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Margaret Sally Mears 1884–1965 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 16 Jun 1884

Birth Location: Wachapreague, Accomack, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 1965

Death Location: Belle Haven, Accomack, Virginia, USA

Father: Hugh Mears

Mother: Elizabeth Mapp

Spouse(s): John Mears

Children(s): Leah Mears, Edwin Mears, Mary Mears, Margaret Mears, Hugh Mears, Alpha Mears

Margaret Sally Mears was born in 1884 in Wachapreague, Accomack, Virginia, USA, the child of Hugh C Mears And Elizabeth Leah Mapp. In 1900, Margaret Sally Mears resided in Pungoteague, Accomack, Virginia, USA. In 1910, Margaret Sally Mears resided in Pungoteague, Accomack, Virginia, USA. Margaret Sally Mears married John Edwin Custis Mears, and had children including Alpha Omega Mears, Edwin Smith Mears, Hugh Garrison Mears, Leah Katherine Mears, Margaret Nottingham Mears, Mary Anna Mears. Margaret Sally Mears passed away in 1965 in Belle Haven, Accomack, Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • Margaret Sally Mears was born in 1884 in Wachapreague, Accomack, Virginia, USA, the child of Hugh C Mears And Elizabeth Leah Mapp.
  • In 1900, Margaret Sally Mears resided in Pungoteague, Accomack, Virginia, USA.
  • In 1910, Margaret Sally Mears resided in Pungoteague, Accomack, Virginia, USA.
  • Margaret Sally Mears married John Edwin Custis Mears, and had children including Alpha Omega Mears, Edwin Smith Mears, Hugh Garrison Mears, Leah Katherine Mears, Margaret Nottingham Mears, Mary Anna Mears.
  • Margaret Sally Mears passed away in 1965 in Belle Haven, Accomack, Virginia, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Hugh Mears
1851–
Birth Location: Accomack County, Virginia, USA
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Elizabeth Mapp
1854–
Birth Location: Accomack County, Virginia, USA
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Spouses(s)

John Mears
1873–1933
Birth Location: Virginia, USA
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Children(s)

Leah Mears
1908–1981
Birth Location: Accomack County, Virginia, USA
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Edwin Mears
1904–1976
Birth Location: Painter, Accomack, Virginia, USA
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Mary Mears
1910–
Birth Location: Virginia, USA
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Margaret Mears
1915–1978
Birth Location: Accomack County, Virginia, USA
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Hugh Mears
1919–1938
Birth Location: Accomack County, Virginia, USA
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Alpha Mears
1916–1917
Birth Location: Accomack County, Virginia, USA
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Margaret Mears's Ancestors

Self
Margaret Mears
1884–1965
Birth Place: Wachapreague, Accomack, Virginia, USA
Parents
Hugh C Mears
1851–
Accomack County, Virginia, USA
Elizabeth (Leah) Mapp
1854–
Accomack County, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
John (Savage) Mears
1795–1872
Accomack County, Virginia, USA
Sarah (Sally D) Mapp
1810–1882
Accomack County, Virginia
Great-Grandparents
John Mears
1735–1807
Susannah Garrison
1775–1823
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Grace Walton
1709–

Margaret Mears's Descendants

1.
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Margaret (Sally) Mears (16 Jun 1884–1965) m. John (Edwin Custis) Mears (Abt 1873–1933)
  1. 1. Leah (Katherine) Mears 1908–1981 m. Ollie (Sandford) White 1908–1949
  2. 2. Edwin (Smith) Mears 1904–1976 m. Marie (Alice) MacNamara 1911–2002
    1. 1. Edwin (James) Mears 1929–2008 m. Ruth (Laura) Greigg 1928–2001
    2. 2. Ethel (Marie) Mears 1935–2005 m. John (Patrick) Brady 1932–2013
    3. 3. Marion (L) Mears 1936–2016 m. Terrance (N) Mitchell 1937–2008
  3. 3. Mary (Anna) Mears 1910–
  4. 4. Margaret (Nottingham) Mears 1915–1978 m. Sidney (Maurice) Sturgis 1915–1964
  5. 5. Hugh (Garrison) Mears 1919–1938
  6. 6. Alpha (Omega) Mears 1916–1917

