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Albert Henry Mearse

Born 17 Sep 1894 in Chattanooga, Hamilton County, Tennessee, United States

Ancestors

Son of Harrison Benjamin Mearse

and Sarah E (Perry) Mearse

Brother of Emmet McDuff Mearse [half], James Bascomb Mearse, Homer John Mearse, William Luther Mearse, Harley Dallas Mearse, Mary Lou (Mearse) Metcalf [half], Marcena Minnie (Mearse) Albright [half], Floyd Leland Mearse [half], Newman Harold Mearse [half] and Eula Angeline (Mearse) Taylor [half]

Husband of Sarah Parsley (Monday) Mearse — married 26 Sep 1919 in Vivian, Caddo Parish, Louisiana, USA

Husband of Alby Rae (Smith) Mearse — married about 1952 in El Paso, El Paso County, Texas, United States

Descendants

Father of Minnie Marcella (Mearse) Pickett, Janice (Mearse) Poehl and Gertrude Josephine (Mearse) Smith

Died 4 Sep 1966 at age 71 in El Paso, El Paso County, Texas, United States

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1 Biography
2 Research Notes
- 2.1 Census Records
3 Sources
- 3.1 DNA

Biography

Albert Henry Mearse was born on 17 September 1894 in Chattanooga, Hamilton, Tennessee, United States, son of Harrison Benjamin Mearse (1861–1938) and Sarah Elvira Elizabeth Perry (1851–1897).

Albert (25) married Sarah Parsley Monday (23) (born on 11 October 1895 in Fayetteville, Lincoln, Tennessee; daughter of John Fletcher Monday and Mary Eliza (Smith) Monday) on 26 September 1919 in Vivian, Caddo Parish, Louisiana, USA. Their known children were:

Minnie Marcella Mearse (1 July 1920 – 24 May 1997) .
Gertrude Josephine Mearse (15 December 1927 – 6 March 2010)

Albert, along with his wife and their two renters, were murdered 4 Sept 1966 in his home in El Paso, Texas, aged 71.^[1]

Research Notes

Census Records

**Corinth, De Kalb, Alabama**^[2]
Name	Sex	Race	Age	Status	Relation	Occupation	Birth Place
Benjamin H Mearse	M	White	38	Married	Head	Farmer	Georgia, USA
Catherine L Mearse	F	White	30	Married	Wife		Alabama, USA
Emmet M Mearse	M	White	19	Single	Son	Farm Laborer	Georgia, USA
James B Mearse	M	White	16	Single	Son	Farm Laborer	Georgia, USA
Homer J Mearse	M	White	14	Single	Son	Farm Laborer	Georgia, USA
William L Mearse	M	White	11	Single	Son	Farm Laborer	Georgia, USA
Harley D Mearse	M	White	8	Single	Son		North Carolina, USA
Henry A Mearse	M	White	5	Single	Son		Tennessee, USA
Mary L Mearse	F	White	10/12	Single	Daughter		Alabama, USA

**1910: Justice Precinct 4, Callahan, Texas**^[3]
Name	Sex	Race	Age	Status	Relation	Occupation	Birth Place
Harrison B Mearse	M	White	51	Married	Head	Farmer	Georgia
Katie C Mearse	F	White	41	Married	Wife		Alabama
William L Mearse	M	White	21	Single	Son	Laborer	Georgia
Homer J Mearse	M	White	25	Single	Son	Laborer	Georgia
Harley D Mearse	M	White	19	Single	Son		Georgia
Henry A Mearse	M	White	16	Single	Son		Tennessee
Mary L Mearse	F	White	11	Single	Daughter		Alabama
Marcini M Mearse	F	White	9	Single	Daughter		Alabama
Floyd Mearse	M	White	7	Single	Son		Texas
Newman H Mearse Jr	M	White	4	Single	Son		Texas
Eula Mearse	F	White	1	Single	Daughter		Texas

**1920: Loraine, Mitchell, Texas**^[4]
Name	Sex	Race	Age	Status	Relation	Occupation	Birth Place
Albert Mearse	M	White	25	Married	Head	Farmer	Tennessee
Sarah Mearse	F	White	24	Married	Wife		Tennessee

**1930: Osage, Benton, Arkansas**^[5]
Name	Sex	Race	Age	Status	Relation	Occupation	Birth Place
Albert Mearse	M	White	31	Married	Head	Farmer	United States
Sarah Mearse	F	White	30	Married	Wife		United States
Marsella Mearse	F	White	12	Single	Daughter		Arkansas
Janice Mearse	F	White	8	Single	Daughter		Arkansas
Grata Joe Mearse	M	White	3	Single	Son		Arkansas

