Mears, Benjamin L.

1827 - 1869  (42 years)

• Name	Mears, Benjamin L.
  Birth	7 Apr 1827	Kentucky   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  Reference Number	MEAR.B002
  _FGRAVE	90277901
  Death	30 Dec 1869  [1, 2]
  Burial	Corley Cemetery, Shelby County, Illinois   [1, 2]
  		Headstone, Mears, Benjamin L.
  Person ID	I14594	Carl Wayne Gray Research | Mears - Spurgeon William M. 'Uncle Billy' Mears and Cynthia Ann Spurgeon Descendants
  Last Modified	18 Feb 2021

  
  

  Father	Mears, William M. 'Uncle Billy',   b. 7 Dec 1802, Lewis County, Kentucky d. 15 Feb 1882, Shelby County, Illinois (Age 79 years)
  Mother	Spurgeon, Cynthia Ann,   b. 7 Jul 1812, Kentucky d. 2 Feb 1897, Shelby County, Illinois (Age 84 years)
  Marriage	30 Oct 1827	Fayette County, Indiana   [3]
  Age at Marriage	He : 24 years and 10 months - She : 15 years and 3 months.
  Family ID	F6757	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	McCoy, Mariah C.,   b. 1826, Ohio d. 15 Mar 1880, Eureka, Greenwood County, Kansas (Age 54 years)
  Children	+ 1. Mears, Oliver,   b. 12 Nov 1846, Putnam County, Indiana d. 29 Mar 1917, Coyle, Logan County, Oklahoma (Age 70 years)   2. Mears, Synthia,   b. 1848, Indiana   3. Mears, Lewis Matthew,   b. 1851, Shelby County, Illinois   4. Mears, Levi Franklin 'Levie',   b. 24 Feb 1853, Shelby County, Illinois d. 19 Mar 1864 (Age 11 years) + 5. Mears, Harrison Cheathum,   b. 28 Oct 1855, Shelby County, Illinois d. 14 Aug 1926, Jones, Oklahoma County, Oklahoma (Age 70 years)   6. Mears, Mary Pornetti,   b. 10 Sep 1858, Shelby County, Illinois d. 18 May 1944 (Age 85 years)   7. Mears, Infant,   b. 25 Jul 1860, Shelby County, Illinois d. 27 Jul 1860, Shelby County, Illinois (Age 0 years)   8. Mears, Rebecca Emeline,   b. Apr 1864   d. 27 May 1904 (Age 40 years)
  Family ID	F6768	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	31 Jan 2023

  
  

  Family 2	Johnson, M.A.
  Family ID	F6769	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	31 Jan 2023

  
  

  Family 3	McCoy, Mariah C.,   b. 1826, Ohio d. 15 Mar 1880, Eureka, Greenwood County, Kansas (Age 54 years)
  Family ID	F6770	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	31 Jan 2023

  
  

• Sources

  [S3797] http://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, Mears, J. W. F., (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/90277274/james-w_p_-mears), none. (Reliability: 2). [S210] Maglone, Barbara Jean (Mears), Maglone Gedcom, (Maglone, Barbara Jean (Mears), "Maglone,", 23 March 2001., . Revised 05 May 2006), none. (Reliability: 2). [S3794] http://www.findagrave.com, Obituary, Spurgeon, Cynthia Ann, (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/67105719/cynthia-ann-mears), none. (Reliability: 2).