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Margaret Nottingham Mears 1915–1978 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 28 Feb 1915

Birth Location: Accomack County, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 1978

Death Location: Belle Haven, Accomack, Virginia, USA

Father: John Mears

Mother: Margaret Mears

Spouse(s): Sidney Sturgis

Children(s):

Margaret Nottingham Mears was born in 1915 in Accomack County, Virginia, USA, the child of John Edwin Custis Mears And Margaret Sally Mears. In 1920, Margaret Nottingham Mears resided in Pungoteague, Accomack, Virginia, USA. In 1930, Margaret Nottingham Mears resided in Pungoteague, Accomack, Virginia, USA. Margaret Nottingham Mears married Sidney Maurice Sturgis. Margaret Nottingham Mears passed away in 1978 in Belle Haven, Accomack, Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • Margaret Nottingham Mears was born in 1915 in Accomack County, Virginia, USA, the child of John Edwin Custis Mears And Margaret Sally Mears.
  • In 1920, Margaret Nottingham Mears resided in Pungoteague, Accomack, Virginia, USA.
  • In 1930, Margaret Nottingham Mears resided in Pungoteague, Accomack, Virginia, USA.
  • Margaret Nottingham Mears married Sidney Maurice Sturgis.
  • Margaret Nottingham Mears passed away in 1978 in Belle Haven, Accomack, Virginia, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Mears
1873–1933
Birth Location: Virginia, USA
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Margaret Mears
1884–1965
Birth Location: Wachapreague, Accomack, Virginia, USA
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Spouses(s)

Sidney Sturgis
1915–1964
Birth Location: Exmore, Northampton, Virginia, USA
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Children(s)

Margaret Mears's Ancestors

Self
Margaret Mears
1915–1978
Birth Place: Accomack County, Virginia, USA
Parents
John Edwin Custis Mears
1873–1933
Virginia, USA
Margaret (Sally) Mears
1884–1965
Wachapreague, Accomack, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
George (Smith G) Mears
1844–1885
Accomack County, Virginia, USA
Marianna (Mary Anna) Roberts
1847–1901
Accomack County, Virginia, USA
Hugh (C) Mears
1851–
Accomack County, Virginia, USA
Elizabeth (Leah) Mapp
1854–
Accomack County, Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
John Mears
1795–1872
Sarah Mapp
1810–1882
John Mears
1795–1872
Sarah Mapp
1810–1882
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Mears
1735–1807
Susannah Garrison
1775–1823
John Mears
1735–1807
Susannah Garrison
1775–1823

Margaret Mears's Timeline

9 Records

1915
28 Feb 1915
Birth of Margaret Nottingham Mears in Accomack County, Virginia, USA
Accomack County, Virginia, USA
1920
1920
Age 5
Margaret Nottingham Mears resided here in Pungoteague, Accomack, Virginia, USA
Pungoteague, Accomack, Virginia, USA
1930
1930
Age 15
Margaret Nottingham Mears resided here in Pungoteague, Accomack, Virginia, USA
Pungoteague, Accomack, Virginia, USA
1935
1935
Age 20
Margaret Nottingham Mears resided here in Pungoteague, Accomack, Virginia, USA
Pungoteague, Accomack, Virginia, USA
1940
1940
Age 25
Margaret Nottingham Mears resided here in Pungoteague, Accomack, Virginia, USA
Pungoteague, Accomack, Virginia, USA
1950
1950
Age 35
Margaret Nottingham Mears resided here in Pungoteague, Accomack, Virginia, USA
Pungoteague, Accomack, Virginia, USA
1952
1952
Age 37
Margaret Nottingham Mears resided here in Virginia, USA
Virginia, USA
1978
25 Feb 1978
Age 63
Death of Margaret Nottingham Mears in Chesapeake City, Virginia, USA
Chesapeake City, Virginia, USA
1978
1978
Age 63
Burial of Margaret Nottingham Mears in Belle Haven, Accomack, Virginia, USA
Belle Haven, Accomack, Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 28 Feb 1915
    Event Place: Accomack County, Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1940 United States Federal Census
    [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
    [4] 1930 United States Federal Census
    [5] Virginia Department of Health; Richmond, Virginia; Virginia Deaths, 1912-2014
    [6] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [7] U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, The Daily Times; Publication Date: 27 Feb 1978; Publication Place: Salisbury, Maryland, USA; ,0.42995322,0.25397792,0.554864&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: Pungoteague, Accomack, Virginia; Roll: 2668; Page: 29; Enumeration District: 1-35

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Pungoteague, Accomack, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Pungoteague, Accomack, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Pungoteague, Accomack, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Pungoteague, Accomack, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Pungoteague, 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: Pungoteague, Accomack, Virginia; Roll: 2668; Page: 29; Enumeration District: 1-35

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 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 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 25 Feb 1978
    Event Place: Chesapeake City, 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 Department of Health; Richmond, Virginia; Virginia Deaths, 1912-2014
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [4] U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, The Daily Times; Publication Date: 27 Feb 1978; Publication Place: Salisbury, Maryland, USA; ,0.42995322,0.25397792,0.554864&xid=3355

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 1978
    Event Place: Belle Haven, Accomack, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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