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Mary Katherine Mears 1936–2001 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 17 Feb 1936

Birth Location: Cape Charles, Northampton, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 27 Oct 2001

Death Location: Gridley, Butte, California, USA

Father: Bedford Mears

Mother: Myrtis Dix

Spouse(s): Alfred Cummings

Children(s):

Mary Katherine Mears was born in 1936 in Cape Charles, Northampton, Virginia, USA, the child of Bedford Lee Mears And Myrtis Eleanor Dix. In 1940, Mary Katherine Mears resided in Capeville, Northampton, Virginia, USA. In 1947, Mary Katherine Mears resided in Cape Charles, Northampton, Virginia, USA. Mary Katherine Mears married Alfred William Cummings. Mary Katherine Mears passed away in 2001 in Gridley, Butte, California, USA.

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Biography

  • Mary Katherine Mears was born in 1936 in Cape Charles, Northampton, Virginia, USA, the child of Bedford Lee Mears And Myrtis Eleanor Dix.
  • In 1940, Mary Katherine Mears resided in Capeville, Northampton, Virginia, USA.
  • In 1947, Mary Katherine Mears resided in Cape Charles, Northampton, Virginia, USA.
  • Mary Katherine Mears married Alfred William Cummings.
  • Mary Katherine Mears passed away in 2001 in Gridley, Butte, California, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Mary Mears's Ancestors

Self
Mary Mears
1936–2001
Birth Place: Cape Charles, Northampton, Virginia, USA
Parents
Bedford Lee Mears
1910–1976
Watchepreaque Accomac, Virginia, USA
Myrtis (Eleanor) Dix
1913–1997
Virginia, USA
Grandparents
Upshur (Lee) Mears
1884–1960
Wachapreague Accomac, Virginia, USA
Kate (M) Parker
1889–1911
Accomack County, Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
Alfred Mears
1851–1920
Cordelia Kellam
1859–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Abel Mears
1824–1888
Elizabeth Lingo
1826–

Mary Mears's Timeline

13 Records

1936
17 Feb 1936
Birth of Mary Katherine Mears in Cape Charles, Northampton, Virginia, USA
Cape Charles, Northampton, Virginia, USA
1940
1940
Age 4
Mary Katherine Mears resided here in Capeville, Northampton, Virginia, USA
Capeville, Northampton, Virginia, USA
1947
1947
Age 11
Mary Katherine Mears resided here in Cape Charles, Northampton, Virginia, USA
Cape Charles, Northampton, Virginia, USA
1950
1950
Age 14
Mary Katherine Mears resided here in Cape Charles, Northampton, Virginia, USA
Cape Charles, Northampton, Virginia, USA
1951
1951
Age 15
Mary Katherine Mears resided here in Cape Charles, Northampton, Virginia, USA
Cape Charles, Northampton, Virginia, USA
1952
1952
Age 16
Mary Katherine Mears resided here in Cape Charles, Northampton, Virginia, USA
Cape Charles, Northampton, Virginia, USA
1955
1955
Age 19
Mary Katherine Mears resided here in Marysville; Yuba City, California, USA
Marysville; Yuba City, California, USA
1980
1980
Age 44
Mary Katherine Mears resided here in Yuba City, Sutter, California, USA
Yuba City, Sutter, California, USA
1987
1987-2000
Age 51
Mary Katherine Mears resided here in Yuba City, Sutter, California, USA
Yuba City, Sutter, California, USA
1994
1994-1995
Age 58
Mary Katherine Mears resided here in Yuba City, Sutter, California, USA
Yuba City, Sutter, California, USA
1996
1996
Age 60
Mary Katherine Mears resided here in Yuba City, Sutter, California, USA
Yuba City, Sutter, California, USA
2000
2000-2003
Age 64
Mary Katherine Mears resided here in Gridley, Butte, California, USA
Gridley, Butte, California, USA
2001
27 Oct 2001
Age 65
Death of Mary Katherine Mears in Gridley, Butte, California, USA
Gridley, Butte, California, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 17 Feb 1936
    Event Place: Cape Charles, Northampton, Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., School Yearbooks, 1900-2016, "U.S., School Yearbooks, 1880-2012"; School Name: Cape Charles High School; Year: 1947
    [2] U.S., School Yearbooks, 1900-2016, "U.S., School Yearbooks, 1880-2012"; School Name: Cape Charles High School; Year: 1951
    [3] U.S., School Yearbooks, 1900-2016, "U.S., School Yearbooks, 1880-2012"; School Name: Cape Charles High School; Year: 1952
    [4] U.S., Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 1
    [5] 1940 United States Federal Census
    [6] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File
    [7] Virginia, U.S., Birth Records, 1912-2015, Delayed Birth Records, Virginia Department of Health; Richmond, VA, USA; Virginia, Births, 1912-1923
    [8] Virginia, U.S., Marriage Records
    [9] U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007
    [10] U.S., Index to Public Records, 1994-2019
    [11] 1950 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Capeville, Northampton, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1947
    Event Place: Cape Charles, Northampton, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: U.S., School Yearbooks, 1900-2016, "U.S., School Yearbooks, 1880-2012"; School Name: Cape Charles High School; Year: 1947

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Cape Charles, Northampton, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1951
    Event Place: Cape Charles, Northampton, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: U.S., School Yearbooks, 1900-2016, "U.S., School Yearbooks, 1880-2012"; School Name: Cape Charles High School; Year: 1951

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1952
    Event Place: Cape Charles, Northampton, Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., School Yearbooks, 1900-2016, "U.S., School Yearbooks, 1880-2012"; School Name: Cape Charles High School; Year: 1952
    [2] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1955
    Event Place: Marysville; Yuba City, California, USA
    Record Source: U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1980
    Event Place: Yuba City, Sutter, California, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 1

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1987-2000
    Event Place: Yuba City, Sutter, California, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Index to Public Records, 1994-2019

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1994-1995
    Event Place: Yuba City, Sutter, California, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Phone and Address Directories, 1993-2002, City: Yuba City; State: California; Year(s): 1994-1995

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1996
    Event Place: Yuba City, Sutter, California, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 1

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 2000-2003
    Event Place: Gridley, Butte, California, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Index to Public Records, 1994-2019

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 27 Oct 2001
    Event Place: Gridley, Butte, California, 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] U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007

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