William
Mears
Born about in Cannon, Tennessee, United States
Ancestors 
Son of George Washington Mears
and Melinda C (Adair) Mears
Brother of
Goldsborough B Mears, Woodson Bluford Mears, Erving Jasper Mears, James Allen Mears, Thomas Robert Mears, Nancy Ann (Mears) Price, Lovey Adeline (Mears) Floyd, Leah Elizabeth Mears, Melinda Frances Mears and George Washington Mears Jr
[spouse(s) unknown]
[children unknown]
Died [date unknown]
[location unknown]
Profile last modified
| Created 6 May 2017
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Biography
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1840 -Cannon Co., TN Censuss
- G. W. MEARS 1810-1820 (b. 1811 NC
- (f) 1810-1820 (Melinda b. 1811)
- (m) 1830-1835 (Gouldberry b. 1833 TN)
- (m) 1830-1835 (Woodson Bluford b. 1835 TN)
- (m) 1835-1840 (William b. 1836 TN)
- (m) 1835-1840 (Ervin Jasper b. 1837 TN)
He was age 4 - listed with his parents.
"United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M4LF-ZB4 : 22 December 2020), William Mears in household of Washington Mears, Pontotoc, Pontotoc, Mississippi, United States; citing family , NARA microfilm publication (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
1850 -Pontotoc Co, MS Census - p. 124, 931-931
- Washington MEARS 39 NC
- Melinda 38 VA
- Balesbur 17 TN
- Bluford 13 TN
- Irvin 12 TN*
- James 9 MS
- Thomas 7 MS
- Nancy 5 MS
- Loving 3 MS
- Leah 1 MS
Listed as Bluford, age 13 with his parents. ------------------ "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M6GF-BQN : 18 February 2021), William Mears in entry for George W Mears, 1860.
1860 -Pontotoc Co, MS Census
- 32 923 923 Mears George W. 49 M Farmer 1,800 NC
- 33 923 923 Mears Melinda 50 F Va
- 34 923 923 Mears William 24 M Laborer Tenn
- 35 923 923 Mears Woodson B. 26 M Overseer Tenn
- 36 923 923 Mears James A. 19 M Laborer Miss X
- 37 923 923 Mears Thos. R. 18 M Laborer Miss X
- 38 923 923 Mears Nancy A. 16 F Miss X
- 39 923 923 Mears Lovey A. 14 F Miss X
- 40 923 923 Mears Sear E. 12 F Miss X
- 1 923 923 Mears Melinda F. 10 F Miss X
- 2 923 923 Mears George W., Jr. 6 M Miss X
Listed as William, age 24, unmarried and with his parents.
1870-Burleson Co., Texas, #344-365 AND #344-366
- William T. MEARS33 M Farmer TN
- Lovie A. Mears 22 F MS
- Elizabeth Mears 20 F MS
- Francis Mears 18 F MS
- George E Mears 16 M MS
- George W. PRICE23 M MS
- Nettie A. PRICE 1 F TX
William is age 33, unmarried, with some siblings.
"United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MFF5-4SX : 15 January 2022), George W. Mears in household of William Mears, Burleson, Texas, United States; citing enumeration district , sheet , NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm .
- William Mears 39 MS
- Hannah 29Alabama
Ozella 1 TX George W 14 MS
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with William by comparing test results with other carriers of his ancestors' Y-chromosome or mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with William:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with William by comparing test results with other carriers of his ancestors' Y-chromosome or mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with William:
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~3.12%
Donna (Hamm) Wilson
:
AncestryDNA
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~1.56%
Ann (Jobe) Brown :
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch T023084 [compare], FTDNA kit #453451
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MyHeritage DNA
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~0.78%
Shelley Ott :
23andMe
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~0.78%
Nancy Sas :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A434244 [compare], Ancestry member nancy133
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