George Smith G. Mears, Sr.

1843 - 1885  (42 years)

• Name	George Smith G. Mears  [1]
  Suffix	Sr.
  Birth	1843	Accomack County, Virginia, USA   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Census with parents	1850	St. George Parish, Accomack Co, Virginia   [1]
  	He was shown as George S.G. Mears, age 7 in HH#939 headed by John S. Mears, a 53 year old farmer with real estate valued at $12,000.
  Census with parents	1860	Locust Mount PO, St. George Parish, Accomack Co, Virginia   [2]
  	He was shown as Smith Mears, age 16 in HH#939 headed by John S. Mears, a 63 year old farmer.
  Record ID	44652
  Death	1885  [3]
  	According to Carey, the Acc Co Death Record shows he was shot.
  Siblings	2 brothers and 7 sisters
  + 1. Susan Elizabeth Mears,   b. 28 Oct 1826, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. 19 Nov 1907, Wachapreague, Accomack Co, Virginia  (Age 81 years) ╚═George G. Fox,   b. 21 Aug 1825, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. 16 Jul 1892, Accomack County, Virginia, USA  (Age 66 years),  m. 17 Apr 1852, Accomack County, Virginia, USA     2. Sally S. Mears,   b. 13 Dec 1831, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. 7 Feb 1863  (Age 31 years)   3. Virginia E. Mears,   b. 20 Jan 1834, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. 27 Nov 1862  (Age 28 years)   4. Margaret Mears,   b. 27 May 1836, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. 1 Nov 1862  (Age 26 years)   5. Catharine Mears,   b. Abt 1840, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Yes, date unknown + 6. Mary Ann Mears,   b. 19 Nov 1841, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. 30 Nov 1862  (Age 21 years) ╚═John E. Parker,   b. 15 Nov 1831, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. 25 Nov 1897  (Age 66 years),  m. 1 Dec 1859, Accomack County, Virginia, USA   + 7. George Smith G. Mears, Sr.,   b. 1843, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. 1885  (Age 42 years) ╚═Mary Anna Roberts,   b. Abt 1846, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Yes, date unknown  ,  m. 13 Mar 1867, Accomack County, Virginia, USA   + 8. Saphronia E. 'Suffronia' Mears,   b. 1846, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. 1931  (Age 85 years) ╚═James C. Mapp,   b. 11 Dec 1831, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. 13 Jul 1864  (Age 32 years),  m. 12 Dec 1861, Accomack County, Virginia, USA   ╚═John E. Richardson,   b. Abt 1836, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Yes, date unknown  ,  m. 20 Dec 1871, Locust Mount, Accomack Co, Virginia   + 9. John Wesley Mears,   b. 16 Jun 1849, Wachapreague, Accomack Co, Virginia d. 14 Mar 1927, Williamsburg, James City Co, Virginia  (Age 77 years) ╚═Tabitha Anne Ward,   b. 26 Feb 1860, Northampton County, Virginia, USA d. 8 Nov 1934  (Age 74 years),  m. 14 Feb 1877, Accomack County, Virginia, USA   + 10. Hugh C. Mears,   b. Abt 1851, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Yes, date unknown ╚═Elizabeth L. 'Bettie' Mapp,   b. 1854, Northampton County, Virginia, USA d. 1926  (Age 72 years),  m. 23 Feb 1876, Belle Haven, Accomack Co, Virginia
  Origins
  Patriarch & Matriarch	Bartholomew Mears, (I),   b. Abt 1641   d. Dec 1682  (Age 41 years)  (3 x Great Grandfather)  (--?--) (--?--), (widow Smothers),   b. Abt 1630   d. Bef 10 Nov 1676, Northampton County, Virginia, USA  (Age < 46 years)  (6 x Great Grandmother)
  Person ID	I44652	MilesFiles23
  Last Modified	29 Oct 2006

  
  

  Father	John Savage Mears,   b. 19 Apr 1797, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. 3 May 1872, Pungoteague, Accomack Co, Virginia (Age 75 years)
  Mother	Sarah D. 'Sally' Mapp,   b. 5 Jan 1810, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. 16 Aug 1882 (Age 72 years)
  Marriage	6 Mar 1826	Accomack County, Virginia, USA   [4, 5]
  	Abel Garrison was the security on the M.L.B. of John S. Mears and Sarah D. Mapp, orphan of Howsen. They lived just below Wachapreague near Bradford's Bay.
  Family ID	F13704	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Mary Anna Roberts,   b. Abt 1846, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Yes, date unknown
  Marriage	13 Mar 1867	Accomack County, Virginia, USA   [6]
  	He was shown as George S.G. Mears, a 23 year old farmer, the son of Jno. S. & Sarah D. Mears and she was shown as Marianna Roberts, age 19, the daughter of Edum S. & Betsy S. Roberts. They were married by J.W.A. Elliott.
  Children	1. Virginia Catherine S. 'Kate' Mears,   b. Abt 1869, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Yes, date unknown ╚═ William T. Rayfield  (Age 33 years)  m. 4 Sep 1889   2. James E.C. Mears,   b. Abt 1870   d. Yes, date unknown ╚═ Margaret S. Mears  m. 21 Jan 1903   3. Virginia Mears,   b. Abt 1872, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Yes, date unknown   4. George S.G. Mears, Jr.,   b. Abt 1874, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Yes, date unknown   5. G. Hendricks Mears,   b. Abt 1876, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Yes, date unknown
  Last Modified	13 Mar 2023
  Family ID	F16976	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 1843 - Accomack County, Virginia, USA Marriage - 13 Mar 1867 - 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. [S7] 1860 Accomack County, Virginia, Federal Census, (National Archives Microfilm), 7. [S913] Carey, Mears Charts, 913. [S558] Turman, Nora Miller, Accomack Co, VA, Marriages, 1776-1854, (Bowie, MD: Heritage Books, Inc., 1994), 558. [S896] N. Pierce Eichelberger, Eichelberger, Mapp Family, (Quinby, VA: N. Pierce Eichelberger, 1972), p. 11, 896. [S551] Miles & Miles, Acc Co Marriages, 1854-1895, (Heritage Books, Inc., Bowie, MD, 1997), 551.