Person:William Shearer (34)

W. S. Shearer earned a reputation as being a man who did things with style and one who managed (or at least tried!) to outdo the neighborhood....Case in point... After his barn burnt, W. S. Shearer had a new one built. According to local custom, a barn dance was in order. While other area farmers usually called on local talent to provide the music for such occasions, W.S Shearer managed to get Guy Lombardo and his Orchestra (of Auld Lang Syne fame) to do the honours...The Barn Dance was such a raging success that the band was booked for the next night too....

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3} Ada Jane Shearer and The Shearer Historians. Shearer Family History. (Created in Elma Township in 1938 and maintained by Shearer Reunion Historians. Information was reported by knowledgeable family members and was well maintained in the early years.).
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3} Isa Cleland. Information that Isa researched on the Shearers. (This information was gathered by Isa until her death in 1999. Most is copied from the Shearer Family Tree.).