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Richard Homer Shearer 1834–1882 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 20 April 1834

Birth Location: Madison County, Kentucky, USA

Death Date: 17 May 1882

Death Location: Madison County, Kentucky, USA

Father: William Shearer

Mother: Nancy Fowler

Spouse(s): Martha Elmore

Children(s): Sally Shearer, William Shearer

Richard Homer Shearer was born in 1834 in Madison County, Kentucky, USA, the child of William Sylvester Shearer And Nancy Fowler. Richard Homer Shearer married Martha Jane Elmore, and had children including Sally Shearer, William Jefferson Shearer. Richard Homer Shearer passed away in 1882 in Madison County, Kentucky, USA.

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Biography

  • Richard Homer Shearer was born in 1834 in Madison County, Kentucky, USA, the child of William Sylvester Shearer And Nancy Fowler.
  • Richard Homer Shearer married Martha Jane Elmore, and had children including Sally Shearer, William Jefferson Shearer.
  • Richard Homer Shearer passed away in 1882 in Madison County, Kentucky, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Shearer
1792–1875
Birth Location: Campbell County, Kentucky, USA
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Nancy Fowler
1793–1854
Birth Location: , Madison, Kentucky, USA
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Spouses(s)

Martha Elmore
1839–1907
Birth Location: Madison, Kentucky, United States
ME

Children(s)

Sally Shearer
1857–1946
Birth Location: Madison County, Kentucky, USA
SS
William Shearer
1865–1931
Birth Location: Madison County, Kentucky, USA
WS

Richard Shearer's Ancestors

Self
Richard Shearer
1834–1882
Birth Place: Madison County, Kentucky, USA
Parents
William Sylvester Shearer
1792–1875
Campbell County, Kentucky, USA
Nancy Fowler
1793–1854
, Madison, Kentucky, USA
Grandparents
Richard (Fowler) I
1756–1817
Prince George's, Maryland, USA
Nancy (Ann) Summers
1757–1838
Saint Johns Parish, Prince Georges, Maryland
Great-Grandparents
Jeremiah Sr
1711–1773
Drucilla Isaac
1723–1810
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas (Ffoueller)
1673–1716
Susannah Iiams
1677–1716
Richard Isaac
1679–1757
Sarah Pottenger
1688–1743

Richard Shearer's Descendants

1.
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Richard (Homer) Shearer (20 April 1834–17 May 1882) m. Martha (Jane) Elmore (9 Sep 1839–25 Feb 1907)
  1. 1. Sally Shearer 1857–1946 m. John (Guess) Perry 1854–1917
    1. 1. George (William) Perry 1892–1949
    2. 2. Margurite (J.) Perry 1893–1953
    3. 3. Elizabeth (Homer) Perry 1897–1978
  2. 2. William (Jefferson) Shearer 1865–1931

Richard Shearer's Timeline

2 Records

1834
20 April 1834
Birth of Richard Homer Shearer in Madison County, Kentucky, USA
Madison County, Kentucky, USA
1882
17 May 1882
Age 48
Death of Richard Homer Shearer in Madison County, Kentucky, USA
Madison County, Kentucky, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 20 April 1834
    Event Place: Madison County, Kentucky, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 17 May 1882
    Event Place: Madison County, Kentucky, USA
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