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Otho Frederick Mears 1862–1931 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 18 Jun 1862

Birth Location: Locust Grove, Keller, Accomack, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 1931

Death Location: Eastville, Northampton, Virginia, USA

Father: Benjamin Mears

Mother: Emma Mapp

Spouse(s): Florence Holland

Children(s): Littleton Mears, Otho Mears, Benjamin Mears, Jewel Mears, Cecil Mears, Emma Mears

The story of Otho Frederick Mears began in 1862 in Locust Grove, Keller, Accomack, Virginia, USA. In 1870, Otho Frederick Mears resided in St Georges Parish, Locust Mount, Accomack, Virgini. In 1880, Otho Frederick Mears resided in Accomack County, Virginia, USA. Otho Frederick Mears married Florence Florie Rowena Holland, and had children including Benjamin William Mears, Cecil Frederic Mears, Emma Wharton Estelle Mears, Jewel Whitaker Mears, Littleton Holland Mears, Otho Frederick Mears. Otho Frederick Mears passed away in 1931 in Eastville, Northampton, Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Otho Frederick Mears began in 1862 in Locust Grove, Keller, Accomack, Virginia, USA.
  • In 1870, Otho Frederick Mears resided in St Georges Parish, Locust Mount, Accomack, Virgini.
  • In 1880, Otho Frederick Mears resided in Accomack County, Virginia, USA.
  • Otho Frederick Mears married Florence Florie Rowena Holland, and had children including Benjamin William Mears, Cecil Frederic Mears, Emma Wharton Estelle Mears, Jewel Whitaker Mears, Littleton Holland Mears, Otho Frederick Mears.
  • Otho Frederick Mears passed away in 1931 in Eastville, Northampton, Virginia, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Benjamin Mears
1833–1896
Birth Location: Keller, Accomack, Virginia, USA
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Emma Mapp
1840–1914
Birth Location: Accomack County, Virginia, USA
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Spouses(s)

Florence Holland
1870–1923
Birth Location: Northampton County, Virginia, USA
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Children(s)

Littleton Mears
1897–1973
Birth Location: Eastville, Northampton, Virginia, USA
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Otho Mears
1901–1984
Birth Location: Eastville, Northampton, Virginia, USA
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Benjamin Mears
1894–1961
Birth Location: Eastville, Northampton, Virginia, USA
BM
Jewel Mears
1898–1984
Birth Location: Eastville, Northampton, Virginia, USA
JM
Cecil Mears
1892–1969
Birth Location: Eastville, Northampton, Virginia, USA
CM
Emma Mears
1901–1987
Birth Location: Virginia, USA
EM

Otho Mears's Ancestors

Self
Otho Mears
1862–1931
Birth Place: Locust Grove, Keller, Accomack, Virginia, USA
Parents
Benjamin William Mears
1833–1896
Keller, Accomack, Virginia, USA
Emma (Susan) Mapp
1840–1914
Accomack County, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
John (Bull) Mears
1808–1851
Accomack County, Virginia, USA
Sarah (Jane) Ames
1813–1899
Accomack County, Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
William Mears
1783–1837
Bridget Bull
1790–1824
Benjamin Ames
1775–1819
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Mears
1730–1785
Mary Beach
1740–1814

Otho Mears's Descendants

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Otho (Frederick) Mears (18 Jun 1862–1931) m. Florence (Florie Rowena) Holland (21 Jul 1870–1923)
  1. 1. Littleton (Holland) Mears 1897–1973 m. Nannie (Wharton) Ames 1893–1982
  2. 2. Otho (Frederick) Mears 1901–1984 m. Elizabeth (Paxton) Warren 1904–1983
    1. 1. Otho (Frederick) Mears 1934–2015 m. Elizabeth (J) Barry 1928–2018
    2. 2. Elizabeth (Paxton) Mears 1937–1948 m. Edward (Otto) Kurtz 1932–2013
  3. 3. Benjamin (William) Mears 1894–1961 m. Amanda (Mannie Willis) Nottingham 1897–1987
    1. 1. Benjamin (William) Mears 1929–1986 m. Sarah (Katherine) Turner 1931–2023
    2. 2. Cecile Mears 1925–2011 m. Claude (Albert) Turner 1919–2003
  4. 4. Jewel (Whitaker) Mears 1898–1984 m. Giles (Crowder) Upshur 1898–1973
  5. 5. Cecil (Frederic) Mears 1892–1969 m. Marie (Hill) Wright 1896–1961 m. Helen (Clara) Leary 1901–1991 m. Margaret (Marjorie Eastman) Howard 1882–1937
  6. 6. Emma (Wharton Estelle) Mears 1901–1987 m. Edmund (Edward Wallace) Bristow 1897–1950 m. William (Percival) Gunn 1904–1964

