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Ruth Novella Mears 1920–2010 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 5 Feb 1920

Birth Location: Megargel, Archer, Texas, USA

Death Date: 2010

Death Location: Canton, Van Zandt, Texas, USA

Father: William Mears

Mother: Ethel Dipprey

Spouse(s): Frank Yates, Russell Cope, Samuel McCullough

Children(s):

Ruth Novella Mears was born in 1920 in Megargel, Archer, Texas, USA, the child of William Collins Mears And Ethel Ann Dipprey. In 1930, Ruth Novella Mears resided in Archer, Texas, USA. In 1935, Ruth Novella Mears resided in Olney, Young, Texas, USA. Ruth Novella Mears married Frank Yates, Russell Marion Cope, Samuel Laverne Mccullough. Ruth Novella Mears passed away in 2010 in Canton, Van Zandt, Texas, USA.

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Biography

  • Ruth Novella Mears was born in 1920 in Megargel, Archer, Texas, USA, the child of William Collins Mears And Ethel Ann Dipprey.
  • In 1930, Ruth Novella Mears resided in Archer, Texas, USA.
  • In 1935, Ruth Novella Mears resided in Olney, Young, Texas, USA.
  • Ruth Novella Mears married Frank Yates, Russell Marion Cope, Samuel Laverne Mccullough.
  • Ruth Novella Mears passed away in 2010 in Canton, Van Zandt, Texas, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Mears
1897–1961
Birth Location: Weatherford, Parker, Texas, USA
WM
Ethel Dipprey
1901–1964
Birth Location: Stamford, Haskell, Texas, USA
ED

Spouses(s)

Frank Yates
1916–1976
Birth Location: Skidmore, Bee, Texas, USA
FY
Russell Cope
1911–2010
Birth Location: Jean, Young, Texas, USA
RC
Samuel McCullough
1907–1998
Birth Location: Pritchett, Texas, USA
SM

Children(s)

Ruth Mears's Ancestors

Self
Ruth Mears
1920–2010
Birth Place: Megargel, Archer, Texas, USA
Parents
William Collins Mears
1897–1961
Weatherford, Parker, Texas, USA
Ethel (Ann) Dipprey
1901–1964
Stamford, Haskell, Texas, USA
Grandparents
Reason (Jerome) Mears
1871–1952
Larue County, Kentucky, USA
Joanna Hardin
1870–1947
Calhoun, Henry, Missouri, USA
Great-Grandparents
William Mears
1847–1929
Amanda Tucker
1847–1920
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Joshua Mears
1823–1899
Elizabeth Loyall
1829–1904

