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Willie Addie Mears 1871–1955 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 25 Jun 1871

Birth Location: Accomack County, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 1955

Death Location: Bloxom, Accomack, Virginia, USA

Father: William Mears

Mother: Leah Townsend

Spouse(s): Samuel Marshall

Children(s):

Willie Addie Mears was born in 1871 in Accomack County, Virginia, USA, the child of William Thomas Mears And Leah Townsend. In 1880, Willie Addie Mears resided in Accomack County, Virginia, USA. In 1900, Willie Addie Mears resided in Metompkin, Accomack, Virginia, USA. Willie Addie Mears married Samuel Washington Marshall. Willie Addie Mears passed away in 1955 in Bloxom, Accomack, Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • Willie Addie Mears was born in 1871 in Accomack County, Virginia, USA, the child of William Thomas Mears And Leah Townsend.
  • In 1880, Willie Addie Mears resided in Accomack County, Virginia, USA.
  • In 1900, Willie Addie Mears resided in Metompkin, Accomack, Virginia, USA.
  • Willie Addie Mears married Samuel Washington Marshall.
  • Willie Addie Mears passed away in 1955 in Bloxom, Accomack, Virginia, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Mears
1842–1905
Birth Location: Accomack County, Virginia, USA
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Leah Townsend
1846–1891
Birth Location: Metompkin, Accomack, Virginia, USA
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Spouses(s)

Samuel Marshall
1875–1945
Birth Location: Richmond, Virginia, USA
SM

Children(s)

Willie Mears's Ancestors

Self
Willie Mears
1871–1955
Birth Place: Accomack County, Virginia, USA
Parents
William Thomas Mears
1842–1905
Accomack County, Virginia, USA
Leah Townsend
1846–1891
Metompkin, Accomack, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
John Mears
1813–
Virginia, USA
Nancy Northam
1816–1891
Metompkin, Accomack, Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
Meshack Mears
1775–1841
Margaret Baker
1790–1846
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Meshack Mears
1745–1790
Susannah Northam
1748–1796

Willie Mears's Timeline

11 Records

1871
25 Jun 1871
Birth of Willie Addie Mears in Accomack County, Virginia, USA
Accomack County, Virginia, USA
1880
1880
Age 9
Willie Addie Mears resided here in Accomack County, Virginia, USA
Accomack County, Virginia, USA
1900
1900
Age 29
Willie Addie Mears resided here in Metompkin, Accomack, Virginia, USA
Metompkin, Accomack, Virginia, USA
1910
1910
Age 39
Willie Addie Mears resided here in Metompkin, Accomack, Virginia, USA
Metompkin, Accomack, Virginia, USA
1920
1920
Age 49
Willie Addie Mears resided here in Metompkin, Accomack, Virginia, USA
Metompkin, Accomack, Virginia, USA
1930
1930
Age 59
Willie Addie Mears resided here in Atlantic, Accomack, Virginia, USA
Atlantic, Accomack, Virginia, USA
1935
1935
Age 64
Willie Addie Mears resided here in Metompkin, Accomack, Virginia, USA
Metompkin, Accomack, Virginia, USA
1940
1940
Age 69
Willie Addie Mears resided here in Metompkin, Accomack, Virginia, USA
Metompkin, Accomack, Virginia, USA
1950
1950
Age 79
Willie Addie Mears resided here in Metompkin, Accomack, Virginia, USA
Metompkin, Accomack, Virginia, USA
1955
13 Sep 1955
Age 84
Death of Willie Addie Mears in Nelsonia, Accomack, Virginia, USA
Nelsonia, Accomack, Virginia, USA
1955
1955
Age 84
Burial of Willie Addie Mears in Bloxom, Accomack, Virginia, USA
Bloxom, Accomack, Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 25 Jun 1871
    Event Place: Accomack County, Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Metompkin, Accomack, Virginia; Roll: m-t0627-04241; Page: 15B; Enumeration District: 1-22
    [2] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Metompkin, Accomack, Virginia; Roll: T625_1877; Page: 10A; Enumeration District: 11
    [3] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Atlantic, Accomack, Virginia; Page: 36A; Enumeration District: 0002; FHL microfilm: 2342167
    [4] 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Accomack, Virginia; Roll: 1351; Page: 155c; Enumeration District: 006
    [5] 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Metompkin, Accomack, Virginia; Roll: 1697; Page: 21; Enumeration District: 0004
    [6] 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Metompkin, Accomack, Virginia; Roll: 1697; Page: 12; Enumeration District: 0005
    [7] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Metompkin, Accomack, Virginia; Roll: T624_1619; Page: 10b; Enumeration District: 0010; FHL microfilm: 1375632
    [8] Virginia, U.S., Death Records, Virginia Department of Health; Richmond, VA, USA; Virginia, Deaths, 1912-2014
    [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: Metompkin, Accomack, Virginia; Roll: 2668; Page: 1; Enumeration District: 1-29

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Accomack County, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Accomack, Virginia; Roll: 1351; Page: 155c; Enumeration District: 006

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Metompkin, Accomack, Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Metompkin, Accomack, Virginia; Roll: 1697; Page: 21; Enumeration District: 0004
    [2] 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Metompkin, Accomack, Virginia; Roll: 1697; Page: 12; Enumeration District: 0005

    Genealogy Event 4
    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: 10b; Enumeration District: 0010; FHL microfilm: 1375632

    Genealogy Event 5
    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: 10A; Enumeration District: 11

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Atlantic, Accomack, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Atlantic, Accomack, Virginia; Page: 36A; Enumeration District: 0002; FHL microfilm: 2342167

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Metompkin, Accomack, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Metompkin, Accomack, Virginia; Roll: m-t0627-04241; Page: 15B; Enumeration District: 1-22

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Metompkin, Accomack, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Metompkin, Accomack, Virginia; Roll: m-t0627-04241; Page: 15B; Enumeration District: 1-22

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Metompkin, 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: Metompkin, Accomack, Virginia; Roll: 2668; Page: 1; Enumeration District: 1-29

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 13 Sep 1955
    Event Place: Nelsonia, Accomack, Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Virginia, U.S., Death Records, 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: 1955
    Event Place: Bloxom, Accomack, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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