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Viola Pearl Mears 1900–1974 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 12 Mar 1900

Birth Location: Lott, Falls, Texas, USA

Death Date: 1974

Death Location: Broken Bow, McCurtain, Oklahoma, USA

Father: John Mears

Mother: Orphia Douglas

Spouse(s): Chapin Thweatt

Children(s):

Viola Pearl Mears was born in 1900 in Lott, Falls, Texas, USA, the child of John Franklin Mears And Orphia J Douglas. In 1900, Viola Pearl Mears resided in Falls, Karnes, Texas, USA. In 1910, Viola Pearl Mears resided in Falls, Karnes, Texas, USA. Viola Pearl Mears married Chapin Reynolds Thweatt. Viola Pearl Mears passed away in 1974 in Broken Bow, McCurtain, Oklahoma, USA.

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Biography

  • Viola Pearl Mears was born in 1900 in Lott, Falls, Texas, USA, the child of John Franklin Mears And Orphia J Douglas.
  • In 1900, Viola Pearl Mears resided in Falls, Karnes, Texas, USA.
  • In 1910, Viola Pearl Mears resided in Falls, Karnes, Texas, USA.
  • Viola Pearl Mears married Chapin Reynolds Thweatt.
  • Viola Pearl Mears passed away in 1974 in Broken Bow, McCurtain, Oklahoma, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Mears
1875–1914
Birth Location: North Carolina, USA
JM
Orphia Douglas
1880–1949
Birth Location: Atlanta, Fulton, Georgia, USA
OD

Spouses(s)

Chapin Thweatt
1896–1966
Birth Location: Cove, Polk, Arkansas, USA
CT

Children(s)

Viola Mears's Ancestors

Self
Viola Mears
1900–1974
Birth Place: Lott, Falls, Texas, USA
Parents
John Franklin Mears
1875–1914
North Carolina, USA
Orphia (J) Douglas
1880–1949
Atlanta, Fulton, Georgia, USA
Grandparents
John (Calvin) Mears
1840–1910
Lumberton, Robeson, North Carolina, USA
Ann (Eliza) Howell
1842–1882
Lumberton, Robeson, North Carolina, USA
Great-Grandparents
Moses Mears
1805–1855
Lucy Taylor
1812–1898
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Jesse Mears
1775–1810
Lucretia Tyson
1778–

Viola Mears's Timeline

13 Records

1900
12 Mar 1900
Birth of Viola Pearl Mears in Lott, Falls, Texas, USA
Lott, Falls, Texas, USA
1900
1900
Viola Pearl Mears resided here in Falls, Karnes, Texas, USA
Falls, Karnes, Texas, USA
1910
1910
Age 10
Viola Pearl Mears resided here in Falls, Karnes, Texas, USA
Falls, Karnes, Texas, USA
1920
1920
Age 20
Viola Pearl Mears resided here in Eagle, McCurtain, Oklahoma, USA
Eagle, McCurtain, Oklahoma, USA
1930
1930
Age 30
Viola Pearl Mears resided here in Eagle, McCurtain, Oklahoma, USA
Eagle, McCurtain, Oklahoma, USA
1935
1935
Age 35
Viola Pearl Mears resided here in Eagle, McCurtain, Oklahoma, USA
Eagle, McCurtain, Oklahoma, USA
1940
1940
Age 40
Viola Pearl Mears resided here in Eagle, McCurtain, Oklahoma, USA
Eagle, McCurtain, Oklahoma, USA
1945
12 Jan 1945
Age 45
Viola Pearl Mears resided here in Paris, Lamar, Texas, USA
Paris, Lamar, Texas, USA
1950
1950
Age 50
Viola Pearl Mears resided here in Eagle, McCurtain, Oklahoma, USA
Eagle, McCurtain, Oklahoma, USA
1962
10 Mar 1962
Age 62
Viola Pearl Mears resided here in Idabel, McCurtain, Oklahoma, USA
Idabel, McCurtain, Oklahoma, USA
1973
1973
Age 73
Viola Pearl Mears resided here in Oklahoma, USA
Oklahoma, USA
1974
12 Feb 1974
Age 74
Death of Viola Pearl Mears in De Queen, Sevier, Arkansas, USA
De Queen, Sevier, Arkansas, USA
1974
1974
Age 74
Burial of Viola Pearl Mears in Broken Bow, McCurtain, Oklahoma, USA
Broken Bow, McCurtain, Oklahoma, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 12 Mar 1900
    Event Place: Lott, Falls, Texas, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Eagle, McCurtain, Oklahoma; Roll: m-t0627-03309; Page: 10B; Enumeration District: 45-5
    [2] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File
    [3] 1920 United States Federal Census
    [4] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Eagle, McCurtain, Oklahoma; Page: 6A; Enumeration District: 0003; FHL microfilm: 2341647
    [5] 1900 United States Federal Census
    [6] 1910 United States Federal Census
    [7] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [8] 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Eagle, McCurtain, Oklahoma; Roll: 6040; Page: 16; Enumeration District: 45-8

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Falls, Karnes, Texas, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Falls, Karnes, Texas, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Eagle, McCurtain, Oklahoma, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Eagle, McCurtain, Oklahoma, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Eagle, McCurtain, Oklahoma; Page: 6A; Enumeration District: 0003; FHL microfilm: 2341647

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Eagle, McCurtain, Oklahoma, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Eagle, McCurtain, Oklahoma; Roll: m-t0627-03309; Page: 10B; Enumeration District: 45-5

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Eagle, McCurtain, Oklahoma, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Eagle, McCurtain, Oklahoma; Roll: m-t0627-03309; Page: 10B; Enumeration District: 45-5

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 12 Jan 1945
    Event Place: Paris, Lamar, Texas, USA
    Record Source: Texas, U.S., Newspapers.com Stories and Events Index, The Paris News; Publication Date: 12 Jan 1945; Publication Place: Paris, Texas, USA

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Eagle, McCurtain, 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: Eagle, McCurtain, Oklahoma; Roll: 6040; Page: 16; Enumeration District: 45-8

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 10 Mar 1962
    Event Place: Idabel, McCurtain, Oklahoma, USA
    Record Source: Oklahoma, U.S., Newspapers.com Stories and Events Index, McCurtain Gazette; Publication Date: 10 Mar 1962; Publication Place: Idabel, Oklahoma, USA

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1973
    Event Place: Oklahoma, 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 12
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 12 Feb 1974
    Event Place: De Queen, Sevier, Arkansas, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 1974
    Event Place: Broken Bow, McCurtain, Oklahoma, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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