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William Henry Mears 1872–1951 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 11 Aug 1872

Birth Location: Accomack County, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 1951

Death Location: Keller, Accomack, Virginia, USA

Father: James Mears

Mother: Mary Mears

Spouse(s): Mary Chandler

Children(s): Margaret Mears, Mary Mears, Infant Mears, Ruth Mears, Nannie Mears, William Mears

The story of William Henry Mears began in 1872 in Accomack County, Virginia, USA. In 1880, William Henry Mears resided in Accomack County, Virginia, USA. In 1900, William Henry Mears resided in Pungoteague, Accomack, Virginia, USA. William Henry Mears married Mary Mollie Lee Chandler, and had children including Infant Mears, Margaret Rose Mears, Mary Esther Mears, Nannie Gwendolyn Mears, Ruth W Mears, William Howard Mears. William Henry Mears passed away in 1951 in Keller, Accomack, Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of William Henry Mears began in 1872 in Accomack County, Virginia, USA.
  • In 1880, William Henry Mears resided in Accomack County, Virginia, USA.
  • In 1900, William Henry Mears resided in Pungoteague, Accomack, Virginia, USA.
  • William Henry Mears married Mary Mollie Lee Chandler, and had children including Infant Mears, Margaret Rose Mears, Mary Esther Mears, Nannie Gwendolyn Mears, Ruth W Mears, William Howard Mears.
  • William Henry Mears passed away in 1951 in Keller, Accomack, Virginia, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

James Mears
1847–1906
Birth Location: Accomack County, Virginia, USA
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Mary Mears
1849–1908
Birth Location: Accomac, Accomack, Virginia, USA
MM

Spouses(s)

Mary Chandler
1875–1950
Birth Location: Accomack County, Virginia, USA
MC

Children(s)

Margaret Mears
1899–1938
Birth Location: Virginia, USA
MM
Mary Mears
1895–1895
Birth Location: Accomack County, Virginia, USA
MM
Infant Mears
1917–1917
Birth Location: –
IM
Ruth Mears
1897–1987
Birth Location: Davis Wharf, Accomack, Virginia, USA
RM
Nannie Mears
1910–2003
Birth Location: Virginia, USA
NM
William Mears
1905–1991
Birth Location: Davis Wharf, Accomack, Virginia, USA
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William Mears's Ancestors

Self
William Mears
1872–1951
Birth Place: Accomack County, Virginia, USA
Parents
James Oswald Mears
1847–1906
Accomack County, Virginia, USA
Mary (E B) Mears
1849–1908
Accomac, Accomack, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
James (Henry) Mears
1820–1891
Accomack County, Virginia, USA
Patience (G) Fisher
1816–1884
Accomack County, Virginia, USA
Abel (Thomas) Mears
1824–1888
Accomac, Accomack, Virginia, USA
Elizabeth (Susan) Lingo
1826–
Accomac, Accomack, Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
Richard Mears
1785–1852
Polly Fosque
1767–1824
Eleanor Lurton
1803–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Richard Mears
1763–1824
Ruth
1765–
John Mears
1740–1788
Mary Fosque
1740–1788

William Mears's Descendants

1.
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William (Henry) Mears (11 Aug 1872–1951) m. Mary (Mollie Lee) Chandler (14 Jan 1875–1950)
  1. 1. Margaret (Rose) Mears 1899–1938 m. Harry (Ames) Drummond 1900–1938
  2. 2. Mary (Esther) Mears 1895–1895 m. Clarence (Wilton) Bradford 1887–1955
  3. 3. Infant Mears 1917–1917
  4. 4. Ruth (W) Mears 1897–1987 m. Charles (Finney) Rogers 1893–1986
  5. 5. Nannie (Gwendolyn) Mears 1910–2003 m. William (Edmund) Kirby-Smith 1911–1973
  6. 6. William (Howard) Mears 1905–1991 m. Kathleen Biren 1906–1996

William Mears's Timeline

11 Records

1872
11 Aug 1872
Birth of William Henry Mears in Accomack County, Virginia, USA
Accomack County, Virginia, USA
1880
1880
Age 8
William Henry Mears resided here in Accomack County, Virginia, USA
Accomack County, Virginia, USA
1900
1900
Age 28
William Henry Mears resided here in Pungoteague, Accomack, Virginia, USA
Pungoteague, Accomack, Virginia, USA
1910
1910
Age 38
William Henry Mears resided here in Pungoteague, Accomack, Virginia, USA
Pungoteague, Accomack, Virginia, USA
1920
1920
Age 48
William Henry Mears resided here in Pungoteague, Accomack, Virginia, USA
Pungoteague, Accomack, Virginia, USA
1930
1930
Age 58
William Henry Mears resided here in Pungoteague, Accomack, Virginia, USA
Pungoteague, Accomack, Virginia, USA
1935
1935
Age 63
William Henry Mears resided here in Pungoteague, Accomack, Virginia, USA
Pungoteague, Accomack, Virginia, USA
1940
1940
Age 68
William Henry Mears resided here in Pungoteague, Accomack, Virginia, USA
Pungoteague, Accomack, Virginia, USA
1950
1950
Age 78
William Henry Mears resided here in Pungoteague, Accomack, Virginia, USA
Pungoteague, Accomack, Virginia, USA
1951
29 Jan 1951
Age 79
Death of William Henry Mears in Melfa, Accomack, Virginia, USA
Melfa, Accomack, Virginia, USA
1951
1951
Age 79
Burial of William Henry Mears in Keller, Accomack, Virginia, USA
Keller, Accomack, Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 11 Aug 1872
    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: 17A; Enumeration District: 1-28
    [2] Virginia 1910 Census Miracode Index
    [3] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Pungoteague, Accomack, Virginia; Roll: T625_1877; Page: 14A; Enumeration District: 16
    [4] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Pungoteague, Accomack, Virginia; Page: 4B; Enumeration District: 0020; FHL microfilm: 2342167
    [5] 1880 United States Federal Census
    [6] 1900 United States Federal Census
    [7] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Pungoteague, Accomack, Virginia; Roll: T624_1619; Page: 9a; Enumeration District: 0015; FHL microfilm: 1375632
    [8] Virginia, U.S., Death Records
    [9] Virginia, U.S., Select Marriages, 1785-1940
    [10] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [11] 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Pungoteague, Accomack, Virginia; Roll: 2668; Page: 10; Enumeration District: 1-35

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Accomack County, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Pungoteague, Accomack, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Pungoteague, Accomack, Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Virginia 1910 Census Miracode Index
    [2] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Pungoteague, Accomack, Virginia; Roll: T624_1619; Page: 9a; Enumeration District: 0015; FHL microfilm: 1375632

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Pungoteague, Accomack, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Pungoteague, Accomack, Virginia; Roll: T625_1877; Page: 14A; Enumeration District: 16

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Pungoteague, Accomack, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Pungoteague, Accomack, Virginia; Page: 4B; Enumeration District: 0020; FHL microfilm: 2342167

    Genealogy Event 7
    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: 17A; Enumeration District: 1-28

    Genealogy Event 8
    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: 17A; Enumeration District: 1-28

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Pungoteague, Accomack, Virginia, 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: Pungoteague, Accomack, Virginia; Roll: 2668; Page: 10; Enumeration District: 1-35

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 29 Jan 1951
    Event Place: Melfa, Accomack, Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Virginia, U.S., Death Records
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 1951
    Event Place: Keller, Accomack, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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