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Miriam Elizabeth Mears 1911–2002 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 9 Jul 1911

Birth Location: Accomack County, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 2002

Death Location: Oak Hall, Accomack, Virginia, USA

Father: Leonard Mears

Mother: Lena Taylor

Spouse(s): Thomas Wilkerson, Foster Mears

Children(s): Foster Mears

Miriam Elizabeth Mears was born in 1911 in Accomack County, Virginia, USA, the child of Leonard Lee Mears And Lena Helen Taylor. In 1920, Miriam Elizabeth Mears resided in Atlantic, Accomack, Virginia, USA. In 1935, Miriam Elizabeth Mears resided in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. Miriam Elizabeth Mears married Foster Earl Mears, Thomas Skinner Wilkerson, and had children including Foster Earl Mears. Miriam Elizabeth Mears passed away in 2002 in Oak Hall, Accomack, Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • Miriam Elizabeth Mears was born in 1911 in Accomack County, Virginia, USA, the child of Leonard Lee Mears And Lena Helen Taylor.
  • In 1920, Miriam Elizabeth Mears resided in Atlantic, Accomack, Virginia, USA.
  • In 1935, Miriam Elizabeth Mears resided in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.
  • Miriam Elizabeth Mears married Foster Earl Mears, Thomas Skinner Wilkerson, and had children including Foster Earl Mears.
  • Miriam Elizabeth Mears passed away in 2002 in Oak Hall, Accomack, Virginia, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Leonard Mears
1883–1975
Birth Location: Modest Town, Accomack, Virginia, USA
LM
Lena Taylor
1888–1975
Birth Location: Accomack County, Virginia, USA
LT

Spouses(s)

Thomas Wilkerson
1910–2001
Birth Location: Sanford, Accomack, Virginia, USA
TW
Foster Mears
1909–1984
Birth Location: Sanford, Accomack, Virginia, USA
FM

Children(s)

Foster Mears
1932–2000
Birth Location: Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
FM

Miriam Mears's Ancestors

Self
Miriam Mears
1911–2002
Birth Place: Accomack County, Virginia, USA
Parents
Leonard Lee Mears
1883–1975
Modest Town, Accomack, Virginia, USA
Lena (Helen) Taylor
1888–1975
Accomack County, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
Thomas (Franklin) Mears
1850–1912
Accomack County, Virginia, USA
Cornelia (F) Taylor
1852–1941
Gargatha, Accomack, Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
Meshack Mears
1823–1897
Elizabeth Hickman
1826–1865
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Meshack Mears
1775–1841
Margaret Baker
1790–1846

Miriam Mears's Descendants

1.
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Miriam (Elizabeth) Mears (9 Jul 1911–2002) m. Thomas (Skinner) Wilkerson (12 Oct 1910–2001) m. Foster (Earl) Mears (14 Apr 1909–1984)
  1. 1. Foster (Earl) Mears 1932–2000 m. Carol (V) Smith 1938–2020

Miriam Mears's Timeline

9 Records

1911
9 Jul 1911
Birth of Miriam Elizabeth Mears in Accomack County, Virginia, USA
Accomack County, Virginia, USA
1920
1920
Age 9
Miriam Elizabeth Mears resided here in Atlantic, Accomack, Virginia, USA
Atlantic, Accomack, Virginia, USA
1935
1935
Age 24
Miriam Elizabeth Mears resided here in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
1940
1940
Age 29
Miriam Elizabeth Mears resided here in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
1942
20 Nov 1942
Age 31
Miriam Elizabeth Mears resided here in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
1950
1950
Age 39
Miriam Elizabeth Mears resided here in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
1987
1987
Age 76
Miriam Elizabeth Mears resided here in Atlantic, Accomack, Virginia, USA
Atlantic, Accomack, Virginia, USA
2002
31 Oct 2002
Age 91
Death of Miriam Elizabeth Mears in Springfield, Bradford, Pennsylvania, USA
Springfield, Bradford, Pennsylvania, USA
2002
2002
Age 91
Burial of Miriam Elizabeth Mears in Oak Hall, Accomack, Virginia, USA
Oak Hall, Accomack, Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 9 Jul 1911
    Event Place: Accomack County, Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 1
    [2] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Roll: m-t0627-03756; Page: 1B; Enumeration District: 51-2243B
    [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: Atlantic, Accomack, Virginia; Roll: T625_1877; Page: 14B; Enumeration District: 2
    [5] Virginia, U.S., Birth Records, 1912-2015, Delayed Birth Records, Virginia Department of Health; Richmond, VA, USA; Virginia, Births, 1912-1923
    [6] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [7] 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Roll: 5160; Page: 13; Enumeration District: 51-3017
    [8] Web: Obituary Daily Times Index, 1995-2016

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Atlantic, Accomack, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Atlantic, Accomack, Virginia; Roll: T625_1877; Page: 14B; Enumeration District: 2

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Roll: m-t0627-03756; Page: 1B; Enumeration District: 51-2243B

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Roll: m-t0627-03756; Page: 1B; Enumeration District: 51-2243B

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 20 Nov 1942
    Event Place: Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: The Philadelphia Inquirer; Publication Date: 20 Nov 1942; Publication Place: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 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: Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Roll: 5160; Page: 13; Enumeration District: 51-3017

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1987
    Event Place: Atlantic, Accomack, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 1

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 31 Oct 2002
    Event Place: Springfield, Bradford, Pennsylvania, 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., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [3] Web: Obituary Daily Times Index, 1995-2016

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 2002
    Event Place: Oak Hall, Accomack, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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