Alvin Denard 'Alvah' Mears

1917 - 1974  (56 years)

• Name	Alvin Denard 'Alvah' Mears  [1]
  Birth	27 Jun 1917	Accomack County, Virginia, USA   [2, 3]
  Gender	Male
  Will - Named in Father's will	7 Jan 1920	Accomack County, Virginia, USA   [1]
  	He was shown as the youngest son Alvin D. Mears in the will of Columbus C. Mears.
  Record ID	54380
  Death	1974  [4]
  Burial	Downing's Cemetery, Oak Hall, Accomack County, Virginia, USA   [4]
  	His tombstone shows him as Alvah D. Mears, 1918 - 1974.
  Siblings	3 brothers and 3 sisters
  1. Celia M. Mears,   b. 22 Dec 1898, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. 22 Aug 1985  (Age 86 years)   2. Emma Kate Mears,   b. 1901, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. 1975  (Age 74 years)   3. Joshua James Mears,   b. 1903, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. 1962  (Age 59 years)   4. Leonard G. Mears,   b. 1906, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. 1972  (Age 66 years)   5. Harvey C. Mears,   b. 1909, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. 8 Sep 1984  (Age 75 years)   6. Myrtle M. Mears,   b. 1912, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. 1939  (Age 27 years)   7. Alvin Denard 'Alvah' Mears,   b. 27 Jun 1917, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. 1974  (Age 56 years)
  Half-siblings	4 half brothers and 7 half sisters (family of Columbus C. Mears and Emma G. 'Kate' Bell)
  1. (--?--) Mears,   b. 16 Aug 1872, Pungoteague P.O., St. George Parish, Accomack Co, Virginia d. Yes, date unknown   2. Noah Columbus Mears,   b. 9 May 1873, Pungoteague P.O., St. George Parish, Accomack Co, Virginia d. 10 Dec 1961  (Age 88 years)   3. Juliet E. Mears,   b. 23 May 1875, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. 20 Apr 1952  (Age 76 years)   4. Margaret T. 'Maggie' Mears,   b. 7 Oct 1877, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. 26 Apr 1965  (Age 87 years)   5. Mary C. 'Mannie' Mears,   b. 7 Sep 1879, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. 29 Jun 1938  (Age 58 years)   6. David D. Mears,   b. 11 Aug 1881, Pungoteague P.O., St. George Parish, Accomack Co, Virginia d. Yes, date unknown + 7. Tully Fisher Mears,   b. 18 Oct 1883, Piggen, St. George Parish, Accomack Co, Virginia d. 12 Oct 1968  (Age 84 years) ╚═Delilah Mae 'Lydia' Cutler,   b. 13 May 1884, Baltimore, Maryland d. 7 Jan 1942  (Age 57 years),  m. 4 Sep 1904, MD-VA Line, Worcester Co, Maryland   ╚═Elsie Nock,   b. 26 Apr 1899, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. 30 May 1991  (Age 92 years),  m. Abt 1960, Accomack County, Virginia, USA     8. Munce P. Mears,   b. 19 Jun 1885, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Yes, date unknown   9. Annie M. Mears,   b. 1 Dec 1887, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. 6 Dec 1887  (Age 0 years)   10. Kendall James Mears,   b. 30 Jun 1890, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. 1965  (Age 74 years) ╚═Sara B. (--?--),   b. 1896   d. 1971  (Age 75 years),  m. Abt 1920     11. Priscilla A. Mears,   b. 14 Jul 1893, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. 8 Aug 1980  (Age 87 years)
  Half-siblings	1 half brother (family of "Unknown" and Ida Lee Elliott)
  1. Charles Elliott 'Charlie T.' Mears,   b. 1894, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. 1972  (Age 78 years)
  Origins
  Patriarch & Matriarch	Bartholomew Mears, (I),   b. Abt 1641   d. Dec 1682  (Age 41 years)  (5 x Great Grandfather)  Eliza 'Lizer' Bonnewell,   b. Abt 1818, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Yes, date unknown  (Great Grandmother)
  Person ID	I54380	MilesFiles23
  Last Modified	16 Jul 2006

  
  

  Father	Columbus C. Mears,   b. 18 Oct 1847, Powellton, Accomack Co, Virginia d. 27 Feb 1920 (Age 72 years) Other Partners: ╚═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
  Mother	Ida Lee Elliott,   b. 19 Apr 1880, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. 1 Sep 1958 (Age 78 years) Other Partners: ╚═William Thomas Truit,   b. 4 Mar 1873, Horntown, Accomack Co, Virginia d. 31 Oct 1940, Chincoteague Island, Accomack Co, Virginia  (Age 67 years)  m. 27 Oct 1922
  Marriage	5 Dec 1897	Savageville, Accomack Co, Virginia   [5]
  	He was shown as Columbus Mears, a 50 year old widowed famrer, the son of James and Mollie Mears and she was shown as Ide Lee Elliott, age 18, the daughter of Jno. W. Elliott and his wife Margaret. They were married by J.R. Griffith.
  Family ID	F14291	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 27 Jun 1917 - Accomack County, Virginia, USA Will - Named in Father's will - 7 Jan 1920 - Accomack County, Virginia, USA Burial - - Downing's Cemetery, Oak Hall, Accomack County, Virginia, USA  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources

  [S16] Accomack County, Virginia, Wills, 1904-1920, p. 575 (will of Columbus C. Mears, wife Ida), 16. [S570] Stratton Nottingham, Accomack Co, VA, Wills & Administrations, 1663-1800, (Bowie, MD: Heritage Books, Inc., 1990), p. 250 (will of Jacob Lurton Sr.), 570. [S890] Mary Frances Carey, Carey, Mears - Bartholomew Mears, (New Church, VA: Self Published via Photo Copy, 1989), p. 35 (reference to a Mears Family Bible), 890. [S503] Mary Frances Carey, M.K. Miles & Barry W. Miles, Tombstones Inscriptions of Upper Accomack County, Virginia, (Heritage Books, Inc., Bowie, MD, 1995), 503. [S43] Acc Co Marriage Register #4, 1896-1925, 43.