Sylvanus
Shearer
Born in Kentucky
Ancestors 
Son of Pleasant Willis Shearer
and Margaret E Kimbrell
Brother of
John Shearer, Lucy Patsy Shearer, Cassandra Jane Shearer, Joseph Shearer, Willis Shearer, Margaret Shearer, Sally A (Shearer) Sims, Samuel Shearer, Bob Shearer, Della Shearer, John Garfield Shearer, Fred Shearer and Oliver Shearer
Husband of
Mary Bell (Abrams) Shearer
— married
[date unknown] [location unknown]
Descendants 
Father of
Ellis Shearer and Sudie Shearer
Died
at age 58
in Kentucky
Profile last modified
| Created 28 Nov 2010
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Biography
Also known as Sylvanus. Farmer; Son of Pleasant Willis and Margaret (Kimbrell) Shearer; Brother of John, Lucy, Cassandra, Joseph, Willis, Margaret, Sallie, Samuel, Bob, Della, John, Fred, Oliver; husband of Mary Bell (Abrams) Shearer; father of Lena, Ellis, Lydia, Willie, Sudie Shearer.
Sources
- "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MCZD-TST : accessed 18 July 2015), Sylvanus R Shearer in household of Willis Shearer, Glade, Madison, Kentucky.
- "United States Census, 1910," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M26R-KLL : accessed 1 May 2015), Sil Shearer, Scaffold Cane, Rockcastle, Kentucky
- "United States Census, 1920," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MHLT-M13 : accessed 1 May 2015), Sill Shearer, Coyle, Jackson, Kentucky
- Find A Grave: Memorial #5191729
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Sylvanus by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's 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 Sylvanus:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Sylvanus by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's 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 Sylvanus:
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~3.12%
Rand Walden
:
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member randwalden
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~1.56%
John Monteverdi :
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Martha (Chrisman) Riley
Martha (Chrisman) Riley
Shearer-988 and Shearer-231 appear to represent the same person because: Same death date and same wife and parents. The birth year is different. I got my birth information from the cemetery, but it could be wrong, of course!
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by Martha (Chrisman) Riley
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