Abraham Shearer b. Between 1774 and 1779 Ashe County, North Carolina, United States d. 21 Mar 1828 Miami County, Ohio, United States: Tangled Roots

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Name	Abraham Shearer
Born	Between 1774 and 1779	Ashe County, North Carolina, United States [1]
Gender	Male
Died	21 Mar 1828	Miami County, Ohio, United States
Person ID	I4675	TangledRoots
Last Modified	23 Dec 2016

Family Hannah Byrket, b. 1776, North Carolina, British Colonial America , d. 1831, Miami County, Ohio, United States (Age 55 years)

Married 1801 North Carolina, United States [2]

Children

	1. Elizabeth Shearer, b. 23 May 1822, Virginia, United States , d. 29 Mar 1867 (Age 44 years)
	2. Eli Shearer, b. 17 Dec 1805, Ashe County, North Carolina, United States , d. 12 Jan 1881, Union Township, Miami County, Ohio, United States (Age 75 years)

Last Modified 16 Jan 2022

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...The Shearers that came to Miami County Ohio were German immigrants who left Germany due to religious persecution. They were members of the German Baptist Church. In the year 1813 the first member of the family to arrive was Abraham Shearer who was born circa 1779 in Ashe County, North Carolina. He was the son of Christian & Sarah Shearer. Abraham married Hannah Brykett in North Carolina in 1801. Hannah was born 1791 and she died in Miami County in 1831. Abraham and Hannah were the parents of twelve children who all grew to adulthood. They were Absalom who married Mary Ann Krise, Eli who married Matilda Fouts and Rebecca Kinsey Pfoutz, Mary who married John Spencer, Susan married Leroy Miller, Andrew married Catherine Byrkett, Violet married Thomas Burns (no heirs), John died about 16 years old, Philip married Catherine Knife, Martin married Sarah A. Knight, Elizabeth married James Honeyman, Hughey married Elizabeth Slippy and Rebecca married Absalom Hyre.
...Abraham and his family built their home on the east side of the Stillwater River in Union Township in Miami County. Abrahm was a farmer and a cooper. There was a terrible accident on the river in 1828 jus south of West Milton near what is now the Prairie Ford Bridge and east of the old Pigeye school house. Abraham and six other persons were in a canoe attempting to cross the rain swollen river when the boat capsized and Abraham and his son Absalom drowned. at the estate sale all the items that were sold totaled $17.89.
...Eli Shearer was the second son of Abraham and after the death of his father and brother was the head of the household. He was born December 18, 1806 in North Carolina. He was a wheelwright by trade. On May 8, 1826, he was wed to Matilda Fouts who was born april 20, 1807. they were the parents of Henry, Davis, Abijah, Ann Titus, Susannah, John & Elizabeth and a child who died in infancy. Matilda Shearer died January 2, 1844 and is buried in the old Vore Cemetery.
...After the death of his first wife Matilda, Eli married the widow of Jesse Pfoutz, Rebecca Kinsey Pfoutz on September 22, 1845. She was the mother of three children. the family now consisted of eleven children and four more children were added to this union: Oliver B, Alvin, Cornelius and Emma.
...Eli was a man who in addition to his family took a great interest in his church. He was a deacon. He was on the committee which helped form the Middle District Church which was organized from the Hickory Grove Church on the East and Salem church on West and lies in Miami & Montgomery Counties between Miami & Stillwater Rivers and included the villages of Tippecanoe, Vandalia, Chambersburg, Ginghamsburg & Fidelity. The committee met on August 12, 1876 and formed the new organization with two ministers Samuel Coppock & Oliver F. Yount with Eli Shearer the ony deacon. Until the new church building was completed the group met in the Old Unon Church and had services every two weeks. The Middle District Church was copleted in November and on December 2, 1877 was dedicated. Eli was a large man who in his later years had snow white hair and a full white beard. In his will he chose the headstone he wanted placed on his grave. It was style #50 and was of italian marble and cost $30.00. Eli passed away January 12, 1881 aged 75 years, 25 days. He is buried in the old Vore Cemetery. the total cost of his burial cas & funeral was $47.00. His property inventory value was $285.24. (Source: Miami County Historical & Genealogical Society; typed and indexed by Lois J. Fair, "Miami County Family Histories Tired Iron book", (Ohio Genealogical Society. Miami County Historical & Genealogical Society, c2006 ), pg. 206)