Samuel ELLIS [Parents] was born on 16 Apr 1760. He died on 20 Jul 1838 in Tn. He married Kezia WORRALL on 21 Jan 1788.
Kezia WORRALL was born about 1770. She died about 1820. She married Samuel ELLIS on 21 Jan 1788.
Benjamin HIATT was born about 1795. He died about 1850. He married Mary ELLIS on 15 Jun 1818.
Mary ELLIS [Parents] was born about 1790. She died about 1850. She married Benjamin HIATT on 15 Jun 1818.
Robert ELLIS [Parents] was born on 25 Sep 1794 in Holston Valley, Sullivan, Tennessee. He died in 1873 in , Grant, Indiana. He married Susanna LEWIS about 1815.
Other marriages:HOCKETT, Ann
Susanna LEWIS was born about 1795. She died about 1850. She married Robert ELLIS about 1815.
Robert ELLIS [Parents] was born on 25 Sep 1794 in Holston Valley, Sullivan, Tennessee. He died in 1873 in , Grant, Indiana. He married Ann HOCKETT about 1830.
Other marriages:LEWIS, Susanna
Ann HOCKETT was born about 1800. She died about 1850. She married Robert ELLIS about 1830.
Golda L. EMERSON [Parents]
Hazel Darlene EMERSON [Parents]
Wilma M. EMERSON [Parents]
Claude Napoleon SHEARER was born on 20 Mar 1891 in Peru, Madison, Iowa. He died on 1 May 1965 in Peru, Madison, Iowa. He was buried on 4 May 1965 in Peru, Madison, Iowa. He married Daisy Berdella EMERSON on 17 Apr 1920 in Peru, Madison, Iowa.
NEWSPAPER: The Winterset Madisonian, Winterset, , Iowa, April 3, 1891 - Ira SHEARER and wife are happy over the arrival of a new son.
NEWSPAPER: The Winterset Madisonian, Winterset, Iowa, March 4, 1953, p.6: "Mr. and Mrs. Claude Shearer arrived home Sunday evening, Feb. 22nd, from Merced, California, where they visited at the home of their son-in-law and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Miller. They also visited Mrs. Shearer's sister, Mrs. Charles Kelly and Mr. Kelly, and other relatives in San Francisco. They were gone about three weeks."
NEWSPAPER: The Winterset Madisonian, Winterset, Iowa, May 5, 1965: "CLAUDE SHEARER of Peru Dies, Claude N. Shearer, well known Madison county merchant and banker, died at his home in Peru, Saturday, May 1, 1965. He was 74 years of age. Mr. Shearer was a life-long resident of the Peru community where he was engaged in the retail business over a long period of years. He was born there March 20, 1891, a son of Ira and Etta McKee Shearer. He served in the U. S. army during World War I. Following the war, on April 17, 1920, he was married to Berdie Emerson. They were the parents of three sons and two daughters. Mr. Shearer was one of the original members of the board of directors of the Union State Bank at Winterset, and continued in that capacity until his death. He was a long-time member of the Madison County Welfare board, a member of the county Soldier's Relief commission, and had served on the Peru town council for many years. Mr. Shearer was a member of the Peru Methodist church. He was a past master and 50-year member of the Masonic lodge. He was also a member of the American Legion, the Veterans of World War I, and had served on the Madison county Selective Service board. He leaves his wife; the three sons, Dale Shearer of Worland, Wyo., Don Shearer of Omaha, Nebr., and Bill Shearer of Peru; the two daughters, Mrs. Bernice Miller of Sunnyvale, Calif., and Mrs. Josephine Rouse of Winterset; and nine grandchildren. Funeral services were held Tuesday from the Peru Methodist church, in charge of the Rev. James Nicholson. Burial was made in the Peru cemetery with military honors."
BURIAL: Peru Cemetery
Daisy Berdella EMERSON [Parents] was born on 25 Dec 1893 in Peru, Madison, Iowa. She died on 15 Mar 1985 in Des Moines, Polk, Iowa. She was buried on 19 Mar 1985 in Peru, Madison, Iowa. She married Claude Napoleon SHEARER on 17 Apr 1920 in Peru, Madison, Iowa.
NEWSPAPER: The Winterset Madisonian, Winterset, Iowa, March 4, 1953, p.6: "Mr. and Mrs. Claude Shearer arrived home Sunday evening, Feb. 22nd, from Merced, California, where they visited at the home of their son-in-law and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Miller. They also visited Mrs. Shearer's sister, Mrs. Charles Kelly and Mr. Kelly, and other relatives in San Francisco. They were gone about three weeks."
NEWSPAPER: The Winterset Madisonian, Winterset, Iowa, March 20, 1985: "D. BERDELLA SHEARER, Winterset, Services for D. Berdella Shearer, 91, Winterset, who died March 15, 1985, at the Iowa Methodist Medical Center, were held Tuesday, March 19 at the Peru Methodist Church with the Rev. Jan Clinton and the Rev. Byron Ayers officiating. Burial was at the Peru Cemetery. Mrs. Shearer resided at the Care Center North in Winterset. She was born at Peru on Dec. 25, 1893, the daughter of James and Elizabeth Miller Emerson. She was a retired Peru school teacher and homemaker. A lifetime resident of the area, Mrs. Shearer was a member of the Peru Methodist Church, the Peru Garden Club, the World War I Veterans Auxiliary, the Pery Happy Hour and a past matron of the Ivy Chapter of the Truro Eastern Star. She was married to Claude Shearer at Peru on April 17, 1920. Survivors include sons, Dale Hugh Shearer of Worland, Wyo., and Donald Clair Shearer of Omaha; daughters, Alma Berniece Miller of Modesto, Calif., and Joseph Rouse of Winterset; nine grandchildren and 14 great grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her husband, parents, a son, three brothers and three sisters.
BURIAL: Peru Cemetery
They had the following children:
M i Dale Hugh SHEARER F ii Alma Berniece SHEARER F iii Josephine SHEARER M iv Donald Clair SHEARER M v William Claude SHEARER
Riley Rexroad ROUSE was born on 26 Jul 1918. He died on 12 Apr 1998. He married Josephine SHEARER.
NEWSPAPER: The Winterset Madisonian, Winterset, Iowa, Wednesday, January 5, 1955, p.1: "New Sheriff Assumes Duties -- Rex Rouse of Peru, newly elected sheriff of Madison county, took over the duties of that office this Monday, Jan 3. He is being assisted by John B. Sawyer of Winterset as deputy sheriff. Rouse succeds [sic] Cecil A. Letz of Winterset who is retiring after six years as sheriff. He reports that at this time he has no definite future plans, but plans to take a vacation before making up his mind as to what he will do. Clair Boyd, the retiring deputy sheriff, has accepted a position with the Iowa state department of agriculture as inspector of weights and measures for the southwest quarter of Iowa. He will continue to make his home in Winterset."
Josephine SHEARER [Parents]
They had the following children:
F i Linda ROUSE M ii Freddie ROUSE
Alma Berniece SHEARER [Parents]
They had the following children:
M i Richard MILLER F ii Ronna MILLER