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Thomas Henry Mears 1836–1900 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 18 Mar 1836

Birth Location: Accomack County, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 1900

Death Location: Nelsonia, Accomack, Virginia, USA

Father: Henry Mears

Mother: Sarah Taylor

Spouse(s): Tryphenia Taylor

Children(s): Orris Mears, Littleton Mears, Thomas Mears, Mary Mears, Caroline Mears, Everett Mears, Robert Mears, Jonathan Mears, Ida Mears

In 1836, Thomas Henry Mears entered the world in Accomack County, Virginia, USA, born to Henry Mears And Sarah Ann Taylor. In 1850, Thomas Henry Mears resided in Accomac, Accomack, Virginia, USA. In 1860, Thomas Henry Mears resided in Metompkin, Accomack, Virginia, USA. Thomas Henry Mears married Tryphenia Tiffany Amber S Taylor, and had children including Caroline H Mears, Everett Arden Mears, Ida A Mears, Jonathan W Mears, Littleton Warren Mears, Mary Washington Mears, Orris Nealy Mears, Robert Lee Mears, Thomas Henry Mears. Thomas Henry Mears passed away in 1900 in Nelsonia, Accomack, Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1836, Thomas Henry Mears entered the world in Accomack County, Virginia, USA, born to Henry Mears And Sarah Ann Taylor.
  • In 1850, Thomas Henry Mears resided in Accomac, Accomack, Virginia, USA.
  • In 1860, Thomas Henry Mears resided in Metompkin, Accomack, Virginia, USA.
  • Thomas Henry Mears married Tryphenia Tiffany Amber S Taylor, and had children including Caroline H Mears, Everett Arden Mears, Ida A Mears, Jonathan W Mears, Littleton Warren Mears, Mary Washington Mears, Orris Nealy Mears, Robert Lee Mears, Thomas Henry Mears.
  • Thomas Henry Mears passed away in 1900 in Nelsonia, Accomack, Virginia, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Henry Mears
1809–1882
Birth Location: Accomack County, Virginia, USA
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Sarah Taylor
1808–1849
Birth Location: Virginia, USA
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Spouses(s)

Tryphenia Taylor
1840–1920
Birth Location: Accomack County, Virginia, USA
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Children(s)

Orris Mears
1877–1953
Birth Location: Bloxom, Accomack, Virginia, USA
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Littleton Mears
1870–1945
Birth Location: Accomack County, Virginia, USA
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Thomas Mears
1865–1940
Birth Location: Bloxom, Accomack, Virginia, USA
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Mary Mears
1862–1946
Birth Location: Bloxom, Accomack, Virginia, USA
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Caroline Mears
1881–
Birth Location: Accomack County, Virginia, USA
CM
Everett Mears
1880–1949
Birth Location: Bloxom, Accomack, Virginia, USA
EM
Robert Mears
1871–1922
Birth Location: Virginia, USA
RM
Jonathan Mears
1875–1905
Birth Location: Accomack County, Virginia, USA
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Ida Mears
1861–1865
Birth Location: Nelsonia, Accomack, Virginia, USA
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Thomas Mears's Ancestors

Self
Thomas Mears
1836–1900
Birth Place: Accomack County, Virginia, USA
Parents
Henry Mears
1809–1882
Accomack County, Virginia, USA
Sarah (Ann) Taylor
1808–1849
Virginia, USA
Grandparents
Bartholomew Mears
1757–1823
Guilford, Accomack County, Virginia, USA
Elizabeth (Betsy Maria) Copes
1769–1843
Accomac, Accomack, Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
Jonathan Mears
1725–1796
Joyce Walker
1725–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Bartholomew Mears
1693–1761
Rachel Kellam
1705–1779

Thomas Mears's Descendants

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Thomas (Henry) Mears (18 Mar 1836–1900) m. Tryphenia (Tiffany Amber S) Taylor (27 Aug 1840–1920)
  1. 1. Orris (Nealy) Mears 1877–1953 m. Margie (Lee) Shrieves 1885–1862
    1. 1. Adrian (Warner) Mears 1915–1999 m. Louella (May) Budd 1916–1987
      1. 1. Betty (Rose) Mears 1938–2001 m. Richard (Jerome) Williams 1935–2013
    2. 2. Frederick (Tully) Mears 1927–2007 m. Bernice (Jean) Gladding 1929–1990
  2. 2. Littleton (Warren) Mears 1870–1945 m. Julia (Etta) Nock 1876–1964
    1. 1. John (Broadus) Mears 1903–1980 m. Nellie (Downes) Elverson 1908–1996
  3. 3. Thomas (Henry) Mears 1865–1940 m. Kathryn Nickman 1876–1962
    1. 1. Lawrence (Gene Hickman) Mears 1901–1969 m. Lillian Paschokat 1912–1985 m. Helen (Fern) McIntire 1901–1991
    2. 2. Elizabeth (Anne) Mears 1904–2006 m. Keith (Stanley) Bird 1893–1977
  4. 4. Mary (Washington) Mears 1862–1946
  5. 5. Caroline (H) Mears 1881–
  6. 6. Everett (Arden) Mears 1880–1949 m. Vernetta (Nettie) Rew 1888–1953
    1. 1. John (L) Mears 1912–1976 m. Mamie (Elizabeth) Killmon 1926–1995
      1. 1. Larry (Melvin) Mears 1951–2024
      2. 2. John (Arden) Mears 1949–2015
    2. 2. Avril (T) Mears 1921–
  7. 7. Robert (Lee) Mears 1871–1922
  8. 8. Jonathan (W) Mears 1875–1905 m. Mary (V) Finley 1878–1962
    1. 1. Grason (Finley) Mears 1905–1981 m. Marguerite Lord 1912–1996
      1. 1. Robert (Grason) Mears 1936–2003
      2. 2. Albert (Finley) Mears 1931–2011 m. Io (Alicia) DeGraw 1930–1996
  9. 9. Ida (A) Mears 1861–1865

