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Paul Leonard Mears 1915–1990 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 25 Dec 1915

Birth Location: Atlantic, Accomack, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 1990

Death Location: Temperanceville, Accomack, Virginia, USA

Father: Leonard Mears

Mother: Lena Taylor

Spouse(s): Katherine McCready

Children(s): Margaret Mears

Paul Leonard Mears was born in 1915 in Atlantic, Accomack, Virginia, USA, the child of Leonard Lee Mears And Lena Helen Taylor. In 1920, Paul Leonard Mears resided in Atlantic, Accomack, Virginia, USA. In 1930, Paul Leonard Mears resided in Atlantic, Accomack, Virginia, USA. Paul Leonard Mears married Katherine Jane Mccready, Lb Mears, and had children including Margaret Sue Mears. Paul Leonard Mears passed away in 1990 in Temperanceville, Accomack, Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • Paul Leonard Mears was born in 1915 in Atlantic, Accomack, Virginia, USA, the child of Leonard Lee Mears And Lena Helen Taylor.
  • In 1920, Paul Leonard Mears resided in Atlantic, Accomack, Virginia, USA.
  • In 1930, Paul Leonard Mears resided in Atlantic, Accomack, Virginia, USA.
  • Paul Leonard Mears married Katherine Jane Mccready, Lb Mears, and had children including Margaret Sue Mears.
  • Paul Leonard Mears passed away in 1990 in Temperanceville, 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)

Katherine McCready
1921–1976
Birth Location: Atlantic, Accomack, Virginia, USA
KM

Children(s)

Margaret Mears
1938–2023
Birth Location: Temperanceville, Accomack, Virginia, USA
MM

Paul Mears's Ancestors

Self
Paul Mears
1915–1990
Birth Place: Atlantic, Accomack, 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

Paul Mears's Descendants

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Paul (Leonard) Mears (25 Dec 1915–1990) m. Katherine (Jane) McCready (1 Oct 1921–1976)
  1. 1. Margaret (Sue) Mears 1938–2023

Paul Mears's Timeline

8 Records

1915
25 Dec 1915
Birth of Paul Leonard Mears in Atlantic, Accomack, Virginia, USA
Atlantic, Accomack, Virginia, USA
1920
1920
Age 5
Paul Leonard Mears resided here in Atlantic, Accomack, Virginia, USA
Atlantic, Accomack, Virginia, USA
1930
1930
Age 15
Paul Leonard Mears resided here in Atlantic, Accomack, Virginia, USA
Atlantic, Accomack, Virginia, USA
1935
1935
Age 20
Paul Leonard Mears resided here in Virginia, USA
Virginia, USA
1940
1940
Age 25
Paul Leonard Mears resided here in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
1950
1950
Age 35
Paul Leonard Mears resided here in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
1990
16 Nov 1990
Age 75
Death of Paul Leonard Mears in Accomack County, Virginia, USA
Accomack County, Virginia, USA
1990
1990
Age 75
Burial of Paul Leonard Mears in Temperanceville, Accomack, Virginia, USA
Temperanceville, Accomack, Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 25 Dec 1915
    Event Place: Atlantic, Accomack, 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 Pennsylvania, 10161940-03311947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 1675
    [2] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Roll: m-t0627-03737; Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 51-1616B
    [3] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Atlantic, Accomack, Virginia; Roll: T625_1877; Page: 14B; Enumeration District: 2
    [4] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Atlantic, Accomack, Virginia; Page: 8A; Enumeration District: 0004; 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] 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: 3802; Page: 3; Enumeration District: 51-2643

    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: 1930
    Event Place: Atlantic, Accomack, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Atlantic, Accomack, Virginia; Page: 8A; Enumeration District: 0004; FHL microfilm: 2342167

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Roll: m-t0627-03737; Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 51-1616B

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 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 Pennsylvania, 10161940-03311947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 1675
    [2] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Roll: m-t0627-03737; Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 51-1616B

    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: 3802; Page: 3; Enumeration District: 51-2643

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 16 Nov 1990
    Event Place: Accomack County, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: Virginia Department of Health; Richmond, VA, USA; Virginia, Deaths, 1912-2014

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 1990
    Event Place: Temperanceville, Accomack, Virginia, USA
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