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Woodrow Wilson Mears 1915–1986 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 16 Jan 1915

Birth Location: Accomack County, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 1986

Death Location: Belle Haven, Accomack, Virginia, USA

Father: Noah Mears

Mother: Marcelline Gardener

Spouse(s): Ruth Smith

Children(s):

The story of Woodrow Wilson Mears began in 1915 in Accomack County, Virginia, USA. In 1935, Woodrow Wilson Mears resided in Pungoteague, Accomack, Virginia, USA. Woodrow Wilson Mears married Ruth Joyce Smith, and had children including Penny Lynn Mears, Samuel Lee Mears, Shirley Christine Mears. Woodrow Wilson Mears passed away in 1986 in Belle Haven, Accomack, Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Woodrow Wilson Mears began in 1915 in Accomack County, Virginia, USA.
  • In 1935, Woodrow Wilson Mears resided in Pungoteague, Accomack, Virginia, USA.
  • Woodrow Wilson Mears married Ruth Joyce Smith, and had children including Penny Lynn Mears, Samuel Lee Mears, Shirley Christine Mears.
  • Woodrow Wilson Mears passed away in 1986 in Belle Haven, Accomack, Virginia, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Woodrow Mears's Ancestors

Self
Woodrow Mears
1915–1986
Birth Place: Accomack County, Virginia, USA
Parents
Noah Columbus Mears
1874–1961
Accomack County, Virginia, USA
Marcelline (Pearl) Gardener
1888–1959
Accomack County, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
Columbus (Bonepart) Mears
1847–1919
Powellton, Accomack, Virginia, USA
Emma (G) Mears
1854–1896
St. Georges Parish, Accomack, Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
James Mears
1817–1884
Mary Mears
1814–1888
James Bell
1816–1886
Elizabeth Mears
1821–1908
2nd-Great-Grandparents
James Mears
1780–1837
Sally Wallace
1785–1852
Kendall Mears
1764–1820
Catharine Chandler
1775–1830
William Mears
1772–1834
Elizabeth Ashby
1767–1831

Woodrow Mears's Timeline

9 Records

1915
16 Jan 1915
Birth of Woodrow Wilson Mears in Keller, Accomack, Virginia, USA
Keller, Accomack, Virginia, USA
1915
16 Jan 1915
Birth of Woodrow Wilson Mears in Accomack County, Virginia, USA
Accomack County, Virginia, USA
1935
1935
Age 20
Woodrow Wilson Mears resided here in Pungoteague, Accomack, Virginia, USA
Pungoteague, Accomack, Virginia, USA
1940
1940
Age 25
Woodrow Wilson Mears resided here in Melfa, Accomack, Virginia, USA
Melfa, Accomack, Virginia, USA
1940
1940
Age 25
Woodrow Wilson Mears resided here in Pungoteague, Accomack, Virginia, USA
Pungoteague, Accomack, Virginia, USA
1945
1945
Age 30
Woodrow Wilson Mears resided here in Pungoteague, Accomack, Virginia, USA
Pungoteague, Accomack, Virginia, USA
1950
1950
Age 35
Woodrow Wilson Mears resided here in Pungoteague, Accomack, Virginia, USA
Pungoteague, Accomack, Virginia, USA
1986
10 Aug 1986
Age 71
Death of Woodrow Wilson Mears in Nassawadox, Northampton, Virginia, USA
Nassawadox, Northampton, Virginia, USA
1986
1986
Age 71
Burial of Woodrow Wilson Mears in Belle Haven, Accomack, Virginia, USA
Belle Haven, Accomack, Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 16 Jan 1915
    Event Place: Keller, Accomack, Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947, National Archives at St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; Wwii Draft Registration Cards For Virginia, 10161940-03311947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 498
    [2] U.S., Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010
    [3] 1940 United States Federal Census
    [4] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File
    [5] Virginia, U.S., Birth Records, 1912-2015, Delayed Birth Records
    [6] Virginia, U.S., Death Records, Virginia Department of Health; Richmond, Virginia; Virginia Deaths, 1912-2014
    [7] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [8] 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: 18; Enumeration District: 1-35

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 16 Jan 1915
    Event Place: Accomack County, Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] 1950 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Pungoteague, Accomack, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Melfa, Accomack, Virginia, 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 Virginia, 10161940-03311947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 498

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Pungoteague, Accomack, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1945
    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: 18; Enumeration District: 1-35

    Genealogy Event 7
    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: 18; Enumeration District: 1-35

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 10 Aug 1986
    Event Place: Nassawadox, Northampton, Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010
    [2] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File
    [3] Virginia, U.S., Death Records, Virginia Department of Health; Richmond, Virginia; Virginia Deaths, 1912-2014
    [4] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 1986
    Event Place: Belle Haven, Accomack, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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