Brief Life History of Rachel Lucretia
When Rachel Lucretia Shearrer was born on 18 August 1854, in Patterson, Wayne, Missouri, United States, her father, James H. Shearrer, was 41 and her mother, Catherine Risenhoover, was 41. She married Zera McAllister about 1881, in Missouri, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 5 daughters. She lived in Logan Township, Wayne, Missouri, United States for about 40 years. She died in 1937, in Patterson, Wayne, Missouri, United States, at the age of 83, and was buried in Woods Cemetery, Logan Township, Wayne, Missouri, United States.
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- Luci'Ta Sherer in household of James Sherer, "United States Census, 1880"
- Legacy NFS Source: Rachel Lucretia Shearrer - Published information: Family genealogies: birth-name: Rachel L Shearrer
- Rachel Lucretia Shearrer McAllister, "Find A Grave Index"
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1863
Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
1863 · The Battle at Gettysburg
The Battle of Gettysburg involved the largest number of casualties of the entire Civil war and is often described as the war's turning point. Between 46,000 and 51,000 soldiers lost their lives during the three-day Battle. To honor the fallen soldiers, President Abraham Lincoln read his historic Gettysburg Address and helped those listening by redefining the purpose of the war.
1876 · The First Worlds Fair in the U.S.
The First official World's Fair, was held to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence in Philadelphia. 37 Countries provided venues for all to see.
Name Meaning
Scottish and English: occupational name for a reaper of standing crops, a sheep shearer, or someone who used shears to trim the surface of finished cloth and remove excessive nap, from Middle English sherer(e) ‘shearer’, an agent derivative of Middle English schere(n) ‘to shear’. Middle English schere denoted shears and scissors of all sizes. Compare Sherman .
Americanized form of German or Jewish (Ashkenazic) Scherer or Scherrer , cognates of 1 above. Compare Sharrer .
Americanized form of German Scheurer .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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