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Ruth Barnes Mears 1886–1949 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1 Jun 1886

Birth Location: Accomack County, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 29 Dec 1949

Death Location: Modest Town, Accomack, Virginia, USA

Father: Meshack Mears

Mother: Betsy West

Spouse(s):

Children(s):

The story of Ruth Barnes Mears began in 1886 in Accomack County, Virginia, USA. In 1897, Ruth Barnes Mears resided in Accomac, Accomack, Virginia, USA. In 1900, Ruth Barnes Mears resided in Metompkin, Accomack, Virginia, USA. Ruth Barnes Mears passed away in 1949 in Modest Town, Accomack, Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Ruth Barnes Mears began in 1886 in Accomack County, Virginia, USA.
  • In 1897, Ruth Barnes Mears resided in Accomac, Accomack, Virginia, USA.
  • In 1900, Ruth Barnes Mears resided in Metompkin, Accomack, Virginia, USA.
  • Ruth Barnes Mears passed away in 1949 in Modest Town, Accomack, Virginia, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Meshack Mears
1823–1897
Birth Location: Accomack County, Virginia, USA
MM
Betsy West
1845–
Birth Location: Accomack County, Virginia, USA
BW

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Ruth Mears's Ancestors

Self
Ruth Mears
1886–1949
Birth Place: Accomack County, Virginia, USA
Parents
Meshack Mears
1823–1897
Accomack County, Virginia, USA
Betsy (Elizabeth A) West
1845–
Accomack County, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
Meshack (James) Mears
1775–1841
Accomack County, Virginia, USA
Margaret (Peggy) Baker
1790–1846
Accomack County, Virginia
Great-Grandparents
Meshack Mears
1745–1790
Susannah Northam
1748–1796
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Bartholomew Mears
1693–1761
Rachel Kellam
1705–1779

Ruth Mears's Timeline

9 Records

1886
1 Jun 1886
Birth of Ruth Barnes Mears in Accomack County, Virginia, USA
Accomack County, Virginia, USA
1897
1 May 1897
Age 11
Ruth Barnes Mears resided here in Accomac, Accomack, Virginia, USA
Accomac, Accomack, Virginia, USA
1900
1900
Age 14
Ruth Barnes Mears resided here in Metompkin, Accomack, Virginia, USA
Metompkin, Accomack, Virginia, USA
1910
1910
Age 24
Ruth Barnes Mears resided here in Metompkin, Accomack, Virginia, USA
Metompkin, Accomack, Virginia, USA
1920
1920
Age 34
Ruth Barnes Mears resided here in Metompkin, Accomack, Virginia, USA
Metompkin, Accomack, Virginia, USA
1930
1930
Age 44
Ruth Barnes Mears resided here in Metompkin, Accomack, Virginia, USA
Metompkin, Accomack, Virginia, USA
1935
1935
Age 49
Ruth Barnes Mears resided here in Metompkin, Accomack, Virginia, USA
Metompkin, Accomack, Virginia, USA
1940
1940
Age 54
Ruth Barnes Mears resided here in Metompkin, Accomack, Virginia, USA
Metompkin, Accomack, Virginia, USA
1949
29 Dec 1949
Age 63
Death of Ruth Barnes Mears in Modest Town, Accomack, Virginia, USA
Modest Town, Accomack, Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1 Jun 1886
    Event Place: Accomack County, Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Metompkin, Accomack, Virginia; Roll: m-t0627-04241; Page: 9A; Enumeration District: 1-20
    [2] Accomack County, Virginia Births, 1882-92
    [3] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Metompkin, Accomack, Virginia; Roll: T625_1877; Page: 4B; Enumeration District: 12
    [4] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Metompkin, Accomack, Virginia; Page: 9B; Enumeration District: 0016; FHL microfilm: 2342167
    [5] 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Metompkin, Accomack, Virginia; Roll: 1697; Page: 11; Enumeration District: 0005
    [6] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Metompkin, Accomack, Virginia; Roll: T624_1619; Page: 25a; Enumeration District: 0010; FHL microfilm: 1375632
    [7] Virginia Department of Health; Richmond, VA, USA; Virginia, Deaths, 1912-2014
    [8] Library of Virginia; Richmond, Va, Usa; Virginia, Birth Registers, 1853-1911

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1 May 1897
    Event Place: Accomac, Accomack, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: Peninsula Enterprise; Publication Date: 1 May 1897; Publication Place: Accomac, Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Metompkin, Accomack, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Metompkin, Accomack, Virginia; Roll: 1697; Page: 11; Enumeration District: 0005

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Metompkin, Accomack, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Metompkin, Accomack, Virginia; Roll: T624_1619; Page: 25a; Enumeration District: 0010; FHL microfilm: 1375632

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Metompkin, Accomack, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Metompkin, Accomack, Virginia; Roll: T625_1877; Page: 4B; Enumeration District: 12

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Metompkin, Accomack, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Metompkin, Accomack, Virginia; Page: 9B; Enumeration District: 0016; FHL microfilm: 2342167

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Metompkin, Accomack, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Metompkin, Accomack, Virginia; Roll: m-t0627-04241; Page: 9A; Enumeration District: 1-20

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Metompkin, Accomack, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Metompkin, Accomack, Virginia; Roll: m-t0627-04241; Page: 9A; Enumeration District: 1-20

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 29 Dec 1949
    Event Place: Modest Town, Accomack, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: Virginia Department of Health; Richmond, VA, USA; Virginia, Deaths, 1912-2014
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