DeHart Family History - by Andrew Jackson DeHart

A Preliminary Study of the Origin and History of the DeHart Family

By: Andrew Jackson DeHart


SHEARER AND DeHART FAMILIES

By J. V. A. Moore, Hayesville, N. C.

The first Shearer’s name not known: he had two children born to him and wife: James and Elizabeth.

James married Nancy Allen, they had nine children: Names were Spencer, Jess, Wylie, Loranza, Palie, or Mary, Nancy, Betsie, Oliver and Perry.

Elizabeth married a Roach, none of their children known.

James and Elizabeth Shearer came from Rutherford Co., N. C., moved to Buncombe county, N. C., thence to Turt’s Town.

James Allen Shearer married Eleanor DeHart, Nathan DeHart, her father came from Burke county, N. C. They were Irish and English; they moved to Wayne Co., Kentucky.

Richard DeHart was Nathan DeHart’s father. His wife’s name, I suppose was Eliabeth; they both died in Wayne county, Kentucky; thir post office was Montella, Ky.

Grandma Shearer (DeHarts) father’s and mother’s names were Nathan and Catherine. They had seen children - four boys and three girls. Their names were John, William, Martin, Morgan, Mary, Eleanor, and Sarah. John DeHart had thirteen childre; Eleanor had twelve children; Sarah had three children; Eleanor and Sarah both had children in their 47th year.

Great Grandma Shearer was a Tolerson. Grandma Shearer’s mother’s mother was a sister to General Sumpter. Grandma Shearer died Feb. 21, 1908. She was 94 years, eight months and seven days old. She dies at Ira A. Moore’s in Tusquittee on a Friday. She was a good christian and died in the faith.

James A. Shearer was born Feb. 17,1812.
Eleanor Shearer was born May 28, 1813.
Spencer J. Shearer was born June 13, 1835.
Mary C. Shearer was born March 18, 1836.
James W. Shearer was born July 7, 1838.
John H. H. was born December 13, 1840.
Nancy E. Shearer was born Sept. 15, 1842.
Sarah E. Shearer was born Feb. 13, 1845.
Nathan L. Shearer was born Feb. 28, 1848.
Samantha A. Shearer was born March 17, 1852.
Allen Vance Shearer was born May 16, 1856.
Laura C. Shearer was born April 10, 1859.

Contributed by John R. DeHart
Document Prepared by Gloria Lambert


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