Shearer Adam Sr.

Notes:

Adam Shearer Sr. Came to America some time Between 1840-1850. He had two children Adam and Mary. He was in the New York State Militia. Adam Scherrer Co. A, 56th N.Y. National Guard, Adam Sherrer Co. A, 84th N.Y.S.M. Infantry, and Adam Scherer Co. H, 52nd N.Y. National Guard.

After the war he Moved his family to Monroe County, WI, sometime between 1884 and 1866.

Then they moved to Eau Claire, where his daughter states in a letter to the War Department that Adam purchased a saloon on Water Street (now occupied by Mc Donalds) in Eau Claire from L. L. Lancaster & Sarah P. Lancaster (Lot 14 in Block 23) for $400.00, on September 26, 1866. They owned the saloon for about 2 years.

Later they bought a farm in the Town of Union, Eau Claire,( on HWY 12 just outside of Eau Claire.) (Now owned by Menard's) where they lived for the rest of their lives.

Birth:
1821/1822

Family/Spouse: Shearer Mary. Mary was born about 1820 in Germany; died on 12 Jan 1889 in RR# 2 Twn Union, Eau Claire, WI, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Shearer Mary was born on 10 May 1852 in Brooklyn, New York, NY, USA; died on 11 Oct 1929 in RR# 2 Twn Union, Eau Claire, WI, USA; was buried in Lake View Cmtry, Eau Claire, WI, USA.
2. Shearer Adam Jr. was born in 1856 in Brooklyn, NY, USA; died on 11 Dec 1886 in Twn Spring Brook, Dunn County, WI, USA; was buried in Iron Creek Cmtry, Twn Spring Brook, WI, USA.