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Walter Isaac Mears 1902–1965 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 10 Feb 1902

Birth Location: Calhoun County, Florida, USA

Death Date: 1965

Death Location: Blountstown, Calhoun, Florida, USA

Father: Henry Mears

Mother: Annie Edwards

Spouse(s): Effie Spivey

Children(s): Ann Mears, Walter Mears, Lois Mears, Rosie Mears

Walter Isaac Mears was born in 1902 in Calhoun County, Florida, USA, the child of Henry Wilson Mears And Annie Jane Edwards. In 1910, Walter Isaac Mears resided in Bonifay, Holmes, Florida, USA. In 1920, Walter Isaac Mears resided in Duncan, Washington, Florida, USA. Walter Isaac Mears married Effie Mae Spivey, and had children including Agnes Marie Mears, Ann Delila Mears, Lois Esther Mears, Rosie Mae Mears, Walter Isaac Mears. Walter Isaac Mears passed away in 1965 in Blountstown, Calhoun, Florida, USA.

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Biography

  • Walter Isaac Mears was born in 1902 in Calhoun County, Florida, USA, the child of Henry Wilson Mears And Annie Jane Edwards.
  • In 1910, Walter Isaac Mears resided in Bonifay, Holmes, Florida, USA.
  • In 1920, Walter Isaac Mears resided in Duncan, Washington, Florida, USA.
  • Walter Isaac Mears married Effie Mae Spivey, and had children including Agnes Marie Mears, Ann Delila Mears, Lois Esther Mears, Rosie Mae Mears, Walter Isaac Mears.
  • Walter Isaac Mears passed away in 1965 in Blountstown, Calhoun, Florida, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Henry Mears
1871–1932
Birth Location: Alabama, USA
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Annie Edwards
1869–1926
Birth Location: Alabama, USA
AE

Spouses(s)

Effie Spivey
1904–1968
Birth Location: Houston County, Alabama, USA
ES

Children(s)

Ann Mears
1924–2002
Birth Location: Blountstown, Calhoun, Florida, USA
AM
Walter Mears
1930–1994
Birth Location: Blountstown, Calhoun, Florida, USA
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Lois Mears
1925–2010
Birth Location: Florida, USA
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Rosie Mears
1927–1998
Birth Location: Blountstown, Calhoun, Florida, USA
RM

Walter Mears's Ancestors

Self
Walter Mears
1902–1965
Birth Place: Calhoun County, Florida, USA
Parents
Henry Wilson Mears
1871–1932
Alabama, USA
Annie (Jane) Edwards
1869–1926
Alabama, USA
Grandparents
Henry (Sidney) Mears
1846–1917
Stewart County, Georgia, USA
Melvina Ham
1851–1929
Henry County, Alabama, USA
Great-Grandparents
Levin Mears
1801–1880
Rebecca Hobb
1808–1864
2nd-Great-Grandparents
James Mears
1760–1806
Naomi Tyson
1765–1815

Walter Mears's Descendants

1.
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Walter (Isaac) Mears (10 Feb 1902–1965) m. Effie (Mae) Spivey (8 Nov 1904–1968)
  1. 1. Ann (Delila) Mears 1924–2002 m. Daniel (Lamar) Barfield 1915–1980 m. John (Wesley) Goodman 1928–2007
  2. 2. Walter (Isaac) Mears 1930–1994 m. Mae (Ollis) Creel 1933–2002
  3. 3. Lois (Esther) Mears 1925–2010 m. Gordon (Lafayette) Johnson 1914–1995 m. William (Daniel) Campana 1918–2007
    1. 1. Raymond (Kenneth) Mears 1942–2018
  4. 4. Rosie (Mae) Mears 1927–1998 m. Alton (Leon) Pelt 1922–2003

