Wayne County MI Archives Cemeteries.....Shearer Cemetery ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/mi/mifiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Garry Packard June 21, 2011 4:00 pm File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/mi/wayne/cemeteries/shearer.txt Shearer Cemetery 45452 North Territorial Road Plymouth, Michigan Version 08/14/2010 This Plymouth Township Cemetery, was established in 1832 by John Tibbits. The Cemetery is now abandoned and overgrown with brush, and is no longer performing active burials. Although the name is Shearer and there are members of the Shearer family buried here, they were not the only families located on this site. Apparently because of the condition of this cemetery, most remains were removed and re-interred to Riverside Cemetery in Plymouth, Mi. Bibliography: 1. “Plymouth Mail” local newspaper obituaries and articles by Sam Hudson; September 16, 1887 to 1915 2. “Sarah Ann Cochrane Chapter, Daughters of the American Revolution” original cemetery transcriptions; June 18, 1956; Plymouth Historical Museum; Shelf 25 Box 1; Reg. 14 Folder 3 3. “Shearer Cemetery, Plymouth, Township, Wayne County Michigan”; original tombstone transcriptions; Arthur Booth, Dearborn Society for Genealogical Research; June 1960; Plymouth Historical Museum; Shelf 25, Box 1, Reg 14, Folder 3 4. “Pioneer Society of Michigan”; early Plymouth, Mi. pioneers; undated; pages 407 and 408; Plymouth Historical Museum; Shelf 25 Box 1; Reg. 14 Folder 3 Burials: Angel Elizabeth, "aged 38yrs" died May 4, 1864 Angell Abbey, "daughter of Jeremiah and Ruth Angell" died August 12, 1850 "age 29yrs" Angell Frankie Smith, "son of Jeremiah", died January 14, 1838 "age 2yrs 6mo." Angell Horace Willis, "son of Horace and Lydia J. Angell" died September 26, 1849 Angell Jeremiah died Sept 23, 1846 Aged 65yr Angell Ruth, "wife of Jeremiah" born 1789 died August 24, 1849 "aged 60yrs 9 mo." Angell Smith S., born 1896 died January 11, 1898 age 2yr Baker Daniel S, born May 10, 1814 died July 17, 1858 "aged 44yrs 2mo 7dys" Son of William & Mariah Snyder Baker – Trans. to Riverside Baker Frances A., "daughter of Valentine and Deborah Baker" died February 6, 1860 "in his 21st year of age" Barlow Elizabeth, "daughter of George and Mary Barlow" died March 28, 1845 "age 16yrs 8mths 16dys" Blackmar Celestia, "daughter of Wm. & L. Blackmar" born 1844 died June 16, 1851 "aged 7yrs 2 mo." Blackmar William, born 1807 died March 17, 1862 "aged 55yrs 8mo. 17da." Butler Lydia, "wife of William Butler" died January 22, 1855 "aged 75yrs" Butler William, born 1774 died October 15, 1839 "aged 65 yrs" Gilk M., born 1772 died August 26, 1850 "aged 78 yrs 8 mo. 12 da." Johnson Harriet, born 1854, "daughter of J.L. & Rosanne Johnson" died April 3, 1864 "aged 10yrs 3mo." (verified 1860 Census) Johnson Jerome T., died December 10, 1886 "aged 44 yrs" **tombstone in Plymouth Historical Museum – son of Rosanne Johnson (verified 1860 census) Johnson John L., died June 22, 1853 "aged 39 yrs 11 da." Lee Amanda S. (Ward), "wife of Martin Lee" born June 14, 1803 died December 10, 1839 "age 36 yrs 6mo 4da" Lee Anna M., "daughter of George and Catherine Lee", born August 20, 1867, died January 10, 1879 "aged 11yr 4 mo. 21 da." Lee Horatio, *nothing more* Lee Martha, died March 12, 1879 age 69yr 8mo 5 da. "wife of Martin Lee" Note: tombstone still in Shearer Cemetery Lee Martin, born March 31, 1801, died April 5, 1843 "age 42yrs 6 da." Lee Walter, "son of George & Catherine Lee" died Aug 23, 1870 "age 1yr" Leegborn Annam, born 1868, died January 10, 1879, age 11yr., daughter of G. and C. Leegborn Lyon Miles, "49th year of age" born 1790 died August 26, 1839 Mathews David W., * Battery F. 1st Mich. Light Artillery * *nothing more* - Civil War Miller Christianna D., "wife of William Miller" born 1829 died April 20, 1866 "aged 37 yrs" Myers Daniel, born 1836 died May 4, 1866 "aged 30 yrs 4 mo. 20 da." Palmer Edith (Main), born 1842, died 1886 "age 44 yr." Purdy Elizabeth Hathaway, "wife of James Purdy" born February 6, 1789 "Morristown, NJ" died October 13, 1840 "aged 51 yrs" Sayrs Mary J. daughter of J.S. Sayrs died May 11, 1848; Aged 1yr 5m 20da Shearer Betsey A., "daughter of Jonathan and Christiana Shearer" born 1835 died May 15, 1857 "age 22yrs" Shearer Christiana, "wife of Jonathan Shearer" born in Newport, Rhode Island, died April 9, 1869 "age 73yrs 9 mo." Shearer "Infant Son of Jonathan and Christiana Shearer", died May 1838 "aged 4 da." Shearer Jonathan, born August 23, 1796, died September 26, 1881 "son of William Shearer and Elizabeth (Morton) Shearer) – State Senator Shearer Joseph, born May 19, 1832 in Pittsfield, Mass., died April 17, 1915 age 83yr, Husband of Harriet Serviss - son of Jonathan and Christiana Shearer - obituary available Tibbits Hiram Jarome, died August 23, 1832 "aged 9 yrs 10 mo." Note: Tombstone still in Shearer Cemetery Tibbits John, born 1783 died August 24, 1860 "aged 77yrs 3mths 21dys" husband of Rhode Tibbits Tibbits Maryette, "daughter of J.S. & C.O. Tibbits" died October 10, 1854 "age 3yrs 4mo. 13da." Tibbits Hobe R., "wife of John Tibbits" born 1783 died October 3, 1856 "age 73yrs 3mo. 23da." Unknown ; died 1868