Capt. John E. Mears

1834 - 1897  (63 years)

• Name	John E. Mears  [1]
  Prefix	Capt.
  Birth	1 Nov 1834	Accomack County, Virginia, USA   [2]
  Gender	Male
  Census with parents	1850	St. George Parish, Accomack County, Virginia, USA   [1]
  	He was shown as Jno. E. Mears, age 15 in HH#541 headed by Jno. B. Mears of L., a 56 year old farmer with real estate valued at $10,000.
  Census head of household	1860	Locustville P.O., St. George Parish, Accomack Co, Virginia   [3]
  	He was shown as John E. Mears the head of HH#516, a 24 year old sailor with personal property valued at $100. Listed with him were the following Mears: Eliz'th L., age 36; Athelia E., age 3 and Edw'd T., age 9/12. Also listed were the following blacks: Harriet Hartney, a 29 year old cook woman; Emma Hartney, age 2; and Marg't Webb, age 9.
  Record ID	43032
  Death	16 Dec 1897  [2]
  Burial	Morrison Hill Cemetery At Frogstool, Wachapreague, Accomack County, Virginia, USA   [2]
  	His tombstone shows him as Capt. John E. Mears, husband of Elizabeth J. Mears.
  Origins
  Patriarch & Matriarch	Bartholomew Mears, (I),   b. Abt 1641   d. Dec 1682  (Age 41 years)  (4 x Great Grandfather)  Nancy Phillips,   b. Abt 1775, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Yes, date unknown  (Grandmother)
  Siblings	4 sisters
  1. Sally A. Mears,   b. Abt 1828, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Yes, date unknown   2. Susan M. Mears,   b. Abt 1832, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Yes, date unknown > 3. Margaret Adeline Mears,   b. Abt 1833, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Yes, date unknown ╚═ Lancelott Ward, Jr.,  m. 6 Nov 1850 + 4. Capt. John E. Mears,   b. 1 Nov 1834, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. 16 Dec 1897  (Age 63 years) ╚═ Elizabeth J. Hutchinson,  m. 27 Mar 1857 + 5. Hester Ann Mears,   b. 1835, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. 4 Oct 1893, 2nd District, Accomack Co, Virginia  (Age 58 years) ╚═ Littleton B. Davis,  m. 2 Feb 1859
  Person ID	I43032	MilesFiles23
  Last Modified	15 Mar 2023

  
  

  Father	John B(ell) Mears, Turner,   b. Abt 1794, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. 27 Mar 1865, Accomack County, Virginia, USA (Age 71 years)
  Mother	Nancy A. Mears,   b. Abt 1805, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Yes, date unknown
  Marriage	24 Dec 1823	Accomack County, Virginia, USA   [4]
  	John Mears was the security on the M.L.B. of John B. Mears and Nancy Mears of Jno.
  Family ID	F13405	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Elizabeth J. Hutchinson,   b. 6 Jan 1825, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. 7 Nov 1899 (Age 74 years)
  Marriage	27 Mar 1857	Accomack County, Virginia, USA   [5]
  	He was shown as John E. Mears, a 21 year old sailor, born in St. George Parish, the son of John B. & Nancy Mears and she was shown as Elizabeth J. Hutchinson, age 27, also born in St. George Parish, the daughter of John (Edward on the license) & Betsy Hutchinson. They were married at the home of Jno. Mears by J.W.A. Elliott. J.W. Elliott said they both were over age 21.
  Children	+ 1. Athelia Elizabeth Mears,   b. 7 Feb 1857, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. 4 May 1933, Lee District, Accomack County. Virginia, USA (Age 76 years) ╚═ George Albert Matthews Fletcher  (Age 80 years)  m. Abt 1925   2. Edward Thomas Mears,   b. 26 Aug 1858, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. 23 Nov 1947 (Age 89 years) ╚═ Gabillia E. Belote  (Age 77 years)  m. 30 Mar 1882
  Family ID	F13424	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	13 Mar 2023

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 1 Nov 1834 - Accomack County, Virginia, USA Marriage - 27 Mar 1857 - Accomack County, Virginia, USA Burial - - Morrison Hill Cemetery At Frogstool, Wachapreague, Accomack County, Virginia, USA  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources

  [S638] Family Tree Maker's Family Archives, 1850 Virginia Census Microfilm Records, CD#309, 6 CD set, (Broderbund Software, Inc., 1997), 638. [S502] Jean Merritt Mihalyka & Faye Downing Wilson, Graven Stones of Lower Accomack County, Virginia, (Bowie, MD: Heritage Books, Inc., 1987), 502. [S7] 1860 Accomack County, Virginia, Federal Census, (National Archives Microfilm), 7. [S558] Turman, Nora Miller, Accomack Co, VA, Marriages, 1776-1854, (Bowie, MD: Heritage Books, Inc., 1994), 558. [S551] Miles & Miles, Acc Co Marriages, 1854-1895, (Heritage Books, Inc., Bowie, MD, 1997), 551.