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Ruby Mears 1912–1996 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 12 Jan 1912

Birth Location: Cannon County, Tennessee, USA

Death Date: 1996

Death Location: Cannon County, Tennessee, USA

Father: Bradley Mears

Mother: Ida Higgins

Spouse(s): Johny Thomas

Children(s):

Ruby Mears was born in 1912 in Cannon County, Tennessee, USA, the child of Bradley Mears And Ida Belle Higgins. In 1920, Ruby Mears resided in Cannon County, Tennessee, USA. In 1930, Ruby Mears resided in Cannon County, Tennessee, USA. Ruby Mears married Johny William Thomas. Ruby Mears passed away in 1996 in Cannon County, Tennessee, USA.

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Biography

  • Ruby Mears was born in 1912 in Cannon County, Tennessee, USA, the child of Bradley Mears And Ida Belle Higgins.
  • In 1920, Ruby Mears resided in Cannon County, Tennessee, USA.
  • In 1930, Ruby Mears resided in Cannon County, Tennessee, USA.
  • Ruby Mears married Johny William Thomas.
  • Ruby Mears passed away in 1996 in Cannon County, Tennessee, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Bradley Mears
1883–1946
Birth Location: Woodbury, Cannon, Tennessee, USA
BM
Ida Higgins
1886–1968
Birth Location: Woodbury, Cannon, Tennessee, USA
IH

Spouses(s)

Johny Thomas
1906–
Birth Location: Cannon County, Tennessee, USA
JT

Children(s)

Ruby Mears's Ancestors

Self
Ruby Mears
1912–1996
Birth Place: Cannon County, Tennessee, USA
Parents
Bradley Mears
1883–1946
Woodbury, Cannon, Tennessee, USA
Ida (Belle) Higgins
1886–1968
Woodbury, Cannon, Tennessee, USA
Grandparents
William (Mark) Mears
1837–1920
Woodbury, Cannon, Tennessee, USA
Mary (Susan) Woods
1858–1927
Hills Creek, Cannon County, Tennessee, USA
Great-Grandparents
Joel Mears
1811–1860
Eliza Dycus
1817–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Mears
1770–1849
Elizabeth Stephens
1784–1830

Ruby Mears's Timeline

9 Records

1912
12 Jan 1912
Birth of Ruby Mears in Cannon County, Tennessee, USA
Cannon County, Tennessee, USA
1920
1920
Age 8
Ruby Mears resided here in Cannon County, Tennessee, USA
Cannon County, Tennessee, USA
1930
1930
Age 18
Ruby Mears resided here in Cannon County, Tennessee, USA
Cannon County, Tennessee, USA
1935
1935
Age 23
Ruby Mears resided here in Cannon County, Tennessee, USA
Cannon County, Tennessee, USA
1936
6 May 1936
Age 24
Ruby Mears resided here in Murfreesboro, Rutherford, Tennessee, USA
Murfreesboro, Rutherford, Tennessee, USA
1940
1940
Age 28
Ruby Mears resided here in Cannon County, Tennessee, USA
Cannon County, Tennessee, USA
1950
1950
Age 38
Ruby Mears resided here in Cannon County, Tennessee, USA
Cannon County, Tennessee, USA
1996
9 May 1996
Age 84
Death of Ruby Mears in Woodbury, Cannon, Tennessee, USA
Woodbury, Cannon, Tennessee, USA
1996
1996
Age 84
Burial of Ruby Mears in Cannon County, Tennessee, USA
Cannon County, Tennessee, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 12 Jan 1912
    Event Place: Cannon County, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Texas, U.S., Birth Certificates
    [2] 1940 United States Federal Census
    [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] Texas, Birth Index
    [7] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [8] U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, The Daily News-Journal; Publication Date: 10 May 1996; Publication Place: Murfreesboro, Tennessee, USA; ,0.46606433,0.19942214,0.5965187&xid=3355
    [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: Cannon, Tennessee; Roll: 3617; Page: 7; Enumeration District: 8-9
    [10] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Cannon County, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Cannon County, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Cannon County, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 6 May 1936
    Event Place: Murfreesboro, Rutherford, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: Tennessee, U.S., Newspapers.com Stories and Events Index, The Daily News-Journal; Publication Date: 6 May 1936; Publication Place: Murfreesboro, Tennessee, USA

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Cannon County, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Cannon County, Tennessee, 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: Cannon, Tennessee; Roll: 3617; Page: 7; Enumeration District: 8-9

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 9 May 1996
    Event Place: Woodbury, Cannon, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [3] U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, The Daily News-Journal; Publication Date: 10 May 1996; Publication Place: Murfreesboro, Tennessee, USA; ,0.46606433,0.19942214,0.5965187&xid=3355
    [4] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 1996
    Event Place: Cannon County, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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