Absalom
Shearer
Born in Madison, Kentucky, United States
Ancestors 
Son of Matthew Shearer
and Hannah (Massie) Shearer
Brother of
William Sylvester Shearer, Hiram Shearer, Caleb Shearer, James Shearer, Samuel Shearer, Fanny (Shearer) Woodward, Willis Shearer, Celia Shearer, Miriam Shearer, Raymond Hansford Shearer, Sylvanus Burr Shearer, Simeon Shearer and Simeon Shearer
Husband of
Susan Larimore
— married
27 Sep 1850 in Madison County, Kentucky
Husband of
Rachel Huguely
— married
25 Nov 1856 [location unknown]
Husband of
Maggie Huguely Baxter
— married
16 Sep 1880 [location unknown]
Descendants 
Father of
Jacob Huguely Shearer, Matthew Shearer, Flora Alice Shearer, Mollie Lee Shearer, Caleb Massie Shearer, William Shearer, Maggie N Shearer, Hallie Katherine Shearer, Abbey Rachel (Shearer) Sappington, John D Harris Shearer, Susan Katherine Shearer, Huguely Shearer, Mary Harding Shearer and Minnie Hodgkin Shearer
Died
at age 75
in Madison, Kentucky, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 28 Nov 2010
This page has been accessed 308 times.
Biography
This person was created through the import of Family.ged on 28 November 2010.
Burial
- Burial:
- Place: Matthew Shearer Cemetery, Madison County, Kentucky, USA[1]
Sources
- ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 15 October 2020), memorial page for Absalom Shearer (28 Jan 1824–18 Mar 1900), Find A Grave: Memorial #99172608, citing Matthew Shearer Cemetery, Madison County, Kentucky, USA ; Maintained by Mary (contributor 46536583) .
- "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M656-MBQ : 4 April 2020), Absolom Shearer in household of Martha Shearer, Madison county, part of, Madison, Kentucky, United States; citing family 53, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
- "Kentucky, County Marriages, 1797-1954," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V5Z8-RJP : 17 May 2018), Absalom Shearer and Susan Saninoro, 27 Sep 1850; citing Marriage, Madison, Kentucky, United States, various county clerks and county courts, Kentucky; FHL microfilm 183,315.
- "Kentucky Marriages, 1785-1979", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F4HD-63N : 12 January 2020), James Absalom Shearer, 1850.
- "Kentucky Marriages, 1785-1979", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FWT9-3JN : 12 January 2020), James Absalom Shearer, 1850.
- "Kentucky, County Marriages, 1797-1954," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V659-RCB : 17 May 2018), Abraham Shearer and Rachel J Huguely, 24 Nov 1856; citing Marriage, Madison, Kentucky, United States, various county clerks and county courts, Kentucky; FHL microfilm 183,316.
- "Kentucky Marriages, 1785-1979", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F4HZ-F5N : 12 January 2020), Absolom Shearer, 1856.
- "Kentucky Marriages, 1785-1979", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FWRV-45Q : 12 January 2020), Absolom Shearer, 1856.
- "Kentucky Births and Christenings, 1839-1960", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FWJC-R3R : 14 January 2020), Ab Shearer in entry for Jacob Shearer, 1857.
- "Kentucky Births and Christenings, 1839-1960", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FWJC-GHF : 14 January 2020), Absolom Shearer in entry for Shearer, 1859.
- "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MZB2-R8G : 19 March 2020), Ab Shearer, 1860.
- "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MCZD-JJT : 7 September 2017), Abslum Shearer, Union, Madison, Kentucky, United States; citing enumeration district ED 73, sheet 426B, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm 1,254,431.
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Absalom 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 Absalom:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Absalom 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 Absalom:
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~1.56%
John Monteverdi
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~0.78%
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