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Willie Jean Mears 1934–2019 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 12 Dec 1934

Birth Location: Monticello, Drew, Arkansas, USA

Death Date: 2019

Death Location: Turnersville, Coryell County, Texas, USA

Father: George Mears

Mother: Mary Lankford

Spouse(s): Robert Shaw, Eugene Alexander

Children(s):

Willie Jean Mears was born in 1934 in Monticello, Drew, Arkansas, USA, the child of George Winfred Mears And Mary Etta Lankford. In 1935, Willie Jean Mears resided in Marion, Drew, Arkansas, USA. In 1940, Willie Jean Mears resided in Marion, Drew, Arkansas, USA. Willie Jean Mears married Eugene Bryan Alexander, Robert Allen Shaw. Willie Jean Mears passed away in 2019 in Turnersville, Coryell County, Texas, USA.

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Biography

  • Willie Jean Mears was born in 1934 in Monticello, Drew, Arkansas, USA, the child of George Winfred Mears And Mary Etta Lankford.
  • In 1935, Willie Jean Mears resided in Marion, Drew, Arkansas, USA.
  • In 1940, Willie Jean Mears resided in Marion, Drew, Arkansas, USA.
  • Willie Jean Mears married Eugene Bryan Alexander, Robert Allen Shaw.
  • Willie Jean Mears passed away in 2019 in Turnersville, Coryell County, Texas, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

George Mears
1907–1979
Birth Location: Arkansas, USA
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Mary Lankford
1912–2003
Birth Location: Rural, Drew County, Arkansas, USA
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Spouses(s)

Robert Shaw
1935–2009
Birth Location: Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
RS
Eugene Alexander
1919–1973
Birth Location: Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, USA
EA

Children(s)

Willie Mears's Ancestors

Self
Willie Mears
1934–2019
Birth Place: Monticello, Drew, Arkansas, USA
Parents
George Winfred Mears
1907–1979
Arkansas, USA
Mary (Etta) Lankford
1912–2003
Rural, Drew County, Arkansas, USA
Grandparents
George (William) Mears
1877–1956
White, Ashley, Arkansas, USA
Lottie Cochran
1879–
Arkansas, USA
William (Jackson) Lankford
1864–1930
Mississippi, USA
Mary (Etta) Barnes
1875–1956
Ashley County, Arkansas, USA
Great-Grandparents
William Mears
1847–1920
Virginia Peacock
1854–1928
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Mears
1824–1887
Mary Hammond
1827–1896

Willie Mears's Timeline

9 Records

1934
12 Dec 1934
Birth of Willie Jean Mears in Monticello, Drew, Arkansas, USA
Monticello, Drew, Arkansas, USA
1935
1935
Age 1
Willie Jean Mears resided here in Marion, Drew, Arkansas, USA
Marion, Drew, Arkansas, USA
1940
1940
Age 6
Willie Jean Mears resided here in Marion, Drew, Arkansas, USA
Marion, Drew, Arkansas, USA
1950
1950
Age 16
Willie Jean Mears resided here in Owen, Lincoln, Arkansas, USA
Owen, Lincoln, Arkansas, USA
1991
1991-2020
Age 57
Willie Jean Mears resided here in Gatesville, Coryell, Texas, USA
Gatesville, Coryell, Texas, USA
1993
1993
Age 59
Willie Jean Mears resided here in Gatesville, Coryell, Texas, USA
Gatesville, Coryell, Texas, USA
2009
2009-2014
Age 75
Willie Jean Mears resided here in Gatesville, Coryell, Texas, USA
Gatesville, Coryell, Texas, USA
2019
7 Jan 2019
Age 85
Death of Willie Jean Mears in Gatesville, Coryell, Texas, USA
Gatesville, Coryell, Texas, USA
2019
2019
Age 85
Burial of Willie Jean Mears in Turnersville, Coryell County, Texas, USA
Turnersville, Coryell County, Texas, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 12 Dec 1934
    Event Place: Monticello, Drew, Arkansas, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 2
    [2] U.S., Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 1
    [3] 1940 United States Federal Census
    [4] Texas, U.S., Divorce Index, 1968-2015, Texas Department of State Health Services; Austin, Texas
    [5] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [6] Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current
    [7] U.S., Index to Public Records, 1994-2019
    [8] 1950 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Marion, Drew, Arkansas, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Marion, Drew, Arkansas, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Owen, Lincoln, Arkansas, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1991-2020
    Event Place: Gatesville, Coryell, Texas, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Index to Public Records, 1994-2019

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1993
    Event Place: Gatesville, Coryell, Texas, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 1

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 2009-2014
    Event Place: Gatesville, Coryell, Texas, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Index to Public Records, 1994-2019

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 7 Jan 2019
    Event Place: Gatesville, Coryell, Texas, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 2019
    Event Place: Turnersville, Coryell County, Texas, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current
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