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Ruth Dennis Mears 1917–1965 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 16 Mar 1917

Birth Location: Accomack County, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 1965

Death Location: Onancock, Accomack, Virginia, USA

Father: Noah Mears

Mother: Marcelline Gardener

Spouse(s): John Rew

Children(s):

Ruth Dennis Mears was born in 1917 in Accomack County, Virginia, USA, the child of Noah Columbus Mears And Marcelline Pearl Gardener. In 1935, Ruth Dennis Mears resided in Pungoteague, Accomack, Virginia, USA. In 1940, Ruth Dennis Mears resided in Pungoteague, Accomack, Virginia, USA. Ruth Dennis Mears married John Douglas Rew. Ruth Dennis Mears passed away in 1965 in Onancock, Accomack, Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • Ruth Dennis Mears was born in 1917 in Accomack County, Virginia, USA, the child of Noah Columbus Mears And Marcelline Pearl Gardener.
  • In 1935, Ruth Dennis Mears resided in Pungoteague, Accomack, Virginia, USA.
  • In 1940, Ruth Dennis Mears resided in Pungoteague, Accomack, Virginia, USA.
  • Ruth Dennis Mears married John Douglas Rew.
  • Ruth Dennis Mears passed away in 1965 in Onancock, Accomack, Virginia, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Noah Mears
1874–1961
Birth Location: Accomack County, Virginia, USA
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Marcelline Gardener
1888–1959
Birth Location: Accomack County, Virginia, USA
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Spouses(s)

John Rew
1906–1968
Birth Location: Hallwood, Accomack, Virginia, USA
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Children(s)

Ruth Mears's Ancestors

Self
Ruth Mears
1917–1965
Birth Place: Accomack County, Virginia, USA
Parents
Noah Columbus Mears
1874–1961
Accomack County, Virginia, USA
Marcelline (Pearl) Gardener
1888–1959
Accomack County, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
Columbus (Bonepart) Mears
1847–1919
Powellton, Accomack, Virginia, USA
Emma (G) Mears
1854–1896
St. Georges Parish, Accomack, Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
James Mears
1817–1884
Mary Mears
1814–1888
James Bell
1816–1886
Elizabeth Mears
1821–1908
2nd-Great-Grandparents
James Mears
1780–1837
Sally Wallace
1785–1852
Kendall Mears
1764–1820
Catharine Chandler
1775–1830
William Mears
1772–1834
Elizabeth Ashby
1767–1831

Ruth Mears's Timeline

5 Records

1917
16 Mar 1917
Birth of Ruth Dennis Mears in Accomack County, Virginia, USA
Accomack County, Virginia, USA
1935
1935
Age 18
Ruth Dennis Mears resided here in Pungoteague, Accomack, Virginia, USA
Pungoteague, Accomack, Virginia, USA
1940
1940
Age 23
Ruth Dennis Mears resided here in Pungoteague, Accomack, Virginia, USA
Pungoteague, Accomack, Virginia, USA
1965
11 May 1965
Age 48
Death of Ruth Dennis Mears in Melfa, Accomack, Virginia, USA
Melfa, Accomack, Virginia, USA
1965
1965
Age 48
Burial of Ruth Dennis Mears in Onancock, Accomack, Virginia, USA
Onancock, Accomack, Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 16 Mar 1917
    Event Place: Accomack County, Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1940 United States Federal Census
    [2] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Pungoteague, Accomack, Virginia; Roll: m-t0627-04241; Page: 8A; Enumeration District: 1-28
    [3] Virginia, U.S., Birth Records, 1912-2015, Delayed Birth Records, Virginia Department of Health; Richmond, Virginia; Virginia, Births, 1864-2015
    [4] Virginia, U.S., Death Records, Virginia Department of Health; Richmond, Virginia; Virginia Deaths, 1912-2014
    [5] Virginia, U.S., Death Records, Virginia Department of Health; Richmond, Virginia; Virginia Deaths, 1912-2014
    [6] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Pungoteague, Accomack, Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1940 United States Federal Census
    [2] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Pungoteague, Accomack, Virginia; Roll: m-t0627-04241; Page: 8A; Enumeration District: 1-28

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Pungoteague, Accomack, Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1940 United States Federal Census
    [2] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Pungoteague, Accomack, Virginia; Roll: m-t0627-04241; Page: 8A; Enumeration District: 1-28

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 11 May 1965
    Event Place: Melfa, Accomack, Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Virginia, U.S., Death Records, Virginia Department of Health; Richmond, Virginia; Virginia Deaths, 1912-2014
    [2] Virginia, U.S., Death Records, Virginia Department of Health; Richmond, Virginia; Virginia Deaths, 1912-2014
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 1965
    Event Place: Onancock, Accomack, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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