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Mattie Lee Mears 1924–2005 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 28 Jan 1924

Birth Location: Greensboro, Gadsden, Florida, USA

Death Date: 2005

Death Location: Bushnell, Sumter, Florida, USA

Father: William Mears

Mother: Ruby Faircloth

Spouse(s): Lee Cooper, Thomas Wilcher

Children(s):

Mattie Lee Mears was born in 1924 in Greensboro, Gadsden, Florida, USA, the child of William Washington Mears And Ruby Irene Faircloth. In 1930, Mattie Lee Mears resided in Ojus, Dade, Florida, USA. In 1935, Mattie Lee Mears resided in Dade County, Florida, USA. Mattie Lee Mears married Lee Andrew Cooper, Thomas Leon Wilcher. Mattie Lee Mears passed away in 2005 in Bushnell, Sumter, Florida, USA.

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Biography

  • Mattie Lee Mears was born in 1924 in Greensboro, Gadsden, Florida, USA, the child of William Washington Mears And Ruby Irene Faircloth.
  • In 1930, Mattie Lee Mears resided in Ojus, Dade, Florida, USA.
  • In 1935, Mattie Lee Mears resided in Dade County, Florida, USA.
  • Mattie Lee Mears married Lee Andrew Cooper, Thomas Leon Wilcher.
  • Mattie Lee Mears passed away in 2005 in Bushnell, Sumter, Florida, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Mattie Mears's Ancestors

Self
Mattie Mears
1924–2005
Birth Place: Greensboro, Gadsden, Florida, USA
Parents
William Washington Mears
1896–1968
Hardaway, Gadsden, Florida, USA
Ruby (Irene) Faircloth
1900–1986
Greensboro, Gadsden, Florida, USA
Grandparents
George (Washington) Mears
1873–1942
Quincy, Gadsden, Florida, USA
Susan (Abigale) Clark
1876–1953
Quincy, Gadsden, Florida, USA
Great-Grandparents
George Mears
1845–1922
Elizabeth Cooper
1844–1920
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Levin Mears
1801–1880

Mattie Mears's Timeline

10 Records

1924
28 Jan 1924
Birth of Mattie Lee Mears in Greensboro, Gadsden, Florida, USA
Greensboro, Gadsden, Florida, USA
1930
1930
Age 6
Mattie Lee Mears resided here in Ojus, Dade, Florida, USA
Ojus, Dade, Florida, USA
1935
1935
Age 11
Mattie Lee Mears resided here in Dade County, Florida, USA
Dade County, Florida, USA
1935
1935
Age 11
Mattie Lee Mears resided here in Ojus, Uleta, Dade County, Florida, USA
Ojus, Uleta, Dade County, Florida, USA
1938
20 Apr 1938
Age 14
Mattie Lee Mears resided here in Miami, Miami-Dade, Florida, USA
Miami, Miami-Dade, Florida, USA
1940
1940
Age 16
Mattie Lee Mears resided here in Dade County, Florida, USA
Dade County, Florida, USA
1985
1985
Age 61
Mattie Lee Mears resided here in Cooper City, Broward, Florida, USA
Cooper City, Broward, Florida, USA
1993
1993
Age 69
Mattie Lee Mears resided here in Brooksville, Hernando, Florida, USA
Brooksville, Hernando, Florida, USA
2005
10 Jan 2005
Age 81
Death of Mattie Lee Mears in Fort Lauderdale, Broward, Florida, USA
Fort Lauderdale, Broward, Florida, USA
2005
2005
Age 81
Burial of Mattie Lee Mears in Bushnell, Sumter, Florida, USA
Bushnell, Sumter, Florida, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 28 Jan 1924
    Event Place: Greensboro, Gadsden, Florida, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Florida, U.S., State Census, 1867-1945
    [2] U.S., Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 2
    [3] U.S., Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 1
    [4] 1940 United States Federal Census
    [5] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File
    [6] 1930 United States Federal Census
    [7] U.S., Obituary Collection, 1930-Current, Sun-Sentinel; Publication Date: 13 Jan 2005; Publication Place: Fort Lauderdale, Florida, USA; PersonID=3031848
    [8] National Cemetery Administration; U.S. Veterans' Gravesites
    [9] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [10] U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Ojus, Dade, Florida, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Dade County, Florida, USA
    Record Source: Florida, U.S., State Census, 1867-1945

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Ojus, Uleta, Dade County, Florida, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 20 Apr 1938
    Event Place: Miami, Miami-Dade, Florida, USA
    Record Source: The Miami News; Publication Date: 20 Apr 1938; Publication Place: Miami, Florida, USA; &terms=Mattie_Lee_Mears

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Dade County, Florida, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1985
    Event Place: Cooper City, Broward, Florida, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 1

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1993
    Event Place: Brooksville, Hernando, Florida, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 1

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 10 Jan 2005
    Event Place: Fort Lauderdale, Broward, Florida, 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., Obituary Collection, 1930-Current, Sun-Sentinel; Publication Date: 13 Jan 2005; Publication Place: Fort Lauderdale, Florida, USA; PersonID=3031848
    [3] National Cemetery Administration; U.S. Veterans' Gravesites
    [4] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [5] U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 2005
    Event Place: Bushnell, Sumter, Florida, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] National Cemetery Administration; U.S. Veterans' Gravesites
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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