Bibles: SHEARER Bible Records: Franklin County, PA Contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by Carolyn K. Shearer. cks@pa.net USGENWEB ARCHIVES NOTICE: Printing this file within by non-commercial individuals and libraries is encouraged, as long as all notices and submitter information is included. Any other use, including copying files to other sites requires permission from the submitters PRIOR to uploading to any other sites. We encourage links to the state and county table of contents. http://www.usgwarchives.net/ ____________________________________________________ Bible of Jacob Shearer ­ printed 1815 Philadelphia(?) Inside fly leaf: "Jacob Sheareršs Book was bought May 28, Anno Domini 1819." He was the great great grandfather of Alexander Walker Shearer. The Bible has been passed down to Jacob Frederick, then William McCartney and then to his son Frederick Shearer, all of Franklin County. Bible in possession of Alexander Walker Shearer, 772 Tristan Trail, Chambersburg, PA, in the year 2000. Marriages: Jacob Shearer was married to Agnes Campbell Feb 20th A.D. 1840 Simon M. Bair ws married to Anna M. Shearer January 21 (?- smeared, possibly 31) 1863 Samuel A. Shearer was married to Josephine Shearer January 1st A.D. 1867 Jacob F. Shearer was married to Margaret A. M. McCartney Novmber (sic)18th 1869 George W. Shearer was married to Anna Flickinger ___ 1876. Births: Jacob Shearer was born January first Anno Domini 1801 Catharine Shearer was born June fifth Anno Domini 1802 Polly Shearer was born February 23 Anno Domini 1804 Susanna Shearer was bon February twentieth (crossed out and Œseventeenthš inserted) Anno Domini 1808 Frederick Shearer was born January first Anno Domini 1812 Elias Shearer was born January seventh Anno Domini 1814 Amos A. Shearer was born July seventh Anno Domini 1817 George Shearer was born May 3rd Anno D. 1820 (In a different hand) Elizabeth Shearer was born August 20 A.D. 1823 (Another hand) Maria E B Shearer Born Apr 7 1778 Jacob Shearer born June 19 1774 Agnes Shearer was born August the22 A.D. 1809 (Another hand) Emma Elizabeth Shearer was born June 25th 1868 Agnes Anna Shearer was born June 20, 1871 Annie Belle Shearer (no dates) Births, page two Maria Elizabeth Shearer was born July 18th A.D. 1841 Josephine Shearer was born December 19th A.D. 1842 Anna M Shearer was born November 4th A.D. 1844 Jacob Frederick Shearer was born November 28th A.D. 1848 George W. Shearrer (sic) was born Oct 23rd A.D. 1851 John M. Bair born April the 11, A.D. 1844 Franklin Bair born Oct 28 A.D. 1866 Mary Ellen Bair was born December 1867 (Another name written in pencil in the margin ­ can only read date of 1869) Deaths: Franklin Bair died Oct 30 A.D. 1866 Mary Ellen Bair died January 1869 Deaths, page two (In several hands) Maria B. E. Shearer died Nov 23 1864 Agnes Shearer died January 11 1881 Martha Campbell died April 1881 (In margin ­ 'sisters') Jacob Shearer died Oct 2, 1842 Jacob Shearer departed this life Oct. 5 1867 Aged 66 years, 9 months and 4 days Maria E. Shearer departed this life April 13 A.D. 1875 Jacob Frederick Shearer died January 11, 1913 Margaret Anne Shearer died April 29, 1924 Bible of Mary A. Shearer, grandmother of Alexander Walker Shearer. In his possession May 2000. Inside cover "Mrs. Mary A. Shearer December 25, 1907. (Probably the presentation date.) No date or place of publishing. Family record: Mary Anne Traxler and William McCartney Shearer (Mac) were united by me in Holy Matrimony at the Bridešs Home near Lurgan on 26th day of February in the year of our Lord 1901. In the presence of their immediate families. Signed George Mc. Shearer and Annie E. Traxler. Witnesses Rev W. R. Burkholder, Minister of the Gospel. Records run horizontal across