Douglas Charles Richardson
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Samuel McConnell Shearer was born Dec 1836 in Ohio. | Samuel McConnell Shearer was born Dec 1836 in Ohio. | ||
| − | As a young man he came to San Juan Bautista, a tiny place in [[Monterey County, California]], applied and was accepted as a teacher. While there he married Miss | + | As a young man he came to San Juan Bautista, a tiny place in [[Monterey County, California]], applied and was accepted as a teacher. While a resident there he married on [[Jul 31]], 1862 at Trinity Church in San Jose, [[Santa Clara County, California]] to Miss Climena C French and they had two surviving children: Edwin and Grace. His first wife died by 1877. |
Now Superintendent of Schools for Monterey County, California, he married secondly to Martha Young (b 1844) a native of Hancock County, Virginia (now West Virginia), and they had at least two more surviving children: Laura and William. | Now Superintendent of Schools for Monterey County, California, he married secondly to Martha Young (b 1844) a native of Hancock County, Virginia (now West Virginia), and they had at least two more surviving children: Laura and William. | ||
Samuel died between 1900 and 1910 possibly in Alisal Township, Monterey County where he was living in 1900. | Samuel died between 1900 and 1910 possibly in Alisal Township, Monterey County where he was living in 1900. | ||
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| + | ===Primary documents=== | ||
| + | *[http://www.calarchives4u.com/church/trin-sec4.htm Trinity Church, San Jose, California: Advent, 1860, to Easter, 1903. San Jose, Calif.: Trinity Parish Guild, 1903. reproduced at calarchives4u.com] showing : "1862 July 31 Samuel M. Shearer-Climena C. French" | ||
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