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Sarah Esther Mears 1876–1939 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 26 Nov 1876

Birth Location: Accomack County, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 1939

Death Location: Pungoteague, Accomack, Virginia, USA

Father: John Mears

Mother: Eliza Powell

Spouse(s): George Bonniwell

Children(s):

Sarah Esther Mears was born in 1876 in Accomack County, Virginia, USA, the child of John Arlington Mears And Eliza C Powell. In 1880, Sarah Esther Mears resided in Accomack County, Virginia, USA. In 1900, Sarah Esther Mears resided in Pungoteague, Accomack, Virginia, USA. Sarah Esther Mears married George Cornelius Bonniwell. Sarah Esther Mears passed away in 1939 in Pungoteague, Accomack, Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • Sarah Esther Mears was born in 1876 in Accomack County, Virginia, USA, the child of John Arlington Mears And Eliza C Powell.
  • In 1880, Sarah Esther Mears resided in Accomack County, Virginia, USA.
  • In 1900, Sarah Esther Mears resided in Pungoteague, Accomack, Virginia, USA.
  • Sarah Esther Mears married George Cornelius Bonniwell.
  • Sarah Esther Mears passed away in 1939 in Pungoteague, Accomack, Virginia, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Mears
1849–1922
Birth Location: Accomack County, Virginia, USA
JM
Eliza Powell
1853–1933
Birth Location: Accomack County, Virginia, USA
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Spouses(s)

George Bonniwell
1874–1941
Birth Location: Harborton, Accomack, Virginia, USA
GB

Children(s)

Sarah Mears's Ancestors

Self
Sarah Mears
1876–1939
Birth Place: Accomack County, Virginia, USA
Parents
John Arlington Mears
1849–1922
Accomack County, Virginia, USA
Eliza (C) Powell
1853–1933
Accomack County, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
John (W Arlington) Mears
1817–1862
Accomack County, Virginia, USA
Hester (D) Pusey
1822–1895
Accomack County, Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
William Mears
1780–1824
Elizabeth Arlington
1787–1818
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Mears
1762–1796
Adah Savage
1762–1796

Sarah Mears's Timeline

8 Records

1876
26 Nov 1876
Birth of Sarah Esther Mears in Accomack County, Virginia, USA
Accomack County, Virginia, USA
1880
1880
Age 4
Sarah Esther Mears resided here in Accomack County, Virginia, USA
Accomack County, Virginia, USA
1900
1900
Age 24
Sarah Esther Mears resided here in Pungoteague, Accomack, Virginia, USA
Pungoteague, Accomack, Virginia, USA
1910
1910
Age 34
Sarah Esther Mears resided here in Pungoteague, Accomack, Virginia, USA
Pungoteague, Accomack, Virginia, USA
1920
1920
Age 44
Sarah Esther Mears resided here in Pungoteague, Accomack, Virginia, USA
Pungoteague, Accomack, Virginia, USA
1930
1930
Age 54
Sarah Esther Mears resided here in Pungoteague, Accomack, Virginia, USA
Pungoteague, Accomack, Virginia, USA
1939
31 Mar 1939
Age 63
Death of Sarah Esther Mears in Harborton, Accomack, Virginia, USA
Harborton, Accomack, Virginia, USA
1939
1939
Age 63
Burial of Sarah Esther Mears in Pungoteague, Accomack, Virginia, USA
Pungoteague, Accomack, Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 26 Nov 1876
    Event Place: Accomack County, Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Pungoteague, Accomack, Virginia; Roll: T625_1877; Page: 10B; Enumeration District: 17
    [2] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Pungoteague, Accomack, Virginia; Page: 8A; Enumeration District: 0019; FHL microfilm: 2342167
    [3] 1880 United States Federal Census
    [4] 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Pungoteague, Accomack, Virginia; Roll: 1697; Page: 5; Enumeration District: 0012
    [5] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Pungoteague, Accomack, Virginia; Roll: T624_1619; Page: 20b; Enumeration District: 0015; FHL microfilm: 1375632
    [6] Virginia Department of Health; Richmond, Virginia; Virginia Deaths, 1912-2014
    [7] Virginia, U.S., Select Marriages, 1785-1940
    [8] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Accomack County, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Pungoteague, Accomack, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Pungoteague, Accomack, Virginia; Roll: 1697; Page: 5; Enumeration District: 0012

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Pungoteague, Accomack, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Pungoteague, Accomack, Virginia; Roll: T624_1619; Page: 20b; Enumeration District: 0015; FHL microfilm: 1375632

    Genealogy Event 5
    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: 10B; Enumeration District: 17

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Pungoteague, Accomack, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Pungoteague, Accomack, Virginia; Page: 8A; Enumeration District: 0019; FHL microfilm: 2342167

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 31 Mar 1939
    Event Place: Harborton, Accomack, Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Virginia Department of Health; Richmond, Virginia; Virginia Deaths, 1912-2014
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 1939
    Event Place: Pungoteague, Accomack, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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