1850 census Rotterdam, Schenectady, NY: Alanson Shear, aged 40, farmer, bp NY; Mary aged 29, bp NY; George aged 5; Cynthia aged 1 -- both born NY; plus a laborer & farmer, both born Germany.
1860 census Rotterdam, Schenectady, NY: Alanson Shear, aged 52, farmer, real estate valued $4,700, personal property $1,000, bp NY; Mary aged 42, bp NY; George aged 15; Sentha aged 12 -- both born NY.
1870 census Hamilton Twp, Butte, CA: Cynthia Fass, aged 20, bp NY. She is living next door to her father, Olancing Sheer, aged 54, farmer, real estate valued $2,000, personal estate $2,000, bp NY; Mary aged 44, bp NY; George aged 26, farmer; Chas. B. aged 8 -- both born NY.-census information courtesy the files of Carolyn Hackett Dowd.
1860 census Rotterdam, Schenectady, NY: Alanson Shear, aged 52, farmer, real estate valued $4,700, personal property $1,000, bp NY; Mary aged 42, bp NY; George aged 15; Sentha aged 12 -- both born NY.
1870 census Hamilton Twp, Butte, CA: Cynthia Fass, aged 20, bp NY. She is living next door to her father, Olancing Sheer, aged 54, farmer, real estate valued $2,000, personal estate $2,000, bp NY; Mary aged 44, bp NY; George aged 26, farmer; Chas. B. aged 8 -- both born NY.-census information courtesy the files of Carolyn Hackett Dowd.
1850 census Rotterdam, Schenectady, NY: Alanson Shear, aged 40, farmer, bp NY; Mary aged 29, bp NY; George aged 5; Cynthia aged 1 -- both born NY; plus a laborer & farmer, both born Germany.
1860 census Rotterdam, Schenectady, NY: Alanson Shear, aged 52, farmer, real estate valued $4,700, personal property $1,000, bp NY; Mary aged 42, bp NY; George aged 15; Sentha aged 12 -- both born NY.
1870 census Hamilton Twp, Butte, CA: Cynthia Fass, aged 20, bp NY. She is living next door to her father, Olancing Sheer, aged 54, farmer, real estate valued $2,000, personal estate $2,000, bp NY; Mary aged 44, bp NY; George aged 26, farmer; Chas. B. aged 8 -- both born NY.-census information courtesy the files of Carolyn Hackett Dowd.
1860 census Rotterdam, Schenectady, NY: Alanson Shear, aged 52, farmer, real estate valued $4,700, personal property $1,000, bp NY; Mary aged 42, bp NY; George aged 15; Sentha aged 12 -- both born NY.
1870 census Hamilton Twp, Butte, CA: Cynthia Fass, aged 20, bp NY. She is living next door to her father, Olancing Sheer, aged 54, farmer, real estate valued $2,000, personal estate $2,000, bp NY; Mary aged 44, bp NY; George aged 26, farmer; Chas. B. aged 8 -- both born NY.-census information courtesy the files of Carolyn Hackett Dowd.
Inscription
ALANSON SHEAR
BORN APRIL 9, 1810, IN DUTCHESS CO. N.Y.
DIED IN CHICO CAL JUNE 15, 1877,
AGED 67 Years 2 Mo's & 6 Days.
The winter of trouble is past,
The storms of affliction are oe'r,
His struggles are ended at last,
And sorrow and death are no more.
Gravesite Details
BENNETT - SHEAR family plot
Family Members
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