**1940: Mitchell, Texas**^[6]
Name	Sex	Race	Age	Status	Relation	Occupation	Birth Place
Albert H Mearse	M	White	45	Widowed	Head	Laborer	Tennessee
Marcella Mearse	F	White	19	Single	Daughter	N Y A	Texas
Janice Mearse	F	White	18	Single	Daughter	Housekeeping	Alabama
Gertie Jae Mearse	F	White	12	Single	Daughter		Alabama

**1950: El Paso, El Paso, Texas**^[7]
Name	Sex	Race	Age	Status	Relation	Occupation	Birth Place
Albert H Mearse	M	White	55	Widowed	Head	Motor Parts Classification	Tennessee

Sources

↑ Death: "Texas, U.S., Death Certificates, 1903-1982"
Texas Department of State Health Services; Austin Texas, USA; Texas Death Certificates, 1903–1982; Certificate Number: 65374
Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 2272 #1524289 (accessed 22 January 2024)
Albert H Mearse death 4 Sep 1966 (born 17 Sep 1894), son of Albert Henry Mearse & Sarah Monday, in El Paso, El Paso, Texas, USA (informant mistakenly gave the names of her parents rather than Albert's).
↑ 1900 Census: "1900 United States Federal Census"
Year: 1900; Census Place: Corinth, De Kalb, Alabama; Roll: 14; Page: 8; Enumeration District: 0079
Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 7602 #79606844 (accessed 22 January 2024)
Henry A Mearse (5), single son, in household of Benjamin H Mearse (38) in Corinth, De Kalb, Alabama. Born in Tennessee, USA.
↑ 1910 Census: "1910 United States Federal Census"
Year: 1910; Census Place: Justice Precinct 4, Callahan, Texas; Roll: T624_1534; Page: 3b; Enumeration District: 0011; FHL microfilm: 1375547
Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 7884 #143968545 (accessed 22 January 2024)
Henry A Mearse (16), single son, in household of Harrison B Mearse (51) in Justice Precinct 4, Callahan, Texas, USA. Born in Tennessee.
↑ 1920 Census: "1920 United States Federal Census"
Year: 1920; Census Place: Loraine, Mitchell, Texas; Roll: T625_1834; Page: 4B; Enumeration District: 159
Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 6061 #43527838 (accessed 22 January 2024)
Albert Mearse (25), married, Farmer, head of household in Loraine, Mitchell, Texas. Born in Tennessee.
↑ 1930 Census: "1930 United States Federal Census"
Year: 1930; Census Place: Osage, Benton, Arkansas; Page: 10A; Enumeration District: 0043; FHL microfilm: 2339800
Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 6224 #114919465 (accessed 22 January 2024)
Albert Mearse (31), married, Farmer, head of household in Osage, Benton, Arkansas, USA. Born in United States.
↑ 1940 Census: "1940 United States Federal Census"
Year: 1940; Census Place: Mitchell, Texas; Roll: m-t0627-04107; Page: 1A; Enumeration District: 168-10
Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 2442 #158480894 (accessed 22 January 2024)
Albert H Mearse (45), widowed, Laborer, head of household in Mitchell, Texas. Born in Tennessee.
↑ 1950 Census: "1950 United States Federal Census"
National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: El Paso, El Paso, Texas; Roll: 53; Page: 2; Enumeration District: 260-85
Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 62308 #194222984 (accessed 22 January 2024)
Albert H Mearse (55), widowed, Motor Parts Classification, head of household in El Paso, El Paso, Texas, USA. Born in Tennessee.

DNA

Paternal and Maternal relationships are both confirmed by an autosomal AncestryDNA test match between Paul Hathaway and Max Mearse, his 2nd cousin. Their most-recent common ancestors are Harrison Mearse and Sarah Perry, the great grandparents of both Paul Hathaway and Max Mearse. Predicted relationship from AncestryDNA: 2nd-3rd cousin, based on sharing 104 cM across 6 segments.

Memories: 1

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Paul Hathaway

This was my maternal grandfather. Whenever he went to church with us, he would openly give my brother and I a dime each to 'tithe' in the offering plate, then secretly slip a nickel into each of our pockets. He bought us a new suit of clothes every Easter. He smelled like peppermint. He shared a birthday with my sister (Sep 17).

posted 26 Jun 2017 by Paul Hathaway [thank Paul]

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