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Walter Bagwell Mears 1818–1872 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 9 Dec 1818

Birth Location: Accomack County, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 1872

Death Location: Accomack County, Virginia, USA

Father: Arthur Mears

Mother: Margaret McCullough

Spouse(s): Eliza Rayfield, Elizabeth Mister

Children(s): Indianna Mears, William Mears, John Mears, Mollie Mears, Susan Mears, Virginia Mears, Otho Mears, Benjamin Mears

The story of Walter Bagwell Mears began in 1818 in Accomack County, Virginia, USA. In 1850, Walter Bagwell Mears resided in St Georges, Accomack County, Virginia, USA. In 1860, Walter Bagwell Mears resided in St Georges, Onancock, Accomack, Virginia, USA. Walter Bagwell Mears married Eliza A Rayfield, Elizabeth Betsy A Mister, and had children including Benjamin Tankard Mears, Indianna B Mears, John Wesley Mears, Mollie Esther Mears, Otho Bagwell Mears, Susan Mears, Virginia Sarah Sadie Mears, William Mears. Walter Bagwell Mears passed away in 1872 in Accomack County, Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Walter Bagwell Mears began in 1818 in Accomack County, Virginia, USA.
  • In 1850, Walter Bagwell Mears resided in St Georges, Accomack County, Virginia, USA.
  • In 1860, Walter Bagwell Mears resided in St Georges, Onancock, Accomack, Virginia, USA.
  • Walter Bagwell Mears married Eliza A Rayfield, Elizabeth Betsy A Mister, and had children including Benjamin Tankard Mears, Indianna B Mears, John Wesley Mears, Mollie Esther Mears, Otho Bagwell Mears, Susan Mears, Virginia Sarah Sadie Mears, William Mears.
  • Walter Bagwell Mears passed away in 1872 in Accomack County, Virginia, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Arthur Mears
1764–1823
Birth Location: Accomack County, Virginia, USA
AM
Margaret McCullough
1767–1835
Birth Location: Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, USA
MM

Spouses(s)

Eliza Rayfield
1834–
Birth Location: Accomack County, Virginia, USA
ER
Elizabeth Mister
1815–1857
Birth Location: Virginia, USA
EM

Children(s)

Indianna Mears
1859–1883
Birth Location: Accomack County, Virginia, USA
IM
William Mears
1844–1879
Birth Location: Virginia, USA
WM
John Mears
1848–1913
Birth Location: Accomack County, Virginia, USA
JM
Mollie Mears
1860–1937
Birth Location: Accomack County, Virginia, USA
MM
Susan Mears
1846–1902
Birth Location: Virginia, USA
SM
Virginia Mears
1871–1936
Birth Location: Accomac, Accomack, Virginia, USA
VM
Otho Mears
1870–1935
Birth Location: Accomack County, Virginia, USA
OM
Benjamin Mears
1869–
Birth Location: Virginia, USA
BM

Walter Mears's Ancestors

Self
Walter Mears
1818–1872
Birth Place: Accomack County, Virginia, USA
Parents
Arthur Mears
1764–1823
Accomack County, Virginia, USA
Margaret (Peggy) McCullough
1767–1835
Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, USA
Grandparents
Levin Mears
1736–1808
Accomack County, Virginia, USA
Sally (Cropper) Cole
1740–
John Mears
1730–1785
Accomac, Accomack, Virginia, USA
Mary (Molly) Beach
1740–1814
Accomack County, Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
John Mears
1703–1762
Sabrah Armitrader
1702–1784
John Mears
1703–1762
Sabrah Armitrader
1702–1784
Joseph Beach
1710–1772
Mary Ashby
1728–1797
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Meares
1675–1745
Margaret Garrison
1680–1745
John Meares
1675–1745
Margaret Garrison
1680–1745

