Payette County ID Archives Obituaries.....Shearer, James A. 1904 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/id/idfiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Cheryl Hanson ihansonb@fmtc.com December 5, 2005, 3:58 pm Payette Independent 12-9-1904 Payette Independent Payette, Idaho Friday, December 9, 1904 James Shearer James Shearer, our beloved friend and neighbor, departed this life December 1, 1904, at 12:30 p.m. Here in his own home he was a man lived and honored by all who knew him. He was born on Little Harshaw farm, near Glasgow, Scotland, February 19, 1848, where he lived until his marriage to Jeanette Lang, May 20, 1870. Four days after their marriage they left their native land and came to the United States of America and located on a farm near Frankfort, Kans., in the month of September, 1870. In the year 1893 Mr. Shearer was elected state senator for the term of four years which he served with great credit. In the month of March, 1900, he came with his family to Idaho and located on the farm where he died. He leaves a wife, two sons and three daughters. The sons are Alfred J. Shearer and Hugh R. Shearer and the daughters are May M., Jeanette L. and Myrtle A. Shearer. Two brothers and two sisters of the deceased, residing in Kansas, survive him. He became a member of the Presbyterian church in Scotland when about 19 years of age. He was a man loved and respected for his sterling character, always the same kind and obliging neighbor. The funeral service was conducted at the home of the deceased by the Rev. J. J. Davy Sunday morning, at 10 o'clock, a large number of friends and neighbors being present. At Riverside cemetery, where the remains were laid to rest, ritualistic exercises were conducted by Washoe Lodge No. 28 A. F. and A. M., of which deceased was a member. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/id/payette/obits/s/shearer131nob.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.net/idfiles/ File size: 2.2 Kb