William Carson Shearer

1871 - 1938  (66 years)

• Name	William Carson Shearer
  Born	20 Jul 1871	East Whitby Township, Ontario Co., Ontario   [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6]
  Gender	Male
  FindAGrave	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/92247310
  Occupation	1891	Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  	Drug Clerk
  Residence	1891	Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  	Methodist
  Occupation	1901	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  	Electrician
  Occupation	1911	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  	Laborer, Iron Foundry
  Residence	1911	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  	Methodist
  Residence	1927	Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-346984
  Died	21 May 1938	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  Buried	Mount Hope Roman Catholic Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  Person ID	I346984	Generations
  Last Modified	1 Dec 2024

  
  

  Father	John Shearer,   b. 22 Jul 1849, Cobourg, Hamilton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario ,   d. 10 Sep 1927, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 78 years)
  Mother	Margaret Bingham,   b. 1847, Chinquacousy Twp., Peel Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. 12 Jul 1875, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 28 years)
  Family ID	F300274	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Emmelina "Emma" Schwoob,   b. 14 May 1879, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 24 Feb 1964  (Age 84 years)
  Last Modified	3 Dec 2024
  Family ID	F8079	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  WILLIAM C. SHEARER By Record Correspondent. PRESTON. May 21- William C. Shearer, 425 Church street. 65, died at St. Mary's Hospital, Kitchener, yesterday, Deceased was born in Preston [birth record indicates East Whitby] where he resided practically all his life. A druggist by profession, Mr. Shearer spent four years in Brockville after he learned the profession in Preston. Returning to Preston he managed his father's electric light plant at Blair. When Preston inaugurated their own hydro system he entered the services of the Buffalo Sled Company and later Clare Bros. At the time of his death operated a grocery store. Surviving are his wife. His only sister. Mrs. Dalton Wismer, predeceased him in 1918. Funeral services will be held Tuesday from the residence to St. Clement's R.C, church for requiem high mass at 9 a.m., with interment in Mount Hope Cemetery, Kitchener. Remains will rest at H. K. Stager Funeral Home until Sunday at 10 a.m Kitchener Daily Record, Kitchener, Ontario, Canada Sat, May 21, 1938 Page 17

  
  

• Sources

  [S86] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo South - 1901, Waterloo (South/Sud) G-2 Page 12. [S297] Census - ON, Waterloo, Preston - 1881, Page 52. [S272] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo Twp. - 1911, Div. 7 Page 14. [S2441] Census - ON, Waterloo, Preston - 1891, Section 1 Page 22. [S3231] Find A Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/92247310/william-carson-shearer. [S57] Vit - ON - Birth Registration. William Shearer, b. 20 Jul 1871 E. Whitby, s/o John Shearer, cloth finisher of E. Whitby and Margaret Bingham

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 20 Jul 1871 - East Whitby Township, Ontario Co., Ontario Occupation - Drug Clerk - 1891 - Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Methodist - 1891 - Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Electrician - 1901 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Laborer, Iron Foundry - 1911 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Methodist - 1911 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - 1927 - Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 21 May 1938 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Mount Hope Roman Catholic Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth