Generation No. 1

1.  PETER1 SHEARER1 died Jan 1806.  He married CHRISTIANA MARKLE.

More About CHRISTIANA MARKLE:
Fact 1: Was the sister of General Joseph Markle
Fact 2: buried at Stenger Hill, Ft. Loudon, PA with 2nd husband Conrad Stenger

	The children of PETER SHEARER and CHRISTIANA MARKLE were:
2.	i.	JONATHAN2 SHEARER, b. Abt. 1784; d. 1857.
3.	ii.	REBECCA SHEARER, b. 1786, Franklin Co., PA; d. 1859, OH.
4.	iii.	BENJAMIN SHEARER, b. Abt. 1793.
	iv.	SOLOMON SHEARER, m. SUSANNA ?. He lived in Richland Co., OH
	v.	DANIEL SHEARER, m. HANNA STENGER.
	vi.	GEORGE SHEARER, d. 1823, IN.
5.	vii.	PETER SHEARER, b. 04 Sep 1802; d. 24 Aug 1869.
6.	viii.	CHRISTIANA SHEARER, b. 24 Mar 1806; d. 01 Jun 1875.


Generation No. 2

2.  JONATHAN2 SHEARER (PETER1) was born Abt. 1784, and died 1857.  He married ANNA LONGENECKER.

More About JONATHAN SHEARER:
Fact 1: 1848, Bought his father's farm from their mother
Fact 2: (then a widow)
Fact 3: buried in Fairview Cemetary, Mercersburg, PA

More About ANNA LONGENECKER:
Fact 1: buried in Fairview Cemetary, Mercersburg, PA

	Children of JONATHAN SHEARER and ANNA LONGENECKER are:
	i.	PETER3 SHEARER, b. Abt. 1812; d. 1891, buried in Fairview Cemetary, Mercersburg, PA.
	ii.	BARBARA SHEARER, b. Abt. 1814.
	iii.	CHRISTIANA SHEARER, b. Abt. 1816.
	iv.	ELIZABETH SHEARER, b. Abt. 1818.
7.	v.	ANNA SHEARER, b. 14 Jun 1822, Bridgeport, PA; d. 14 Oct 1886.

3.  REBECCA2 SHEARER (PETER1)2 was born 1786 in Franklin Co., PA, and died 1859 in OH.  She 
     married (DANIEL) PAUL GROSSCUP3 1810 in Berks Co., PA, son of PAUL GROSSKOFF and 
     SYBILLA ROTHERMEL.

4.  BENJAMIN2 SHEARER (PETER1) was born Abt. 1793.  He married ELIZABETH ?.


	The children of BENJAMIN SHEARER and ELIZABETH ? were:
	i.	MARY ANN3 SHEARER, b. Abt. 1819.
13.	ii.	GEORGE SHEARER, b. 04 Jun 1821, IN; d. 20 Jul 1899, IN.
	iii.	HARRIET SHEARER, b. Abt. 1823.
	iv.	PETER SHEARER, b. Abt. 1825.
	v.	LEAH SHEARER, b. Abt. 1827.
	vi.	JONATHAN SHEARER, b. Abt. 1829.
	vii.	DANIEL SHEARER, b. Abt. 1831; m. JANE PRICE.
	viii.	ELIZABETH SHEARER, b. Abt. 1833; m. NINEVAH STORM.

5.  PETER2 SHEARER (PETER1) was born 04 Sep 1802, and died 24 Aug 1869.  He married WILLIE 
       ANN (MOLLY) MCVITTY 06 Dec 1826 in Path Valley Presbyterian Curch.

More About PETER SHEARER:
Fact 1: both Peter and Molly are buried in Amberson Cemetery

	The children of PETER SHEARER and WILLIE MCVITTY were:
	i.	JOHAH ELIAS3 SHEARER, b. 23 Aug 1827; d. 21 Apr 1899; m. ELIZABETH VAN SCYOC.
	ii.	JOHN MARKLE SHEARER, b. 26 Aug 1829.
	iii.	MARY ANN SHEARER, b. 06 Sep 1831; d. 11 Jun 1833.
	iv.	ANN ELIZA SHEARER, b. 06 Mar 1835.
	v.	JONATHAN EZRA SHEARER, b. 21 Nov 1841; d. 23 Apr 1863, Civil War.
    Company J., 9th PA Cavalry
	vi.	NOAH HARDIN SHEARER, b. 16 Jul 1846; d. 31 Mar 1865, Civil War near Petersburg, VA.
	vii.	GEORGE MCGINLEY SHEARER, b. 11 Mar 1852.

6.  CHRISTIANA2 SHEARER (PETER1) was born 24 Mar 1806, and died 01 Jun 1875.  She married 
       PETER STENGER, son of CONRAD STENGER and MARIA ROTHERMEL.

