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Michael Mitchell Mears 1798–1879 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: abt 1798

Birth Location: Accomack County, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 1879

Death Location: Accomack County, Virginia, USA

Father: Kendall Mears

Mother: Catharine Chandler

Spouse(s): Margaret Stephens, Nancy Caruthers

Children(s): Judie Mears, Margaret Mears, Michel Mears, Major Mears, Jefferson Mears, Penny Mears, Elizabeth Mears, Nannie Mears

The story of Michael Mitchell Mears began in 1798 in Accomack County, Virginia, USA. In 1830, Michael Mitchell Mears resided in St Georges Parish, Accomack, Virginia, USA. In 1850, Michael Mitchell Mears resided in St Georges Parish, Accomack, Virginia, USA. Michael Mitchell Mears married Ann Mears, Margaret Susan Stephens, Mary Phillips, Nancy Caruthers, and had children including Elizabeth Catheryn Mears, Jefferson Davis Mears, Judie Mears, Major T Mears, Margaret A Mears, Michel Mitchell Mears, Nannie Lee Mears, Penny F Mears. Michael Mitchell Mears passed away in 1879 in Accomack County, Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Michael Mitchell Mears began in 1798 in Accomack County, Virginia, USA.
  • In 1830, Michael Mitchell Mears resided in St Georges Parish, Accomack, Virginia, USA.
  • In 1850, Michael Mitchell Mears resided in St Georges Parish, Accomack, Virginia, USA.
  • Michael Mitchell Mears married Ann Mears, Margaret Susan Stephens, Mary Phillips, Nancy Caruthers, and had children including Elizabeth Catheryn Mears, Jefferson Davis Mears, Judie Mears, Major T Mears, Margaret A Mears, Michel Mitchell Mears, Nannie Lee Mears, Penny F Mears.
  • Michael Mitchell Mears passed away in 1879 in Accomack County, Virginia, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Kendall Mears
1764–1820
Birth Location: Accomack County, Virginia, USA
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Catharine Chandler
1775–1830
Birth Location: –
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Spouses(s)

Margaret Stephens
1832–
Birth Location: Accomack County, Virginia, USA
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Nancy Caruthers
1813–1858
Birth Location: Accomack County, Virginia, USA
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Children(s)

Judie Mears
1868–1943
Birth Location: Accomack County, Virginia
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Margaret Mears
1840–
Birth Location: Accomack County, Virginia, USA
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Michel Mears
1850–1910
Birth Location: Accomack County, Virginia, USA
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Major Mears
1855–
Birth Location: Accomack County, Virginia, USA
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Jefferson Mears
1862–1935
Birth Location: Accomack County, Virginia, USA
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Penny Mears
1859–
Birth Location: Accomack County, Virginia, USA
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Elizabeth Mears
1852–1920
Birth Location: Norfolk, Norfolk City, Virginia, USA
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Nannie Mears
1865–
Birth Location: Accomack County, Virginia, USA
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Michael Mears's Ancestors

Self
Michael Mears
1798–1879
Birth Place: Accomack County, Virginia, USA
Parents
Kendall Mears
1764–1820
Accomack County, Virginia, USA
Catharine (Katy McCord) Chandler
1775–1830
Grandparents
Littleton (C) Mears
1725–
Accomack, Virginia, United States
Comfort Richardson
1735–
Great-Grandparents
John Mears
1703–1762
Sabrah Armitrader
1702–1784
William Richardson
1700–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Meares
1675–1745
Margaret Garrison
1680–1745

