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Sarah Elizabeth Betty Mears 1923–2012 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 25 Jun 1923

Birth Location: Woodbury, Cannon, Tennessee, USA

Death Date: 19 Sep 2012

Death Location: Madison, Davidson, Tennessee, USA

Father: Drury Mears

Mother: Nina Lafever

Spouse(s): Winfred Bolin, Thomas Gregory, James Baggett

Children(s): Infant Mears

Sarah Elizabeth Betty Mears was born in 1923 in Woodbury, Cannon, Tennessee, USA, the child of Drury Brewer Mears And Nina Orlean Lafever. In 1930, Sarah Elizabeth Betty Mears resided in Davidson County, Tennessee, USA. In 1935, Sarah Elizabeth Betty Mears resided in Old Hickory, Davidson, Tennessee, USA. Sarah Elizabeth Betty Mears married James Farris Baggett, Thomas Jefferson Gregory, Winfred Bolin, and had children including Infant Son Mears. Sarah Elizabeth Betty Mears passed away in 2012 in Madison, Davidson, Tennessee, USA.

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Biography

  • Sarah Elizabeth Betty Mears was born in 1923 in Woodbury, Cannon, Tennessee, USA, the child of Drury Brewer Mears And Nina Orlean Lafever.
  • In 1930, Sarah Elizabeth Betty Mears resided in Davidson County, Tennessee, USA.
  • In 1935, Sarah Elizabeth Betty Mears resided in Old Hickory, Davidson, Tennessee, USA.
  • Sarah Elizabeth Betty Mears married James Farris Baggett, Thomas Jefferson Gregory, Winfred Bolin, and had children including Infant Son Mears.
  • Sarah Elizabeth Betty Mears passed away in 2012 in Madison, Davidson, Tennessee, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Drury Mears
1884–1959
Birth Location: Woodbury, Cannon, Tennessee, USA
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Nina Lafever
1892–1979
Birth Location: Woodbury, Cannon, Tennessee, USA
NL

Spouses(s)

Winfred Bolin
1919–1992
Birth Location: Manchester, Coffee, Tennessee, USA
WB
Thomas Gregory
1922–1998
Birth Location: Layfette, Tennessee, USA
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James Baggett
1928–2010
Birth Location: Robertson County, Tennessee, USA
JB

Children(s)

Infant Mears
1940–1940
Birth Location: Davidson County, North Carolina, USA
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Sarah Mears's Ancestors

Self
Sarah Mears
1923–2012
Birth Place: Woodbury, Cannon, Tennessee, USA
Parents
Drury Brewer Mears
1884–1959
Woodbury, Cannon, Tennessee, USA
Nina (Orlean) Lafever
1892–1979
Woodbury, Cannon, Tennessee, USA
Grandparents
John (Calhoun) Mears
1845–1921
Cannon County, Tennessee, USA
Elizabeth (Frances) Wherry
1845–1917
Tennessee, USA
Great-Grandparents
Goldsborough Mears
1816–1859
Amanda Stone
1822–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Mears
1770–
Christina Melton
1776–1863

Sarah Mears's Descendants

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Sarah (Elizabeth Betty) Mears (25 Jun 1923–19 Sep 2012) m. Winfred Bolin (10 Sep 1919–7 Dec 1992) m. Thomas (Jefferson) Gregory (7 Oct 1922–1998) m. James (Farris) Baggett (7 Jan 1928–2010)
  1. 1. Infant (Son) Mears 1940–1940

Sarah Mears's Timeline

10 Records

1923
25 Jun 1923
Birth of Sarah Elizabeth Betty Mears in Woodbury, Cannon, Tennessee, USA
Woodbury, Cannon, Tennessee, USA
1930
1930
Age 7
Sarah Elizabeth Betty Mears resided here in Davidson County, Tennessee, USA
Davidson County, Tennessee, USA
1935
1935
Age 12
Sarah Elizabeth Betty Mears resided here in Old Hickory, Davidson, Tennessee, USA
Old Hickory, Davidson, Tennessee, USA
1940
1940
Age 17
Sarah Elizabeth Betty Mears resided here in Old Hickory, Davidson, Tennessee, USA
Old Hickory, Davidson, Tennessee, USA
1947
16 Feb 1947
Age 24
Sarah Elizabeth Betty Mears resided here in Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, USA
Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, USA
1949
1949
Age 26
Sarah Elizabeth Betty Mears resided here in Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, USA
Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, USA
1950
1950
Age 27
Sarah Elizabeth Betty Mears resided here in Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, USA
Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, USA
1995
1995
Age 72
Sarah Elizabeth Betty Mears resided here in Goodlettsville, Davidson, Tennessee, USA
Goodlettsville, Davidson, Tennessee, USA
2012
15 Sep 2012
Age 89
Death of Sarah Elizabeth Betty Mears in Goodlettsville, Davidson, Tennessee, USA
Goodlettsville, Davidson, Tennessee, USA
2012
19 Sep 2012
Age 89
Burial of Sarah Elizabeth Betty Mears in Madison, Davidson, Tennessee, USA
Madison, Davidson, Tennessee, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 25 Jun 1923
    Event Place: Woodbury, Cannon, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 1
    [2] U.S., Cemetery and Funeral Home Collection, 1847-Current, Publication Date: 16 Sep 2012; Publication Place: USA; lc=4880&pid=159899649&mid=5240077&locale=en_US
    [3] Tennessee, U.S., Death Records
    [4] 1940 United States Federal Census
    [5] 1930 United States Federal Census
    [6] U.S., Obituary Collection, 1930-Current, Tributes WV; Publication Place: City, West Virginia, USA
    [7] National Cemetery Administration; U.S. Veterans' Gravesites
    [8] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [9] 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee; Roll: 999; Page: 22; Enumeration District: 99-245

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Davidson County, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Old Hickory, Davidson, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Old Hickory, Davidson, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 16 Feb 1947
    Event Place: Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: Tennessee, U.S., Newspapers.com Stories and Events Index, The Tennessean; Publication Date: 16 Feb 1947; Publication Place: Nashville, Tennessee, USA

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1949
    Event Place: Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, 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: Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee; Roll: 999; Page: 22; Enumeration District: 99-245

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1995
    Event Place: Goodlettsville, Davidson, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 1

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 15 Sep 2012
    Event Place: Goodlettsville, Davidson, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Cemetery and Funeral Home Collection, 1847-Current, Publication Date: 16 Sep 2012; Publication Place: USA; lc=4880&pid=159899649&mid=5240077&locale=en_US
    [2] U.S., Obituary Collection, 1930-Current, Tributes WV; Publication Place: City, West Virginia, USA
    [3] National Cemetery Administration; U.S. Veterans' Gravesites
    [4] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 19 Sep 2012
    Event Place: Madison, Davidson, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Obituary Collection, 1930-Current, Tributes WV; Publication Place: City, West Virginia, USA
    [2] National Cemetery Administration; U.S. Veterans' Gravesites
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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