James Edmond Shearer Sr (1824)

Born 1824 in Virginia, United States [uncertain]

Ancestors

Husband of Mary Jane (Legrand) Shearer — married 2 Aug 1854 in Appomattox County, Virginia

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Biography

In the 1850 census James E Shearer (age 25) was in Appomattox, Appomattox, Virginia, United States.^[1]

Censuses, Slave Schedules

In the 1850 census James Shearer Sr was a owner of 17 enslaved people in Appomattox, Appomattox, Virginia, United States.^[2]

In the 1860 census James Shearer was a owner of 21 enslaved people in Appomattox, Virginia, United States.^[3]

Sources

1. ↑ 1850 Census: "United States Census, 1850"
   citing family , NARA microfilm publication (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
   FamilySearch Record: M88L-T8D (accessed 4 June 2023)
   FamilySearch Image: S3HT-DHRS-45F Image number 00334
   James E Shearer (25) in Appomattox, Appomattox, Virginia, United States. Born in Virginia.

   1850 United States Federal Census: Appomattox, Appomattox, Virginia, United States

   Name	Sex	Age	Occupation	Birth Place
   William N Shearer	M	23		Virginia
   Henry B Shearer	M	20		Virginia
   Jonathan C Shearer	M	19		Virginia
   Peter A Shearer	M	16		Virginia
   Mary E Shearer	F	14		Virginia
   Ann M Shearer	F	9		Virginia
   William Shearer	M	48		Virginia
   Harriett Shearer	F	47		Virginia
   James E Shearer	M	25		Virginia

2. ↑ 1850 Census: "United States Census (Slave Schedule), 1850"
   citing Affiliate Publication Number: M432; Line: 15; FHL microfilm: 444973; Record number: 36651;
   FamilySearch Record: HRWJ-ZHT2 (accessed 4 June 2023)
   FamilySearch Image: S3HY-6X3W-SXB Image number 00444
   James Shearer Sr owner in household of James Shearer Sr in Appomattox, Appomattox, Virginia, United States.

   1850 Census: Appomattox, Appomattox, Virginia, United States

   Name	Relation	Sex	Age
   James Shearer Sr	Owner
   	Slave	M	62
   	Slave	F	38
   	Slave	F	30
   	Slave	M	35
   	Slave	F	30
   	Slave	M	11
   	Slave	M	9
   	Slave	M	7
   	Slave	F	3
   	Slave	M	1
   	Slave	M	25
   	Slave	F	20
   	Slave	F	18
   	Slave	M	9
   	Slave	F	3
   	Slave	F	0
   	Slave	F	13

3. ↑ 1860 Census: "United States Census (Slave Schedule), 1860"
   citing Page: 6; Line: 35; FHL microfilm: 000805386; Record number: 466254;
   FamilySearch Record: WKT1-VY2M (accessed 4 June 2023)
   FamilySearch Image: 33S7-9BSF-BYS Image number 00465
   James Shearer owner in household of James Shearer in Appomattox, Virginia, United States.

   1860 Census: Appomattox, Virginia, United States

   Name	Relation	Sex	Age
   James Shearer	Owner
   	Slave	M	70
   	Slave	F	70
   	Slave	F	40
   	Slave	M	35
   	Slave	F	30
   	Slave	M	30
   	Slave	M	25
   	Slave	M	55
   	Slave	M	35
   	Slave	M	25
   	Slave	M	17
   	Slave	M	12
   	Slave	F	10
   	Slave	M	6
   	Slave	M	7
   	Slave	F	5
   	Slave	F	4
   	Slave	F	2
   	Slave	F	0
   	Slave	F	6
   	Slave	F	0

• "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M88L-T8D : 12 April 2016), James E Shearer in household of William Shearer, Appomattox county, part of, Appomattox, Virginia, United States; citing family 191, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).