two pages: Name: Place of Birth Date of Birth Date of Marriage Date of Death William Frederick Shearer near Lurgan Feb 8 1902 Aug. 12 1933 Eva May Shearer near Greenvillage Oct 31, 1904 June 6, 1936 Grace Elizabeth Shearer near Pleasant Hall March 10, 1907 Jan 16, 1932 On third page Married Caroline Gail Walker (born) 12-1-01 Married Monroe S. E. Gobrecht Married Harry Troutman (born) 11-28-97 William McCartney Shearer near Willow Hill Aug 20, 1875 Feb 26, 1901 Dec 16, 1947 Mary A. Traxler near Lurgan July 9, 1879 Feb 26, 1901 April 30, 1947 Bottom of first page: "Buried in Otterbein Cemetery" Great, Great Grandparents: Henry Clippinger 3-13-1779 8-8-1859, age 80 yrs, 4 mo, 26 days (and) Elizabeth Kuntz, wife of Henry Clippinger 8-17-1784 5-9-1863, 78-6-23 Great Grandparents of Mother: Daniel Clippinger 3-20-1813 8-3-1877, 57-4-13 (and) Keziah Hoch Clippinger 3-7-1820 1-2-188_ , 66-9-25 Jacob R. Traxler 9-23-1822 3-22-1874, 52-5-27 and Mary J. Skelly, wife of Jacob R. Traxler 1824 12-9-1889, 65-3-10 William Alexander Traxler 1-24-1846 1-26-1901, 55-0-2 and Elizabeth M. Clippinger 4-6-1846 4-25-1917, 71-0-19 married 29 Oct 1868 Bible record ­ provence unknown ­ in papers of Fred. W. Shearer father of Alexander Walker Shearer ­ no cover or title ­ many different hand writings. Births: Jacob Shearer was born January 1st, 1801 "Father" Agnes Shearer was born August 22nd A.D. 1809 "Mother" Jacob F. Shearer was born November 28th A.D. 1848 Margaret A. McCartney wife of Jacob F. Shearer was born January 29, A.D. 1843. Annie Bell Shearer was born March 14th A.D. 1871. William McCartney Shearer, August 20th 1875 Simon Franklin Shearer, June 28th, 1877 George W. Shearer, Dec 25th A.D. 1879 Angas Mary Shearer was Borne Apr 8th 1882(? 1883?) Annie and Samuel Fortnašs children Elmer S. Fortna Grace E. Fortna Francis M. Fortna Births, page two: Wm Mc and Mary Shearer (children) Fred W. Shearer Eva M. Shearer Grace E. Shearer S. Frank and Laura Shearer (children) Jacob F. Shearer, born March 1st, 1918 Margaret A. Shearer, born November 15th, 1920 Frank A. Shearer, born Jul 12, 1923 Laura M. Shearer Born March 1st, 1926 George W. and Evelyne Shearer "No report" Agnes May and Edwin Leidig (children) Margaret E. Leidig Marriages: Jacob F. Shearer was married to Margaret Ann McCartney, November 18th, 1868 A.D. Annie B. Shearer was married to Samuel R. Fortna Jan 30th 1894 Wm Mc. Shearer was married to Mary A. Traxler Feb 26th 1901 S. Frank Shearer was married to Laura A. Brumbaugh Feb 8, 1917 Geo. W. Shearer was married to Evelyne Smith, Dec 9, 1912 Agnes May Shearer was married to Edwin E. Leidig, June 21, 1904. Deaths: Jacob Shearer died October 5th, 1867 Agnas Shearer died Jan. A.D. 1881 Jacob F. Shearer died Jan. 12, 1912. Son. Margaret A. Shearer died April 29, 1924. George W. Shearer died April 19, 1940. Son. F. Frank Shearer died Aug 18, 1954. Son. Wm Mac. Shearer died 12-16-1947 Bible of Christian Shearer and Susan Probst. In possession of Shearer descendent in Lurgan, PA, in 1933. (Copied from data files, NSDAR Library, Washington DC, by Carolyn K. Shearer, 1982) Births Mary Shearer (Shuman) b Jan 7, 1807 William Shearer b Jan 17, 1809 Hannah A. Shearer b Apr 22, 1811 Susannah Shearer b Apr 17, 1813 Susannah Shearer b Nov 21, 1814 Rebecca Shearer (Bergner) b Oct 19, 1817 Catherine Shearer b Jul 13, 1820 Samuel A. Shearer b Mar 30, 1823 Benjamin Shearer b dec 9, 1825 Adaline Shearer (Ruffley) b Jan 18, 1828 Solomon Shearer b Sep 1, 1831 Deaths William Shearer, d Mar 11, 1885, age 77-1-24 Amy Neil Shearer b Mar 12, 1811, d Apr 21, 1898 Samuel Andrew Shearer d Jan 25, 1887, age 65-9-25 Hannah A. Shearer d Jan 30, 1890, age 78-9-8 Adaline Shearer d Jul 1, 1887, age 59-5-13 Samuel Bergner d May 22, 1890, age about 75