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Leonard Lee Mears 1883–1975 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 7 Sep 1883

Birth Location: Modest Town, Accomack, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 1975

Death Location: Temperanceville, Accomack, Virginia, USA

Father: Thomas Mears

Mother: Cornelia Taylor

Spouse(s): Lena Taylor

Children(s): Miriam Mears, Paul Mears

In 1883, Leonard Lee Mears entered the world in Modest Town, Accomack, Virginia, USA, born to Thomas Franklin Mears And Cornelia F Taylor. In 1896, Leonard Lee Mears resided in Accomac, Accomack, Virginia, USA. In 1900, Leonard Lee Mears resided in Atlantic, Accomack, Virginia, USA. Leonard Lee Mears married Lena Helen Taylor, and had children including Miriam Elizabeth Mears, Paul Leonard Mears. Leonard Lee Mears passed away in 1975 in Temperanceville, Accomack, Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1883, Leonard Lee Mears entered the world in Modest Town, Accomack, Virginia, USA, born to Thomas Franklin Mears And Cornelia F Taylor.
  • In 1896, Leonard Lee Mears resided in Accomac, Accomack, Virginia, USA.
  • In 1900, Leonard Lee Mears resided in Atlantic, Accomack, Virginia, USA.
  • Leonard Lee Mears married Lena Helen Taylor, and had children including Miriam Elizabeth Mears, Paul Leonard Mears.
  • Leonard Lee Mears passed away in 1975 in Temperanceville, Accomack, Virginia, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Thomas Mears
1850–1912
Birth Location: Accomack County, Virginia, USA
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Cornelia Taylor
1852–1941
Birth Location: Gargatha, Accomack, Virginia, USA
CT

Spouses(s)

Lena Taylor
1888–1975
Birth Location: Accomack County, Virginia, USA
LT

Children(s)

Miriam Mears
1911–2002
Birth Location: Accomack County, Virginia, USA
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Paul Mears
1915–1990
Birth Location: Atlantic, Accomack, Virginia, USA
PM

Leonard Mears's Ancestors

Self
Leonard Mears
1883–1975
Birth Place: Modest Town, Accomack, Virginia, USA
Parents
Thomas Franklin Mears
1850–1912
Accomack County, Virginia, USA
Cornelia (F) Taylor
1852–1941
Gargatha, Accomack, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
Meshack Mears
1823–1897
Accomack County, Virginia, USA
Elizabeth (S) Hickman
1826–1865
Great-Grandparents
Meshack Mears
1775–1841
Margaret Baker
1790–1846
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Meshack Mears
1745–1790
Susannah Northam
1748–1796

Leonard Mears's Descendants

1.
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Leonard (Lee) Mears (7 Sep 1883–1975) m. Lena (Helen) Taylor (21 Jul 1888–1975)
  1. 1. Miriam (Elizabeth) Mears 1911–2002 m. Thomas (Skinner) Wilkerson 1910–2001 m. Foster (Earl) Mears 1909–1984
    1. 1. Foster (Earl) Mears 1932–2000 m. Carol (V) Smith 1938–2020
  2. 2. Paul (Leonard) Mears 1915–1990 m. Katherine (Jane) McCready 1921–1976
    1. 1. Margaret (Sue) Mears 1938–2023

