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Richard Eugene Gene Mears 1927–1993 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 25 Sep 1927

Birth Location: Troy, Doniphan, Kansas, USA

Death Date: 1993

Death Location: Highland, Doniphan, Kansas, USA

Father: Richard Mears

Mother: Lillie Colley

Spouse(s): Mary Potter

Children(s): William Mears

Richard Eugene Gene Mears was born in 1927 in Troy, Doniphan, Kansas, USA, the child of Richard Murphy Mears And Lillie M Colley. In 1930, Richard Eugene Gene Mears resided in Tremont, Buchanan, Missouri, USA. In 1935, Richard Eugene Gene Mears resided in Tremont, Buchanan, Missouri, USA. Richard Eugene Gene Mears married Mary Elizabeth Potter, and had children including Eugena Gena Mears, Liz Elizabeth A Mears, William Robert Mears. Richard Eugene Gene Mears passed away in 1993 in Highland, Doniphan, Kansas, USA.

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Biography

  • Richard Eugene Gene Mears was born in 1927 in Troy, Doniphan, Kansas, USA, the child of Richard Murphy Mears And Lillie M Colley.
  • In 1930, Richard Eugene Gene Mears resided in Tremont, Buchanan, Missouri, USA.
  • In 1935, Richard Eugene Gene Mears resided in Tremont, Buchanan, Missouri, USA.
  • Richard Eugene Gene Mears married Mary Elizabeth Potter, and had children including Eugena Gena Mears, Liz Elizabeth A Mears, William Robert Mears.
  • Richard Eugene Gene Mears passed away in 1993 in Highland, Doniphan, Kansas, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Richard Mears
1892–
Birth Location: Kansas, USA
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Lillie Colley
1902–1981
Birth Location: Troy, Doniphan, Kansas, USA
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Spouses(s)

Mary Potter
1929–2016
Birth Location: Leona, Doniphan, Kansas, USA
MP

Children(s)

William Mears
–1960
Birth Location: –
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Richard Mears's Ancestors

Self
Richard Mears
1927–1993
Birth Place: Troy, Doniphan, Kansas, USA
Parents
Richard Murphy Mears
1892–
Kansas, USA
Lillie (M) Colley
1902–1981
Troy, Doniphan, Kansas, USA
Grandparents
John (Monroe) Mears
1860–1934
Cannon County, Tennessee, USA
Louisa (Clementine) Pumphrey
1864–1900
Arkansas, USA
Great-Grandparents
Gabriel Mears
1812–1866
Sarah Phillips
1817–1885
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Mears
1770–1849
Elizabeth Stephens
1784–1830

Richard Mears's Descendants

1.
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Richard (Eugene Gene) Mears (25 Sep 1927–1993) m. Mary (Elizabeth) Potter (9 Jan 1929–29 Jul 2016)
  1. 1. William (Robert) Mears –1960

