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Thomas Murphy Mears 1893–1959 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 2 Mar 1893

Birth Location: Harrison, Boone, Arkansas, USA

Death Date: 1959

Death Location: Caney, Atoka, Oklahoma, USA

Father: Adrian Mears

Mother: Mary Hendon

Spouse(s): Lelia Beall

Children(s): Anna Mears, Lowell Mears, Mary Mears, Noble Mears, Frederick Mears, Robert Mears, Murphy Mears, Barbara Mears, John Mears

In 1893, Thomas Murphy Mears entered the world in Harrison, Boone, Arkansas, USA, born to Adrian Northcutt Mears And Mary Ellen Hendon. In 1900, Thomas Murphy Mears resided in Union, Marion, Arkansas, USA. In 1910, Thomas Murphy Mears resided in James Creek, Marion, Arkansas, USA. Thomas Murphy Mears married Lelia Jeanetta Beall, and had children including Anna Jewel Mears, Barbara Beatrice Mears, Frederick Walton Jack Mears, John Adrian Mears, Lowell Clifton Mears, Mary Ellen Mears, Murphy Lee Mears, Noble Bruce Mears, Robert Orlean Mears, Shirley Joy Mears. Thomas Murphy Mears passed away in 1959 in Caney, Atoka, Oklahoma, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1893, Thomas Murphy Mears entered the world in Harrison, Boone, Arkansas, USA, born to Adrian Northcutt Mears And Mary Ellen Hendon.
  • In 1900, Thomas Murphy Mears resided in Union, Marion, Arkansas, USA.
  • In 1910, Thomas Murphy Mears resided in James Creek, Marion, Arkansas, USA.
  • Thomas Murphy Mears married Lelia Jeanetta Beall, and had children including Anna Jewel Mears, Barbara Beatrice Mears, Frederick Walton Jack Mears, John Adrian Mears, Lowell Clifton Mears, Mary Ellen Mears, Murphy Lee Mears, Noble Bruce Mears, Robert Orlean Mears, Shirley Joy Mears.
  • Thomas Murphy Mears passed away in 1959 in Caney, Atoka, Oklahoma, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Adrian Mears
1849–1919
Birth Location: Woodbury, Cannon, Tennessee, USA
AM
Mary Hendon
1869–1910
Birth Location: Thayer, Oregon, Missouri, USA
MH

Spouses(s)

Lelia Beall
1898–1979
Birth Location: Chandler, Van Zandt County, Texas, USA
LB

Children(s)

Anna Mears
1915–2009
Birth Location: James Creek, Marion, Arkansas, USA
AM
Lowell Mears
1931–2005
Birth Location: Caney, Atoka, Oklahoma, USA
LM
Mary Mears
1917–1981
Birth Location: Caney, Atoka, Oklahoma, USA
MM
Noble Mears
1920–2013
Birth Location: Caney, Atoka, Oklahoma, USA
NM
Frederick Mears
1922–1973
Birth Location: Bentley, Atoka, Oklahoma, USA
FM
Robert Mears
1924–1994
Birth Location: Caney, Atoka, Oklahoma, USA
RM
Murphy Mears
1928–2021
Birth Location: Caney, Atoka, Oklahoma, USA
MM
Barbara Mears
1934–2014
Birth Location: Caney, Atoka, Oklahoma, USA
BM
John Mears
1937–1952
Birth Location: Caney, Atoka, Oklahoma, USA
JM

Thomas Mears's Ancestors

Self
Thomas Mears
1893–1959
Birth Place: Harrison, Boone, Arkansas, USA
Parents
Adrian Northcutt Mears
1849–1919
Woodbury, Cannon, Tennessee, USA
Mary (Ellen) Hendon
1869–1910
Thayer, Oregon, Missouri, USA
Grandparents
Gabriel (Murphy) Mears
1812–1866
Washington County, Tennessee, USA
Sarah (Elizabeth) Phillips
1817–1885
Warren County, Tennessee, USA
Great-Grandparents
William Mears
1770–1849
Elizabeth Stephens
1784–1830
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Joel Mears
1754–1835
Mary Barnes
1756–1837

Thomas Mears's Descendants

1.
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Thomas (Murphy) Mears (2 Mar 1893–1959) m. Lelia (Jeanetta) Beall (15 Mar 1898–1979)
  1. 1. Anna (Jewel) Mears 1915–2009 m. Wesley (Terrance) Howard 1911–1977
  2. 2. Lowell (Clifton) Mears 1931–2005 m. Ollie (Lee) Williams 1940–2012
  3. 3. Mary (Ellen) Mears 1917–1981 m. Earl (Henry) Bush 1920–1970
  4. 4. Noble (Bruce) Mears 1920–2013 m. Ida (Mae) Lambing 1918–1989
  5. 5. Frederick (Walton Jack) Mears 1922–1973 m. Verta (Ree) Hyde 1933–1983 m. Pauline Hull 1932–1997
  6. 6. Robert (Orlean) Mears 1924–1994 m. Mattie (Marie) Moore 1909–1999
  7. 7. Murphy (Lee) Mears 1928–2021 m. Pearline (Virginia Polly) Smith 1933–2018
    1. 1. Donnie (Lee) Mears 1948–2012
  8. 8. Barbara (Beatrice) Mears 1934–2014 m. Wayne (Payton) Pruett 1931–2007
  9. 9. John (Adrian) Mears 1937–1952

