Mollie Mears

1875 - 1946  (70 years)

• Name	Mollie Mears  [1]
  Birth	25 Dec 1875	Gargatha, Accomack, Virginia, USA   [2]
  	She was shown as Mears, born on 25 Dec 1875 in Accomack County, Virginia. Her parents were shown as Meshack Mears and Betey Mears.
  Gender	Female
  Census with parents	1880	Metompkin District, Accomack County, Virginia, USA   [3]
  	HH#8 was headed by Mechack Mears, a 36-year-old farmer. Listed with him were the following Mearses: Betsy, a 35-year-old wife; Missouri, a 16-year-old daughter; Alfred, a 15-year-old son; E Anna, a 12-year-old daughter; George, a 10-year-old son; Mollie, a 4-year-old daughter; William, a 2-year-old son; and No Name, a 1-month-old female.
  Census with husband	1900	Metompkin District, Accomack County, Virginia, USA   [4]
  	HH#178 was headed by Daniel W Barnes, a 29-year-old farmer. Listed with him were the following Barneses: Mollie, a 26-year-old wife; Mary E, a 7-year-old daughter; and Herbert, a 5-year-old son. Also listed was the following: George Baker, a 24-year-old male, farm hand.
  Census with husband	1910	Metompkin District, Accomack County, Virginia, USA   [5]
  	HH#465 was headed by Daniel W Barnes, a 39-year-old farmer. Listed with him were the following Barneses: Mollie, a 36-year-old wife; Mary E, a 16-year-old daughter; Herbert, a 14-year-old son; Webster J, a 9-year-old son; Vera C, a 5-year-old daughter; and Myron P, a 3-year-old daughter.
  Census with husband	1920	Metompkin District, Accomack County, Virginia, USA   [6]
  	HH#116 was headed by D W Barnes, a 48-year-old farmer. Listed with him were the following Barneses: Mollie, a 45-year-old wife; Mary E, a 26-year-old daughter; Herbert, a 24-year-old son; Webster J, a 18-year-old son; Vera C, a 14-year-old daughter; Myron, a 12-year-old daughter, and Forest, a 5-year-old son.
  Census with husband	1930	Metompkin District, Accomack County, Virginia, USA
  	HH#451 was headed by Daniel W Barnes, a 59-year-old farmer. Listed with him were the following Barneses: Mollie, a 54-year-old wife; and Forest, a 16-year-old son.
  Record ID	55545
  Death	1 May 1946	Accomack County, Virginia, USA   [7]
  	She was shown as Mollie Mears Barnes, age 70, widowed, born on 21 Dec 1875 in Gargatha, Accomack, Virginia and died on 1 May 1946 in Metompkin District, Accomack County, Virginia due to Coronary Thrombosis. Her parents were shown as Meshack Mears and Elizabeth West. Her husband was shown as D Webster Barnes.
  Burial	Woodberry Methodist Church Cemetery. Nelsonia, Accomack, Virginia, USA   [8]
  	The gravestone shows him as Daniel Webster, son of William C, & Mary Jane Barnes, Apr. 22, 1871 - Feb. 4, 1931 and Mollie Mears his wife. Daughter of Meshack & Elizabeth West Mears, Dec. 21, 1875 - May 1, 1946.
  Origins
  Patriarch & Matriarch	Bartholomew Mears, (I),   b. Abt 1641   d. Dec 1682  (Age 41 years)  (4 x Great Grandfather)  Elizabeth 'Betty' (--?--),   b. Abt 1770   d. Bef 27 Sep 1813, Accomack County, Virginia, USA  (Age < 43 years)  (2 x Great Grandmother)
  Siblings	4 brothers and 3 sisters
  + 1. Missouri G. Mears,   b. 14 Apr 1864, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Nov 1947  (Age 83 years) ╚═ Oliver J. Wessells,  m. 19 May 1886 > 2. Alfred S. Mears,   b. 26 Jan 1866, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. 9 Oct 1939  (Age 73 years) ╚═ Mary E. Brimer,  m. 18 Sep 1888 + 3. Anna Elizabeth Mears,   b. 11 Mar 1867, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. 21 Mar 1945  (Age 78 years) ╚═ James G. Littleton,  m. 23 Feb 1890   4. George Mears,   b. Jan 1870, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Yes, date unknown + 5. George W. Mears,   b. 9 Feb 1870, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. 28 Aug 1941  (Age 71 years) ╚═ Sarah J. Small,  m. 21 Jul 1889 + 6. Mollie Mears,   b. 25 Dec 1875, Gargatha, Accomack, Virginia, USA d. 1 May 1946, Accomack County, Virginia, USA  (Age 70 years) ╚═ Daniel Webster Barnes,  m. 23 Nov 1892 > 7. William S. Mears,   b. 1878, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. 1950  (Age 72 years) ╚═ Minnie K. Bloxom,  m. 1899   8. Maggie Ruth Mears,   b. Abt 1880, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Yes, date unknown
  Half-siblings	2 half brothers and 1 half sister (family of Meshack Mears and Elizabeth Hickman)
  + 1. Sarah J. Mears,   b. 12 Apr 1845, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. 26 Mar 1931  (Age 85 years) ╚═ Southy Townsend,  m. 4 Feb 1869 ;   Middleton Mason,  m. 27 Feb 1878 + 2. Lloyd C. Mears,   b. 7 Mar 1848, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. 16 Sep 1928  (Age 80 years) ╚═ Louanne E. Littleton,  m. 29 Nov 1871 + 3. Thomas Frank Mears, Sr.,   b. 1850, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. 1912  (Age 62 years) ╚═ Cornelia Taylor,  m. 4 Feb 1874
  Person ID	I55545	MilesFiles23
  Last Modified	18 Jul 2023

