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James C. Shearer 1856–1899 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 19 February 1856

Birth Location: Texas

Death Date: 11 February 1899

Death Location: Cypress, Franklin County, Texas, USA

Father:

Mother: Elizabeth Hill

Spouse(s): Ellen Shearer

Children(s): Lector Cowan

James C. Shearer was born in 1856 in Texas, the child of Harrison Shearer And Elizabeth Jane Coots Shearer Hill. In 1880, James C. Shearer resided in Precinct 4 and 5, Franklin, Texas, USA. James C. Shearer married Ellen H Beavers Shearer, and had children including Lector Cowan. James C. Shearer passed away in 1899 in Cypress, Franklin County, Texas, USA.

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Biography

  • James C. Shearer was born in 1856 in Texas, the child of Harrison Shearer And Elizabeth Jane Coots Shearer Hill.
  • In 1880, James C. Shearer resided in Precinct 4 and 5, Franklin, Texas, USA.
  • James C. Shearer married Ellen H Beavers Shearer, and had children including Lector Cowan.
  • James C. Shearer passed away in 1899 in Cypress, Franklin County, Texas, USA.

Immediate Family

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James Shearer's Ancestors

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James Shearer
1856–1899
Birth Place: Texas
Parents
Elizabeth (Jane Coots Shearer) Hill
1836–1889
Arkansas
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Great-Grandparents
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James Shearer's Descendants

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James (C.) Shearer (19 February 1856–11 February 1899) m. Ellen (H. Beavers) Shearer (16 January 1860–8 October 1943)
  1. 1. Lector Cowan 1886–1967

James Shearer's Timeline

3 Records

1856
19 February 1856
Birth of James C. Shearer in Texas
Texas
1880
1880
Age 24
James C. Shearer resided here in Precinct 4 and 5, Franklin, Texas, USA
Precinct 4 and 5, Franklin, Texas, USA
1899
11 February 1899
Age 43
Death of James C. Shearer
None

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 19 February 1856
    Event Place: Texas
    Record Source:
    [1] 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Precinct 4 and 5, Franklin, Texas; Roll: 1304; Family History Film: 1255304; Page: 443B; Enumeration District: 034
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Precinct 4 and 5, Franklin, Texas, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Precinct 4 and 5, Franklin, Texas; Roll: 1304; Family History Film: 1255304; Page: 443B; Enumeration District: 034

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 11 February 1899
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Cypress, Franklin County, Texas, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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