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Virginia Jeanette Mears 1860–1940 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 15 Sep 1860

Birth Location: Accomack County, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 1940

Death Location: Parksley, Accomack, Virginia, USA

Father: Edward Mears

Mother: Nancy Mason

Spouse(s): William Wright, Franklin Mears

Children(s):

Virginia Jeanette Mears was born in 1860 in Accomack County, Virginia, USA, the child of Edward J Mears And Nancy Mason. In 1870, Virginia Jeanette Mears resided in Metompkin, Modest Town, Accomack, Virginia, USA. Virginia Jeanette Mears married Franklin P Mears, William Edward Wright. Virginia Jeanette Mears passed away in 1940 in Parksley, Accomack, Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • Virginia Jeanette Mears was born in 1860 in Accomack County, Virginia, USA, the child of Edward J Mears And Nancy Mason.
  • In 1870, Virginia Jeanette Mears resided in Metompkin, Modest Town, Accomack, Virginia, USA.
  • Virginia Jeanette Mears married Franklin P Mears, William Edward Wright.
  • Virginia Jeanette Mears passed away in 1940 in Parksley, Accomack, Virginia, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Edward Mears
1838–1866
Birth Location: Accomack County, Virginia, USA
EM
Nancy Mason
1838–1931
Birth Location: Accomack County, Virginia, USA
NM

Spouses(s)

William Wright
1849–1914
Birth Location: Accomack County, Virginia, USA
WW
Franklin Mears
1849–1924
Birth Location: Accomack County, Virginia, USA
FM

Children(s)

Virginia Mears's Ancestors

Self
Virginia Mears
1860–1940
Birth Place: Accomack County, Virginia, USA
Parents
Edward J Mears
1838–1866
Accomack County, Virginia, USA
Nancy Mason
1838–1931
Accomack County, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
Abel (Bagwell) Mears
1804–1878
Accomack County, Virginia, USA
Bathsheva Taylor
1814–
Accomack County, Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
Arthur Mears
1764–1823
Margaret McCullough
1767–1835
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Levin Mears
1736–1808
Sally Cole
1740–
John Mears
1730–1785
Mary Beach
1740–1814

Virginia Mears's Timeline

11 Records

1860
15 Sep 1860
Birth of Virginia Jeanette Mears in Accomack County, Virginia, USA
Accomack County, Virginia, USA
1870
1870
Age 10
Virginia Jeanette Mears resided here in Metompkin, Modest Town, Accomack, Virginia, USA
Metompkin, Modest Town, Accomack, Virginia, USA
1875
8 Dec 1875
Age 15
Virginia Jeanette Mears was married in Accomack County, Virginia, USA
Accomack County, Virginia, USA
1900
1900
Age 40
Virginia Jeanette Mears resided here in Metompkin, Accomack, Virginia, USA
Metompkin, Accomack, Virginia, USA
1910
1910
Age 50
Virginia Jeanette Mears resided here in Metompkin, Accomack, Virginia, USA
Metompkin, Accomack, Virginia, USA
1920
1920
Age 60
Virginia Jeanette Mears resided here in Metompkin, Accomack, Virginia, USA
Metompkin, Accomack, Virginia, USA
1930
1930
Age 70
Virginia Jeanette Mears resided here in Metompkin, Accomack, Virginia, USA
Metompkin, Accomack, Virginia, USA
1935
1935
Age 75
Virginia Jeanette Mears resided here in Pungoteague, Accomack, Virginia, USA
Pungoteague, Accomack, Virginia, USA
1940
1940
Age 80
Virginia Jeanette Mears resided here in Pungoteague, Accomack, Virginia, USA
Pungoteague, Accomack, Virginia, USA
1940
16 Apr 1940
Age 80
Death of Virginia Jeanette Mears in Parksley, Accomack, Virginia, USA
Parksley, Accomack, Virginia, USA
1940
1940
Age 80
Burial of Virginia Jeanette Mears in Parksley, Accomack, Virginia, USA
Parksley, Accomack, Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 15 Sep 1860
    Event Place: Accomack County, Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Pungoteague, Accomack, Virginia; Roll: m-t0627-04241; Page: 12A; Enumeration District: 1-28
    [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: Metompkin, Accomack, Virginia; Page: 18B; Enumeration District: 0014; FHL microfilm: 2342167
    [5] 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Metompkin, Accomack, Virginia; Roll: M593_1630; Page: 139A
    [6] 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Metompkin, Accomack, Virginia; Roll: 1697; Page: 18; Enumeration District: 0005
    [7] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Metompkin, Accomack, Virginia; Roll: T624_1619; Page: 16a; Enumeration District: 0011; FHL microfilm: 1375632
    [8] Virginia Department of Health; Richmond, VA, USA; Virginia, Deaths, 1912-2014
    [9] Virginia, U.S., Select Marriages, 1785-1940
    [10] Virginia, U.S., Select Marriages, 1785-1940
    [11] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [12] Library of Virginia; Richmond, Va, Usa; Virginia, Birth Registers, 1853-1911

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 8 Dec 1875
    Event Place: Accomack County, Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: Metompkin, Modest Town, Accomack, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Metompkin, Accomack, Virginia; Roll: M593_1630; Page: 139A

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Metompkin, Accomack, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Metompkin, Accomack, Virginia; Roll: 1697; Page: 18; Enumeration District: 0005

    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: 16a; 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: Metompkin, Accomack, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Metompkin, Accomack, Virginia; Page: 18B; Enumeration District: 0014; FHL microfilm: 2342167

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Pungoteague, Accomack, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Pungoteague, Accomack, Virginia; Roll: m-t0627-04241; Page: 12A; Enumeration District: 1-28

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Pungoteague, Accomack, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Pungoteague, Accomack, Virginia; Roll: m-t0627-04241; Page: 12A; Enumeration District: 1-28

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 16 Apr 1940
    Event Place: Parksley, Accomack, Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Virginia Department of Health; Richmond, VA, USA; Virginia, Deaths, 1912-2014
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Parksley, Accomack, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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