Sarah
Ann
Mercer
Born [location unknown]
Daughter of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Wife of
Adam Napoleon Shearer
— married
25 Jan 1841 [location unknown]
Descendants 
Mother of
Francis Marion Shearer
Died
at age 84
[location unknown]
Profile last modified
| Created 5 Jan 2014
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Biography
Sarah Ann Mercer was born on 20 Nov 1818.
Sarah (22) and Adam Napoleon Shearer (21) were married on 25 Jan 1841. Adam was born on 7 Mar 1819. He was the son of Daniel B. Shearer and Margaret (Vickery) Shearer.
Sarah died on 25 Jul 1903, aged 84 and is buried in the Shearer Valley Cemetery. [1]
Sources
- ↑ Burial: "Find A Grave Index"
citing record ID 54157881, Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com
FamilySearch Record: QVKB-GN6D (accessed 20 November 2023)
Find A Grave: Memorial #54157881
Sarah Ann Mercer Shearer burial (died on 25 Jul 1903) in Shearer Valley, Wayne, Kentucky, United States of America. Born on 20 Nov 1818.
- Marriage: "Kentucky, County Marriages, 1797-1954"
citing Digital film/folder number: 005773126; FHL microfilm: 000591550; Image number: 261
FamilySearch Record: QKJ3-9MZN (accessed 20 November 2023)
FamilySearch Image: 3QS7-893Y-B5J4
Sarah Ann Mercer marriage to Adam N Shearer on 25 Jan 1841 in Wayne, Kentucky, United States. - 1850 Census: "United States Census, 1850"
citing Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Affiliate Publication Number: M432; Line: 16; Digital film/folder number: 004192511; FHL microfilm: 442989; Image number: 354; Packet letter: A; Indexing batch: N01103-2
FamilySearch Record: M65P-255 (accessed 20 November 2023)
FamilySearch Image: S3HT-DZ1B-88
Sarah Shearer (32) in Wayne, Kentucky, United States. Born in Kentucky. - 1860 Census: "United States Census, 1860"
citing Page: 159; Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Affiliate Publication Number: M653; Digital film/folder number: 005169981; FHL microfilm: 803399; Image number: 387; Packet letter: A; Indexing batch: N01724-7
FamilySearch Record: MZB1-J7R (accessed 20 November 2023)
FamilySearch Image: 33SQ-GB9J-S1PF
Sallie Ann Shearer (41) in Wayne, Kentucky, United States. Born in Kentucky. - 1870 Census: "United States Census, 1870"
citing Page: 32; Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Affiliate Publication Number: M593; Line: 23; Digital film/folder number: 004269404_001_M9CF-WZ5; FHL microfilm: 000552002; Image number: 106; Packet letter: A; Indexing batch: N01521-9
FamilySearch Record: MX44-GTZ (accessed 20 November 2023)
FamilySearch Image: S3HT-68NT-71
Sarah Shearer (51) in Susie, Wayne, Kentucky, United States. Born in Kentucky. - 1880 Census: "United States Census, 1880"
citing Volume: 1; Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Affiliate Publication Number: T9; Affiliate Line Number: 00029; Digital film/folder number: 005160705; FHL microfilm: 1254445; Image number: 647; Sheet number: 522; Sheet letter: A
FamilySearch Record: MC8S-68Y (accessed 20 November 2023)
FamilySearch Image: 33SQ-GYBD-CFN
Sarah A Shearer (61), wife, Keeping House, in household of Adam N. Shearer (61) in Susie, Wayne, Kentucky, United States. Born in Kentucky, United States. - 1900 Census: "United States Census, 1900"
citing Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Affiliate Publication Number: T623; Line: 85; Digital film/folder number: 004118942; FHL microfilm: 1240554; Image number: 395; Sheet number: 1; Sheet letter: B; Packet letter: A; Indexing batch: N00787-4
FamilySearch Record: M9C7-BMB (accessed 20 November 2023)
FamilySearch Image: S3HT-6Q87-1QR
Sarrah Shearer (82), widowed head of household in Magisterial District 2, Wayne, Kentucky, United States. Born in Kentucky.
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Sarah by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Sarah:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Sarah by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Sarah:
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~6.25%
Linda (Shearer) Murtaugh
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