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Lena Custis Mears 1912–1997 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 6 Jun 1912

Birth Location: Virginia, USA

Death Date: 1997

Death Location: Wachapreague, Accomack, Virginia, USA

Father: William Mears

Mother: Margaret Mason

Spouse(s): Garland Mapp

Children(s):

Lena Custis Mears was born in 1912 in Virginia, USA, the child of William Fisher Mears And Margaret Maggie Byrd Mason. In 1920, Lena Custis Mears resided in Lee, Accomack, Virginia, USA. In 1930, Lena Custis Mears resided in Lee, Accomack, Virginia, USA. Lena Custis Mears married Garland Bowdoin Mapp. Lena Custis Mears passed away in 1997 in Wachapreague, Accomack, Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • Lena Custis Mears was born in 1912 in Virginia, USA, the child of William Fisher Mears And Margaret Maggie Byrd Mason.
  • In 1920, Lena Custis Mears resided in Lee, Accomack, Virginia, USA.
  • In 1930, Lena Custis Mears resided in Lee, Accomack, Virginia, USA.
  • Lena Custis Mears married Garland Bowdoin Mapp.
  • Lena Custis Mears passed away in 1997 in Wachapreague, Accomack, Virginia, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Mears
1852–1928
Birth Location: Accomack County, Virginia, USA
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Margaret Mason
1887–1980
Birth Location: Accomack County, Virginia
MM

Spouses(s)

Garland Mapp
1893–1960
Birth Location: Wachapreague, Accomack, Virginia, USA
GM

Children(s)

Lena Mears's Ancestors

Self
Lena Mears
1912–1997
Birth Place: Virginia, USA
Parents
William Fisher Mears
1852–1928
Accomack County, Virginia, USA
Margaret (Maggie Byrd) Mason
1887–1980
Accomack County, Virginia
Grandparents
James (Henry) Mears
1820–1891
Accomack County, Virginia, USA
Patience (G) Fisher
1816–1884
Accomack County, Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
Richard Mears
1785–1852
Polly Fosque
1767–1824
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Richard Mears
1763–1824
Ruth
1765–
John Mears
1740–1788
Mary Fosque
1740–1788

Lena Mears's Timeline

9 Records

1912
6 Jun 1912
Birth of Lena Custis Mears in Virginia, USA
Virginia, USA
1920
1920
Age 8
Lena Custis Mears resided here in Lee, Accomack, Virginia, USA
Lee, Accomack, Virginia, USA
1930
1930
Age 18
Lena Custis Mears resided here in Lee, Accomack, Virginia, USA
Lee, Accomack, Virginia, USA
1935
1935
Age 23
Lena Custis Mears resided here in Wachapreague, Accomack, Virginia, USA
Wachapreague, Accomack, Virginia, USA
1940
1940
Age 28
Lena Custis Mears resided here in Wachapreague, Accomack, Virginia, USA
Wachapreague, Accomack, Virginia, USA
1950
1950
Age 38
Lena Custis Mears resided here in Wachapreague, Accomack, Virginia, USA
Wachapreague, Accomack, Virginia, USA
1955
1955
Age 43
Lena Custis Mears resided here in Virginia, USA
Virginia, USA
1997
11 Jul 1997
Age 85
Death of Lena Custis Mears in Gargatha, Accomack, Virginia, USA
Gargatha, Accomack, Virginia, USA
1997
1997
Age 85
Burial of Lena Custis Mears in Wachapreague, Accomack, Virginia, USA
Wachapreague, Accomack, Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 6 Jun 1912
    Event Place: Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Wachapreague, Accomack, Virginia; Roll: m-t0627-04241; Page: 6B; Enumeration District: 1-25
    [2] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File
    [3] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Lee, Accomack, Virginia; Roll: T625_1877; Page: 8B; Enumeration District: 7
    [4] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Lee, Accomack, Virginia; Page: 5A; Enumeration District: 0012; FHL microfilm: 2342167
    [5] Virginia, U.S., Death Records, Virginia Department of Health; Richmond, VA, USA; Virginia, Deaths, 1912-2014
    [6] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [7] U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007
    [8] U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, The Daily Times; Publication Date: 14 Jul 1997; Publication Place: Salisbury, Maryland, USA; ,0.3522949,0.18436027,0.41290724&xid=3355
    [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: Wachapreague, Accomack, Virginia; Roll: 2668; Page: 9; Enumeration District: 1-32

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Lee, Accomack, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Lee, Accomack, Virginia; Roll: T625_1877; Page: 8B; Enumeration District: 7

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Lee, Accomack, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Lee, Accomack, Virginia; Page: 5A; Enumeration District: 0012; FHL microfilm: 2342167

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Wachapreague, Accomack, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Wachapreague, Accomack, Virginia; Roll: m-t0627-04241; Page: 6B; Enumeration District: 1-25

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Wachapreague, Accomack, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Wachapreague, Accomack, Virginia; Roll: m-t0627-04241; Page: 6B; Enumeration District: 1-25

    Genealogy Event 6
    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: 9; Enumeration District: 1-32

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1955
    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 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 11 Jul 1997
    Event Place: Gargatha, Accomack, 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, U.S., Death Records, Virginia Department of Health; Richmond, VA, USA; Virginia, Deaths, 1912-2014
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [4] U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007
    [5] U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, The Daily Times; Publication Date: 14 Jul 1997; Publication Place: Salisbury, Maryland, USA; ,0.3522949,0.18436027,0.41290724&xid=3355

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 1997
    Event Place: Wachapreague, Accomack, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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