Elizabeth 'Betty' Mears

Abt 1847 - Bef 1902  (< 54 years)

• Name	Elizabeth 'Betty' Mears  [1]
  Birth	Abt 1847	Accomack Co, Virginia   [1]
  Gender	Female
  Biography	"Bettie Killman," age 45 and a widow, was married to James H. Bennett, age 52 and a widower, at Edward Joynes' Gate in Acc Co, VA (Acc marriage records).
  Census with parents	1850	St. George Parish, Accomack Co, Virginia   [2]
  	She was shown as Bettse Mears, age 2 and probably a twin of Golden, also age 2, in HH#709 headed by Robt. Mears, a 30 year old sailor.
  Marr Name	Elizabeth 'Betty' Bennett
  Marr Name	Elizabeth 'Betty' Killmon
  Record ID	17222
  Death	Bef 1902  [3]
  Person ID	I17222	MilesFiles23
  Last Modified	7 Jul 2002

  
  

  Father	Robert Mears,   b. Abt 1820, Accomack Co, Virginia d. Nov 1858 (Age 38 years)
  Mother	Sarah 'Sally' Melson,   b. Abt 1820, Accomack Co, Virginia d. Yes, date unknown
  Marriage	9 Jun 1840	Accomack Co, Virginia   [4]
  	Thomas Harrison was the security on the M.L.B. of Robert Mears and Sarah Melson. Another record from this source shows they were married on 4 Jun 1840.
  Family ID	F5394	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Augustus Killmon,   b. Abt 1852, Hacks Neck, Accomack Co, Virginia d. Bef 1887 (Age < 34 years)
  Marriage	11 Jan 1874	Accomack Co, Virginia   [1]
  	They were married near the residence of Dow Mears by Joshua E. Humphreys, a Methodist ministers.
  Children	1. Augustus Killmon, Jr.,   b. 10 Aug 1874, Accomack Co, Virginia d. Yes, date unknown   2. (unnamed c|o Augustus) Killmon,   b. 1 Aug 1875, Accomack Co, Virginia d. Yes, date unknown + 3. Oswald Lee Killmon, Sr.,   b. 1877   d. Yes, date unknown
  Last Modified	13 Mar 2023
  Family ID	F5393	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	James H. Bennett,   b. Abt 1830, Hacks Neck, Accomack Co, Virginia d. Abt 1902 (Age 72 years)
  Marriage	31 Mar 1887	Accomack Co, Virginia   [1]
  	They were married at Edward Joynes' gate by J.R. Sturgis.
  Last Modified	13 Mar 2023
  Family ID	F5616	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Sources

  [S17] Acc Co Marriage Register #3, 1853-1896, 17. [S638] Family Tree Maker's Family Archives, 1850 Virginia Census Microfilm Records, CD#309, 6 CD set, (Broderbund Software, Inc., 1997), 638. [S319] James Egbert Mears, Mears, James E. - Hacks Neck & Its People, (James E. Mears, Chicago, IL, 1937), 319. [S558] Turman, Nora Miller, Accomack Co, VA, Marriages, 1776-1854, (Bowie, MD: Heritage Books, Inc., 1994), 558.