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Samuel Gillette Mears 1878–1957 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 10 Sep 1878

Birth Location: Accomack County, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 1957

Death Location: Modest Town, Accomack, Virginia, USA

Father: Lloyd Mears

Mother: Louanne Gray

Spouse(s): Nannie Elder

Children(s): Hallie Mears, Mary Mears

The story of Samuel Gillette Mears began in 1878 in Accomack County, Virginia, USA. In 1880, Samuel Gillette Mears resided in Accomack County, Virginia, USA. In 1900, Samuel Gillette Mears resided in Metompkin, Accomack, Virginia, USA. Samuel Gillette Mears married Nannie Marshall Elder, and had children including Hallie Hardy Mears, Mary Warwick Mears. Samuel Gillette Mears passed away in 1957 in Modest Town, Accomack, Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Samuel Gillette Mears began in 1878 in Accomack County, Virginia, USA.
  • In 1880, Samuel Gillette Mears resided in Accomack County, Virginia, USA.
  • In 1900, Samuel Gillette Mears resided in Metompkin, Accomack, Virginia, USA.
  • Samuel Gillette Mears married Nannie Marshall Elder, and had children including Hallie Hardy Mears, Mary Warwick Mears.
  • Samuel Gillette Mears passed away in 1957 in Modest Town, Accomack, Virginia, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Lloyd Mears
1848–1928
Birth Location: Accomack County, Virginia, USA
LM
Louanne Gray
1852–1940
Birth Location: Accomack County, Virginia, USA
LG

Spouses(s)

Nannie Elder
1874–1963
Birth Location: Lunenburg, Lochleven, Virginia, USA
NE

Children(s)

Hallie Mears
1902–1970
Birth Location: Accomack County, Virginia, USA
HM
Mary Mears
1906–1965
Birth Location: Virginia, USA
MM

Samuel Mears's Ancestors

Self
Samuel Mears
1878–1957
Birth Place: Accomack County, Virginia, USA
Parents
Lloyd Curtis Mears
1848–1928
Accomack County, Virginia, USA
Louanne (Lulu E) Gray
1852–1940
Accomack County, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
Meshack Mears
1823–1897
Accomack County, Virginia, USA
Elizabeth (S) Hickman
1826–1865
Great-Grandparents
Meshack Mears
1775–1841
Margaret Baker
1790–1846
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Meshack Mears
1745–1790
Susannah Northam
1748–1796

Samuel Mears's Descendants

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Samuel (Gillette) Mears (10 Sep 1878–1957) m. Nannie (Marshall) Elder (3 May 1874–1963)
  1. 1. Hallie (Hardy) Mears 1902–1970
  2. 2. Mary (Warwick) Mears 1906–1965