Michael Mears's Descendants

1.
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Michael (Mitchell) Mears (abt 1798–1879) m. Margaret (Susan) Stephens (Dec 1832–) m. Nancy Caruthers (abt 1813–1858)
  1. 1. Judie Mears 1868–1943 m. Richard (Walter) Mears 1867–1952
    1. 1. Leonard (Thomas) Mears 1890–1890 m. Priscilla (Anderson) Mears 1893–1980
      1. 1. Gladys (Maggie) Mears 1917–1996 m. Clifton (Warrick) Stevens 1913–1970
      2. 2. India (Marie) Mears 1923–2002 m. Raymond (Carson) Budd 1921–1978
      3. 3. Mary Mears 1925–
      4. 4. Garnett (Cosby) Mears 1915–1991 m. Lillian (Katheline) Wolf 1920–1959
    2. 2. Forrest (Richard) Mears 1902–1941
    3. 3. Hattie (M) Mears 1892–1974
    4. 4. Rosser (William) Mears 1885–
    5. 5. Alice (Susan) Mears 1895–1932 m. Howard (Fisher) Mears 1888–1955
      1. 1. Preston (Lee) Mears 1915–1993 m. Gwendolyn (Vanetta) Bowman 1924–2015
        1. 1. Judith (Isabell) Mears 1944–2014
      2. 2. Milford (Habercourse) Mears 1916–2012 m. Macel (Jean) Brogan 1923–2015
      3. 3. Norman (Broddus) Mears 1919–1993 m. Mary (Belle) Simpson 1926–2014
        1. 1. Donald (Lee) Mears 1951–2013
        2. 2. Norman (Broddus) Mears 1945–2021
      4. 4. Lee (Roy) Mears 1925–1977 m. Ruby (Gordon) Fluhart 1920–2010
      5. 5. Lillian (Marie) Mears 1927–1995 m. Theodore (Claiborne) Sterling 1919–2002
      6. 6. Alice (Marie) Mears 1922–1923
  2. 2. Margaret (A) Mears 1840– m. Southey (S) Simpson 1838–
  3. 3. Michel (Mitchell) Mears 1850–1910 m. Emeline (C) Stevens 1848–1880 m. Elizabeth (Ruth) Parker 1843–1919
    1. 1. Major (Thomas) Mears 1872–1959 m. Annie (Amos) Parker 1877–1967
      1. 1. Gladys (Marie) Mears 1914–1999 m. Ernest (James) Wooten 1911–1999
      2. 2. Della (Rae) Mears 1907–2003 m. Walter (Wise) Killmon 1903–1973
      3. 3. Clara (Leigh) Mears 1898–1923 m. Coley (W) Gardner 1895–1918 m. Harry (Jefferson) Kellam 1903–1966
      4. 4. Essie (Mae) Mears 1902–1910
      5. 5. Berley (Augustus) Mears 1919–1977 m. Josephine Aquino 1916–1984
        1. 1. Major (Thomas) Mears 1947–2019
      6. 6. Coley Mears 1919–
      7. 7. Maggie (Sue) Mears 1910–1910
    2. 2. Emma (Susan) Mears 1872–1955 m. Charles (Columbus) Bailey 1875–1950
    3. 3. Bernard Mears 1876–1925 m. Lillie (Mae) Bancroft 1884–1928
      1. 1. Catherine (Rosalie) Mears 1917–1996 m. Joseph (Jack) Slotnick 1917–1981
      2. 2. William (Golden) Mears 1901–1948
      3. 3. Nancy (E) Mears 1904–1978 m. John (Herbert) Stein 1889–1961 m. Caton (William) Brown 1902–1971 m. Frederick (Louis) Schoen 1897–1956 m. Carl (Hoffman) Zimmer 1896–1977
      4. 4. Gertrude (Sugar Mae) Mears 1906–1988 m. Earl (Willard) Poling 1901–1965
      5. 5. Sadie (L) Mears 1908–
      6. 6. Forrest (G) Mears 1914–1970
      7. 7. Mary Mears 1909–
      8. 8. Gladys Mears 1915– m. Henry Musser 1916–
      9. 9. Lillian Mears 1911–
      10. 10. Nellie (Lea) Mears 1912–1988
    4. 4. Mitchel (Michel) Mears 1883–1962 m. Fairy (Della) Mears 1909–2002
      1. 1. Virginia (Mae) Mears 1927–2011 m. Walter (Carl) King 1925–1992
      2. 2. Bobby (James) Mears 1932–2011
    5. 5. Maggie (E) Mears 1875–
  4. 4. Major (T) Mears 1855–
  5. 5. Jefferson (Davis) Mears 1862–1935
  6. 6. Penny (F) Mears 1859–
  7. 7. Elizabeth (Catheryn) Mears 1852–1920 m. Thomas (Augustus) Shea 1852–1907
  8. 8. Nannie (Lee) Mears 1865– m. John (William) Kellam 1865–1933
    1. 1. Harry (Jefferson) Kellam 1903–1966 m. Clara (Leigh) Mears 1898–1923 m. Myrtle (Virginia) Ayres 1906–1983

