Francis Marion Shearer

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Francis Marion Shearer

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Birthplace: Guernsey County, Ohio, United States
Death: Fort Donelson, Tennessee
Place of Burial: Dover, Stewart County, Tennessee, United States
Immediate Family:

Son of John Shearer and Mary Ann Shearer
Husband of Martha Ann Shearer
Father of Thomas C. Shearer; Mary Catherine Rodgers; Warren Marion Shearer and Robert Jay Shearer
Brother of James Shearer; Nicholas Shearer; Martha M. Shearer; Jeremiah Shearer; William David Shearer and 10 others

Managed by: Peggy Ann Jackson
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About Francis Marion Shearer

Francis Marion Shearer was born in Guernsey County, OH in 1835, later moving with his family to Keithsburg, Illinois. In May of 1862 he enlisted at Suez, Illinois, joining Company D, 83rd Infantry of the Illinois Volunteers. After his company was sent to garrison duty at Fort Donelson, he contracted measles and died March 7, 1863, leaving behind his wife Martha Ann (Spence) Shearer and children Robert, Thomas, Mary Catharine and Warren, all of Keithsburg.

Submitted by: Anne Chamness

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Francis Marion Shearer's Timeline

1835
1835
Guernsey County, Ohio, United States
1855
April 23, 1855
Keithsburg, Mercer County, Illinois, United States
1858
October 7, 1858
Mercer County, Illinois, United States
1861
April 7, 1861
Ohio Grove Township, Mercer County, Illinois, United States
1862
October 1, 1862
Seaton, Mercer County, Illinois, United States
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Fort Donelson, Tennessee
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Fort Donelson National Cemetery, Dover, Stewart County, Tennessee, United States