Samuel Mears's Timeline

14 Records

1878
10 Sep 1878
Birth of Samuel Gillette Mears in Accomack County, Virginia, USA
Accomack County, Virginia, USA
1880
1880
Age 2
Samuel Gillette Mears resided here in Accomack County, Virginia, USA
Accomack County, Virginia, USA
1900
1900
Age 22
Samuel Gillette Mears resided here in Metompkin, Accomack, Virginia, USA
Metompkin, Accomack, Virginia, USA
1902
11 Jan 1902
Age 24
Samuel Gillette Mears resided here in Accomac, Accomack, Virginia, USA
Accomac, Accomack, Virginia, USA
1910
1910
Age 32
Samuel Gillette Mears resided here in Metompkin, Accomack, Virginia, USA
Metompkin, Accomack, Virginia, USA
1917
1917-1918
Age 39
Samuel Gillette Mears resided here in Accomack County, Virginia, USA
Accomack County, Virginia, USA
1920
1920
Age 42
Samuel Gillette Mears resided here in Metompkin, Accomack, Virginia, USA
Metompkin, Accomack, Virginia, USA
1930
1930
Age 52
Samuel Gillette Mears resided here in Metompkin, Accomack, Virginia, USA
Metompkin, Accomack, Virginia, USA
1935
1935
Age 57
Samuel Gillette Mears resided here in Metompkin, Accomack, Virginia, USA
Metompkin, Accomack, Virginia, USA
1940
1940
Age 62
Samuel Gillette Mears resided here in Metompkin, Accomack, Virginia, USA
Metompkin, Accomack, Virginia, USA
1942
1942
Age 64
Samuel Gillette Mears resided here in Accomack County, Virginia, USA
Accomack County, Virginia, USA
1950
1950
Age 72
Samuel Gillette Mears resided here in Metompkin, Accomack, Virginia, USA
Metompkin, Accomack, Virginia, USA
1957
30 Sep 1957
Age 79
Death of Samuel Gillette Mears in Nelsonia, Accomack, Virginia, USA
Nelsonia, Accomack, Virginia, USA
1957
1957
Age 79
Burial of Samuel Gillette Mears in Modest Town, Accomack, Virginia, USA
Modest Town, Accomack, Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 10 Sep 1878
    Event Place: Accomack County, Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] The National Archives At St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; Record Group Title: Records of the Selective Service System; Record Group Number: 147
    [2] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Metompkin, Accomack, Virginia; Roll: m-t0627-04241; Page: 13B; Enumeration District: 1-20
    [3] Accomack County, Virginia, U.S., Births, 1878-1881
    [4] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Metompkin, Accomack, Virginia; Page: 2A; Enumeration District: 0016; FHL microfilm: 2342167
    [5] Registration State: Virginia; Registration County: Accomack County
    [6] 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Accomack, Virginia; Roll: 1351; Page: 158a; Enumeration District: 006
    [7] 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Metompkin, Accomack, Virginia; Roll: 1697; Page: 7; Enumeration District: 0004
    [8] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Metompkin, Accomack, Virginia; Roll: T624_1619; Page: 25b; Enumeration District: 0010; FHL microfilm: 1375632
    [9] Virginia Department of Health; Richmond, VA, USA; Virginia, Deaths, 1912-2014
    [10] Virginia, U.S., Select Marriages, 1785-1940
    [11] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [12] U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, The Daily Times; Publication Date: 30 Sep 1957; Publication Place: Salisbury, Maryland, USA; ,0.31599647,0.16175571,0.46802527&xid=3355
    [13] Library of Virginia; Richmond, Va, Usa; Virginia, Birth Registers, 1853-1911
    [14] 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Metompkin, Accomack, Virginia; Roll: 2668; Page: 27; Enumeration District: 1-25

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Accomack County, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Accomack, Virginia; Roll: 1351; Page: 158a; Enumeration District: 006

    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: 7; Enumeration District: 0004

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 11 Jan 1902
    Event Place: Accomac, Accomack, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: Peninsula Enterprise; Publication Date: 11 Jan 1902; Publication Place: Accomac, Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 5
    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: 25b; Enumeration District: 0010; FHL microfilm: 1375632

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1917-1918
    Event Place: Accomack County, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: Registration State: Virginia; Registration County: Accomack County

    Genealogy Event 7
    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: 28B; Enumeration District: 11

    Genealogy Event 8
    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: 2A; Enumeration District: 0016; FHL microfilm: 2342167

    Genealogy Event 9
    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: 13B; Enumeration District: 1-20

    Genealogy Event 10
    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: 13B; Enumeration District: 1-20

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1942
    Event Place: Accomack County, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: The National Archives At St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; Record Group Title: Records of the Selective Service System; Record Group Number: 147

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Metompkin, 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: Metompkin, Accomack, Virginia; Roll: 2668; Page: 27; Enumeration District: 1-25

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 30 Sep 1957
    Event Place: Nelsonia, Accomack, Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Virginia Department of Health; Richmond, VA, USA; Virginia, Deaths, 1912-2014
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [3] U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, The Daily Times; Publication Date: 30 Sep 1957; Publication Place: Salisbury, Maryland, USA; ,0.31599647,0.16175571,0.46802527&xid=3355

    Genealogy Event 14
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 1957
    Event Place: Modest Town, Accomack, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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