Peter Shearer

1836 - 1898  (62 years)

• Name	Peter Shearer
  Born	16 Sep 1836	Perry County, Pennsylvania
  Gender	Male
  Died	26 Nov 1898	Rossville, Shawnee County, Kansas
  Buried	28 Nov 1898	Rossville Cemetery, Rossville, Shawnee County, Kansas
  Person ID	I2051	Rossville
  Last Modified	19 Nov 2019

  
  

  Father	Jacob Shearer, Sr.,   d. 30 Apr 1878
  Mother	Frances Shearer,   d. 28 Aug 1892
  Family ID	F2340	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Medora McCarty Ackley Shearer,   b. 18 Jul 1843, Carrying Place Murry, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 16 Jan 1919, Rossville, Shawnee County, Kansas  (Age 75 years)
  Married	10 Jan 1866
  Children	1. Medora Etta Shearer Bond,   b. 23 May 1870, Port Huron, St. Clair County, Michigan ,   d. 27 Jun 1937, Rossville, Shawnee County, Kansas  (Age 67 years) + 2. Elida May Shearer Bond,   b. 22 Aug 1873, Port Huron, St. Clair County, Michigan ,   d. 16 Jun 1937, Rossville, Shawnee County, Kansas  (Age 63 years)   3. Florence Shearer
  Last Modified	1 Nov 2017 13:03:28
  Family ID	F530	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Documents

  Obituary- Shearer, Peter Death of Peter Shearer. Mr. Peter Shearer, an old resident and business man of Rossville, was buried from the M.E. church, Monday, Nov. 28th, 1898, under the tender auspices of the A.O.U.W., of which he was a charter member. The deceased had been sick for nearly a year, but had been confined to his bed only a few weeks prior to his death. The remains were followed to the cemetery by a large number of sorrowing friends who realized the loss from this community of a kind neighbor, a good citizen and an upright business man. Th funeral sermon was preached by Dr. Fisher, who chose as his text these words: "The righteous hath hope in his death." The church was filled with sorrowing friends who met there to pay their last tribute to one of their most beloved citizens. Peter Shearer was happily converted and joined the M.E. church March 1st, 1896, and was received into full membership by Dr. Fisher, the present pastor, Nov. 22nd, 1896. Being a thorough christian his hope was fixed upon the eternity beyond, where there will be no sorrow. [Prayer] Peter Shearer was born in Perry Co., Penn., Sept. 16th, 1836, and died in Rossville, Kas., Nov. 26th, 1898. He was married to his now bereft widow January 10th, 1868. Of this union three children were born, two of whom survive him to comfort the sorrowing mother. He leaves one sister and one brother--Mrs. M.L. Cless and Mr. Jacob Shearer- to mourn his death. [From The Rossville Times, December 1, 1898]