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Margaret Maggie Anna Mears 1856–1931 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 8 May 1856

Birth Location: Mearsville, Accomack, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 1931

Death Location: Parksley, Accomack, Virginia, USA

Father: Julius Mears

Mother: Susan Young

Spouse(s): William Somers

Children(s):

The story of Margaret Maggie Anna Mears began in 1856 in Mearsville, Accomack, Virginia, USA. In 1860, Margaret Maggie Anna Mears resided in Metompkin, Accomack, Virginia, USA. Margaret Maggie Anna Mears married William James Somers. Margaret Maggie Anna Mears passed away in 1931 in Parksley, Accomack, Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Margaret Maggie Anna Mears began in 1856 in Mearsville, Accomack, Virginia, USA.
  • In 1860, Margaret Maggie Anna Mears resided in Metompkin, Accomack, Virginia, USA.
  • Margaret Maggie Anna Mears married William James Somers.
  • Margaret Maggie Anna Mears passed away in 1931 in Parksley, Accomack, Virginia, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Julius Mears
1831–1863
Birth Location: Accomack County, Virginia, USA
JM
Susan Young
1830–1904
Birth Location: Accomack County, Virginia, USA
SY

Spouses(s)

William Somers
1853–1929
Birth Location: Bloxom, Accomack, Virginia, USA
WS

Children(s)

Margaret Mears's Ancestors

Self
Margaret Mears
1856–1931
Birth Place: Mearsville, Accomack, Virginia, USA
Parents
Julius Cyrus Mears
1831–1863
Accomack County, Virginia, USA
Susan (Jane) Young
1830–1904
Accomack County, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
George Mears
1791–1869
Accomac, Accomack, Virginia, USA
Nancy Shay
1798–1883
Accomack County, Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
Shadrack Mears
1744–1817
Esther Fisher
1764–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Bartholomew Mears
1693–1761
Rachel Kellam
1705–1779

Margaret Mears's Timeline

14 Records

1856
28 Aug 1856
Birth of Margaret Maggie Anna Mears in Mearsville, Accomack, Virginia, USA
Mearsville, Accomack, Virginia, USA
1856
8 May 1856
Birth of Margaret Maggie Anna Mears in Mearsville, Accomack, Virginia, USA
Mearsville, Accomack, Virginia, USA
1860
1860
Age 4
Margaret Maggie Anna Mears resided here in Metompkin, Accomack, Virginia, USA
Metompkin, Accomack, Virginia, USA
1870
1870
Age 14
Margaret Maggie Anna Mears resided here in Metompkin, Modest Town, Accomack, Virginia, USA
Metompkin, Modest Town, Accomack, Virginia, USA
1880
1880
Age 24
Margaret Maggie Anna Mears resided here in Accomack County, Virginia, USA
Accomack County, Virginia, USA
1896
16 May 1896
Age 40
Margaret Maggie Anna Mears resided here in Accomac, Accomack, Virginia, USA
Accomac, Accomack, Virginia, USA
1900
1900
Age 44
Margaret Maggie Anna Mears resided here in Metompkin, Accomack, Virginia, USA
Metompkin, Accomack, Virginia, USA
1910
1910
Age 54
Margaret Maggie Anna Mears resided here in Metompkin, Accomack, Virginia, USA
Metompkin, Accomack, Virginia, USA
1920
1920
Age 64
Margaret Maggie Anna Mears resided here in Metompkin, Accomack, Virginia, USA
Metompkin, Accomack, Virginia, USA
1930
1930
Age 74
Margaret Maggie Anna Mears resided here in Metompkin, Accomack, Virginia, USA
Metompkin, Accomack, Virginia, USA
1931
26 Mar 1931
Age 75
Death of Margaret Maggie Anna Mears in Danville, Pittsylvania County, Virginia, USA
Danville, Pittsylvania County, Virginia, USA
1931
26 Mar 1931
Age 75
Death of Margaret Maggie Anna Mears in Parksley, Accomack, Virginia, USA
Parksley, Accomack, Virginia, USA
1931
21 Mar 1931
Age 75
Death of Margaret Maggie Anna Mears in Bloxom, Accomack, Virginia, USA
Bloxom, Accomack, Virginia, USA
1931
1931
Age 75
Burial of Margaret Maggie Anna Mears in Parksley, Accomack, Virginia, USA
Parksley, Accomack, Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 28 Aug 1856
    Event Place: Mearsville, Accomack, Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970
    [2] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Metompkin, Accomack, Virginia; Roll: T625_1877; Page: 9B; Enumeration District: 11
    [3] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Metompkin, Accomack, Virginia; Page: 20A; Enumeration District: 0014; FHL microfilm: 2342167
    [4] 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Accomack, Virginia; Roll: 1351; Page: 170a; Enumeration District: 006
    [5] 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Metompkin, Accomack, Virginia; Roll: M593_1630; Page: 123A
    [6] 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Metompkin, Accomack, Virginia; Roll: 1697; Page: 20; Enumeration District: 0004
    [7] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Metompkin, Accomack, Virginia; Roll: T624_1619; Page: 9a; Enumeration District: 0010; FHL microfilm: 1375632
    [8] Virginia Department of Health; Richmond, VA, USA; Virginia, Deaths, 1912-2014
    [9] Virginia, U.S., Select Marriages, 1785-1940
    [10] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [11] Geneanet Community Trees Index
    [12] Web: Virginia, Find A Grave Index, 1607-2012

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 8 May 1856
    Event Place: Mearsville, Accomack, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: Accomack County, Virginia, U.S., Births, 1853-1865

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1860
    Event Place: Metompkin, Accomack, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1860 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M653; Residence Date: 1860; Home in 1860: Accomack Parish, Accomack, Virginia; Roll: M653_1330; Page: 89; Family History Li

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: Metompkin, Modest Town, Accomack, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Metompkin, Accomack, Virginia; Roll: M593_1630; Page: 123A

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Accomack County, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Accomack, Virginia; Roll: 1351; Page: 170a; Enumeration District: 006

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 16 May 1896
    Event Place: Accomac, Accomack, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: Peninsula Enterprise; Publication Date: 16 May 1896; Publication Place: Accomac, Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Metompkin, Accomack, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Metompkin, Accomack, Virginia; Roll: 1697; Page: 20; Enumeration District: 0004

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Metompkin, Accomack, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Metompkin, Accomack, Virginia; Roll: T624_1619; Page: 9a; Enumeration District: 0010; FHL microfilm: 1375632

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Metompkin, Accomack, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Metompkin, Accomack, Virginia; Roll: T625_1877; Page: 9B; Enumeration District: 11

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Metompkin, Accomack, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Metompkin, Accomack, Virginia; Page: 20A; Enumeration District: 0014; FHL microfilm: 2342167

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 26 Mar 1931
    Event Place: Danville, Pittsylvania County, Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Virginia Department of Health; Richmond, VA, USA; Virginia, Deaths, 1912-2014
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [3] Web: Virginia, Find A Grave Index, 1607-2012

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 26 Mar 1931
    Event Place: Parksley, Accomack, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 21 Mar 1931
    Event Place: Bloxom, Accomack, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970

    Genealogy Event 14
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 1931
    Event Place: Parksley, Accomack, Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Web: Virginia, Find A Grave Index, 1607-2012
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