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Rebecca Ann Mears 1917–1991 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 13 Nov 1917

Birth Location: Willis Wharf, Northampton, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 8 Mar 1991

Death Location: Scott County, Kentucky, USA

Father: John Mears

Mother: Eva Walkley

Spouse(s): Maurice Duer

Children(s):

Rebecca Ann Mears was born in 1917 in Willis Wharf, Northampton, Virginia, USA, the child of John Golden Mears And Eva Harrison Walkley. In 1920, Rebecca Ann Mears resided in Franktown, Northampton, Virginia, USA. In 1930, Rebecca Ann Mears resided in Franktown, Northampton, Virginia, USA. Rebecca Ann Mears married Maurice James Duer. Rebecca Ann Mears passed away in 1991 in Scott County, Kentucky, USA.

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Biography

  • Rebecca Ann Mears was born in 1917 in Willis Wharf, Northampton, Virginia, USA, the child of John Golden Mears And Eva Harrison Walkley.
  • In 1920, Rebecca Ann Mears resided in Franktown, Northampton, Virginia, USA.
  • In 1930, Rebecca Ann Mears resided in Franktown, Northampton, Virginia, USA.
  • Rebecca Ann Mears married Maurice James Duer.
  • Rebecca Ann Mears passed away in 1991 in Scott County, Kentucky, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Mears
1877–1960
Birth Location: Wachapreague, Accomack, Virginia, USA
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Eva Walkley
1881–1979
Birth Location: Accomack County, Virginia, USA
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Spouses(s)

Maurice Duer
1916–1977
Birth Location: Exmore, Northampton, Virginia, USA
MD

Children(s)

Rebecca Mears's Ancestors

Self
Rebecca Mears
1917–1991
Birth Place: Willis Wharf, Northampton, Virginia, USA
Parents
John Golden Mears
1877–1960
Wachapreague, Accomack, Virginia, USA
Eva (Harrison) Walkley
1881–1979
Accomack County, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
John (Wesley) Mears
1849–1927
Wachapreague, Accomack, Virginia, USA
Tabitha (Anne) Ward
1860–1934
Accomack County, Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
John Mears
1795–1872
Sarah Mapp
1810–1882
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Mears
1735–1807
Susannah Garrison
1775–1823

Rebecca Mears's Timeline

8 Records

1917
13 Nov 1917
Birth of Rebecca Ann Mears in Willis Wharf, Northampton, Virginia, USA
Willis Wharf, Northampton, Virginia, USA
1920
1920
Age 3
Rebecca Ann Mears resided here in Franktown, Northampton, Virginia, USA
Franktown, Northampton, Virginia, USA
1930
1930
Age 13
Rebecca Ann Mears resided here in Franktown, Northampton, Virginia, USA
Franktown, Northampton, Virginia, USA
1935
1935
Age 18
Rebecca Ann Mears resided here in Franktown, Northampton, Virginia, USA
Franktown, Northampton, Virginia, USA
1940
1940
Age 23
Rebecca Ann Mears resided here in Franktown, Northampton, Virginia, USA
Franktown, Northampton, Virginia, USA
1950
1950
Age 33
Rebecca Ann Mears resided here in Exmore, Northampton, Virginia, USA
Exmore, Northampton, Virginia, USA
1963
1963
Age 46
Rebecca Ann Mears resided here in Virginia, USA
Virginia, USA
1991
8 Mar 1991
Age 74
Death of Rebecca Ann Mears in Scott County, Kentucky, USA
Scott County, Kentucky, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 13 Nov 1917
    Event Place: Willis Wharf, Northampton, Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Franktown, Northampton, Virginia; Roll: m-t0627-04280; Page: 10B; Enumeration District: 66-18
    [2] Kentucky, U.S., Death Index, 1911-2000
    [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
    [5] 1930 United States Federal Census
    [6] Virginia, U.S., Birth Records, 1912-2015, Delayed Birth Records
    [7] Virginia, U.S., Marriage Records
    [8] U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007
    [9] 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Exmore, Northampton, Virginia; Roll: 5905; Page: 3; Enumeration District: 66-21

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Franktown, Northampton, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Franktown, Northampton, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Franktown, Northampton, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Franktown, Northampton, Virginia; Roll: m-t0627-04280; Page: 10B; Enumeration District: 66-18

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Franktown, Northampton, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Franktown, Northampton, Virginia; Roll: m-t0627-04280; Page: 10B; Enumeration District: 66-18

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Exmore, Northampton, 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: Exmore, Northampton, Virginia; Roll: 5905; Page: 3; Enumeration District: 66-21

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1963
    Event Place: Virginia, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 8 Mar 1991
    Event Place: Scott County, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Kentucky, U.S., Death Index, 1911-2000
    [2] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File
    [3] U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007
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