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Lela Blanche Mears 1897–1961 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 31 May 1897

Birth Location: Falls, Karnes, Texas, USA

Death Date: 1961

Death Location: Durango, Falls County, Texas, USA

Father: John Mears

Mother: Orphia Douglas

Spouse(s): Wilmer High

Children(s):

Lela Blanche Mears was born in 1897 in Falls, Karnes, Texas, USA, the child of John Franklin Mears And Orphia J Douglas. In 1900, Lela Blanche Mears resided in Falls, Karnes, Texas, USA. In 1910, Lela Blanche Mears resided in Falls, Karnes, Texas, USA. Lela Blanche Mears married Wilmer Curtis High. Lela Blanche Mears passed away in 1961 in Durango, Falls County, Texas, USA.

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Biography

  • Lela Blanche Mears was born in 1897 in Falls, Karnes, Texas, USA, the child of John Franklin Mears And Orphia J Douglas.
  • In 1900, Lela Blanche Mears resided in Falls, Karnes, Texas, USA.
  • In 1910, Lela Blanche Mears resided in Falls, Karnes, Texas, USA.
  • Lela Blanche Mears married Wilmer Curtis High.
  • Lela Blanche Mears passed away in 1961 in Durango, Falls County, Texas, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Mears
1875–1914
Birth Location: North Carolina, USA
JM
Orphia Douglas
1880–1949
Birth Location: Atlanta, Fulton, Georgia, USA
OD

Spouses(s)

Wilmer High
1895–1954
Birth Location: Texas, USA
WH

Children(s)

Lela Mears's Ancestors

Self
Lela Mears
1897–1961
Birth Place: Falls, Karnes, Texas, USA
Parents
John Franklin Mears
1875–1914
North Carolina, USA
Orphia (J) Douglas
1880–1949
Atlanta, Fulton, Georgia, USA
Grandparents
John (Calvin) Mears
1840–1910
Lumberton, Robeson, North Carolina, USA
Ann (Eliza) Howell
1842–1882
Lumberton, Robeson, North Carolina, USA
Great-Grandparents
Moses Mears
1805–1855
Lucy Taylor
1812–1898
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Jesse Mears
1775–1810
Lucretia Tyson
1778–

Lela Mears's Timeline

12 Records

1897
31 May 1897
Birth of Lela Blanche Mears in Falls, Karnes, Texas, USA
Falls, Karnes, Texas, USA
1900
1900
Age 3
Lela Blanche Mears resided here in Falls, Karnes, Texas, USA
Falls, Karnes, Texas, USA
1910
1910
Age 13
Lela Blanche Mears resided here in Falls, Karnes, Texas, USA
Falls, Karnes, Texas, USA
1920
1920
Age 23
Lela Blanche Mears resided here in Falls County, Texas, USA
Falls County, Texas, USA
1930
1930
Age 33
Lela Blanche Mears resided here in Falls County, Texas, USA
Falls County, Texas, USA
1935
1935
Age 38
Lela Blanche Mears resided here in Chilton, Mooreville, Falls County, Texas, USA
Chilton, Mooreville, Falls County, Texas, USA
1940
1940
Age 43
Lela Blanche Mears resided here in Falls County, Texas, USA
Falls County, Texas, USA
1942
13 Jan 1942
Age 45
Lela Blanche Mears resided here in El Paso, El Paso, Texas, USA
El Paso, El Paso, Texas, USA
1945
1945
Age 48
Lela Blanche Mears resided here in Waco, McLennan, Texas, USA
Waco, McLennan, Texas, USA
1950
1950
Age 53
Lela Blanche Mears resided here in Waco, McLennan, Texas, USA
Waco, McLennan, Texas, USA
1961
19 Nov 1961
Age 64
Death of Lela Blanche Mears in Waco, McLennan, Texas, USA
Waco, McLennan, Texas, USA
1961
1961
Age 64
Burial of Lela Blanche Mears in Durango, Falls County, Texas, USA
Durango, Falls County, Texas, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 31 May 1897
    Event Place: Falls, Karnes, Texas, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Texas, U.S., Death Certificates
    [2] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Falls, Texas; Roll: m-t0627-04030; Page: 4B; Enumeration District: 73-21
    [3] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Justice Precinct 4, Falls, Texas; Roll: T625_1801; Page: 2A; Enumeration District: 76
    [4] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Precinct 4, Falls, Texas; Page: 13A; Enumeration District: 0014; FHL microfilm: 2342064
    [5] 1900 United States Federal Census
    [6] 1910 United States Federal Census
    [7] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [8] U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007
    [9] 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Waco, McLennan, Texas; Roll: 3841; Page: 15; Enumeration District: 266-52
    [10] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Falls, Karnes, Texas, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Falls, Karnes, Texas, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Falls County, Texas, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Justice Precinct 4, Falls, Texas; Roll: T625_1801; Page: 2A; Enumeration District: 76

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Falls County, Texas, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Precinct 4, Falls, Texas; Page: 13A; Enumeration District: 0014; FHL microfilm: 2342064

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Chilton, Mooreville, Falls County, Texas, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Falls, Texas; Roll: m-t0627-04030; Page: 4B; Enumeration District: 73-21

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Falls County, Texas, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Falls, Texas; Roll: m-t0627-04030; Page: 4B; Enumeration District: 73-21

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 13 Jan 1942
    Event Place: El Paso, El Paso, Texas, USA
    Record Source: Texas, U.S., Newspapers.com Stories and Events Index, El Paso Times; Publication Date: 13 Jan 1942; Publication Place: El Paso, Texas, USA

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1945
    Event Place: Waco, McLennan, Texas, 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: Waco, McLennan, Texas; Roll: 3841; Page: 15; Enumeration District: 266-52

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Waco, McLennan, Texas, 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: Waco, McLennan, Texas; Roll: 3841; Page: 15; Enumeration District: 266-52

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 19 Nov 1961
    Event Place: Waco, McLennan, Texas, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Texas, U.S., Death Certificates
    [2] Texas, U.S., Death Index, 1903-2000
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [4] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 1961
    Event Place: Durango, Falls County, Texas, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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