Michael Mears's Timeline

7 Records

1798
abt 1798
Birth of Michael Mitchell Mears in Accomack County, Virginia, USA
Accomack County, Virginia, USA
1830
1830
Age 32
Michael Mitchell Mears resided here in St Georges Parish, Accomack, Virginia, USA
St Georges Parish, Accomack, Virginia, USA
1850
16 Sep 1850
Age 52
Michael Mitchell Mears resided here in St Georges Parish, Accomack, Virginia, USA
St Georges Parish, Accomack, Virginia, USA
1860
1860
Age 62
Michael Mitchell Mears resided here in St Georges Parish, Pungoteague, Accomack, Virginia, USA
St Georges Parish, Pungoteague, Accomack, Virginia, USA
1870
1870
Age 72
Michael Mitchell Mears resided here in St Georges Parish, Locust Mount, Accomack, Virginia, USA
St Georges Parish, Locust Mount, Accomack, Virginia, USA
1879
30 Aug 1879
Age 81
Death of Michael Mitchell Mears in St. George, Accomack County, Virginia, USA
St. George, Accomack County, Virginia, USA
1879
1879
Age 81
Burial of Michael Mitchell Mears in Accomack County, Virginia, USA
Accomack County, Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: abt 1798
    Event Place: Accomack County, Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Virginia, U.S., Deaths and Burials Index, 1853-1917
    [2] 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: St Georges Parish, Accomack, Virginia; Roll: M593_1630; Page: 181A
    [3] 1860 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M653; Residence Date: 1860; Home in 1860: St Georges Parish, Accomack, Virginia; Roll: M653_1330; Page: 278; Family History
    [4] 1850 United States Federal Census
    [5] Virginia, U.S., Select Marriages, 1785-1940
    [6] Virginia, U.S., Select Marriages, 1785-1940
    [7] Virginia, U.S., Death Registers, Library of Virginia; Richmond, Virginia; Virginia Deaths and Burials, 1853-1912

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1830
    Event Place: St Georges Parish, Accomack, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1830 United States Federal Census, Year: 1830; Census Place: St Georges Parish, Accomack, Virginia; Series: M19; Roll: 192; Page: 300; Family History Library Film: 0029671

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 16 Sep 1850
    Event Place: St Georges Parish, Accomack, Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Selected Federal Census Non-Population Schedules, 1850-1880, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, DC; U.S. Federal Census Non-population Schedules, Virginia, 1850-1880; NAID: 2791276; Record Group Number: 29; Record Group Title: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007
    [2] 1850 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1860
    Event Place: St Georges Parish, Pungoteague, Accomack, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1860 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M653; Residence Date: 1860; Home in 1860: St Georges Parish, Accomack, Virginia; Roll: M653_1330; Page: 278; Family History

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: St Georges Parish, Locust Mount, Accomack, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: St Georges Parish, Accomack, Virginia; Roll: M593_1630; Page: 181A

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 30 Aug 1879
    Event Place: St. George, Accomack County, Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Virginia, U.S., Deaths and Burials Index, 1853-1917
    [2] Virginia, U.S., Death Registers, Library of Virginia; Richmond, Virginia; Virginia Deaths and Burials, 1853-1912

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 1879
    Event Place: Accomack County, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: Virginia, U.S., Deaths and Burials Index, 1853-1917
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