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Oscar Prentiss Mears 1916–1971 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 12 Jan 1916

Birth Location: Accomack County, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 1971

Death Location: Onancock, Accomack, Virginia, USA

Father: Oscar Mears

Mother: Margaret Joynes

Spouse(s): Ida Hutchinson

Children(s): Anne Mears

Oscar Prentiss Mears was born in 1916 in Accomack County, Virginia, USA, the child of Oscar Martin Mears And Margaret Elizabeth Joynes. In 1920, Oscar Prentiss Mears resided in Lee, Accomack, Virginia, USA. In 1930, Oscar Prentiss Mears resided in Lee, Accomack, Virginia, USA. Oscar Prentiss Mears married Ida Lee Hutchinson, and had children including Anne Elizabeth Mears. Oscar Prentiss Mears passed away in 1971 in Onancock, Accomack, Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • Oscar Prentiss Mears was born in 1916 in Accomack County, Virginia, USA, the child of Oscar Martin Mears And Margaret Elizabeth Joynes.
  • In 1920, Oscar Prentiss Mears resided in Lee, Accomack, Virginia, USA.
  • In 1930, Oscar Prentiss Mears resided in Lee, Accomack, Virginia, USA.
  • Oscar Prentiss Mears married Ida Lee Hutchinson, and had children including Anne Elizabeth Mears.
  • Oscar Prentiss Mears passed away in 1971 in Onancock, Accomack, Virginia, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Oscar Mears
1876–1940
Birth Location: Accomack County, Virginia, USA
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Margaret Joynes
1886–1943
Birth Location: Accomack County, Virginia, USA
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Spouses(s)

Ida Hutchinson
1915–2007
Birth Location: Harborton, Accomack, Virginia, USA
IH

Children(s)

Anne Mears
1938–2022
Birth Location: Harborton, Accomack, Virginia, USA
AM

Oscar Mears's Ancestors

Self
Oscar Mears
1916–1971
Birth Place: Accomack County, Virginia, USA
Parents
Oscar Martin Mears
1876–1940
Accomack County, Virginia, USA
Margaret (Elizabeth) Joynes
1886–1943
Accomack County, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
John (Wesley) Mears
1848–1913
Accomack County, Virginia, USA
Margaret (Maggie Sarah) Rogers
1851–1919
Accomack County, Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
Walter Mears
1818–1872
Elizabeth Mister
1815–1857
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Arthur Mears
1764–1823
Margaret McCullough
1767–1835

Oscar Mears's Descendants

1.
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Oscar (Prentiss) Mears (12 Jan 1916–1971) m. Ida (Lee) Hutchinson (23 May 1915–21 May 2007)
  1. 1. Anne (Elizabeth) Mears 1938–2022 m. Jerry (Conway) Spence 1935–2022

Oscar Mears's Timeline

10 Records

1916
12 Jan 1916
Birth of Oscar Prentiss Mears in Accomack County, Virginia, USA
Accomack County, Virginia, USA
1920
1920
Age 4
Oscar Prentiss Mears resided here in Lee, Accomack, Virginia, USA
Lee, Accomack, Virginia, USA
1930
1930
Age 14
Oscar Prentiss Mears resided here in Lee, Accomack, Virginia, USA
Lee, Accomack, Virginia, USA
1935
1935
Age 19
Oscar Prentiss Mears resided here in Rural, Accomack County, Virginia, USA
Rural, Accomack County, Virginia, USA
1940
1940
Age 24
Oscar Prentiss Mears resided here in Harborton, Accomack, Virginia, USA
Harborton, Accomack, Virginia, USA
1940
1940
Age 24
Oscar Prentiss Mears resided here in Pungoteague, Accomack, Virginia, USA
Pungoteague, Accomack, Virginia, USA
1950
1950
Age 34
Oscar Prentiss Mears resided here in Pungoteague, Accomack, Virginia, USA
Pungoteague, Accomack, Virginia, USA
1956
21 Sep 1956
Age 40
Oscar Prentiss Mears resided here in Richmond, Virginia, USA
Richmond, Virginia, USA
1971
11 May 1971
Age 55
Death of Oscar Prentiss Mears in Norfolk City, Virginia, USA
Norfolk City, Virginia, USA
1971
1971
Age 55
Burial of Oscar Prentiss Mears in Onancock, Accomack, Virginia, USA
Onancock, Accomack, Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 12 Jan 1916
    Event Place: Accomack County, Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947, National Archives at St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; Wwii Draft Registration Cards For Virginia, 10161940-03311947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 498
    [2] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Pungoteague, Accomack, Virginia; Roll: m-t0627-04241; Page: 18A; Enumeration District: 1-30
    [3] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Lee, Accomack, Virginia; Roll: T625_1877; Page: 1B; Enumeration District: 10
    [4] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Lee, Accomack, Virginia; Page: 8B; Enumeration District: 0009; FHL microfilm: 2342167
    [5] Virginia, U.S., Birth Records, 1912-2015, Delayed Birth Records, Virginia Department of Health; Richmond, VA, USA; Virginia, Births, 1912-1923
    [6] Virginia Department of Health; Richmond, VA, USA; Virginia, Deaths, 1912-2014
    [7] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [8] 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Pungoteague, Accomack, Virginia; Roll: 2669; Page: 7; Enumeration District: 1-37

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Lee, Accomack, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Lee, Accomack, Virginia; Roll: T625_1877; Page: 1B; Enumeration District: 10

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Lee, Accomack, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Lee, Accomack, Virginia; Page: 8B; Enumeration District: 0009; FHL microfilm: 2342167

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Rural, Accomack County, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Pungoteague, Accomack, Virginia; Roll: m-t0627-04241; Page: 18A; Enumeration District: 1-30

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Harborton, Accomack, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947, National Archives at St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; Wwii Draft Registration Cards For Virginia, 10161940-03311947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 498

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Pungoteague, Accomack, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Pungoteague, Accomack, Virginia; Roll: m-t0627-04241; Page: 18A; Enumeration District: 1-30

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Pungoteague, Accomack, Virginia, 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: Pungoteague, Accomack, Virginia; Roll: 2669; Page: 7; Enumeration District: 1-37

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 21 Sep 1956
    Event Place: Richmond, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: Richmond Times-Dispatch; Publication Date: 21 Sep 1956; Publication Place: Richmond, Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 11 May 1971
    Event Place: Norfolk City, Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Virginia Department of Health; Richmond, VA, USA; Virginia, Deaths, 1912-2014
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 1971
    Event Place: Onancock, Accomack, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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