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Thomas Hart Benton Mears 1840–1913 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 19 Nov 1840

Birth Location: Cannon County, Tennessee, USA

Death Date: 1913

Death Location: Woodbury, Cannon, Tennessee, USA

Father: Goldsborough Mears

Mother: Amanda Stone

Spouse(s): Sarah Elledge

Children(s):

Thomas Hart Benton Mears was born in 1840 in Cannon County, Tennessee, USA, the child of Goldsborough Mears And Amanda Malvina Stone. In 1850, Thomas Hart Benton Mears resided in Cannon County, Tennessee, USA. In 1860, Thomas Hart Benton Mears resided in Woodbury, Cannon, Tennessee, USA. Thomas Hart Benton Mears married Sarah F Elledge, and had children including Eugene Mears. Thomas Hart Benton Mears passed away in 1913 in Woodbury, Cannon, Tennessee, USA.

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Biography

  • Thomas Hart Benton Mears was born in 1840 in Cannon County, Tennessee, USA, the child of Goldsborough Mears And Amanda Malvina Stone.
  • In 1850, Thomas Hart Benton Mears resided in Cannon County, Tennessee, USA.
  • In 1860, Thomas Hart Benton Mears resided in Woodbury, Cannon, Tennessee, USA.
  • Thomas Hart Benton Mears married Sarah F Elledge, and had children including Eugene Mears.
  • Thomas Hart Benton Mears passed away in 1913 in Woodbury, Cannon, Tennessee, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Goldsborough Mears
1816–1859
Birth Location: Guilford County, North Carolina, USA
GM
Amanda Stone
1822–
Birth Location: Cannon County, Tennessee, USA
AS

Spouses(s)

Sarah Elledge
1850–1904
Birth Location: Tennessee, USA
SE

Children(s)

Thomas Mears's Ancestors

Self
Thomas Mears
1840–1913
Birth Place: Cannon County, Tennessee, USA
Parents
Goldsborough Mears
1816–1859
Guilford County, North Carolina, USA
Amanda (Malvina) Stone
1822–
Cannon County, Tennessee, USA
Grandparents
William (Franklin) Mears
1770–
Dorchester County, Maryland, USA
Christina (Charity) Melton
1776–1863
South Carolina, United States
Great-Grandparents
Zadock Mears
1745–1790
Elizabeth Sharpe
1754–1816
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Mears
1725–1785

Thomas Mears's Timeline

11 Records

1840
19 Nov 1840
Birth of Thomas Hart Benton Mears in Cannon County, Tennessee, USA
Cannon County, Tennessee, USA
1850
1850
Age 10
Thomas Hart Benton Mears resided here in Cannon County, Tennessee, USA
Cannon County, Tennessee, USA
1860
1860
Age 20
Thomas Hart Benton Mears resided here in Woodbury, Cannon, Tennessee, USA
Woodbury, Cannon, Tennessee, USA
1870
1870
Age 30
Thomas Hart Benton Mears resided here in Woodbury, Cannon, Tennessee, USA
Woodbury, Cannon, Tennessee, USA
1880
1880
Age 40
Thomas Hart Benton Mears resided here in Cannon County, Tennessee, USA
Cannon County, Tennessee, USA
1891
1891
Age 51
Thomas Hart Benton Mears resided here in Cannon County, Tennessee, USA
Cannon County, Tennessee, USA
1900
1900
Age 60
Thomas Hart Benton Mears resided here in Woodbury, Cannon, Tennessee, USA
Woodbury, Cannon, Tennessee, USA
1910
1910
Age 70
Thomas Hart Benton Mears resided here in St Petersburg, Hillsborough County, Florida, USA
St Petersburg, Hillsborough County, Florida, USA
1913
12 May 1913
Age 73
Death of Thomas Hart Benton Mears in Cannon County, Tennessee, USA
Cannon County, Tennessee, USA
1913
1913
Age 73
Burial of Thomas Hart Benton Mears in Woodbury, Cannon, Tennessee, USA
Woodbury, Cannon, Tennessee, USA
1913
2 Jan 1913
Age 73
Thomas Hart Benton Mears - Probate in Cannon County, Tennessee, USA
Cannon County, Tennessee, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 19 Nov 1840
    Event Place: Cannon County, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Tennessee, U.S., Enumeration of Male Voters, 1891, Tennessee State Library and Archives; Nashville, Tennessee; Enumeration of Male Inhabitants of Twenty-One Years of Age and Upward, Citizens of Tennessee, January 1, 1891. Election Returns (State, County, and Local), 1796-Present.; Roll #: 33120_290472
    [2] 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: District 7, Cannon, Tennessee; Roll: 1246; Page: 534c; Enumeration District: 024
    [3] 1870 United States Federal Census
    [4] 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Woodbury, Cannon, Tennessee; Roll: 1560; Page: 12; Enumeration District: 0026
    [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: Cannon, Tennessee; Roll: M653_1242; Page: 348; Family History Library Film: 80524
    [6] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Saint Petersburg, Hillsborough, Florida; Roll: T624_161; Page: 42a; Enumeration District: 0020; FHL microfilm: 1374174
    [7] 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: District 6, Cannon, Tennessee; Roll: 872; Page: 353b
    [8] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [9] U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, Tampa Bay Times; Publication Date: 13 May 1913; Publication Place: St. Petersburg, Florida, USA; ,0.44877705,0.82667476,0.6194754&xid=3355

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1850
    Event Place: Cannon County, Tennessee, 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: District 6, Cannon, Tennessee; Roll: 872; Page: 353b

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1860
    Event Place: Woodbury, Cannon, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: 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: Cannon, Tennessee; Roll: M653_1242; Page: 348; Family History Library Film: 80524

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: Woodbury, Cannon, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Cannon County, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: District 7, Cannon, Tennessee; Roll: 1246; Page: 534c; Enumeration District: 024

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1891
    Event Place: Cannon County, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: Tennessee, U.S., Enumeration of Male Voters, 1891, Tennessee State Library and Archives; Nashville, Tennessee; Enumeration of Male Inhabitants of Twenty-One Years of Age and Upward, Citizens of Tennessee, January 1, 1891. Election Returns (State, County, and Local), 1796-Present.; Roll #: 33120_290472

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Woodbury, Cannon, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Woodbury, Cannon, Tennessee; Roll: 1560; Page: 12; Enumeration District: 0026

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: St Petersburg, Hillsborough County, Florida, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Saint Petersburg, Hillsborough, Florida; Roll: T624_161; Page: 42a; Enumeration District: 0020; FHL microfilm: 1374174

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 12 May 1913
    Event Place: Cannon County, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Probate Records; Author: Tennessee County Court (Cannon County)
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [3] U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, Tampa Bay Times; Publication Date: 13 May 1913; Publication Place: St. Petersburg, Florida, USA; ,0.44877705,0.82667476,0.6194754&xid=3355

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 1913
    Event Place: Woodbury, Cannon, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Probate
    Event Date: 2 Jan 1913
    Event Place: Cannon County, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: Probate Records; Author: Tennessee County Court (Cannon County)
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