; Enumeration District: 119-359
    [15] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Ellijay, Gilmer, Georgia, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Beaver Dam, Haywood, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Beaver Dam, Haywood, North Carolina; Roll: 1200; Page: 2; Enumeration District: 0020

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Beaverdam, Haywood, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Beaverdam, Haywood, North Carolina; Roll: T624_1113; Page: 16b; Enumeration District: 0056; FHL microfilm: 1375126

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1917-1918
    Event Place: Baltimore, Maryland, USA
    Record Source: Registration State: Maryland; Registration County: Baltimore (Independent City)

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Baltimore, Maryland, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Baltimore Ward 18, Baltimore (Independent City), Maryland; Roll: T625_665; Page: 11B; Enumeration District: 304

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Richmond, Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995
    [2] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Richmond, Richmond (Independent City), Virginia; Page: 12A; Enumeration District: 0072; FHL microfilm: 2342213

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Richmond, Richmond City, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Richmond, Richmond City, Virginia; Roll: m-t0627-04325; Page: 2B; Enumeration District: 118-189

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Richmond, Richmond City, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Richmond, Richmond City, Virginia; Roll: m-t0627-04325; Page: 2B; Enumeration District: 118-189

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1942
    Event Place: Richmond, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: The National Archives At St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; Record Group Title: Records of the Selective Service System; Record Group Number: 147

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Richmond, Richmond, 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: Richmond, Richmond, Virginia; Roll: 748; Page: 5; Enumeration District: 119-359

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 26 Sep 1974
    Event Place: Richmond, Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Headstone Applications for Military Veterans, 1861-1985, National Archives at St. Louis; St. Louis, MO, USA; Applications for Headstones and Markers, 711970-9301985; NAID: 6016127; Record Group Number: 15; Record Group Title: Records of the Department of Veterans Affairs, 1773-2007
    [2] U.S., Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010
    [3] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File
    [4] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [5] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 1974
    Event Place: Richmond, Richmond City, Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Headstone Applications for Military Veterans, 1861-1985, National Archives at St. Louis; St. Louis, MO, USA; Applications for Headstones and Markers, 711970-9301985; NAID: 6016127; Record Group Number: 15; Record Group Title: Records of the Department of Veterans Affairs, 1773-2007
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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