Walter Mears's Descendants

1.
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Walter (Bagwell) Mears (9 Dec 1818–1872) m. Eliza (A) Rayfield (abt 1834–) m. Elizabeth (Betsy A) Mister (abt 1815–1857)
  1. 1. Indianna (B) Mears 1859–1883 m. Thomas (H) Budd 1857–1941
  2. 2. William Mears 1844–1879 m. Virginia (Susan) Belote 1847–1930
    1. 1. Adelbert (Warren) Mears 1870–1944 m. Ellen (Cora) Emmerich 1873–1955
      1. 1. Christian (Emmerich) Mears 1894–1972 m. Dorothy (May) Packham 1895–1947
        1. 1. Dorothy (Warren) Mears 1925–2016 m. Arthur (Thomas) Ward 1911–2002
    2. 2. Nettie (Hiden) Mears 1867–1951 m. William (Fuller) White 1862–1932
    3. 3. Ella (Lizzie) Mears 1872–1957
    4. 4. William (Belote Mears) Bagwell? 1878–1904
    5. 5. Harry (Thomas) Mears 1880–1926
    6. 6. Mary (Mamie) Mears 1876–
  3. 3. John (Wesley) Mears 1848–1913 m. Margaret (Maggie Sarah) Rogers 1851–1919
    1. 1. Luther (Carroll) Mears 1883–1939 m. Mattie (Fosnocht) Watson 1884–1971
      1. 1. Charlotte (Watson) Mears 1918–1918
    2. 2. Fannie (Wesley) Mears 1884–1947 m. William (Thomas) Evans 1876–1934
    3. 3. Rogers (Bagwell) Mears 1877–1933 m. Cora (Lee) Russell 1875–1962
      1. 1. Margaret (Louise) Mears 1910–1997 m. Benjamin (Fleming) Johnson 1910–1997 m. Lewis (Edward) Magwood 1903–1959
      2. 2. Joseph (Rogers) Mears 1900–1989 m. Minnie (Matthews) Lewis 1901–1970
        1. 1. Philbert (Rogers) Mears 1927–2000 m. Alice (Romona) Spence 1929–2019
        2. 2. Richard (Stephen) Mears 1929–1972 m. Evelyn (June) Wikstrom 1931–2025
        3. 3. Jacqueline (Elsie) Mears 1934–1993 m. Herman (Arthur) Pfeifer 1935–2022
        4. 4. Joseph (Edward) Mears 1925–2009 m. Hilda (Mae) Dalby 1930–2015
        5. 5. Gordon (Lewis) Mears 1926–2015 m. Annie (Matilda) Nock 1934–2015
        6. 6. Donald (Fulton) Mears 1930–2023 m. Mary (Elizabeth Ayres) Berry 1932–2022
      3. 3. Marian (Elizabeth) Mears 1898–1991 m. Floyd (Vernon) Matthews 1896–1962
      4. 4. Edward (C) Jackson 1904–1981 m. Essie (Elizabeth) Barnes 1904–1981 m. Eunice (Mae) Griffin 1915–2001
        1. 1. Robert (Lee) Mears 1929–2009 m. Roberta (Gray) Mears 1931–2013
        2. 2. Kenneth (Russell) Mears 1931–2004 m. Elizabeth (J) Pruitt 1922–2013
        3. 3. Evelyn (Dorothy) Mears 1934–2022 m. Mervin (Thomas) Hickman 1926–1926
      5. 5. Dorothy (Virginia) Mears 1915–2006 m. John (Bernard) DePunte 1903–1994
      6. 6. Annie (Lee) Mears 1918–2009 m. Gerald (J) Basso 1922–2002
    4. 4. Oscar (Martin) Mears 1876–1940 m. Margaret (Elizabeth) Joynes 1886–1943 m. Annie (Lee) Carmine 1879–1905
      1. 1. Spencer (Rogers) Mears 1900–1950 m. Mazie Kellam 1901–1969
        1. 1. Spencer (Rogers) Mears 1921–1981