Walter Mears's Timeline

12 Records

1902
10 Feb 1902
Birth of Walter Isaac Mears in Calhoun County, Florida, USA
Calhoun County, Florida, USA
1910
1910
Age 8
Walter Isaac Mears resided here in Bonifay, Holmes, Florida, USA
Bonifay, Holmes, Florida, USA
1920
1920
Age 18
Walter Isaac Mears resided here in Duncan, Washington, Florida, USA
Duncan, Washington, Florida, USA
1930
1930
Age 28
Walter Isaac Mears resided here in Blountstown, Calhoun, Florida, USA
Blountstown, Calhoun, Florida, USA
1935
1935
Age 33
Walter Isaac Mears resided here in Blountstown, Calhoun, Florida, USA
Blountstown, Calhoun, Florida, USA
1940
1940
Age 38
Walter Isaac Mears resided here in Blountstown, Calhoun, Florida, USA
Blountstown, Calhoun, Florida, USA
1942
1942
Age 40
Walter Isaac Mears resided here in Blountstown, Calhoun, Florida, USA
Blountstown, Calhoun, Florida, USA
1945
1945
Age 43
Walter Isaac Mears resided here in Calhoun County, Florida, USA
Calhoun County, Florida, USA
1950
1950
Age 48
Walter Isaac Mears resided here in Blountstown, Calhoun, Florida, USA
Blountstown, Calhoun, Florida, USA
1957
26 May 1957
Age 55
Walter Isaac Mears resided here in Panama City, Bay, Florida, USA
Panama City, Bay, Florida, USA
1965
18 Oct 1965
Age 63
Death of Walter Isaac Mears in Blountstown, Calhoun, Florida, USA
Blountstown, Calhoun, Florida, USA
1965
1965
Age 63
Burial of Walter Isaac Mears in Blountstown, Calhoun, Florida, USA
Blountstown, Calhoun, Florida, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 10 Feb 1902
    Event Place: Calhoun County, Florida, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Florida, U.S., State Census, 1867-1945
    [2] U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947, National Archives at St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; Wwii Draft Registration Cards For Florida, 10161940-03311947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 304
    [3] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Blountstown, Calhoun, Florida; Roll: m-t0627-00578; Page: 6B; Enumeration District: 7-1
    [4] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File
    [5] 1920 United States Federal Census
    [6] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Blountstown, Calhoun, Florida; Page: 5A; Enumeration District: 0001; FHL microfilm: 2340043
    [7] 1910 United States Federal Census
    [8] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [9] U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, Tallahassee Democrat; Publication Date: 20 Oct 1965; Publication Place: Tallahassee, Florida, USA; ,0.64810777,0.5082328,0.8450804&xid=3355
    [10] 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Blountstown, Calhoun, Florida; Roll: 6194; Page: 21; Enumeration District: 7-2

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Bonifay, Holmes, Florida, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Duncan, Washington, Florida, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Blountstown, Calhoun, Florida, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Blountstown, Calhoun, Florida; Page: 5A; Enumeration District: 0001; FHL microfilm: 2340043

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Blountstown, Calhoun, Florida, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Blountstown, Calhoun, Florida; Roll: m-t0627-00578; Page: 6B; Enumeration District: 7-1

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Blountstown, Calhoun, Florida, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Blountstown, Calhoun, Florida; Roll: m-t0627-00578; Page: 6B; Enumeration District: 7-1

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1942
    Event Place: Blountstown, Calhoun, Florida, USA
    Record Source: U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947, National Archives at St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; Wwii Draft Registration Cards For Florida, 10161940-03311947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 304

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1945
    Event Place: Calhoun County, Florida, USA
    Record Source: Florida, U.S., State Census, 1867-1945

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Blountstown, Calhoun, Florida, 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: Blountstown, Calhoun, Florida; Roll: 6194; Page: 21; Enumeration District: 7-2

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 26 May 1957
    Event Place: Panama City, Bay, Florida, USA
    Record Source: Panama City News-Herald; Publication Date: 26 May 1957; Publication Place: Panama City, Florida, USA; &terms=Mr._and_Mrs._Walter_I._Mears

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 18 Oct 1965
    Event Place: Blountstown, Calhoun, Florida, 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] Florida Death Index
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [4] U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, Tallahassee Democrat; Publication Date: 20 Oct 1965; Publication Place: Tallahassee, Florida, USA; ,0.64810777,0.5082328,0.8450804&xid=3355

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 1965
    Event Place: Blountstown, Calhoun, Florida, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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