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Thomas Jefferson Mears 1898–1986 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 7 Aug 1898

Birth Location: Cannon County, Tennessee, USA

Death Date: 1986

Death Location: Cannon County, Tennessee, USA

Father: Dillard Mears

Mother: Melissa Summers

Spouse(s): Ollie Durham, Hallie Moore

Children(s): Aubrey Mears, Carmon Mears, Edna Mears, Daisy Mears, June Mears, Ovie Mears, James Mears, Thomas Mears

In 1898, Thomas Jefferson Mears entered the world in Cannon County, Tennessee, USA, born to Dillard Edward Mears And Melissa Tennesee Lissie Summers. In 1900, Thomas Jefferson Mears resided in Cannon County, Tennessee, USA. In 1910, Thomas Jefferson Mears resided in Cannon County, Tennessee, USA. Thomas Jefferson Mears married Hallie Mae Moore, Ollie Pauline Durham, and had children including Anita Marie Mears, Aubrey Lee Mears, Carmon Ray Mears, Charles Marvin Mears, Daisy High Mears, Edna Mae Mears, James Clifford Mears, Joyce Ann Mears, June Mai Mears, Laura Wallene Mears, Magdaline Edith Mears, Margaret Elizabeth Mears, Myrtle Florence Mears, Ovie Mears, Roberta Lee Mears, Thomas Ray Mears, Treva Pauline Mears. Thomas Jefferson Mears passed away in 1986 in Cannon County, Tennessee, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1898, Thomas Jefferson Mears entered the world in Cannon County, Tennessee, USA, born to Dillard Edward Mears And Melissa Tennesee Lissie Summers.
  • In 1900, Thomas Jefferson Mears resided in Cannon County, Tennessee, USA.
  • In 1910, Thomas Jefferson Mears resided in Cannon County, Tennessee, USA.
  • Thomas Jefferson Mears married Hallie Mae Moore, Ollie Pauline Durham, and had children including Anita Marie Mears, Aubrey Lee Mears, Carmon Ray Mears, Charles Marvin Mears, Daisy High Mears, Edna Mae Mears, James Clifford Mears, Joyce Ann Mears, June Mai Mears, Laura Wallene Mears, Magdaline Edith Mears, Margaret Elizabeth Mears, Myrtle Florence Mears, Ovie Mears, Roberta Lee Mears, Thomas Ray Mears, Treva Pauline Mears.
  • Thomas Jefferson Mears passed away in 1986 in Cannon County, Tennessee, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Dillard Mears
1858–1944
Birth Location: Gassaway, Cannon County, Tennessee, USA
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Melissa Summers
1871–1942
Birth Location: Cannon County, Tennessee, USA
MS

Spouses(s)

Ollie Durham
1925–1998
Birth Location: Rutherford County, Tennessee, USA
OD
Hallie Moore
1898–1937
Birth Location: Tennessee, USA
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Children(s)

Aubrey Mears
1945–1945
Birth Location: Warren County, Tennessee, USA
AM
Carmon Mears
1924–2002
Birth Location: Woodbury, Cannon, Tennessee, USA
CM
Edna Mears
1940–2018
Birth Location: McMinnville, Warren, Tennessee, USA
EM
Daisy Mears
1926–2014
Birth Location: Warren County, Tennessee, USA
DM
June Mears
1931–1941
Birth Location: Cannon County, Tennessee, USA
JM
Ovie Mears
1922–1922
Birth Location: Cannon County, Tennessee, USA
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James Mears
1934–1969
Birth Location: Tennessee, USA
JM
Thomas Mears
1943–2018
Birth Location: Warren County, Tennessee, USA
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Thomas Mears's Ancestors

Self
Thomas Mears
1898–1986
Birth Place: Cannon County, Tennessee, USA
Parents
Dillard Edward Mears
1858–1944
Gassaway, Cannon County, Tennessee, USA
Melissa (Tennesee Lissie) Summers
1871–1942
Cannon County, Tennessee, USA
Grandparents
James Mears
1815–1884
Accomack County, Virginia, USA
Mary (K) Church
1815–
North Carolina, USA
Great-Grandparents
Jesse Mears
1797–1854
Elizabeth Wyatt
1790–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Hillary Mears
1756–1836
Euphemia Bell
1765–1833

