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Walter Ashbury Mears 1880–1946 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1 Apr 1880

Birth Location: Cannon County, Tennessee, USA

Death Date: 30 Dec 1946

Death Location: Auburntown, Cannon, Tennessee, USA

Father: William Mears

Mother: Emily Bryson

Spouse(s): Nettie Milligan, Myrtle Evans

Children(s): Jessie Mears, Lourie Mears, William Mears, Wendall Mears, Meredith Mears, Walter Mears

The story of Walter Ashbury Mears began in 1880 in Cannon County, Tennessee, USA. In 1880, Walter Ashbury Mears resided in Cannon County, Tennessee, USA. In 1880, Walter Ashbury Mears resided in Chattanooga, Hamilton, Tennessee, USA. Walter Ashbury Mears married Myrtle Evans, Nettie Lucinda Milligan, and had children including Jessie White Mears, Lourie Mears, Meredith Givans Mears, Thomas Walter Mears, Walter Grady Mears, Wendall Lloyd Pete Mears, William Hubert Mears. Walter Ashbury Mears passed away in 1946 in Auburntown, Cannon, Tennessee, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Walter Ashbury Mears began in 1880 in Cannon County, Tennessee, USA.
  • In 1880, Walter Ashbury Mears resided in Cannon County, Tennessee, USA.
  • In 1880, Walter Ashbury Mears resided in Chattanooga, Hamilton, Tennessee, USA.
  • Walter Ashbury Mears married Myrtle Evans, Nettie Lucinda Milligan, and had children including Jessie White Mears, Lourie Mears, Meredith Givans Mears, Thomas Walter Mears, Walter Grady Mears, Wendall Lloyd Pete Mears, William Hubert Mears.
  • Walter Ashbury Mears passed away in 1946 in Auburntown, Cannon, Tennessee, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Mears
1848–
Birth Location: Cannon County, Tennessee, USA
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Emily Bryson
1850–1913
Birth Location: Cannon County, Tennessee, USA
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Spouses(s)

Nettie Milligan
1894–1981
Birth Location: Woodbury, Cannon, Tennessee, USA
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Myrtle Evans
1887–1925
Birth Location: Cannon County, Tennessee, USA
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Children(s)

Jessie Mears
1911–1988
Birth Location: Cannon County, Tennessee, USA
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Lourie Mears
1931–1995
Birth Location: Auburn, Cannon, Tennessee, USA
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William Mears
1920–1977
Birth Location: Auburntown, Cannon, Tennessee, USA
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Wendall Mears
1927–2003
Birth Location: Auburntown, Cannon, Tennessee, USA
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Meredith Mears
1925–1925
Birth Location: Cannon County, Tennessee, USA
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Walter Mears
1914–
Birth Location: Auburntown, Cannon, Tennessee, USA
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Walter Mears's Ancestors

Self
Walter Mears
1880–1946
Birth Place: Cannon County, Tennessee, USA
Parents
William Thomas Mears
1848–
Cannon County, Tennessee, USA
Emily (Saphronie Nancy) Bryson
1850–1913
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

Walter Mears's Descendants

1.
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Walter (Ashbury) Mears (1 Apr 1880–30 Dec 1946) m. Nettie (Lucinda) Milligan (16 Nov 1894–1981) m. Myrtle Evans (May 1887–16 Jul 1925)
  1. 1. Jessie (White) Mears 1911–1988 m. Oder (Roosevelt) Smith 1905–1981
  2. 2. Lourie Mears 1931–1995 m. William (Edward) Johnson 1931–1995
  3. 3. William (Hubert) Mears 1920–1977 m. Lillian (Maxine) Hall 1923–2016
    1. 1. Hubert (Douglas) Mears 1942–2024 m. Linda (Joyce) Kennedy 1940–2017
    2. 2. Sharon (Rose) Mears 1949–2010
    3. 3. Judy (Claire) Mears 1944–2016 m. Norman (Tony) Drennon 1942–2009
  4. 4. Wendall (Lloyd Pete) Mears 1927–2003 m. Betty (Jean) Joines 1930–1930
  5. 5. Meredith (Givans) Mears 1925–1925
  6. 6. Walter (Grady) Mears 1914– m. Robbye (Massey) Sawyer 1919–2001
    1. 1. Walter (Gary) Mears 1951–1986
    2. 2. Esther (Gayle) Mears 1947–2012