Otho Mears's Timeline

11 Records

1862
18 Jun 1862
Birth of Otho Frederick Mears in Locust Grove, Keller, Accomack, Virginia, USA
Locust Grove, Keller, Accomack, Virginia, USA
1870
1870
Age 8
Otho Frederick Mears resided here in St Georges Parish, Locust Mount, Accomack, Virginia, USA
St Georges Parish, Locust Mount, Accomack, Virginia, USA
1880
1880
Age 18
Otho Frederick Mears resided here in Accomack County, Virginia, USA
Accomack County, Virginia, USA
1899
11 Nov 1899
Age 37
Otho Frederick Mears resided here in Accomac, Accomack, Virginia, USA
Accomac, Accomack, Virginia, USA
1900
1900
Age 38
Otho Frederick Mears resided here in Eastville, Northampton, Virginia, USA
Eastville, Northampton, Virginia, USA
1908
1908
Age 46
Otho Frederick Mears resided here in Wilmington, New Castle, Delaware, USA
Wilmington, New Castle, Delaware, USA
1910
1910
Age 48
Otho Frederick Mears resided here in Eastville, Northampton, Virginia, USA
Eastville, Northampton, Virginia, USA
1920
1920
Age 58
Otho Frederick Mears resided here in Eastville, Northampton, Virginia, USA
Eastville, Northampton, Virginia, USA
1930
1930
Age 68
Otho Frederick Mears resided here in Eastville, Northampton, Virginia, USA
Eastville, Northampton, Virginia, USA
1931
9 Sep 1931
Age 69
Death of Otho Frederick Mears in Eastville, Northampton, Virginia, USA
Eastville, Northampton, Virginia, USA
1931
1931
Age 69
Burial of Otho Frederick Mears in Eastville, Northampton, Virginia, USA
Eastville, Northampton, Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 18 Jun 1862
    Event Place: Locust Grove, Keller, Accomack, Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Eastville, Northampton, Virginia; Roll: T625_1897; Page: 2A; Enumeration District: 124
    [2] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Eastville, Northampton, Virginia; Page: 5B; Enumeration District: 0006; FHL microfilm: 2342187
    [3] 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Accomack, Virginia; Roll: 1351; Page: 230a; Enumeration District: 008
    [4] 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: St Georges Parish, Accomack, Virginia; Roll: M593_1630; Page: 192B
    [5] 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Eastville, Northampton, Virginia; Roll: 1720; Page: 3; Enumeration District: 0061
    [6] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Eastville, Northampton, Virginia; Roll: T624_1639; Page: 4a; Enumeration District: 0093; FHL microfilm: 1375652
    [7] Virginia, U.S., Death Records, Virginia Department of Health; Richmond, VA, USA; Virginia, Deaths, 1912-2014
    [8] Virginia, U.S., Select Marriages, 1785-1940
    [9] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [10] Virginia, U.S., Marriage Registers, Library of Virginia; Richmond, VA; Virginia Marriages, 1853-1935

    Genealogy Event 2
    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: 192B

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Accomack County, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Accomack, Virginia; Roll: 1351; Page: 230a; Enumeration District: 008

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 11 Nov 1899
    Event Place: Accomac, Accomack, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: Virginia, U.S., Newspapers.com Stories and Events Index, Peninsula Enterprise; Publication Date: 11 Nov 1899; Publication Place: Accomac, Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Eastville, Northampton, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Eastville, Northampton, Virginia; Roll: 1720; Page: 3; Enumeration District: 0061

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1908
    Event Place: Wilmington, New Castle, Delaware, USA
    Record Source: U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Eastville, Northampton, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Eastville, Northampton, Virginia; Roll: T624_1639; Page: 4a; Enumeration District: 0093; FHL microfilm: 1375652

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Eastville, Northampton, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Eastville, Northampton, Virginia; Roll: T625_1897; Page: 2A; Enumeration District: 124

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Eastville, Northampton, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Eastville, Northampton, Virginia; Page: 5B; Enumeration District: 0006; FHL microfilm: 2342187

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 9 Sep 1931
    Event Place: Eastville, Northampton, Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Virginia, U.S., Death Records, Virginia Department of Health; Richmond, VA, USA; Virginia, Deaths, 1912-2014
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [3] U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, Richmond Times-Dispatch; Publication Date: 12 Sep 1931; Publication Place: Richmond, Virginia, USA; ,0.036712144,0.14255619,0.33804864&xid=3355

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 1931
    Event Place: Eastville, Northampton, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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