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Thomas Ray Mears 1943–2018 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 2 Jun 1943

Birth Location: Warren County, Tennessee, USA

Death Date: 26 Sep 2018

Death Location: Centertown, Warren, Tennessee, USA

Father: Thomas Mears

Mother: Ollie Durham

Spouse(s): Mary Cox, Dorothy Lafever

Children(s):

The story of Thomas Ray Mears began in 1943 in Warren County, Tennessee, USA. In 1950, Thomas Ray Mears resided in Warren County, Tennessee, USA. In 1991, Thomas Ray Mears resided in McMinnville, Warren, Tennessee, USA. Thomas Ray Mears married Dorothy Jean Lafever, Mary Elizabeth Cox. Thomas Ray Mears passed away in 2018 in Centertown, Warren, Tennessee, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Thomas Ray Mears began in 1943 in Warren County, Tennessee, USA.
  • In 1950, Thomas Ray Mears resided in Warren County, Tennessee, USA.
  • In 1991, Thomas Ray Mears resided in McMinnville, Warren, Tennessee, USA.
  • Thomas Ray Mears married Dorothy Jean Lafever, Mary Elizabeth Cox.
  • Thomas Ray Mears passed away in 2018 in Centertown, Warren, Tennessee, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Thomas Mears's Ancestors

Self
Thomas Mears
1943–2018
Birth Place: Warren County, Tennessee, USA
Parents
Thomas Jefferson Mears
1898–1986
Cannon County, Tennessee, USA
Ollie (Pauline) Durham
1925–1998
Rutherford County, Tennessee, USA
Grandparents
Dillard (Edward) Mears
1858–1944
Gassaway, Cannon County, Tennessee, USA
Melissa (Tennesee Lissie) Summers
1871–1942
Cannon County, Tennessee, USA
Great-Grandparents
James Mears
1815–1884
Mary Church
1815–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Jesse Mears
1797–1854
Elizabeth Wyatt
1790–

Thomas Mears's Timeline

8 Records

1943
2 Jun 1943
Birth of Thomas Ray Mears in Warren County, Tennessee, USA
Warren County, Tennessee, USA
1950
1950
Age 7
Thomas Ray Mears resided here in Warren County, Tennessee, USA
Warren County, Tennessee, USA
1991
1991-1995
Age 48
Thomas Ray Mears resided here in McMinnville, Warren, Tennessee, USA
McMinnville, Warren, Tennessee, USA
1992
1992-2020
Age 49
Thomas Ray Mears resided here in Centertown, Warren, Tennessee, USA
Centertown, Warren, Tennessee, USA
1992
1992-2020
Age 49
Thomas Ray Mears resided here in McMinnville, Warren, Tennessee, USA
McMinnville, Warren, Tennessee, USA
1997
1997
Age 54
Thomas Ray Mears resided here in McMinnville, Warren, Tennessee, USA
McMinnville, Warren, Tennessee, USA
2018
22 Sep 2018
Age 75
Death of Thomas Ray Mears in Rutherford County, Tennessee, USA
Rutherford County, Tennessee, USA
2018
26 Sep 2018
Age 75
Burial of Thomas Ray Mears in Centertown, Warren, Tennessee, USA
Centertown, Warren, Tennessee, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 2 Jun 1943
    Event Place: Warren County, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Tennessee, U.S., Marriage Records, 1780-2002, Tennessee State Library and Archives; Nashville, TN, USA; Tennessee State Marriages, 1780-2002
    [2] U.S., Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 2
    [3] U.S., Cemetery and Funeral Home Collection, 1847-Current, Publication Date: 30 Oct 2019; Publication Place: Woodbury, Tennessee, USA
    [4] U.S., Newspapers.com™ Marriage Index, 1800s-current, The Baltimore Sun; Publication Date: 20 Nov 1963; Publication Place: Baltimore, Maryland, USA; ,0.7613214
    [5] U.S., Index to Public Records, 1994-2019

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Warren County, Tennessee, USA

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1991-1995
    Event Place: McMinnville, Warren, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Index to Public Records, 1994-2019

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1992-2020
    Event Place: Centertown, Warren, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Index to Public Records, 1994-2019

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1992-2020
    Event Place: McMinnville, Warren, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Index to Public Records, 1994-2019

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1997
    Event Place: McMinnville, Warren, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Phone and Address Directories, 1993-2002, City: Mc Minnville; State: Tennessee; Year(s): 1997

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 22 Sep 2018
    Event Place: Rutherford County, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Cemetery and Funeral Home Collection, 1847-Current, Publication Date: 30 Oct 2019; Publication Place: Woodbury, Tennessee, USA

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 26 Sep 2018
    Event Place: Centertown, Warren, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Cemetery and Funeral Home Collection, 1847-Current, Publication Date: 30 Oct 2019; Publication Place: Woodbury, Tennessee, USA

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