	The children of CHRISTIANA SHEARER and PETER STENGER were:
	i.	SAMUEL3 STENGER, b. 17 Aug 1825; d. 26 May 1833.
	ii.	REBECCA STENGER, d. 1832.
	iii.	(DAUGHTER) STENGER, d. 1833, buried in Stenger's Hill Cemetary.
	iv.	HARRIET STENGER, b. 19 Nov 1827.
	v.	MATILDA STENGER.
	vi.	GEORGE M. STENGER, b. 01 Jul 1837.
	vii.	WILLIAM S. STENGER, b. Abt. 1840.
	viii.	MARTHA ANN STENGER, b. Abt. 1844.
	ix.	HANNA MARY STENGER, b. 24 Jul 1848.


Generation No. 3

7.  ANNA3 SHEARER (JONATHAN2, PETER1) was born 14 Jun 1822 in Bridgeport, PA, and died 14 Oct 
       1886.  She married JOSEPH RYDER 1855.

	The children of ANNA SHEARER and JOSEPH RYDER were:
	i.	JONATHAN S.4 RYDER, b. 27 Apr 1856.
	ii.	MARY E. RYDER, b. 02 Jun 1858.
	iii.	ADAM M. RYDER, b. Oct 1860; d. Jan 1863.
	iv.	ANNIE C. RYDER, b. 27 Jun 1863.
	v.	SHERMAN J. RYDER, b. 26 Jan 1865.

8.  PETER D.3 GROSCUP (REBECCA2 SHEARER, PETER1) was born 1811, and died 16 Nov 1843 in 
     Ashland Co., OH.  He married PHEBE STARRETT 10 May 1838 in Richland Co., OH.

9.  ELIZABETH3 GROSCUP (REBECCA2 SHEARER, PETER1) was born Abt. 1814, and died Aug 1868 in 
      Michigan ?.  She married JACOB FRAISE 07 Nov 1844 in Richland Co., OH6, son of GEORGE 
      FRAISE and SUSANAH ?.

10.  CHRISTENA3 GROSCUP (REBECCA2 SHEARER, PETER1) was born 1817, and died 18 May 1844 in 
      Ashland Co., OH.  She married JACOB FRAISE, son of GEORGE FRAISE and SUSANAH ?.
	
11.  BENJAMIN3 GROSCUP (REBECCA2 SHEARER, PETER1)7 was born 15 Sep 1818, and died 1901.  
      He married SUSANNAH BOWMASTER 12 Apr 1842 in Richland Co., OH, daughter of FREDERICK 
      BOWMASTER and CATHERINE MOHLER.

12.  DANIEL3 GROSCUP (REBECCA2 SHEARER, PETER1) was born 1821 in PA, and died 1907 in Winterset,
      IA.  He married (1) FIANNA STOBER. He married (2) ISABEL RYALL 03 Jan 1854 in Ashland Co., OH.

13.  GEORGE3 SHEARER (BENJAMIN2, PETER1) was born 04 Jun 1821 in IN, and died 20 Jul 1899 in IN.  He married ANNA HAMACHER 06 Nov 1848.

More About GEORGE SHEARER:
Fact 1: both George and Anna are buried in
Fact 2: Lexington Cemetary

	Children of GEORGE SHEARER and ANNA HAMACHER are:
	i.	VIRGINIA4 SHEARER, b. 31 Aug 1849.
	ii.	MARY SHEARER, b. 12 Jul 1851.
	iii.	JOHN SHEARER, b. 18 Jul 1853.
	iv.	SAMUEL BENJAMIN SHEARER, b. 26 Nov 1855, Scott Co., IN.
	v.	MARTHA SHEARER, b. 08 Nov 1857.
	vi.	FLORIDA SHEARER, b. 09 Feb 1860.
	vii.	SARA ALICE SHEARER, b. 10 Aug 1862.
	viii.	ELLA SHEARER, b. 10 Mar 1865.
	ix.	ROZELLA SHEARER, b. 04 Apr 1873.


Endnotes and Acknowledgements

1.  Clemence L. Shearer, The SnyderShearer Connection,  (5225 N. American Street, Philadelphia,
      PA 19120 - December 1991).
2.  History of Ashland Co., OH, by George William Hill, MD, 395, Rebecca Shearer was born in 
      Franklin Co., PA in 1786 and died in 1859.Paul and Rebecca were married in 1810.
3.  Joseph A. Meiser, Jr. B.S., Ph.D., Rothermel Families in America,  (For the Rothermel Family 
      Association, Harrowood Books, 1989), provided date of birth.
4.  Carmen Coleman Keys, for sending the above excerpted pages on this family.

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