Thomas Mears's Descendants

1.
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Thomas (Jefferson) Mears (7 Aug 1898–1986) m. Ollie (Pauline) Durham (27 Apr 1925–1998) m. Hallie (Mae) Moore (16 Apr 1898–1937)
  1. 1. Aubrey (Lee) Mears 1945–1945
  2. 2. Carmon (Ray) Mears 1924–2002 m. Lucille (Mai) Dennis 1925–1989
    1. 1. Carmon (Edwin) Mears 1946–2003
  3. 3. Edna (Mae) Mears 1940–2018 m. J (B) Young 1923–1964
  4. 4. Daisy (High) Mears 1926–2014 m. Ernest (T) Bailey 1922–1978
  5. 5. June (Mai) Mears 1931–1941
  6. 6. Ovie Mears 1922–1922
  7. 7. James (Clifford) Mears 1934–1969 m. Louvenia (Agnes) Arrington 1926–2009
  8. 8. Thomas (Ray) Mears 1943–2018 m. Mary (Elizabeth) Cox 1945–2017 m. Dorothy (Jean) Lafever 1933–2021

Thomas Mears's Timeline

11 Records

1898
7 Aug 1898
Birth of Thomas Jefferson Mears in Cannon County, Tennessee, USA
Cannon County, Tennessee, USA
1900
1900
Age 2
Thomas Jefferson Mears resided here in Cannon County, Tennessee, USA
Cannon County, Tennessee, USA
1910
1910
Age 12
Thomas Jefferson Mears resided here in Cannon County, Tennessee, USA
Cannon County, Tennessee, USA
1920
1920
Age 22
Thomas Jefferson Mears resided here in Cannon County, Tennessee, USA
Cannon County, Tennessee, USA
1930
1930
Age 32
Thomas Jefferson Mears resided here in Cannon County, Tennessee, USA
Cannon County, Tennessee, USA
1935
1935
Age 37
Thomas Jefferson Mears resided here in Rural, Warren County, Tennessee, USA
Rural, Warren County, Tennessee, USA
1940
1940
Age 42
Thomas Jefferson Mears resided here in Civil District No 11, Warren, Tennessee, USA
Civil District No 11, Warren, Tennessee, USA
1945
1945
Age 47
Thomas Jefferson Mears resided here in Warren County, Tennessee, USA
Warren County, Tennessee, USA
1950
1950
Age 52
Thomas Jefferson Mears resided here in Warren County, Tennessee, USA
Warren County, Tennessee, USA
1986
15 Nov 1986
Age 88
Death of Thomas Jefferson Mears in McMinnville, Warren, Tennessee, USA
McMinnville, Warren, Tennessee, USA
1986
1986
Age 88
Burial of Thomas Jefferson Mears in Cannon County, Tennessee, USA
Cannon County, Tennessee, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 7 Aug 1898
    Event Place: Cannon County, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947, National Archives at St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; Draft Registration Cards For Tennessee, 10161940-03311947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 199
    [2] Tennessee, U.S., Death Records, Tennessee State Library and Archives; Nashville, Tennessee; Tennessee Death Records, 1908-1958; Roll Number: 10
    [3] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Warren, Tennessee; Roll: m-t0627-03943; Page: 4A; Enumeration District: 89-18A
    [4] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File
    [5] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Civil District 9, Cannon, Tennessee; Roll: T625_1730; Page: 11B; Enumeration District: 32
    [6] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: District 9, Cannon, Tennessee; Page: 3B; Enumeration District: 0010; FHL microfilm: 2341969
    [7] 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Warren, Tennessee; Roll: 4346; Page: 10; Enumeration District: 89-28

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Cannon County, Tennessee, USA

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Cannon County, Tennessee, USA

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Cannon County, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Civil District 9, Cannon, Tennessee; Roll: T625_1730; Page: 11B; Enumeration District: 32

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Cannon County, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: District 9, Cannon, Tennessee; Page: 3B; Enumeration District: 0010; FHL microfilm: 2341969

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Rural, Warren County, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Warren, Tennessee; Roll: m-t0627-03943; Page: 4A; Enumeration District: 89-18A

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Civil District No 11, Warren, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947, National Archives at St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; Draft Registration Cards For Tennessee, 10161940-03311947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 199
    [2] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Warren, Tennessee; Roll: m-t0627-03943; Page: 4A; Enumeration District: 89-18A

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1945
    Event Place: Warren County, 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: Warren, Tennessee; Roll: 4346; Page: 10; Enumeration District: 89-28

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Warren County, 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: Warren, Tennessee; Roll: 4346; Page: 10; Enumeration District: 89-28

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 15 Nov 1986
    Event Place: McMinnville, Warren, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 1986
    Event Place: Cannon County, Tennessee, USA
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