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Mattie Lee Mears 1892–1971 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 10 Oct 1892

Birth Location: Geneva County, Alabama, USA

Death Date: 1971

Death Location: Altha, Calhoun, Florida, USA

Father: James Mears

Mother: Willis Brown

Spouse(s): William Sims

Children(s):

Mattie Lee Mears was born in 1892 in Geneva County, Alabama, USA, the child of James Daniel Mears And Willis Barto Brown. In 1900, Mattie Lee Mears resided in Garrards, Geneva, Alabama, USA. In 1910, Mattie Lee Mears resided in Attalla, Etowah, Alabama, USA. Mattie Lee Mears married William Mcrainey Sims. Mattie Lee Mears passed away in 1971 in Altha, Calhoun, Florida, USA.

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Biography

  • Mattie Lee Mears was born in 1892 in Geneva County, Alabama, USA, the child of James Daniel Mears And Willis Barto Brown.
  • In 1900, Mattie Lee Mears resided in Garrards, Geneva, Alabama, USA.
  • In 1910, Mattie Lee Mears resided in Attalla, Etowah, Alabama, USA.
  • Mattie Lee Mears married William Mcrainey Sims.
  • Mattie Lee Mears passed away in 1971 in Altha, Calhoun, Florida, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

James Mears
1875–1951
Birth Location: Headland, Henry, Alabama, USA
JM
Willis Brown
1861–1951
Birth Location: Gordon, Houston, Alabama, USA
WB

Spouses(s)

William Sims
1886–1932
Birth Location: Geneva County, Alabama, USA
WS

Children(s)

Mattie Mears's Ancestors

Self
Mattie Mears
1892–1971
Birth Place: Geneva County, Alabama, USA
Parents
James Daniel Mears
1875–1951
Headland, Henry, Alabama, USA
Willis (Barto) Brown
1861–1951
Gordon, Houston, Alabama, USA
Grandparents
Henry (Sidney) Mears
1846–1917
Stewart County, Georgia, USA
Melvina Ham
1851–1929
Henry County, Alabama, USA
Great-Grandparents
Levin Mears
1801–1880
Rebecca Hobb
1808–1864
2nd-Great-Grandparents
James Mears
1760–1806
Naomi Tyson
1765–1815

Mattie Mears's Timeline

13 Records

1892
10 Oct 1892
Birth of Mattie Lee Mears in Geneva County, Alabama, USA
Geneva County, Alabama, USA
1900
1900
Age 8
Mattie Lee Mears resided here in Garrards, Geneva, Alabama, USA
Garrards, Geneva, Alabama, USA
1910
1910
Age 18
Mattie Lee Mears resided here in Attalla, Etowah, Alabama, USA
Attalla, Etowah, Alabama, USA
1920
1920
Age 28
Mattie Lee Mears resided here in Bonifay, Holmes, Florida, USA
Bonifay, Holmes, Florida, USA
1930
1930
Age 38
Mattie Lee Mears resided here in Piney Grove and Taylor, Houston, Alabama, USA
Piney Grove and Taylor, Houston, Alabama, USA
1932
14 Apr 1932
Age 40
Mattie Lee Mears resided here in Dothan, Houston, Alabama, USA
Dothan, Houston, Alabama, USA
1935
1935
Age 43
Mattie Lee Mears resided here in Malvern, Geneva, Alabama, USA
Malvern, Geneva, Alabama, USA
1940
1940
Age 48
Mattie Lee Mears resided here in Malvern, Geneva, Alabama, USA
Malvern, Geneva, Alabama, USA
1950
1950
Age 58
Mattie Lee Mears resided here in Slocomb, Geneva, Alabama, USA
Slocomb, Geneva, Alabama, USA
1954
1954
Age 62
Mattie Lee Mears resided here in Alabama, USA
Alabama, USA
1959
1959
Age 67
Mattie Lee Mears resided here in Dothan, Houston, Alabama, USA
Dothan, Houston, Alabama, USA
1971
3 Dec 1971
Age 79
Death of Mattie Lee Mears in Dothan, Houston, Alabama, USA
Dothan, Houston, Alabama, USA
1971
1971
Age 79
Burial of Mattie Lee Mears in Altha, Calhoun, Florida, USA
Altha, Calhoun, Florida, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 10 Oct 1892
    Event Place: Geneva County, Alabama, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Malvern, Geneva, Alabama; Roll: m-t0627-00034; Page: 8A; Enumeration District: 31-3
    [2] Alabama, U.S., Deaths and Burials Index, 1881-1974
    [3] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File
    [4] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Bonifay, Holmes, Florida; Roll: T625_223; Page: 7B; Enumeration District: 74
    [5] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Piney Grove and Taylor, Houston, Alabama; Page: 6B; Enumeration District: 0011; FHL microfilm: 2339754
    [6] 1900 United States Federal Census
    [7] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Attalla, Etowah, Alabama; Roll: T624_13; Page: 20b; Enumeration District: 0072; FHL microfilm: 1374026
    [8] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [9] U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, The Dothan Eagle; Publication Date: 5 Dec 1971; Publication Place: Dothan, Alabama, USA; ,0.7355547,0.16183317,0.8951022&xid=3355
    [10] U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, The Dothan Eagle; Publication Date: 3 Dec 1971; Publication Place: Dothan, Alabama, USA; ,0.18566507,0.7521205,0.26766205&xid=3355
    [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: Slocomb, Geneva, Alabama; Roll: 393; Page: 23; Enumeration District: 31-2

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Garrards, Geneva, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Attalla, Etowah, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Attalla, Etowah, Alabama; Roll: T624_13; Page: 20b; Enumeration District: 0072; FHL microfilm: 1374026

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Bonifay, Holmes, Florida, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Bonifay, Holmes, Florida; Roll: T625_223; Page: 7B; Enumeration District: 74

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Piney Grove and Taylor, Houston, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Piney Grove and Taylor, Houston, Alabama; Page: 6B; Enumeration District: 0011; FHL microfilm: 2339754

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 14 Apr 1932
    Event Place: Dothan, Houston, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: Alabama, U.S., Newspapers.com Stories and Events Index, The Dothan Eagle; Publication Date: 14 Apr 1932; Publication Place: Dothan, Alabama, USA

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Malvern, Geneva, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Malvern, Geneva, Alabama; Roll: m-t0627-00034; Page: 8A; Enumeration District: 31-3

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Malvern, Geneva, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Malvern, Geneva, Alabama; Roll: m-t0627-00034; Page: 8A; Enumeration District: 31-3

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Slocomb, Geneva, Alabama, 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: Slocomb, Geneva, Alabama; Roll: 393; Page: 23; Enumeration District: 31-2

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1954
    Event Place: Alabama, 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 11
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1959
    Event Place: Dothan, Houston, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 3 Dec 1971
    Event Place: Dothan, Houston, Alabama, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Alabama, U.S., Deaths and Burials Index, 1881-1974
    [2] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [4] U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, The Dothan Eagle; Publication Date: 5 Dec 1971; Publication Place: Dothan, Alabama, USA; ,0.7355547,0.16183317,0.8951022&xid=3355
    [5] U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, The Dothan Eagle; Publication Date: 3 Dec 1971; Publication Place: Dothan, Alabama, USA; ,0.18566507,0.7521205,0.26766205&xid=3355

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 1971
    Event Place: Altha, Calhoun, Florida, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, The Dothan Eagle; Publication Date: 5 Dec 1971; Publication Place: Dothan, Alabama, USA; ,0.7355547,0.16183317,0.8951022&xid=3355
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