Margaret Mears's Timeline

11 Records

1884
16 Jun 1884
Birth of Margaret Sally Mears in Wachapreague, Accomack, Virginia, USA
Wachapreague, Accomack, Virginia, USA
1900
1900
Age 16
Margaret Sally Mears resided here in Pungoteague, Accomack, Virginia, USA
Pungoteague, Accomack, Virginia, USA
1910
1910
Age 26
Margaret Sally Mears resided here in Pungoteague, Accomack, Virginia, USA
Pungoteague, Accomack, Virginia, USA
1920
1920
Age 36
Margaret Sally Mears resided here in Pungoteague, Accomack, Virginia, USA
Pungoteague, Accomack, Virginia, USA
1930
1930
Age 46
Margaret Sally Mears resided here in Pungoteague, Pungoteague, Accomack, Virginia, USA
Pungoteague, Pungoteague, Accomack, Virginia, USA
1935
1935
Age 51
Margaret Sally Mears resided here in Pungoteague, Accomack, Virginia, USA
Pungoteague, Accomack, Virginia, USA
1940
1940
Age 56
Margaret Sally Mears resided here in Pungoteague, Accomack, Virginia, USA
Pungoteague, Accomack, Virginia, USA
1950
1950
Age 66
Margaret Sally Mears resided here in Lynchburg, Lynchburg, Virginia, USA
Lynchburg, Lynchburg, Virginia, USA
1957
1957
Age 73
Margaret Sally Mears resided here in Lynchburg, Virginia, USA
Lynchburg, Virginia, USA
1965
20 Jun 1965
Age 81
Death of Margaret Sally Mears in Lynchburg City, Virginia, USA
Lynchburg City, Virginia, USA
1965
1965
Age 81
Burial of Margaret Sally Mears in Belle Haven, Accomack, Virginia, USA
Belle Haven, Accomack, Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 16 Jun 1884
    Event Place: Wachapreague, Accomack, Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Pungoteague, Accomack, Virginia; Roll: m-t0627-04241; Page: 29A; Enumeration District: 1-28
    [2] Accomack County, Virginia Births, 1882-92
    [3] 1920 United States Federal Census
    [4] 1930 United States Federal Census
    [5] 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Pungoteague, Accomack, Virginia; Roll: 1697; Page: 2; Enumeration District: 0013
    [6] 1910 United States Federal Census
    [7] Virginia Department of Health; Richmond, Virginia; Virginia Deaths, 1912-2014
    [8] Virginia, U.S., Select Marriages, 1785-1940
    [9] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [10] Library of Virginia; Richmond, VA, USA; Virginia, Birth Registers, 1853-1911
    [11] 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Lynchburg, Lynchburg, Virginia; Roll: 2590; Page: 14; Enumeration District: 112-7

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Pungoteague, Accomack, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Pungoteague, Accomack, Virginia; Roll: 1697; Page: 2; Enumeration District: 0013

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Pungoteague, Accomack, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Pungoteague, Accomack, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Pungoteague, Pungoteague, Accomack, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Pungoteague, Accomack, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Pungoteague, Accomack, Virginia; Roll: m-t0627-04241; Page: 29A; Enumeration District: 1-28

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Pungoteague, Accomack, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Pungoteague, Accomack, Virginia; Roll: m-t0627-04241; Page: 29A; Enumeration District: 1-28

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Lynchburg, Lynchburg, 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: Lynchburg, Lynchburg, Virginia; Roll: 2590; Page: 14; Enumeration District: 112-7

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1957
    Event Place: Lynchburg, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 20 Jun 1965
    Event Place: Lynchburg City, Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Virginia Department of Health; Richmond, Virginia; Virginia Deaths, 1912-2014
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [3] Lynchburg, Virginia Obituary Index, 1837-2019, Jones Memorial Library; Lynchburg, Virginia; Lynchburg, Virginia Obituaries

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 1965
    Event Place: Belle Haven, Accomack, Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Lynchburg, Virginia Obituary Index, 1837-2019, Jones Memorial Library; Lynchburg, Virginia; Lynchburg, Virginia Obituaries
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