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Lena Jane Mears 1900–1956 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 13 Sep 1900

Birth Location: Cannon County, Tennessee, USA

Death Date: 1956

Death Location: Cannon County, Tennessee, USA

Father: Bill Mears

Mother: Florence Cooper

Spouse(s): Adam Pellham

Children(s):

Lena Jane Mears was born in 1900 in Cannon County, Tennessee, USA, the child of Bill Riley Mears And Florence Lilly Melissa Cooper. In 1910, Lena Jane Mears resided in Cannon County, Tennessee, USA. Lena Jane Mears married Adam Sanford Pellham. Lena Jane Mears passed away in 1956 in Cannon County, Tennessee, USA.

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  • A 3 criteria (Strong)
  • B 2 criteria (Medium)
  • C 1 criteria (Basic)
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Biography

  • Lena Jane Mears was born in 1900 in Cannon County, Tennessee, USA, the child of Bill Riley Mears And Florence Lilly Melissa Cooper.
  • In 1910, Lena Jane Mears resided in Cannon County, Tennessee, USA.
  • Lena Jane Mears married Adam Sanford Pellham.
  • Lena Jane Mears passed away in 1956 in Cannon County, Tennessee, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Bill Mears
1869–1940
Birth Location: Cannon County, Tennessee, United States of America
BM
Florence Cooper
1878–1965
Birth Location: Rutherford County, Tennessee, USA
FC

Spouses(s)

Adam Pellham
1896–1969
Birth Location: Cannon County, Tennessee, USA
AP

Children(s)

Lena Mears's Ancestors

Self
Lena Mears
1900–1956
Birth Place: Cannon County, Tennessee, USA
Parents
Bill Riley Mears
1869–1940
Cannon County, Tennessee, United States of America
Florence (Lilly Melissa) Cooper
1878–1965
Rutherford County, Tennessee, USA
Grandparents
Robert (Riley) Mears
1822–1870
Warren County, Tennessee, USA
Rebecca (Jane) Waters
1846–1904
Woodbury, Cannon, Tennessee, USA
Great-Grandparents
William Mears
1770–1849
Elizabeth Stephens
1784–1830
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Joel Mears
1754–1835
Mary Barnes
1756–1837

Lena Mears's Timeline

11 Records

1900
13 Sep 1900
Birth of Lena Jane Mears in Cannon County, Tennessee, USA
Cannon County, Tennessee, USA
1900
13 Sep 1900
Birth of Lena Jane Mears in Cannon County, Tennessee, USA
Cannon County, Tennessee, USA
1910
1910
Age 10
Lena Jane Mears resided here in Cannon County, Tennessee, USA
Cannon County, Tennessee, USA
1920
1920
Age 20
Lena Jane Mears resided here in Cannon County, Tennessee, USA
Cannon County, Tennessee, USA
1930
1930
Age 30
Lena Jane Mears resided here in Cannon County, Tennessee, USA
Cannon County, Tennessee, USA
1935
1935
Age 35
Lena Jane Mears resided here in Cannon County, Tennessee, USA
Cannon County, Tennessee, USA
1940
1940
Age 40
Lena Jane Mears resided here in Cannon County, Tennessee, USA
Cannon County, Tennessee, USA
1945
1945
Age 45
Lena Jane Mears resided here in Cannon County, Tennessee, USA
Cannon County, Tennessee, USA
1950
1950
Age 50
Lena Jane Mears resided here in Cannon County, Tennessee, USA
Cannon County, Tennessee, USA
1956
30 Apr 1956
Age 56
Death of Lena Jane Mears in Woodbury, Cannon, Tennessee, USA
Woodbury, Cannon, Tennessee, USA
1956
1956
Age 56
Burial of Lena Jane Mears in Cannon County, Tennessee, USA
Cannon County, Tennessee, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 13 Sep 1900
    Event Place: Cannon County, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Tennessee, U.S., Delayed Birth Records
    [2] Tennessee, U.S., Death Records, Tennessee State Library and Archives; Nashville, Tennessee; Tennessee Death Records, 1908-1958
    [3] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Cannon, Tennessee; Roll: m-t0627-03877; Page: 9B; Enumeration District: 8-7
    [4] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Civil District 2, Cannon, Tennessee; Roll: T625_1730; Page: 10B; Enumeration District: 26
    [5] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Civil District 6, Cannon, Tennessee; Roll: T624_1492; Page: 13a; Enumeration District: 0029; FHL microfilm: 1375505
    [6] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [7] U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, Nashville Banner; Publication Date: 1 May 1956; Publication Place: Nashville, Tennessee, USA; ,0.030973967,0.9757193,0.1083247&xid=3355
    [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: Cannon, Tennessee; Roll: 3617; Page: 13; Enumeration District: 8-4

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 13 Sep 1900
    Event Place: Cannon County, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: District 6, Cannon, Tennessee; Page: 9B; Enumeration District: 0007; FHL microfilm: 2341969

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Cannon County, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Civil District 6, Cannon, Tennessee; Roll: T624_1492; Page: 13a; Enumeration District: 0029; FHL microfilm: 1375505

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Cannon County, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Civil District 2, Cannon, Tennessee; Roll: T625_1730; Page: 10B; Enumeration District: 26

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Cannon County, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: District 6, Cannon, Tennessee; Page: 9B; Enumeration District: 0007; FHL microfilm: 2341969

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Cannon County, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Cannon, Tennessee; Roll: m-t0627-03877; Page: 9B; Enumeration District: 8-7

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Cannon County, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Cannon, Tennessee; Roll: m-t0627-03877; Page: 9B; Enumeration District: 8-7

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1945
    Event Place: Cannon County, Tennessee, 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: Cannon, Tennessee; Roll: 3617; Page: 13; Enumeration District: 8-4

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Cannon County, Tennessee, 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: Cannon, Tennessee; Roll: 3617; Page: 13; Enumeration District: 8-4

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 30 Apr 1956
    Event Place: Woodbury, Cannon, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Tennessee, U.S., Death Records, Tennessee State Library and Archives; Nashville, Tennessee; Tennessee Death Records, 1908-1958
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [3] U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, Nashville Banner; Publication Date: 1 May 1956; Publication Place: Nashville, Tennessee, USA; ,0.030973967,0.9757193,0.1083247&xid=3355

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 1956
    Event Place: Cannon County, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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