Ruth Mears's Timeline

11 Records

1920
5 Feb 1920
Birth of Ruth Novella Mears in Megargel, Archer, Texas, USA
Megargel, Archer, Texas, USA
1930
1930
Age 10
Ruth Novella Mears resided here in Archer, Texas, USA
Archer, Texas, USA
1935
1935
Age 15
Ruth Novella Mears resided here in Olney, Young, Texas, USA
Olney, Young, Texas, USA
1940
1940
Age 20
Ruth Novella Mears resided here in Wichita Falls, Wichita, Texas, USA
Wichita Falls, Wichita, Texas, USA
1944
19 Oct 1944
Age 24
Ruth Novella Mears resided here in Wichita Falls, Wichita, Texas, USA
Wichita Falls, Wichita, Texas, USA
1944
7 Dec 1944
Age 24
Ruth Novella Mears resided here in Lawton, Blaine, Oklahoma, USA
Lawton, Blaine, Oklahoma, USA
1945
1945
Age 25
Ruth Novella Mears resided here in Dallas County, Texas, USA
Dallas County, Texas, USA
1950
1950
Age 30
Ruth Novella Mears resided here in Dallas, Dallas, Texas, USA
Dallas, Dallas, Texas, USA
1970
1970
Age 50
Ruth Novella Mears resided here in Dallas, Dallas, Texas, USA
Dallas, Dallas, Texas, USA
2010
31 Jul 2010
Age 90
Death of Ruth Novella Mears in Whitehouse, Smith, Texas, USA
Whitehouse, Smith, Texas, USA
2010
2010
Age 90
Burial of Ruth Novella Mears in Canton, Van Zandt, Texas, USA
Canton, Van Zandt, Texas, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 5 Feb 1920
    Event Place: Megargel, Archer, Texas, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 2
    [2] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Wichita Falls, Wichita, Texas; Roll: m-t0627-04163; Page: 19B; Enumeration District: 243-20
    [3] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File
    [4] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Precinct 6, Archer, Texas; Page: 7B; Enumeration District: 0008; FHL microfilm: 2342022
    [5] U.S., Obituary Collection, 1930-Current, Van Zandt Newspapers; Publication Date: 12 Aug 2010; Publication Place: Wills Point, Texas, USA
    [6] U.S., Obituary Collection, 1930-Current, Publication Place: City, New York, USA
    [7] Texas, U.S., Marriage Index, 1824-2019, Texas Department of State Health Services; Austin, Texas; Texas Marriage Index, 1966-2019
    [8] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [9] Oklahoma, U.S., County Marriage Records
    [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: Dallas, Dallas, Texas; Roll: 1061; Page: 12; Enumeration District: 259-423B
    [11] Geneanet Community Trees Index
    [12] Web: Obituary Daily Times Index, 1995-2016
    [13] Web: Obituary Daily Times Index, 1995-2016
    [14] Web: Texas, Find A Grave Index, 1761-2012

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Archer, Texas, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Precinct 6, Archer, Texas; Page: 7B; Enumeration District: 0008; FHL microfilm: 2342022

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Olney, Young, Texas, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Wichita Falls, Wichita, Texas; Roll: m-t0627-04163; Page: 19B; Enumeration District: 243-20

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Wichita Falls, Wichita, Texas, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Wichita Falls, Wichita, Texas; Roll: m-t0627-04163; Page: 19B; Enumeration District: 243-20
    [2] Texas, U.S., Newspapers.com Stories and Events Index, Wichita Daily Times; Publication Date: 18 Feb 1940; Publication Place: Wichita Falls, Texas, USA

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 19 Oct 1944
    Event Place: Wichita Falls, Wichita, Texas, USA
    Record Source: Texas, U.S., Newspapers.com Stories and Events Index, Wichita Falls Record News; Publication Date: 19 Oct 1944; Publication Place: Wichita Falls, Texas, USA

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 7 Dec 1944
    Event Place: Lawton, Blaine, Oklahoma, USA
    Record Source: Oklahoma, U.S., Newspapers.com Stories and Events Index, Lawton News-Review; Publication Date: 7 Dec 1944; Publication Place: Lawton, Oklahoma, USA

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1945
    Event Place: Dallas County, Texas, USA
    Record Source: U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Dallas, Dallas, Texas, 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: Dallas, Dallas, Texas; Roll: 1061; Page: 12; Enumeration District: 259-423B

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1970
    Event Place: Dallas, Dallas, Texas, USA
    Record Source: U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 31 Jul 2010
    Event Place: Whitehouse, Smith, Texas, 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., Obituary Collection, 1930-Current, Van Zandt Newspapers; Publication Date: 12 Aug 2010; Publication Place: Wills Point, Texas, USA
    [3] U.S., Obituary Collection, 1930-Current, Publication Place: City, New York, USA
    [4] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [5] Geneanet Community Trees Index
    [6] Web: Obituary Daily Times Index, 1995-2016
    [7] Web: Obituary Daily Times Index, 1995-2016
    [8] Web: Texas, Find A Grave Index, 1761-2012

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 2010
    Event Place: Canton, Van Zandt, Texas, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Obituary Collection, 1930-Current, Van Zandt Newspapers; Publication Date: 12 Aug 2010; Publication Place: Wills Point, Texas, USA
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [3] Web: Texas, Find A Grave Index, 1761-2012
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