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Russell Mears 1921–1990 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: abt 1921

Birth Location: North Carolina

Death Date: 20 AUG 1990

Death Location: Bladen Co., Nc

Father: Ralph Mears

Mother: Mary Blackburn

Spouse(s):

Children(s):

Russell Mears was born in 1921 in North Carolina, the child of Ralph Mears And Mary Blackburn. Russell Mears married Elsie. Russell Mears passed away in 1990 in Bladen Co., Nc.

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Biography

  • Russell Mears was born in 1921 in North Carolina, the child of Ralph Mears And Mary Blackburn.
  • Russell Mears married Elsie.
  • Russell Mears passed away in 1990 in Bladen Co., Nc.

Immediate Family

Parents

Ralph Mears
1880–1935
Birth Location: North Carolina, USA
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Mary Blackburn
1887–1982
Birth Location: Bladen Co., Nc
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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Russell Mears's Ancestors

Self
Russell Mears
1921–1990
Birth Place: North Carolina
Parents
Ralph Mears
1880–1935
North Carolina, USA
Mary Blackburn
1887–1982
Bladen Co., Nc
Grandparents
Sussell Meares
1834–1900
Bladen, North Carolina, United States
Janie Smith
1848–1900
, Bladen, North Carolina, USA
Lucian Blackburn
1850–1916
North Carolina
Margiana Blackburn
1856–1924
North Carolina
Great-Grandparents
Russell Meares
1810–1845
Sarah
1816–1860
Bryant Blackburn
1823–1914
Margaret Merritt
1831–1909
Thomas Lewis
1834–1925
Maulsy Smith
1836–1890
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Jonathan Mears
1775–1833
Leah Hyslop
1780–1815
Uriah Blackburn
1800–1804
Hester Blackburn
1802–
Harmon Merritt
1802–1871
Mary Pridgeon
1820–1850
Tryon Smith
1792–1870
Penelope Davis
1815–1850

Russell Mears's Timeline

11 Records

1920
1 April 1920
Birth of Russell Mears in Bladen, North Carolina, United States
Bladen, North Carolina, United States
1920
1 April 1920
Birth of Russell Mears in Bladen, North Carolina, USA
Bladen, North Carolina, USA
1920
1920
Birth of Russell Mears in Bladen, North Carolina
Bladen, North Carolina
1920
1 April 1920
Birth of Russell Mears in North Carolina, USA
North Carolina, USA
1921
abt 1921
Birth of Russell Mears in North Carolina
North Carolina
1935
1935
Age 14
Russell Mears resided here in Rural, Bladen, North Carolina
Rural, Bladen, North Carolina
1940
1940
Age 19
Russell Mears resided here in Colly, Bladen, North Carolina, USA
Colly, Bladen, North Carolina, USA
1941
1941
Age 20
Russell Mears resided here in Elizabethtown, North Carolina, USA
Elizabethtown, North Carolina, USA
1987
1987
Age 66
Russell Mears resided here in Elizabethtown, NC
Elizabethtown, NC
1990
2 August 1990
Age 69
Death of Russell Mears in Elizabethtown, Bladen, North Carolina, United States
Elizabethtown, Bladen, North Carolina, United States
1990
20 AUG 1990
Age 69
Death of Russell Mears in Bladen Co., Nc
Bladen Co., Nc

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1 April 1920
    Event Place: Bladen, North Carolina, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 2
    [2] U.S., Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010
    [3] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Number: 242-20-1811; Issue State: North Carolina; Issue Date: Before 1951

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1 April 1920
    Event Place: Bladen, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947, The National Archives at Atlanta, Georgia; Atlanta, Georgia, USA; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 1926-1975, RG 147; Box: 251

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Bladen, North Carolina
    Record Source: North Carolina, Birth Indexes

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1 April 1920
    Event Place: North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: North Carolina, Death Indexes

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: abt 1921
    Event Place: North Carolina
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Colly, Bladen, North Carolina; Roll: m-t0627-02875; Page: 2A; Enumeration District: 9-13

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Rural, Bladen, North Carolina
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Colly, Bladen, North Carolina; Roll: m-t0627-02875; Page: 2A; Enumeration District: 9-13

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Colly, Bladen, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Colly, Bladen, North Carolina; Roll: m-t0627-02875; Page: 2A; Enumeration District: 9-13

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1941
    Event Place: Elizabethtown, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947, The National Archives at Atlanta, Georgia; Atlanta, Georgia, USA; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 1926-1975, RG 147; Box: 251

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1987
    Event Place: Elizabethtown, NC
    Record Source: U.S., Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 1

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Bladen, North Carolina
    Record Source: North Carolina, Death Indexes

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Elizabethtown, NC
    Record Source: U.S., Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 2

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 2 August 1990
    Event Place: Elizabethtown, Bladen, North Carolina, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010
    [2] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Number: 242-20-1811; Issue State: North Carolina; Issue Date: Before 1951
    [3] North Carolina, Death Indexes

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 20 AUG 1990
    Event Place: Bladen Co., Nc
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