George W. Mears

1850 - 1888  (38 years)

• Name	George W. Mears  [1]
  Census with parents	1850	St. George Parish, Accomack Co, Virginia   [1]
  	He was shown as George Mears, age 1/12 in HH#920 headed by James Mears of Jas., a 33 year old wheelwright.
  Birth	May 1850	Accomack County, Virginia, USA   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  Census with parents	1860	St. George Parish, Accomack Co, Virginia   [3]
  	He was shown as Geo. Mears, age 10 in HH#880 headed by James Mears, a 45 year old wheelwright.
  Census with parents	1870	Locust Mount PO, St. George Parish, Accomack Co, Virginia   [4]
  	He was shown as Geo. W. Mears, a 19 year old farm laborer in HH#LM164 headed by James Mears, a 52 year old farmer.
  Record ID	44561
  Death	8 Jul 1888	St. George Parish, Accomack Co, Virginia   [5]
  	According to the Acc Co Death Register Geo. W. Mears died on 8 Jul 1888 in St. George Parish as a result of being kicked by a horse at the age of 38 years. He was the son of Jas. & Mollie Mears, born in Acc Co and a farmer. His wife Eliz. S. Mears gave the information. According to the P.E. issue of 21 Jul 1888 he was kick by a horse 4 days before he died. This article also states that he was a thrifty and industrious farmer and as a citizen had the esteem of all who knew him. He left a wife and 4 children.
  Siblings	4 brothers and 2 sisters
  1. Bagwell Mears,   b. Abt 1840, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Yes, date unknown   2. Asbury James Mears,   b. Abt 1842, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Yes, date unknown ╚═Vernetta 'Bennetta' Mears,   b. Abt 1847, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Yes, date unknown  ,  m. 28 Aug 1864, Accomack County, Virginia, USA   + 3. Sarah Ann Mears,   b. 1844, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. 1936  (Age 92 years) ╚═James H. Stevens,   b. 15 Mar 1840, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. 27 Apr 1896  (Age 56 years),  m. Abt 1868   + 4. Columbus C. Mears,   b. 18 Oct 1847, Powellton, Accomack Co, Virginia d. 27 Feb 1920  (Age 72 years) ╚═Emma G. 'Kate' Bell,   b. 17 Feb 1854, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. 11 Jun 1896, Accomack County, Virginia, USA  (Age 42 years),  m. 20 Aug 1871, Accomack County, Virginia, USA   ╚═Ida Lee Elliott,   b. 19 Apr 1880, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. 1 Sep 1958  (Age 78 years),  m. 5 Dec 1897, Savageville, Accomack Co, Virginia   + 5. George W. Mears,   b. May 1850, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. 8 Jul 1888, St. George Parish, Accomack Co, Virginia  (Age 38 years) ╚═Elizabeth Sarah Mears,   b. Abt 1848, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Yes, date unknown  ,  m. 15 Aug 1872     6. John Mears,   b. Abt 1856, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Yes, date unknown   7. Mary C. Mears,   b. 16 Feb 1858, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. 14 May 1926  (Age 68 years) ╚═James T. Johnson,   b. 12 Sep 1858, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. 6 Sep 1935  (Age 76 years),  m. 4 Mar 1880, Locustville, Accomack Co, Virginia
  Origins
  Patriarch & Matriarch	Bartholomew Mears, (I),   b. Abt 1641   d. Dec 1682  (Age 41 years)  (4 x Great Grandfather)  Catharine 'Katy' (--?--),   b. Abt 1775, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Yes, date unknown  (Grandmother)
  Person ID	I44561	MilesFiles23
  Last Modified	22 Oct 2006

  
  

  Father	James (of Jas) W(allace) Mears,   b. Abt 1818, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. 19 Aug 1884, Powellton, Accomack Co, Virginia (Age 66 years)
  Mother	Mary 'Molly' Mears,   b. Abt 1814, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. 6 Jul 1888, Powellton, Accomack Co, Virginia (Age 74 years) Other Partners: ╚═Evans Harrison,   b. Abt 1802, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Yes, date unknown  m. 24 Nov 1834
  Marriage	25 Jun 1838	Accomack County, Virginia, USA   [6]
  	William W. Oliver was the security on the M.L.B. of James Mears, ward of William W. Oliver, and Mary Harrison, widow of Evans.
  Family ID	F13828	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Elizabeth Sarah Mears,   b. Abt 1848, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Yes, date unknown
  Marriage	15 Aug 1872  [7]
  	He was shown as George W. Mears, a 22 year old farmer, the son of Jas. & Mary Mears and she was shown as Elizabeth Sarah Mears, age 24, the daughter of Abel & Elizth Mears. They were married near Oak Grove Chapel by J.W.A. Elliott.
  Children	1. Cora Mears,   b. Abt 1874, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Yes, date unknown   2. Arthur T. Mears,   b. 7 Feb 1876, St. George Parish, Accomack Co, Virginia d. Yes, date unknown   3. George W. Mears,   b. Abt 1878, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Yes, date unknown   4. James H. Mears,   b. Abt 1878, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Yes, date unknown
  Last Modified	13 Mar 2023
  Family ID	F16942	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - May 1850 - 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. [S890] Mary Frances Carey, Carey, Mears - Bartholomew Mears, (New Church, VA: Self Published via Photo Copy, 1989), p. 28, 890. [S7] 1860 Accomack County, Virginia, Federal Census, (National Archives Microfilm), 7. [S687] Gail M. Walczyk, 1870 Accomack Co, VA, Census, Part 2, St. George's Parish, (Coram, NY: Peter's Row), 687. [S569] Gail M. Walczyk, Accomack Co, VA, Death Register, 1853-1896, (Coram, NY: Peter's Row, 1997), 569. [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.