Leonard Mears's Timeline

14 Records

1883
7 Sep 1883
Birth of Leonard Lee Mears in Modest Town, Accomack, Virginia, USA
Modest Town, Accomack, Virginia, USA
1896
25 Jan 1896
Age 13
Leonard Lee Mears resided here in Accomac, Accomack, Virginia, USA
Accomac, Accomack, Virginia, USA
1900
1900
Age 17
Leonard Lee Mears resided here in Atlantic, Accomack, Virginia, USA
Atlantic, Accomack, Virginia, USA
1910
1910
Age 27
Leonard Lee Mears resided here in Atlantic, Accomack, Virginia, USA
Atlantic, Accomack, Virginia, USA
1911
30 Sep 1911
Age 28
Leonard Lee Mears resided here in Snow Hill, Worcester, Maryland, USA
Snow Hill, Worcester, Maryland, USA
1920
1920
Age 37
Leonard Lee Mears resided here in Atlantic, Accomack, Virginia, USA
Atlantic, Accomack, Virginia, USA
1930
1930
Age 47
Leonard Lee Mears resided here in Atlantic, Atlantic, New Jersey, USA
Atlantic, Atlantic, New Jersey, USA
1935
1935
Age 52
Leonard Lee Mears resided here in Atlantic, Accomack, Virginia, USA
Atlantic, Accomack, Virginia, USA
1940
1940
Age 57
Leonard Lee Mears resided here in Atlantic, Accomack, Virginia, USA
Atlantic, Accomack, Virginia, USA
1942
1942
Age 59
Leonard Lee Mears resided here in Accomack County, Virginia, USA
Accomack County, Virginia, USA
1950
1950
Age 67
Leonard Lee Mears resided here in Atlantic, Accomack, Virginia, USA
Atlantic, Accomack, Virginia, USA
1951
1951-1952
Age 68
Leonard Lee Mears resided here in Virginia, USA
Virginia, USA
1975
9 Jun 1975
Age 92
Death of Leonard Lee Mears in Salisbury, Wicomico, Maryland, USA
Salisbury, Wicomico, Maryland, USA
1975
1975
Age 92
Burial of Leonard Lee Mears in Temperanceville, Accomack, Virginia, USA
Temperanceville, Accomack, Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 7 Sep 1883
    Event Place: Modest Town, Accomack, Virginia, 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] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Atlantic, Accomack, Virginia; Roll: m-t0627-04241; Page: 10B; Enumeration District: 1-4
    [3] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File
    [4] Accomack County, Virginia Births, 1882-92
    [5] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Atlantic, Accomack, Virginia; Roll: T625_1877; Page: 14B; Enumeration District: 2
    [6] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Atlantic, Accomack, Virginia; Page: 8A; Enumeration District: 0004; FHL microfilm: 2342167
    [7] 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Atlantic, Accomack, Virginia; Roll: 1697; Page: 8; Enumeration District: 0002
    [8] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Atlantic, Accomack, Virginia; Roll: T624_1619; Page: 17a; Enumeration District: 0002; FHL microfilm: 1375632
    [9] Virginia, U.S., Select Marriages, 1785-1940
    [10] Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current
    [11] U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, The Daily Times; Publication Date: 11 Jun 1975; Publication Place: Salisbury, Maryland, USA; ,0.19537747,0.14749946,0.33870623&xid=3355
    [12] Library of Virginia; Richmond, Va, Usa; Virginia, Birth Registers, 1853-1911
    [13] 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Atlantic, Accomack, Virginia; Roll: 2668; Page: 26; Enumeration District: 1-7

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 25 Jan 1896
    Event Place: Accomac, Accomack, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: Peninsula Enterprise; Publication Date: 25 Jan 1896; Publication Place: Accomac, Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Atlantic, Accomack, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Atlantic, Accomack, Virginia; Roll: 1697; Page: 8; Enumeration District: 0002

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Atlantic, Accomack, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Atlantic, Accomack, Virginia; Roll: T624_1619; Page: 17a; Enumeration District: 0002; FHL microfilm: 1375632

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 30 Sep 1911
    Event Place: Snow Hill, Worcester, Maryland, USA
    Record Source: Democratic Messenger; Publication Date: 30 Sep 1911; Publication Place: Snow Hill, Maryland, USA

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Atlantic, Accomack, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Atlantic, Accomack, Virginia; Roll: T625_1877; Page: 14B; Enumeration District: 2

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Atlantic, Atlantic, New Jersey, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Atlantic, Accomack, Virginia; Page: 8A; Enumeration District: 0004; FHL microfilm: 2342167

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Atlantic, Accomack, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Atlantic, Accomack, Virginia; Roll: m-t0627-04241; Page: 10B; Enumeration District: 1-4

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Atlantic, Accomack, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Atlantic, Accomack, Virginia; Roll: m-t0627-04241; Page: 10B; Enumeration District: 1-4

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1942
    Event Place: Accomack County, 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: Atlantic, 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: Atlantic, Accomack, Virginia; Roll: 2668; Page: 26; Enumeration District: 1-7

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1951-1952
    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 13
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 9 Jun 1975
    Event Place: Salisbury, Wicomico, Maryland, 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] Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current
    [3] U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, The Daily Times; Publication Date: 11 Jun 1975; Publication Place: Salisbury, Maryland, USA; ,0.19537747,0.14749946,0.33870623&xid=3355

    Genealogy Event 14
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 1975
    Event Place: Temperanceville, Accomack, Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current
    [2] U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, The Daily Times; Publication Date: 11 Jun 1975; Publication Place: Salisbury, Maryland, USA; ,0.19537747,0.14749946,0.33870623&xid=3355
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