Richard Mears's Timeline

11 Records

1927
25 Sep 1927
Birth of Richard Eugene Gene Mears in Troy, Doniphan, Kansas, USA
Troy, Doniphan, Kansas, USA
1930
1930
Age 3
Richard Eugene Gene Mears resided here in Tremont, Buchanan, Missouri, USA
Tremont, Buchanan, Missouri, USA
1935
1935
Age 8
Richard Eugene Gene Mears resided here in Tremont, Buchanan, Missouri, USA
Tremont, Buchanan, Missouri, USA
1940
1940
Age 13
Richard Eugene Gene Mears resided here in Tremont, Buchanan, Missouri, USA
Tremont, Buchanan, Missouri, USA
1945
1945
Age 18
Richard Eugene Gene Mears resided here in Manhattan, Riley, Kansas, USA
Manhattan, Riley, Kansas, USA
1948
18 Jul 1948
Age 21
Richard Eugene Gene Mears was married in Wamego, Pottawatomie, Kansas, USA
Wamego, Pottawatomie, Kansas, USA
1948
19 Jul 1948
Age 21
Richard Eugene Gene Mears resided here in Manhattan, Riley, Kansas, USA
Manhattan, Riley, Kansas, USA
1949
1949
Age 22
Richard Eugene Gene Mears resided here in Manhattan, Pottawatomie, Kansas, USA
Manhattan, Pottawatomie, Kansas, USA
1950
1950
Age 23
Richard Eugene Gene Mears resided here in Manhattan, Riley, Kansas, USA
Manhattan, Riley, Kansas, USA
1993
18 Jul 1993
Age 66
Death of Richard Eugene Gene Mears
None
1993
1993
Age 66
Burial of Richard Eugene Gene Mears in Highland, Doniphan, Kansas, USA
Highland, Doniphan, Kansas, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 25 Sep 1927
    Event Place: Troy, Doniphan, Kansas, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., School Yearbooks, 1900-2016, "U.S., School Yearbooks, 1880-2012"; School Name: Kansas State College of Agriculture and Applied Science; Year: 1950
    [2] U.S., Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 2
    [3] U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947, National Archives at St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; Wwii Draft Registration Cards For Kansas, 10161940-03311947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 257
    [4] U.S., Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010
    [5] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Tremont, Buchanan, Missouri; Roll: m-t0627-02087; Page: 6A; Enumeration District: 11-16
    [6] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File
    [7] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Tremont, Buchanan, Missouri; Page: 5B; Enumeration District: 0014; FHL microfilm: 2340912
    [8] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [9] U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007
    [10] U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, Baxter Bulletin; Publication Date: 19 Jul 1993; Publication Place: Mountain Home, Arkansas, USA; ,0.7228182,0.649589,0.8785494&xid=3355
    [11] U.S., Korean War Era Draft Cards, National Archives at St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 1926–1975; Record Group Number: 147; Series: Post-WWII through Vietnam Era Selective Service Records, Missouri; Series Number: 147-76-0358
    [12] 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Manhattan, Riley, Kansas; Roll: 1251; Page: 87; Enumeration District: 81-27

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 18 Jul 1948
    Event Place: Wamego, Pottawatomie, Kansas, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, Baxter Bulletin; Publication Date: 19 Jul 1993; Publication Place: Mountain Home, Arkansas, USA; ,0.7228182,0.649589,0.8785494&xid=3355

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Tremont, Buchanan, Missouri, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Tremont, Buchanan, Missouri; Page: 5B; Enumeration District: 0014; FHL microfilm: 2340912

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Tremont, Buchanan, Missouri, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Tremont, Buchanan, Missouri; Roll: m-t0627-02087; Page: 6A; Enumeration District: 11-16

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Tremont, Buchanan, Missouri, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Tremont, Buchanan, Missouri; Roll: m-t0627-02087; Page: 6A; Enumeration District: 11-16
    [2] Missouri, U.S., Newspapers.com Stories and Events Index, St. Joseph Gazette; Publication Date: 14 Oct 1940; Publication Place: St. Joseph, Missouri, USA

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1945
    Event Place: Manhattan, Riley, Kansas, 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: Manhattan, Riley, Kansas; Roll: 1251; Page: 87; Enumeration District: 81-27

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 19 Jul 1948
    Event Place: Manhattan, Riley, Kansas, USA
    Record Source: Kansas, U.S., Newspapers.com Stories and Events Index, The Manhattan Mercury; Publication Date: 19 Jul 1948; Publication Place: Manhattan, Kansas, USA

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1949
    Event Place: Manhattan, Pottawatomie, Kansas, USA
    Record Source: U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Manhattan, Riley, Kansas, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., School Yearbooks, 1900-2016, "U.S., School Yearbooks, 1880-2012"; School Name: Kansas State College of Agriculture and Applied Science; Year: 1950
    [2] 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Manhattan, Riley, Kansas; Roll: 1251; Page: 87; Enumeration District: 81-27

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 18 Jul 1993
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010
    [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., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [4] U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007
    [5] U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, Baxter Bulletin; Publication Date: 19 Jul 1993; Publication Place: Mountain Home, Arkansas, USA; ,0.7228182,0.649589,0.8785494&xid=3355

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 1993
    Event Place: Highland, Doniphan, Kansas, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, Baxter Bulletin; Publication Date: 19 Jul 1993; Publication Place: Mountain Home, Arkansas, USA; ,0.7228182,0.649589,0.8785494&xid=3355
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