Thomas Mears's Timeline

13 Records

1893
2 Mar 1893
Birth of Thomas Murphy Mears in Harrison, Boone, Arkansas, USA
Harrison, Boone, Arkansas, USA
1900
1900
Age 7
Thomas Murphy Mears resided here in Union, Marion, Arkansas, USA
Union, Marion, Arkansas, USA
1910
1910
Age 17
Thomas Murphy Mears resided here in James Creek, Marion, Arkansas, USA
James Creek, Marion, Arkansas, USA
1917
1917-1918
Age 24
Thomas Murphy Mears resided here in Atoka County, Oklahoma, USA
Atoka County, Oklahoma, USA
1920
1920
Age 27
Thomas Murphy Mears resided here in Caney, Atoka, Oklahoma, USA
Caney, Atoka, Oklahoma, USA
1930
1930
Age 37
Thomas Murphy Mears resided here in Caney, Atoka, Oklahoma, USA
Caney, Atoka, Oklahoma, USA
1935
1935
Age 42
Thomas Murphy Mears resided here in Rural, Atoka County, Oklahoma, USA
Rural, Atoka County, Oklahoma, USA
1940
1940
Age 47
Thomas Murphy Mears resided here in Caney, Atoka, Oklahoma, USA
Caney, Atoka, Oklahoma, USA
1946
Abt 1946
Age 53
Thomas Murphy Mears resided here in Caney, Atoka, Oklahoma, USA
Caney, Atoka, Oklahoma, USA
1950
1950
Age 57
Thomas Murphy Mears resided here in Caney, Atoka, Oklahoma, USA
Caney, Atoka, Oklahoma, USA
1953
18 Feb 1953
Age 60
Thomas Murphy Mears resided here in Muskogee, Muskogee, Oklahoma, USA
Muskogee, Muskogee, Oklahoma, USA
1959
21 Nov 1959
Age 66
Death of Thomas Murphy Mears in Talihina, Le Flore, Oklahoma, USA
Talihina, Le Flore, Oklahoma, USA
1959
1959
Age 66
Burial of Thomas Murphy Mears in Caney, Atoka, Oklahoma, USA
Caney, Atoka, Oklahoma, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 2 Mar 1893
    Event Place: Harrison, Boone, Arkansas, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Caney, Atoka, Oklahoma; Roll: m-t0627-03275; Page: 8A; Enumeration District: 3-6
    [2] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Caney, Atoka, Oklahoma; Roll: T625_1452; Page: 7B; Enumeration District: 4
    [3] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Caney, Atoka, Oklahoma; Page: 2B; Enumeration District: 0006; FHL microfilm: 2341626
    [4] Registration State: Oklahoma; Registration County: Atoka County
    [5] 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Union, Marion, Arkansas; Roll: 67; Page: 19; Enumeration District: 0085
    [6] 1910 United States Federal Census
    [7] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [8] Oklahoma, U.S., County Marriage Records
    [9] Arkansas, Birth Certificates, Arkansas Department of Vital Records; Little Rock, Arkansas; Birth Certificates; Year: Abt 1893
    [10] 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Caney, Atoka, Oklahoma; Roll: 1440; Page: 10; Enumeration District: 3-11
    [11] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Union, Marion, Arkansas, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Union, Marion, Arkansas; Roll: 67; Page: 19; Enumeration District: 0085

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: James Creek, Marion, Arkansas, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1917-1918
    Event Place: Atoka County, Oklahoma, USA
    Record Source: Registration State: Oklahoma; Registration County: Atoka County

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Caney, Atoka, Oklahoma, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Caney, Atoka, Oklahoma; Roll: T625_1452; Page: 7B; Enumeration District: 4

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Caney, Atoka, Oklahoma, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Caney, Atoka, Oklahoma; Page: 2B; Enumeration District: 0006; FHL microfilm: 2341626

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Rural, Atoka County, Oklahoma, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Caney, Atoka, Oklahoma; Roll: m-t0627-03275; Page: 8A; Enumeration District: 3-6

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Caney, Atoka, Oklahoma, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Caney, Atoka, Oklahoma; Roll: m-t0627-03275; Page: 8A; Enumeration District: 3-6

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: Abt 1946
    Event Place: Caney, Atoka, Oklahoma, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Newspapers.com™ Marriage Index, 1800s-current, The Indian Citizen-Democrat; Publication Date: 7 Feb 1946; Publication Place: Atoka, Oklahoma, USA; ,0.54451066,0.19359095,0.72460514&xid=3398

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Caney, Atoka, Oklahoma, 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: Caney, Atoka, Oklahoma; Roll: 1440; Page: 10; Enumeration District: 3-11

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 18 Feb 1953
    Event Place: Muskogee, Muskogee, Oklahoma, USA
    Record Source: Oklahoma, U.S., Newspapers.com Stories and Events Index, Muskogee Times-Democrat; Publication Date: 18 Feb 1953; Publication Place: Muskogee, Oklahoma, USA

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 21 Nov 1959
    Event Place: Talihina, Le Flore, Oklahoma, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 1959
    Event Place: Caney, Atoka, Oklahoma, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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