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Ruth Elizabeth Mears 1915–1997 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 19 Mar 1915

Birth Location: Quinby, Accomack, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 1997

Death Location: Quinby, Accomack, Virginia, USA

Father: Bernard Mears

Mother: Bertie Lawson

Spouse(s): Joseph Evans

Children(s):

Ruth Elizabeth Mears was born in 1915 in Quinby, Accomack, Virginia, USA, the child of Bernard Lee Mears And Bertie Birdie May Lawson. In 1920, Ruth Elizabeth Mears resided in Pungoteague, Accomack, Virginia, USA. In 1920, Ruth Elizabeth Mears resided in Norfolk, Virginia, USA. Ruth Elizabeth Mears married Joseph Thomas Evans. Ruth Elizabeth Mears passed away in 1997 in Quinby, Accomack, Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • Ruth Elizabeth Mears was born in 1915 in Quinby, Accomack, Virginia, USA, the child of Bernard Lee Mears And Bertie Birdie May Lawson.
  • In 1920, Ruth Elizabeth Mears resided in Pungoteague, Accomack, Virginia, USA.
  • In 1920, Ruth Elizabeth Mears resided in Norfolk, Virginia, USA.
  • Ruth Elizabeth Mears married Joseph Thomas Evans.
  • Ruth Elizabeth Mears passed away in 1997 in Quinby, Accomack, Virginia, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Bernard Mears
1891–1947
Birth Location: Quinby, Accomack, Virginia, USA
BM
Bertie Lawson
1895–1969
Birth Location: Accomack County, Virginia, USA
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Spouses(s)

Joseph Evans
1910–2002
Birth Location: Onancock, Accomack, Virginia, USA
JE

Children(s)

Ruth Mears's Ancestors

Self
Ruth Mears
1915–1997
Birth Place: Quinby, Accomack, Virginia, USA
Parents
Bernard Lee Mears
1891–1947
Quinby, Accomack, Virginia, USA
Bertie (Birdie May) Lawson
1895–1969
Accomack County, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
Alfred (James) Mears
1858–1921
Accomack County, Virginia, USA
Julia (Juliette Phillips) Taylor
1860–1925
Accomack County, Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
Luther Mears
1828–
Mary Mears
1831–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Turner
1794–1865
Nancy Mears
1804–1877
John Turner
1794–1865
Nancy Mears
1804–1877

Ruth Mears's Timeline

9 Records

1915
19 Mar 1915
Birth of Ruth Elizabeth Mears in Quinby, Accomack, Virginia, USA
Quinby, Accomack, Virginia, USA
1920
1920
Age 5
Ruth Elizabeth Mears resided here in Pungoteague, Accomack, Virginia, USA
Pungoteague, Accomack, Virginia, USA
1920
14 Dec 1920
Age 5
Ruth Elizabeth Mears resided here in Norfolk, Virginia, USA
Norfolk, Virginia, USA
1935
1935
Age 20
Ruth Elizabeth Mears resided here in Pungoteague, Accomack, Virginia, USA
Pungoteague, Accomack, Virginia, USA
1940
1940
Age 25
Ruth Elizabeth Mears resided here in Pungoteague, Accomack, Virginia, USA
Pungoteague, Accomack, Virginia, USA
1945
1945
Age 30
Ruth Elizabeth Mears resided here in Pungoteague, Accomack, Virginia, USA
Pungoteague, Accomack, Virginia, USA
1950
1950
Age 35
Ruth Elizabeth Mears resided here in Pungoteague, Accomack, Virginia, USA
Pungoteague, Accomack, Virginia, USA
1997
30 Mar 1997
Age 82
Death of Ruth Elizabeth Mears in Quinby, Accomack, Virginia, USA
Quinby, Accomack, Virginia, USA
1997
1997
Age 82
Burial of Ruth Elizabeth Mears in Quinby, Accomack, Virginia, USA
Quinby, Accomack, Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 19 Mar 1915
    Event Place: Quinby, Accomack, Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Pungoteague, Accomack, Virginia; Roll: m-t0627-04241; Page: 14A; Enumeration District: 1-26
    [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, Year: 1920; Census Place: Pungoteague, Accomack, Virginia; Roll: T625_1877; Page: 18A; Enumeration District: 14
    [4] Virginia, U.S., Birth Records, 1912-2015, Delayed Birth Records, Virginia Department of Health; Richmond, VA, USA; Virginia, Births, 1912-1923
    [5] Virginia, U.S., Death Records, Virginia Department of Health; Richmond, VA, USA; Virginia, Deaths, 1912-2014
    [6] Virginia, U.S., Marriage Records, Virginia Department of Health; Richmond, VA, USA; Virginia, Marriages, 1936-2014; Roll: 101167319
    [7] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [8] U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007
    [9] U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, The Daily Times; Publication Date: 1 Apr 1997; Publication Place: Salisbury, Maryland, USA; ,0.35277352,0.19644588,0.40424454&xid=3355
    [10] 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Pungoteague, Accomack, Virginia; Roll: 2668; Page: 29; Enumeration District: 1-33

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Pungoteague, Accomack, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Pungoteague, Accomack, Virginia; Roll: T625_1877; Page: 18A; Enumeration District: 14

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 14 Dec 1920
    Event Place: Norfolk, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: Virginia, U.S., Newspapers.com Stories and Events Index, Norfolk Ledger-Dispatch; Publication Date: 14 Dec 1920; Publication Place: Norfolk, Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Pungoteague, Accomack, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Pungoteague, Accomack, Virginia; Roll: m-t0627-04241; Page: 14A; Enumeration District: 1-26

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Pungoteague, Accomack, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Pungoteague, Accomack, Virginia; Roll: m-t0627-04241; Page: 14A; Enumeration District: 1-26

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1945
    Event Place: Pungoteague, 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: Pungoteague, Accomack, Virginia; Roll: 2668; Page: 29; Enumeration District: 1-33

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Pungoteague, 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: Pungoteague, Accomack, Virginia; Roll: 2668; Page: 29; Enumeration District: 1-33

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Quin-by
    Record Source: U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, The Daily Times; Publication Date: 1 Apr 1997; Publication Place: Salisbury, Maryland, USA; ,0.35277352,0.19644588,0.40424454&xid=3355

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 30 Mar 1997
    Event Place: Quinby, Accomack, 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] Virginia, U.S., Death Records, Virginia Department of Health; Richmond, VA, USA; Virginia, Deaths, 1912-2014
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [4] U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007
    [5] U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, The Daily Times; Publication Date: 1 Apr 1997; Publication Place: Salisbury, Maryland, USA; ,0.35277352,0.19644588,0.40424454&xid=3355

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 1997
    Event Place: Quinby, Accomack, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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