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Richard Duane Mears 1937–2002 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 6 Mar 1937

Birth Location: Cushing, Payne, Oklahoma, USA

Death Date: 2002

Death Location: Tulsa, Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA

Father: Ambrose Mears

Mother: Bessie Sorrels

Spouse(s):

Children(s):

Richard Duane Mears was born in 1937 in Cushing, Payne, Oklahoma, USA, the child of Ambrose Martin Mears And Bessie Caroline Elizabeth Sorrels. In 1940, Richard Duane Mears resided in Cushing, Payne, Oklahoma, USA. In 1950, Richard Duane Mears resided in Cushing, Payne, Oklahoma, USA. Richard Duane Mears passed away in 2002 in Tulsa, Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA.

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Biography

  • Richard Duane Mears was born in 1937 in Cushing, Payne, Oklahoma, USA, the child of Ambrose Martin Mears And Bessie Caroline Elizabeth Sorrels.
  • In 1940, Richard Duane Mears resided in Cushing, Payne, Oklahoma, USA.
  • In 1950, Richard Duane Mears resided in Cushing, Payne, Oklahoma, USA.
  • Richard Duane Mears passed away in 2002 in Tulsa, Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA.

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Parents

Spouses(s)

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Richard Mears's Ancestors

Self
Richard Mears
1937–2002
Birth Place: Cushing, Payne, Oklahoma, USA
Parents
Ambrose Martin Mears
1895–1972
Flippin, Marion, Arkansas, USA
Bessie (Caroline Elizabeth) Sorrels
1898–1978
Grover, Baxter, Arkansas, USA
Grandparents
Murphy (Alexander Dick) Mears
1874–1951
Bruno, Marion County, Arkansas, USA
Nancy (Martha) Railsback
1874–1951
Blythe, Marion, Arkansas, USA
Great-Grandparents
James Mears
1841–1908
Lucinda Coleman
1847–1919
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Gabriel Mears
1812–1866
Sarah Phillips
1817–1885

Richard Mears's Timeline

13 Records

1937
6 Mar 1937
Birth of Richard Duane Mears in Cushing, Payne, Oklahoma, USA
Cushing, Payne, Oklahoma, USA
1940
1940
Age 3
Richard Duane Mears resided here in Cushing, Payne, Oklahoma, USA
Cushing, Payne, Oklahoma, USA
1950
1950
Age 13
Richard Duane Mears resided here in Cushing, Payne, Oklahoma, USA
Cushing, Payne, Oklahoma, USA
1956
1956
Age 19
Richard Duane Mears resided here in Stillwater, Payne, Oklahoma, USA
Stillwater, Payne, Oklahoma, USA
1957
1957
Age 20
Richard Duane Mears resided here in Stillwater, Payne, Oklahoma, USA
Stillwater, Payne, Oklahoma, USA
1958
1958
Age 21
Richard Duane Mears resided here in Stillwater, Payne, Oklahoma, USA
Stillwater, Payne, Oklahoma, USA
1995
1995-2001
Age 58
Richard Duane Mears resided here in Bristol County, Rhode Island, USA
Bristol County, Rhode Island, USA
1996
1996
Age 59
Richard Duane Mears resided here in Bristol County, Rhode Island, USA
Bristol County, Rhode Island, USA
1996
1996-1999
Age 59
Richard Duane Mears resided here in Tucson, Pima, Arizona, USA
Tucson, Pima, Arizona, USA
1998
1998-2020
Age 61
Richard Duane Mears resided here in Prescott, Yavapai, Arizona, USA
Prescott, Yavapai, Arizona, USA
2002
2002
Age 65
Richard Duane Mears resided here in Dewey County, Oklahoma, USA
Dewey County, Oklahoma, USA
2002
20 Apr 2002
Age 65
Death of Richard Duane Mears in Phoenix, Maricopa, Arizona, USA
Phoenix, Maricopa, Arizona, USA
2002
2002
Age 65
Burial of Richard Duane Mears in Tulsa, Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA
Tulsa, Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 6 Mar 1937
    Event Place: Cushing, Payne, Oklahoma, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., School Yearbooks, 1900-2016, "U.S., School Yearbooks, 1880-2012"; School Name: Oklahoma State University; Year: 1958
    [2] U.S., School Yearbooks, 1900-2016, "U.S., School Yearbooks, 1880-2012"; School Name: Oklahoma Agricultural and Mechanical College; Year: 1957
    [3] U.S., School Yearbooks, 1900-2016, "U.S., School Yearbooks, 1880-2012"; School Name: Oklahoma State University; Year: 1957
    [4] U.S., School Yearbooks, 1900-2016, "U.S., School Yearbooks, 1880-2012"; School Name: Oklahoma Agricultural and Mechanical College; Year: 1956
    [5] U.S., Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 1
    [6] U.S., Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010, U.S., Department of Veterans Affairs; United States; U.S., Department of Veterans Affairs Birls Death File, 1850-2022
    [7] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Cushing, Payne, Oklahoma; Roll: m-t0627-03323; Page: 9A; Enumeration District: 60-11
    [8] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File
    [9] U.S., Veterans' Gravesites, ca.1775-2019, National Cemetery Administration; U.S. Veterans' Gravesites
    [10] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [11] U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007
    [12] U.S., Index to Public Records, 1994-2019
    [13] 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Cushing, Payne, Oklahoma; Roll: 604; Page: 1; Enumeration District: 60-15

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Cushing, Payne, Oklahoma, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Cushing, Payne, Oklahoma; Roll: m-t0627-03323; Page: 9A; Enumeration District: 60-11

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Cushing, Payne, Oklahoma, 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: Cushing, Payne, Oklahoma; Roll: 604; Page: 1; Enumeration District: 60-15

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1956
    Event Place: Stillwater, Payne, Oklahoma, USA
    Record Source: U.S., School Yearbooks, 1900-2016, "U.S., School Yearbooks, 1880-2012"; School Name: Oklahoma Agricultural and Mechanical College; Year: 1956

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1957
    Event Place: Stillwater, Payne, Oklahoma, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., School Yearbooks, 1900-2016, "U.S., School Yearbooks, 1880-2012"; School Name: Oklahoma Agricultural and Mechanical College; Year: 1957
    [2] U.S., School Yearbooks, 1900-2016, "U.S., School Yearbooks, 1880-2012"; School Name: Oklahoma State University; Year: 1957

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1958
    Event Place: Stillwater, Payne, Oklahoma, USA
    Record Source: U.S., School Yearbooks, 1900-2016, "U.S., School Yearbooks, 1880-2012"; School Name: Oklahoma State University; Year: 1958

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1995-2001
    Event Place: Bristol County, Rhode Island, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Index to Public Records, 1994-2019

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1996
    Event Place: Bristol County, Rhode Island, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 1

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1996-1999
    Event Place: Tucson, Pima, Arizona, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Index to Public Records, 1994-2019

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1998-2020
    Event Place: Prescott, Yavapai, Arizona, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Index to Public Records, 1994-2019

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 2002
    Event Place: Dewey County, Oklahoma, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Index to Public Records, 1994-2019

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 20 Apr 2002
    Event Place: Phoenix, Maricopa, Arizona, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010, U.S., Department of Veterans Affairs; United States; U.S., Department of Veterans Affairs Birls Death File, 1850-2022
    [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., Veterans' Gravesites, ca.1775-2019, National Cemetery Administration; U.S. Veterans' Gravesites
    [4] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [5] U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 2002
    Event Place: Tulsa, Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Veterans' Gravesites, ca.1775-2019, National Cemetery Administration; U.S. Veterans' Gravesites
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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