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Leah Katherine Mears 1908–1981 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 25 Jan 1908

Birth Location: Accomack County, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 1981

Death Location: Lynchburg, Lynchburg City, Virginia, USA

Father: John Mears

Mother: Margaret Mears

Spouse(s): Ollie White

Children(s):

Leah Katherine Mears was born in 1908 in Accomack County, Virginia, USA, the child of John Edwin Custis Mears And Margaret Sally Mears. In 1910, Leah Katherine Mears resided in Pungoteague, Accomack, Virginia, USA. In 1920, Leah Katherine Mears resided in Pungoteague, Accomack, Virginia, USA. Leah Katherine Mears married Ollie Sandford White. Leah Katherine Mears passed away in 1981 in Lynchburg, Lynchburg City, Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • Leah Katherine Mears was born in 1908 in Accomack County, Virginia, USA, the child of John Edwin Custis Mears And Margaret Sally Mears.
  • In 1910, Leah Katherine Mears resided in Pungoteague, Accomack, Virginia, USA.
  • In 1920, Leah Katherine Mears resided in Pungoteague, Accomack, Virginia, USA.
  • Leah Katherine Mears married Ollie Sandford White.
  • Leah Katherine Mears passed away in 1981 in Lynchburg, Lynchburg City, Virginia, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Mears
1873–1933
Birth Location: Virginia, USA
JM
Margaret Mears
1884–1965
Birth Location: Wachapreague, Accomack, Virginia, USA
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Spouses(s)

Ollie White
1908–1949
Birth Location: Amherst County, Virginia, USA
OW

Children(s)

Leah Mears's Ancestors

Self
Leah Mears
1908–1981
Birth Place: Accomack County, Virginia, USA
Parents
John Edwin Custis Mears
1873–1933
Virginia, USA
Margaret (Sally) Mears
1884–1965
Wachapreague, Accomack, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
George (Smith G) Mears
1844–1885
Accomack County, Virginia, USA
Marianna (Mary Anna) Roberts
1847–1901
Accomack County, Virginia, USA
Hugh (C) Mears
1851–
Accomack County, Virginia, USA
Elizabeth (Leah) Mapp
1854–
Accomack County, Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
John Mears
1795–1872
Sarah Mapp
1810–1882
John Mears
1795–1872
Sarah Mapp
1810–1882
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Mears
1735–1807
Susannah Garrison
1775–1823
John Mears
1735–1807
Susannah Garrison
1775–1823

Leah Mears's Timeline

11 Records

1908
25 Jan 1908
Birth of Leah Katherine Mears in Accomack County, Virginia, USA
Accomack County, Virginia, USA
1910
1910
Age 2
Leah Katherine Mears resided here in Pungoteague, Accomack, Virginia, USA
Pungoteague, Accomack, Virginia, USA
1920
1920
Age 12
Leah Katherine Mears resided here in Pungoteague, Accomack, Virginia, USA
Pungoteague, Accomack, Virginia, USA
1926
1926
Age 18
Leah Katherine Mears resided here in Fredericksburg, Virginia, USA
Fredericksburg, Virginia, USA
1930
1930
Age 22
Leah Katherine Mears resided here in Pedlar, Amherst, Virginia, USA
Pedlar, Amherst, Virginia, USA
1935
1935
Age 27
Leah Katherine Mears resided here in Rural, Amherst County, Virginia, USA
Rural, Amherst County, Virginia, USA
1940
1940
Age 32
Leah Katherine Mears resided here in Lynchburg, Lynchburg City, Virginia, USA
Lynchburg, Lynchburg City, Virginia, USA
1945
1945
Age 37
Leah Katherine Mears resided here in Lynchburg, Virginia, USA
Lynchburg, Virginia, USA
1950
1950
Age 42
Leah Katherine Mears resided here in Lynchburg, Virginia, USA
Lynchburg, Virginia, USA
1981
10 Jan 1981
Age 73
Death of Leah Katherine Mears in Petersburg, Dinwiddie, Virginia, USA
Petersburg, Dinwiddie, Virginia, USA
1981
1981
Age 73
Burial of Leah Katherine Mears in Lynchburg, Lynchburg City, Virginia, USA
Lynchburg, Lynchburg City, Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 25 Jan 1908
    Event Place: Accomack County, Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., School Yearbooks, 1900-2016, "U.S., School Yearbooks, 1880-2012"; School Name: State Normal and Industrial School for Women at Fredericksburg; Year: 1926
    [2] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Lynchburg, Lynchburg City, Virginia; Roll: m-t0627-04308; Page: 14A; Enumeration District: 111-17
    [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
    [5] 1930 United States Federal Census
    [6] 1910 United States Federal Census
    [7] Virginia, U.S., Birth Records, 1912-2015, Delayed Birth Records
    [8] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [9] U.S., Newspapers.com™ Marriage Index, 1800s-current, Evening Star; Publication Date: 28 Oct 1928; Publication Place: Washington, District of Columbia, USA; ,0.3
    [10] 1950 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Pungoteague, Accomack, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Pungoteague, Accomack, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1926
    Event Place: Fredericksburg, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: U.S., School Yearbooks, 1900-2016, "U.S., School Yearbooks, 1880-2012"; School Name: State Normal and Industrial School for Women at Fredericksburg; Year: 1926

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Pedlar, Amherst, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Rural, Amherst County, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Lynchburg, Lynchburg City, Virginia; Roll: m-t0627-04308; Page: 14A; Enumeration District: 111-17

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Lynchburg, Lynchburg City, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Lynchburg, Lynchburg City, Virginia; Roll: m-t0627-04308; Page: 14A; Enumeration District: 111-17

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1945
    Event Place: Lynchburg, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Lynchburg, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 10 Jan 1981
    Event Place: Petersburg, Dinwiddie, 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] Lynchburg, Virginia Obituary Index, 1837-2019, Jones Memorial Library; Lynchburg, Virginia; Lynchburg, Virginia Obituaries

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 1981
    Event Place: Lynchburg, Lynchburg City, Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Lynchburg, Virginia Obituary Index, 1837-2019, Jones Memorial Library; Lynchburg, Virginia; Lynchburg, Virginia Obituaries
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