Thomas Mears's Timeline

10 Records

1836
18 Mar 1836
Birth of Thomas Henry Mears in Accomack County, Virginia, USA
Accomack County, Virginia, USA
1850
1850
Age 14
Thomas Henry Mears resided here in Accomac, Accomack, Virginia, USA
Accomac, Accomack, Virginia, USA
1860
1860
Age 24
Thomas Henry Mears resided here in Metompkin, Accomack, Virginia, USA
Metompkin, Accomack, Virginia, USA
1864
19 Sep 1864
Age 28
Thomas Henry Mears resided here in Virginia, USA
Virginia, USA
1870
1870
Age 34
Thomas Henry Mears resided here in Metompkin, Modest Town, Accomack, Virginia, USA
Metompkin, Modest Town, Accomack, Virginia, USA
1880
1880
Age 44
Thomas Henry Mears resided here in Accomack County, Virginia, USA
Accomack County, Virginia, USA
1899
24 Jun 1899
Age 63
Thomas Henry Mears - Probate in Accomack County, Virginia, USA
Accomack County, Virginia, USA
1900
1900
Age 64
Thomas Henry Mears resided here in Metompkin, Accomack, Virginia, USA
Metompkin, Accomack, Virginia, USA
1900
20 Aug 1900
Age 64
Death of Thomas Henry Mears in Nelsonia, Accomack, Virginia, USA
Nelsonia, Accomack, Virginia, USA
1900
1900
Age 64
Burial of Thomas Henry Mears in Nelsonia, Accomack, Virginia, USA
Nelsonia, Accomack, Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 18 Mar 1836
    Event Place: Accomack County, Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Pennsylvania, U.S., Death Certificates, 1906-1971, Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission; Harrisburg, PA, USA; Pennsylvania (State). Death Certificates, 1906-1968; Certificate Number Range: 072151-074700
    [2] 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Accomack, Virginia; Roll: 1351; Page: 162b; Enumeration District: 006
    [3] 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Metompkin, Accomack, Virginia; Roll: M593_1630; Page: 114B
    [4] 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Metompkin, Accomack, Virginia; Roll: 1697; Page: 13; Enumeration District: 0004
    [5] 1860 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M653; Residence Date: 1860; Home in 1860: Accomack Parish, Accomack, Virginia; Roll: M653_1330; Page: 83; Family History Li
    [6] 1850 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington, DC; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M432; Residence Date: 1850; Home in 1850: Accomack, Accomack, Virginia; Roll: 932; Page: 34b
    [7] Virginia, U.S., Select Marriages, 1785-1940
    [8] U.S., Freedmen's Bureau Records, The National Archives in Washington, DC; Washington, DC, USA; Records of the Field Offices For the State of Virginia, Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen, and Abandoned Lands, 1865-1872; NARA Series Number: M1913; NARA Reel Number: Roll 74, Census of White and Co

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1850
    Event Place: Accomac, Accomack, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1850 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington, DC; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M432; Residence Date: 1850; Home in 1850: Accomack, Accomack, Virginia; Roll: 932; Page: 34b

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1860
    Event Place: Metompkin, Accomack, Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1860 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M653; Residence Date: 1860; Home in 1860: Accomack Parish, Accomack, Virginia; Roll: M653_1330; Page: 83; Family History Li
    [2] 1860 U.S. Federal Census - Slave Schedules, The National Archives in Washington, DC; Washington, DC, USA; Eighth Census of the United States 1860; Series Number: M653; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 19 Sep 1864
    Event Place: Virginia, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Freedmen's Bureau Records, The National Archives in Washington, DC; Washington, DC, USA; Records of the Field Offices For the State of Virginia, Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen, and Abandoned Lands, 1865-1872; NARA Series Number: M1913; NARA Reel Number: Roll 74, Census of White and Co

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: Metompkin, Modest Town, Accomack, Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Selected Federal Census Non-Population Schedules, 1850-1880, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, DC; U.S. Federal Census Non-population Schedules, Virginia, 1850-1880; NAID: 2791276; Record Group Number: 29; Record Group Title: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007
    [2] 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Metompkin, Accomack, Virginia; Roll: M593_1630; Page: 114B

    Genealogy Event 6
    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: 162b; Enumeration District: 006

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Metompkin, Accomack, Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Metompkin, Accomack, Virginia; Roll: 1697; Page: 13; Enumeration District: 0004
    [2] Peninsula Enterprise; Publication Date: 1 Sep 1900; Publication Place: Accomac, Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 20 Aug 1900
    Event Place: Nelsonia, Accomack, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: Wills, Deeds, and Orders (Accomack County, Virginia); General Indexes to Wills, 1663-1922; Author: Virginia. County Court (Accomack County)

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Nelsonia, Accomack, Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Probate
    Event Date: 24 Jun 1899
    Event Place: Accomack County, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: Wills, Deeds, and Orders (Accomack County, Virginia); General Indexes to Wills, 1663-1922; Author: Virginia. County Court (Accomack County)
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