        2. 2. Warren (Kellam) Mears 1922–2011
      2. 2. Viola (Elizabeth) Mears 1908–2001 m. Mallory (Sterling) Stant 1895–1968
      3. 3. Margaret (Sarah) Mears 1919–1982 m. Joseph (Bourbon) Bellon 1913–1986
      4. 4. Hazel (Emmerick) Mears 1896–1968 m. George (Farring) Scott 1893–1971
      5. 5. Gracia (W) Mears 1912–1921
      6. 6. Oscar (Prentiss) Mears 1916–1971 m. Ida (Lee) Hutchinson 1915–2007
        1. 1. Anne (Elizabeth) Mears 1938–2022 m. Jerry (Conway) Spence 1935–2022
    5. 5. Frank (Carson) Mears 1879–1917
    6. 6. John (Kendall) Mears 1887–1970 m. Emma (Ruth) Joynes 1886–1962
      1. 1. Edgar (Lynwood) Mears 1908–1991 m. Isabell (Rees Lucas) White 1901–1995 m. Mary (Ellett) Titus 1891–1965
      2. 2. Harriet (Ann Joynes) Mears 1916–1989 m. Northam –1950 m. Nathaniel (Swanger) Johnson 1915–1980 m. John (David Emanuel) Salling 1908–1973 m. Hilton (Albert) Mister 1905–1984
    7. 7. Phoebe (E) Mears 1881–1881
    8. 8. J (S) Mears 1877–
  4. 4. Mollie (Esther) Mears 1860–1937 m. Thomas (B) Taylor 1854–1927
  5. 5. Susan Mears 1846–1902 m. Calvin (T) Mears 1841–1896
    1. 1. Althea (Thomas) Mears 1885–1957 m. Charles (Thomas) McCready 1878–1963
    2. 2. Charles (Lee) Mears 1872–1927 m. Bertie (Sarah) Hargis 1877–1962
      1. 1. Evelyn (Sarah) Mears 1912–1982 m. Woodrow (Wilson) Hinman 1913–1946 m. James (Burnett) Winslow 1919–1967
    3. 3. Cora (T) Mears 1875–1903
  6. 6. Virginia (Sarah Sadie) Mears 1871–1936 m. John (Thomas) Phillips 1857–1933 m. Laban (James S) Powell 1865–
  7. 7. Otho (Bagwell) Mears 1870–1935 m. Sally (Thomas) Evans 1880–1969
    1. 1. Walter (Bagwell) Mears 1901–1942 m. Gladys Horyer 1908– m. Louise (Veda) Crockett 1905–1930
      1. 1. George (Thomas) Mears 1925–2010 m. Frances (Wise) Killmon 1927–2023
      2. 2. Walter (Gordon) Mears 1923–2008
  8. 8. Benjamin (Tankard) Mears 1869– m. Marjorie (Emma) Kimmerle 1874–
    1. 1. Verley (May) Mears 1908–1990 m. James (William) Justice 1907–1979
    2. 2. Bradley Mears 1896–
    3. 3. Lucille (Frances) Mears 1910–1971 m. William (Arthur) Burland 1904–1967
    4. 4. Grace (Mae) Mears 1890–1969 m. William (Rufus) Mitchell 1881–1956 m. Archibald (Sidney) Doughty 1886–1973
    5. 5. James (Leonard) Mears 1898–1961 m. Louise (Lottie) Sizemore 1901–1979
      1. 1. George (Dewey) Mears 1923–1963 m. Mae (Frances) Levin 1917–2004 m. Grace Jenkins 1923–1991
    6. 6. Eunice (Maude) Mears 1894–1956 m. John (Asbury) Stevens 1888–1961 m. Charles (Smith) Bayly 1894–1940
    7. 7. Edith Mears 1891–1895
    8. 8. Benjamin (Franklin) Mears 1906–1967 m. Ruby (Estelle) Spence 1915–2009
      1. 1. Jackie (Morris) Mears 1939–1983 m. Harriette (Jean) Wallace 1943–2019
      2. 2. Jerry (Franklin) Mears 1936–2023