Walter Mears's Timeline

12 Records

1880
1 Apr 1880
Birth of Walter Ashbury Mears in Cannon County, Tennessee, USA
Cannon County, Tennessee, USA
1880
1880
Walter Ashbury Mears resided here in Cannon County, Tennessee, USA
Cannon County, Tennessee, USA
1880
20 Jan 1880
Walter Ashbury Mears resided here in Chattanooga, Hamilton, Tennessee, USA
Chattanooga, Hamilton, Tennessee, USA
1900
1900
Age 20
Walter Ashbury Mears resided here in Cannon County, Tennessee, USA
Cannon County, Tennessee, USA
1910
1910
Age 30
Walter Ashbury Mears resided here in Cannon County, Tennessee, USA
Cannon County, Tennessee, USA
1917
1917-1918
Age 37
Walter Ashbury Mears resided here in Cannon County, Tennessee, USA
Cannon County, Tennessee, USA
1920
1920
Age 40
Walter Ashbury Mears resided here in Cannon County, Tennessee, USA
Cannon County, Tennessee, USA
1930
1930
Age 50
Walter Ashbury Mears resided here in Auburntown, Cannon, Tennessee, USA
Auburntown, Cannon, Tennessee, USA
1935
1935
Age 55
Walter Ashbury Mears resided here in Auburntown, Cannon, Tennessee, USA
Auburntown, Cannon, Tennessee, USA
1940
1940
Age 60
Walter Ashbury Mears resided here in Cannon County, Tennessee, USA
Cannon County, Tennessee, USA
1946
29 Dec 1946
Age 66
Death of Walter Ashbury Mears in Auburntown, Cannon, Tennessee, USA
Auburntown, Cannon, Tennessee, USA
1946
30 Dec 1946
Age 66
Burial of Walter Ashbury Mears in Auburntown, Cannon, Tennessee, USA
Auburntown, Cannon, Tennessee, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1 Apr 1880
    Event Place: Cannon County, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Tennessee, U.S., Death Records, Tennessee State Library and Archives; Nashville, Tennessee; Tennessee Death Records, 1908-1958; Roll Number: 11
    [2] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Cannon, Tennessee; Roll: m-t0627-03877; Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 8-12
    [3] Tennessee, U.S., Deaths and Burials Index, 1874-1955
    [4] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Civil District 14, Cannon, Tennessee; Roll: T625_1730; Page: 2B; Enumeration District: 30
    [5] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Auburntown, Cannon, Tennessee; Page: 2A; Enumeration District: 0012; FHL microfilm: 2341969
    [6] Registration State: Tennessee; Registration County: Cannon County
    [7] Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current
    [8] U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, The Daily News-Journal; Publication Date: 30 Dec 1946; Publication Place: Murfreesboro, Tennessee, USA; ,0.7668949,0.38521463,0.98578674&xid=3355

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Cannon County, Tennessee, USA

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 20 Jan 1880
    Event Place: Chattanooga, Hamilton, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: Tennessee, U.S., Newspapers.com Stories and Events Index, Chattanooga Daily Times; Publication Date: 20 Jan 1880; Publication Place: Chattanooga, Tennessee, USA

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Cannon County, Tennessee, USA

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Cannon County, Tennessee, USA

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1917-1918
    Event Place: Cannon County, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: Registration State: Tennessee; Registration County: Cannon County

    Genealogy Event 7
    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 14, Cannon, Tennessee; Roll: T625_1730; Page: 2B; Enumeration District: 30

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Auburntown, Cannon, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Auburntown, Cannon, Tennessee; Page: 2A; Enumeration District: 0012; FHL microfilm: 2341969

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Auburntown, Cannon, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Cannon, Tennessee; Roll: m-t0627-03877; Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 8-12

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Cannon County, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Cannon, Tennessee; Roll: m-t0627-03877; Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 8-12

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 29 Dec 1946
    Event Place: Auburntown, Cannon, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Tennessee, U.S., Death Records, Tennessee State Library and Archives; Nashville, Tennessee; Tennessee Death Records, 1908-1958; Roll Number: 11
    [2] Tennessee, U.S., Deaths and Burials Index, 1874-1955
    [3] Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current
    [4] U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, The Daily News-Journal; Publication Date: 30 Dec 1946; Publication Place: Murfreesboro, Tennessee, USA; ,0.7668949,0.38521463,0.98578674&xid=3355

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 30 Dec 1946
    Event Place: Auburntown, Cannon, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Tennessee, U.S., Deaths and Burials Index, 1874-1955
    [2] Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current
    [3] U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, The Daily News-Journal; Publication Date: 30 Dec 1946; Publication Place: Murfreesboro, Tennessee, USA; ,0.7668949,0.38521463,0.98578674&xid=3355
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