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Ruth Lungrew Mears 1899–1985 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 29 Jul 1899

Birth Location: Accomack County, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 1985

Death Location: Wachapreague, Accomack, Virginia, USA

Father: Andrew Mears

Mother: Elizabeth Fosque

Spouse(s): Herbert Powell

Children(s):

The story of Ruth Lungrew Mears began in 1899 in Accomack County, Virginia, USA. In 1900, Ruth Lungrew Mears resided in Pungoteague, Accomack, Virginia, USA. In 1904, Ruth Lungrew Mears resided in Accomac, Accomack, Virginia, USA. Ruth Lungrew Mears married Herbert Savage Powell. Ruth Lungrew Mears passed away in 1985 in Wachapreague, Accomack, Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Ruth Lungrew Mears began in 1899 in Accomack County, Virginia, USA.
  • In 1900, Ruth Lungrew Mears resided in Pungoteague, Accomack, Virginia, USA.
  • In 1904, Ruth Lungrew Mears resided in Accomac, Accomack, Virginia, USA.
  • Ruth Lungrew Mears married Herbert Savage Powell.
  • Ruth Lungrew Mears passed away in 1985 in Wachapreague, Accomack, Virginia, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Andrew Mears
1861–1944
Birth Location: Accomack County, Virginia, USA
AM
Elizabeth Fosque
1874–1963
Birth Location: Pungoteague, Accomack, Virginia, USA
EF

Spouses(s)

Herbert Powell
1897–1977
Birth Location: Wachapreague Accomack, Virginia, USA
HP

Children(s)

Ruth Mears's Ancestors

Self
Ruth Mears
1899–1985
Birth Place: Accomack County, Virginia, USA
Parents
Andrew Herbert Gordon Mears
1861–1944
Accomack County, Virginia, USA
Elizabeth (Savage) Fosque
1874–1963
Pungoteague, Accomack, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
George (W) Mears
1830–1912
Virginia, USA
Elizabeth (S) Turlington
1841–1927
Accomack County, Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
Jesse Mears
1797–1854
Elizabeth Wyatt
1790–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Hillary Mears
1756–1836
Euphemia Bell
1765–1833

Ruth Mears's Timeline

13 Records

1899
29 Jul 1899
Birth of Ruth Lungrew Mears in Accomack County, Virginia, USA
Accomack County, Virginia, USA
1900
1900
Age 1
Ruth Lungrew Mears resided here in Pungoteague, Accomack, Virginia, USA
Pungoteague, Accomack, Virginia, USA
1904
2 Apr 1904
Age 5
Ruth Lungrew Mears resided here in Accomac, Accomack, Virginia, USA
Accomac, Accomack, Virginia, USA
1910
1910
Age 11
Ruth Lungrew Mears resided here in Pungoteague, Accomack, Virginia, USA
Pungoteague, Accomack, Virginia, USA
1920
1920
Age 21
Ruth Lungrew Mears resided here in Pungoteague, Accomack, Virginia, USA
Pungoteague, Accomack, Virginia, USA
1930
1930
Age 31
Ruth Lungrew Mears resided here in Wachapreague, Accomack, Virginia, USA
Wachapreague, Accomack, Virginia, USA
1935
1935
Age 36
Ruth Lungrew Mears resided here in Richmond, Virginia, USA
Richmond, Virginia, USA
1935
1935
Age 36
Ruth Lungrew Mears resided here in Wachapreague, Accomack, Virginia, USA
Wachapreague, Accomack, Virginia, USA
1940
1940
Age 41
Ruth Lungrew Mears resided here in Wachapreague, Accomack, Virginia, USA
Wachapreague, Accomack, Virginia, USA
1950
1950
Age 51
Ruth Lungrew Mears resided here in Wachapreague, Accomack, Virginia, USA
Wachapreague, Accomack, Virginia, USA
1952
1952
Age 53
Ruth Lungrew Mears resided here in Virginia, USA
Virginia, USA
1985
21 Dec 1985
Age 86
Death of Ruth Lungrew Mears in Nassawadox, Northampton, Virginia, USA
Nassawadox, Northampton, Virginia, USA
1985
1985
Age 86
Burial of Ruth Lungrew Mears in Wachapreague, Accomack, Virginia, USA
Wachapreague, Accomack, Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 29 Jul 1899
    Event Place: Accomack County, Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Wachapreague, Accomack, Virginia; Roll: m-t0627-04241; Page: 2A; Enumeration District: 1-25
    [2] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File
    [3] 1920 United States Federal Census
    [4] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Wachapreague, Accomack, Virginia; Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 0018; FHL microfilm: 2342167
    [5] 1900 United States Federal Census
    [6] 1910 United States Federal Census
    [7] Virginia, U.S., Birth Records, 1912-2015, Delayed Birth Records
    [8] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [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: Wachapreague, Accomack, Virginia; Roll: 2668; Page: 5; Enumeration District: 1-32

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Pungoteague, Accomack, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 2 Apr 1904
    Event Place: Accomac, Accomack, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: Peninsula Enterprise; Publication Date: 2 Apr 1904; Publication Place: Accomac, Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Pungoteague, Accomack, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Pungoteague, Accomack, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Wachapreague, Accomack, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Wachapreague, Accomack, Virginia; Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 0018; FHL microfilm: 2342167

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Richmond, Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Wachapreague, Accomack, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Wachapreague, Accomack, Virginia; Roll: m-t0627-04241; Page: 2A; Enumeration District: 1-25

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Wachapreague, Accomack, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Wachapreague, Accomack, Virginia; Roll: m-t0627-04241; Page: 2A; Enumeration District: 1-25

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Wachapreague, Accomack, Virginia, 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: Wachapreague, Accomack, Virginia; Roll: 2668; Page: 5; Enumeration District: 1-32

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1952
    Event Place: Virginia, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 21 Dec 1985
    Event Place: Nassawadox, Northampton, Virginia, 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

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 1985
    Event Place: Wachapreague, Accomack, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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