Walter Mears's Timeline

9 Records

1818
9 Dec 1818
Birth of Walter Bagwell Mears in Accomack County, Virginia, USA
Accomack County, Virginia, USA
1850
1850
Age 32
Walter Bagwell Mears resided here in St Georges, Accomack County, Virginia, USA
St Georges, Accomack County, Virginia, USA
1860
1860
Age 42
Walter Bagwell Mears resided here in St Georges, Onancock, Accomack, Virginia, USA
St Georges, Onancock, Accomack, Virginia, USA
1863
1863
Age 45
Walter Bagwell Mears resided here in Virginia, USA
Virginia, USA
1865
26 Dec 1865
Age 47
Walter Bagwell Mears resided here in Virginia, USA
Virginia, USA
1870
1870
Age 52
Walter Bagwell Mears resided here in St Georges, Locust Mount, Accomack, Virginia, USA
St Georges, Locust Mount, Accomack, Virginia, USA
1872
4 Dec 1872
Age 54
Death of Walter Bagwell Mears in Accomack County, Virginia, USA
Accomack County, Virginia, USA
1872
1872
Age 54
Burial of Walter Bagwell Mears
None
1872
30 Dec 1872
Age 54
Walter Bagwell Mears - Probate in Accomack County, Virginia, USA
Accomack County, Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 9 Dec 1818
    Event Place: Accomack County, Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: St Georges Parish, Accomack, Virginia; Roll: M593_1630; Page: 223B
    [2] 1860 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M653; Residence Date: 1860; Home in 1860: St Georges Parish, Accomack, Virginia; Roll: M653_1330; Page: 240; Family History
    [3] 1850 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington, DC; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M432; Residence Date: 1850; Home in 1850: St Georges Parish, Accomack, Virginia; Roll: 932; Page: 119b
    [4] Library of Virginia; Richmond, VA, USA; Virginia Deaths and Burials, 1853-1912

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1850
    Event Place: St Georges, Accomack County, Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Selected Federal Census Non-Population Schedules, 1850-1880, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, DC; U.S. Federal Census Non-population Schedules, Virginia, 1850-1880; NAID: 2791276; Record Group Number: 29; Record Group Title: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007
    [2] 1850 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington, DC; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M432; Residence Date: 1850; Home in 1850: St Georges Parish, Accomack, Virginia; Roll: 932; Page: 119b

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1860
    Event Place: St Georges, Onancock, Accomack, Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1860 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M653; Residence Date: 1860; Home in 1860: St Georges Parish, Accomack, Virginia; Roll: M653_1330; Page: 240; Family History
    [2] 1860 U.S. Federal Census - Slave Schedules, The National Archives in Washington, DC; Washington, DC, USA; Eighth Census of the United States 1860; Series Number: M653; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1863
    Event Place: Virginia, USA
    Record Source: U.S., IRS Tax Assessment Lists, 1862-1918, The National Archives and Records Administration; Washington, D.C.; Internal Revenue Assessment Lists for Virginia, 1862-1866; Series: M793; Roll: 4; Description: District 4; Monthly and Special Lists; Apr 1863-Apr 1864; Record Group: 58, Records of the In

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 26 Dec 1865
    Event Place: Virginia, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Freedmen's Bureau Records, The National Archives in Washington, DC; Washington, DC, USA; Records of the Field Offices For the State of Virginia, Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen, and Abandoned Lands, 1865-1872; NARA Series Number: M1913; NARA Reel Number: Roll 74, Contracts, 1866; NARA

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: St Georges, Locust Mount, Accomack, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: St Georges Parish, Accomack, Virginia; Roll: M593_1630; Page: 223B

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 4 Dec 1872
    Event Place: Accomack County, Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Library of Virginia; Richmond, VA, USA; Virginia Deaths and Burials, 1853-1912
    [2] Administrator and Executor Bonds, 1784-1962; Author: Virginia. County Court (Accomack County)

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 1872

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Probate
    Event Date: 30 Dec 1872
    Event Place: Accomack County, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: Administrator and Executor Bonds, 1784-1962; Author: Virginia. County Court (Accomack County)
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