  
  

  Father	Meshack Mears, III,   b. 28 Jan 1822, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. 28 Apr 1896 (Age 74 years) Other Partners: ╚═Elizabeth Hickman,   b. Abt 1826, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Yes, date unknown  m. 16 Jan 1845
  Mother	Elizabeth A. 'Betsy' West,   b. Abt 1845, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Yes, date unknown
  Marriage	23 Jul 1862	Accomack County, Virginia, USA   [9]
  Family ID	F4440	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Daniel Webster Barnes,   b. 22 Apr 1871, Gargatha, Accomack, Virginia, USA d. 4 Feb 1931, Gargatha, Accomack, Virginia, USA (Age 59 years)
  Marriage	23 Nov 1892	Oak Hall, Accomack County, Virginia. USA
  	He was shown as Webster Barnes, age 22, single, farmer, born about 1870 in Accomack County, Virginia. His parents were shown as William G Barnes and Mary Barnes. She was shown as Mollie Mears, age 17, single, born about 1875 in Accomack County, Virginia. Her parents were shown as Meshack Mears and Betsey Mears. The ceremony was performed W. W. Wood in Oak Hall, Oak Hall, Accomack County, Virginia.
  Children	1. Mary Elizabeth Barnes,   b. 23 Mar 1893, Worcester County, Maryland, USA d. 21 Jan 1961, Richmond, Virginia, USA (Age 67 years) ╚═ Edward Goin  (Age 58 years)  m. 23 Nov 1921 + 2. Herbert Barnes,   b. 10 Dec 1895, Gargatha, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. 18 Jan 1968, Nassawadox, Northampton County, Virginia, USA (Age 72 years) ╚═ Katharine Martin  (Age 73 years)  m. 24 Oct 1923   3. Dr. Webster Parker Barnes,   b. 5 Aug 1901, Accomac, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. 3 Sep 1975, Richmond, Virginia, USA (Age 74 years) + 4. Vera Caroline Barnes,   b. 3 Sep 1905, Accomack, Virginia, USA d. 2 Apr 1994, Northampton County, Virginia, USA (Age 88 years) ╚═ William Andrew Bundick  (Age 73 years)  m. Abt 1925   5. Myron Prudence Barnes,   b. 4 Feb 1907, Gargatha, Accomack, Virginia, USA d. 25 Nov 1996, Kiptopeke, Northampton, Virginia, USA (Age 89 years) ╚═ Thomas Hume Dixon  (Age 74 years)   6. Ralph Forest Barnes,   b. 22 Apr 1914, Gargatha, Accomack, Virginia, USA d. 28 Aug 1988, Parksley, Accomack, Virginia, USA (Age 74 years) ╚═ Irene Bloxom  (Age 69 years)
  Family ID	F46932	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	23 Jul 2023

  
  

• Event Map		Death - 1 May 1946 - Accomack County, Virginia, USA  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

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