Otis Hero SHEARS

1896 - 1973  (77 years)

• Name	Otis Hero SHEARS
  Born	2 March 1896	Grant,Newaygo Co.,MI   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  Census	1900	Grant,Newaygo Co.,MI   [3]
  Census	1910	Grant,Newaygo Co.,MI   [4]
  Census	1920	Grant,Newaygo Co.,MI
  Census	1930	Grant,Newaygo Co.,MI   [5]
  Military Service	U.S.   [6]
  	WWI Veteran
  Died	2 September 1973	Wright Twp.,Ottawa Co.,MI   [1, 6]
  Buried	6 September 1973	Hillside Cemetery,Grant,Newaygo Co.,MI   [6]
  Person ID	I1375	Marcia Shears
  Last Modified	23 July 2007

  
  

  Father	Franklin James SHEARS,   b. 6 June 1856, Sheffield Twp.,Ashtabula Co.,OH ,   d. 27 July 1923, Fremont,Newaygo Co.,MI  (Age 67 years)
  Mother	Carrie Ella SHEARS,   b. 14 April 1860, Geneva,Ashtabula Co.,OH ,   d. 19 January 1914, Grant,Newaygo Co.,MI  (Age 53 years)
  Married	14 October 1877	Grand Rapids,Kent Co.,MI
  Notes	Frank and Carrie were cousins.
  Family ID	F619	Family Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family/Spouse	Eleanor OVERLA,   b. 20 September 1898, Indianapolis,Marion Co.,IN ,   d. 9 December 1971, Grant,Newaygo Co.,MI  (Age 73 years)
  Married	27 March 1919	Grand Rapids,Kent Co.,MI
  Children	1. LIVING + 2. LIVING + 3. LIVING + 4. Alfred J. SHEARS,   b. 26 August 1922, MI ,   d. 24 June 1990, Muskegon,Muskegon Co.,MI  (Age 67 years) + 5. Franklin J. SHEARS,   b. 18 November 1923, Grant,Newago Co.,MI ,   d. 10 July 2006, Grand Rapids,Kent Co.,MI  (Age 82 years)   6. LIVING + 7. Otis Harold SHEARS, Jr.,   b. 1 March 1926, MI ,   d. 30 October 2004, Tifton,Tift Co.,GA  (Age 78 years)
  Family ID	F628	Family Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Sources

  [S1896] SHEARS Otis H. Sr. - MI Deaths 1971-1996. [S2170] SHEARS Otis H. & Ola Birth Record 1896, (Newaygo Co., MI Birth Records; Vol 2; Page 265, No. 8384), M/F 1006423. [S702] 1900 US Federal Census - SHEARS Frank J. Family, (rant, Newaygo Co., MI, ED 89, Sheet 19a, Line 56-64), G. [S701] 1910 US Federal Census - SHEARS Frank Family, Grant, Newaygo Co., MI, ED 112, Sheet 11A, Lines 40-45, Image 21 of 26. [S1930] 1930 US Federal Census - SHEARS Otis Family, (Grant, Newaygo Co., MI; ED 20, Sheet 6b). [S1948] SHEARS Otis H. Obituary 1973, (Grand Rapids Press; Grand Rapids, Kent Co., MI; Tuesday, 4 Sep 1973; Page D9 ).