Doug - I, too, am interested in knowing if SHEARER's changed to SHERER, or vice versa. My grandmother Grace Pearl Muckley married Willard SHERER. He died at age 33, about 1917-18. They were married about 1905-06. I know nothing about him. They lived in Canton (Stark) OH - my hometown for 35 years. (Actually, it is still my hometown! Wish I were back there !!) Until just recently - last few years - I had the understanding that grandmother's name was SHEARER. Only on finding some old info when my mother died in 1996, did I find for sure that it was spelled SHERER. Perhaps there was spelling both ways which caused me to think earlier that the spelling was SHEARER. I would be interested in anything you learn. Thanks ! Wendell Way - Kennesaw, GA ----- Original Message ----- From: Doug Garber <dmgarber@carolina.net> To: <OHSTARK-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, February 01, 2000 9:56 AM Subject: Re: [OHSTARK] SHEARER/KEEFER/CLARK/BOWMAN > Hi Justin, > Is SHERER the same as SHEARER? If so, I have Jane SHERER b 25 Dec 1803 in PA, d. 28 May 1885 who married Francis HENRY abt 1820 in Washington Co., PA or what is now Poland, Mahoning Co., OH. Jane and Francis were my 2nd great grandparents. I can never find anything on Jane when I search -- now I'm going to try SHEARER. > > Doug Garber > > At 08:46 PM 1/31/00 +0000, Justin T. Long wrote: > >I'm seeking any info on the families of John SHEARER, who married Elizabeth > >KEEFER and Jacob CLARK, who married Susanna BOWMAN. John SHEARER, Jacob > >CLARK, and Susanna BOWMAN were all born in Pennsylvania. James SHEARER, son > >of the first couple, married Hettie CLARK, dau. of the second couple, and > >they moved to Kosciusko County, IN. They are my g-g-grandparents. > > > >Is anyone from Stark Co., Ohio, working on any of these families? > > > >Justin Long > >Monroe, Georgia, U.S.A. > > ---------- > GERBER/GARBER (Switz > Berks Co., PA > Somerset Co., PA > Holmes Co., OH > Tuscarawas Co., OH > Stark Co., OH > Geauga Co., OH > HOPKINS (Essex, England > MA > CT > VT > NY > Licking Co., OH > Geauga Co., OH) MCCOLLUM (Atlantic Co., NJ > Clermont Co., OH > Bracken Co., KY > Mahoning Co., OH) > HENRY ( Washington Co., PA > Mahoning Co., OH > Ashtabula Co., OH > Mahoning Co., OH) >