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Thomas Henry Mears 1865–1940 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 17 Mar 1865

Birth Location: Bloxom, Accomack, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 1940

Death Location: Parksley, Accomack, Virginia, USA

Father: Thomas Mears

Mother: Tryphenia Taylor

Spouse(s): Kathryn Nickman

Children(s): Lawrence Mears, Elizabeth Mears

Thomas Henry Mears was born in 1865 in Bloxom, Accomack, Virginia, USA, the child of Thomas Henry Mears And Tryphenia Tiffany Amber S Taylor. In 1870, Thomas Henry Mears resided in Metompkin, Modest Town, Accomack, Virginia, USA. In 1880, Thomas Henry Mears resided in Accomack County, Virginia, USA. Thomas Henry Mears married Kathryn Nickman, and had children including Elizabeth Anne Mears, Lawrence Gene Hickman Mears. Thomas Henry Mears passed away in 1940 in Parksley, Accomack, Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • Thomas Henry Mears was born in 1865 in Bloxom, Accomack, Virginia, USA, the child of Thomas Henry Mears And Tryphenia Tiffany Amber S Taylor.
  • In 1870, Thomas Henry Mears resided in Metompkin, Modest Town, Accomack, Virginia, USA.
  • In 1880, Thomas Henry Mears resided in Accomack County, Virginia, USA.
  • Thomas Henry Mears married Kathryn Nickman, and had children including Elizabeth Anne Mears, Lawrence Gene Hickman Mears.
  • Thomas Henry Mears passed away in 1940 in Parksley, Accomack, Virginia, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Thomas Mears
1836–1900
Birth Location: Accomack County, Virginia, USA
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Tryphenia Taylor
1840–1920
Birth Location: Accomack County, Virginia, USA
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Spouses(s)

Kathryn Nickman
1876–1962
Birth Location: Cape Charles, Accomack County, Virginia, USA
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Children(s)

Lawrence Mears
1901–1969
Birth Location: Bloxom, Accomack, Virginia, USA
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Elizabeth Mears
1904–2006
Birth Location: Gary, McDowell, West Virginia, USA
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Thomas Mears's Ancestors

Self
Thomas Mears
1865–1940
Birth Place: Bloxom, Accomack, Virginia, USA
Parents
Thomas Henry Mears
1836–1900
Accomack County, Virginia, USA
Tryphenia (Tiffany Amber S) Taylor
1840–1920
Accomack County, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
Henry Mears
1809–1882
Accomack County, Virginia, USA
Sarah (Ann) Taylor
1808–1849
Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
Bartholomew Mears
1757–1823
Elizabeth Copes
1769–1843
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Jonathan Mears
1725–1796
Joyce Walker
1725–

Thomas Mears's Descendants

1.
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Thomas (Henry) Mears (17 Mar 1865–1940) m. Kathryn Nickman (19 Apr 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

Thomas Mears's Timeline

11 Records

1865
17 Mar 1865
Birth of Thomas Henry Mears in Bloxom, Accomack, Virginia, USA
Bloxom, Accomack, Virginia, USA
1870
1870
Age 5
Thomas Henry Mears resided here in Metompkin, Modest Town, Accomack, Virginia, USA
Metompkin, Modest Town, Accomack, Virginia, USA
1880
1880
Age 15
Thomas Henry Mears resided here in Accomack County, Virginia, USA
Accomack County, Virginia, USA
1900
1900
Age 35
Thomas Henry Mears resided here in Accomac, Accomack, Virginia, USA
Accomac, Accomack, Virginia, USA
1910
1910
Age 45
Thomas Henry Mears resided here in Metompkin, Accomack, Virginia, USA
Metompkin, Accomack, Virginia, USA
1920
1920
Age 55
Thomas Henry Mears resided here in Metompkin, Accomack, Virginia, USA
Metompkin, Accomack, Virginia, USA
1930
1930
Age 65
Thomas Henry Mears resided here in Ocean City, Worcester, Maryland, USA
Ocean City, Worcester, Maryland, USA
1935
1935
Age 70
Thomas Henry Mears resided here in Ocean City, Worcester, Maryland, USA
Ocean City, Worcester, Maryland, USA
1940
1940
Age 75
Thomas Henry Mears resided here in Ocean City, Worcester, Maryland, USA
Ocean City, Worcester, Maryland, USA
1940
5 Dec 1940
Age 75
Death of Thomas Henry Mears in Ocean City, Worcester, Maryland, USA
Ocean City, Worcester, Maryland, USA
1940
1940
Age 75
Burial of Thomas Henry Mears in Parksley, Accomack, Virginia, USA
Parksley, Accomack, Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 17 Mar 1865
    Event Place: Bloxom, Accomack, Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Ocean City, Worcester, Maryland; Roll: m-t0627-01564; Page: 7B; Enumeration District: 24-22
    [2] Accomack County, Virginia, U.S., Births, 1853-1865
    [3] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Metompkin, Accomack, Virginia; Roll: T625_1877; Page: 1A; Enumeration District: 13
    [4] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Ocean City, Worcester, Maryland; Page: 2A; Enumeration District: 0008; FHL microfilm: 2340615
    [5] 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Accomack, Virginia; Roll: 1351; Page: 162b; Enumeration District: 006
    [6] 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Metompkin, Accomack, Virginia; Roll: M593_1630; Page: 114B
    [7] 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Metompkin, Accomack, Virginia; Roll: 1697; Page: 17; Enumeration District: 0004
    [8] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Metompkin, Accomack, Virginia; Roll: T624_1619; Page: 22a; Enumeration District: 0011; FHL microfilm: 1375632
    [9] U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007
    [10] Library of Virginia; Richmond, Va, Usa; Virginia, Birth Registers, 1853-1911

    Genealogy Event 2
    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 3
    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 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Accomac, Accomack, Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Metompkin, Accomack, Virginia; Roll: 1697; Page: 17; Enumeration District: 0004
    [2] Peninsula Enterprise; Publication Date: 1 Sep 1900; 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: 22a; Enumeration District: 0011; FHL microfilm: 1375632

    Genealogy Event 6
    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: 1A; Enumeration District: 13

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Ocean City, Worcester, Maryland, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Ocean City, Worcester, Maryland; Page: 2A; Enumeration District: 0008; FHL microfilm: 2340615

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Ocean City, Worcester, Maryland, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Ocean City, Worcester, Maryland; Roll: m-t0627-01564; Page: 7B; Enumeration District: 24-22

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Ocean City, Worcester, Maryland, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Ocean City, Worcester, Maryland; Roll: m-t0627-01564; Page: 7B; Enumeration District: 24-22

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 5 Dec 1940
    Event Place: Ocean City, Worcester, Maryland, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Parksley, Accomack, Virginia, USA
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