Son of Christopher and Catharine (Diehm) Shearer
He was married to his first wife, Sally Fisher. Their children were Bernard and Victor. Christopher were divorced prior to 1880.
Following the divorce Sallie began her own business referred to in local newspapers as Sallie's House, disorderly house, and more. Her employees were referred to as inmates. (18850602). At this she was very successful and it provided her a lucrative income. She died of diabetes, age 61, listed as divorced. Her obituary was very brief. In his will, Christopher left $100 each to his two sons and $12,000, his total estate,to wife Linda. Daughter Amy, who had deserted her family was not mentioned. She could have been deceased.
In 1876 Christopher remarried to Linda Heckendorn, of Maryland. They had a child Amy. Amy married Earl G Schaeffer and they had a daughter Thelma Thelma Krivanek. ~ who married Carlton Krivanek, of Ohio. The sons of Christopher and Sally never married.
His best known works were large landscapes. In his youth he spent much of his free time in the studios of artists Francis Daniel Devlan and John Heyl Raser. By the time he was 18 years of age, he had obtained the skill to paint professionally and studied under Devlan and Raser.
His father built a studio for him on their farm in Shearertown, now Muhlenberg Twp. By the time he reached 21 he opened his own studio in Reading. He became very successful locally. When he was 27 he had became recognized nationally. Later he studied in Dusseldorf and Munich. his works were displayed at the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts and an exibition for the U.S. Centennial in 1876. In 1878 he was awarded a gold medal by the Dusseldorf School of Art. he was also a teacher and held many art classes in Reading with the intention to develop the arts in Berks County as well as the state of Pennsylvania.
Shearer was one of the founders of the Reading Public Museum and was appointed the museum's chief art curator until he died. he was an avid collector of butterflies, moths and other insects and did detailed drawings of them. Much of his work is displayed at the Reading Public Museum and in private collections.
He was married to his first wife, Sally Fisher. Their children were Bernard and Victor. Christopher were divorced prior to 1880.
Following the divorce Sallie began her own business referred to in local newspapers as Sallie's House, disorderly house, and more. Her employees were referred to as inmates. (18850602). At this she was very successful and it provided her a lucrative income. She died of diabetes, age 61, listed as divorced. Her obituary was very brief. In his will, Christopher left $100 each to his two sons and $12,000, his total estate,to wife Linda. Daughter Amy, who had deserted her family was not mentioned. She could have been deceased.
In 1876 Christopher remarried to Linda Heckendorn, of Maryland. They had a child Amy. Amy married Earl G Schaeffer and they had a daughter Thelma Thelma Krivanek. ~ who married Carlton Krivanek, of Ohio. The sons of Christopher and Sally never married.
His best known works were large landscapes. In his youth he spent much of his free time in the studios of artists Francis Daniel Devlan and John Heyl Raser. By the time he was 18 years of age, he had obtained the skill to paint professionally and studied under Devlan and Raser.
His father built a studio for him on their farm in Shearertown, now Muhlenberg Twp. By the time he reached 21 he opened his own studio in Reading. He became very successful locally. When he was 27 he had became recognized nationally. Later he studied in Dusseldorf and Munich. his works were displayed at the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts and an exibition for the U.S. Centennial in 1876. In 1878 he was awarded a gold medal by the Dusseldorf School of Art. he was also a teacher and held many art classes in Reading with the intention to develop the arts in Berks County as well as the state of Pennsylvania.
Shearer was one of the founders of the Reading Public Museum and was appointed the museum's chief art curator until he died. he was an avid collector of butterflies, moths and other insects and did detailed drawings of them. Much of his work is displayed at the Reading Public Museum and in private collections.
Son of Christopher and Catharine (Diehm) Shearer
He was married to his first wife, Sally Fisher. Their children were Bernard and Victor. Christopher were divorced prior to 1880.
Following the divorce Sallie began her own business referred to in local newspapers as Sallie's House, disorderly house, and more. Her employees were referred to as inmates. (18850602). At this she was very successful and it provided her a lucrative income. She died of diabetes, age 61, listed as divorced. Her obituary was very brief. In his will, Christopher left $100 each to his two sons and $12,000, his total estate,to wife Linda. Daughter Amy, who had deserted her family was not mentioned. She could have been deceased.
In 1876 Christopher remarried to Linda Heckendorn, of Maryland. They had a child Amy. Amy married Earl G Schaeffer and they had a daughter Thelma Thelma Krivanek. ~ who married Carlton Krivanek, of Ohio. The sons of Christopher and Sally never married.
His best known works were large landscapes. In his youth he spent much of his free time in the studios of artists Francis Daniel Devlan and John Heyl Raser. By the time he was 18 years of age, he had obtained the skill to paint professionally and studied under Devlan and Raser.
His father built a studio for him on their farm in Shearertown, now Muhlenberg Twp. By the time he reached 21 he opened his own studio in Reading. He became very successful locally. When he was 27 he had became recognized nationally. Later he studied in Dusseldorf and Munich. his works were displayed at the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts and an exibition for the U.S. Centennial in 1876. In 1878 he was awarded a gold medal by the Dusseldorf School of Art. he was also a teacher and held many art classes in Reading with the intention to develop the arts in Berks County as well as the state of Pennsylvania.
Shearer was one of the founders of the Reading Public Museum and was appointed the museum's chief art curator until he died. he was an avid collector of butterflies, moths and other insects and did detailed drawings of them. Much of his work is displayed at the Reading Public Museum and in private collections.
He was married to his first wife, Sally Fisher. Their children were Bernard and Victor. Christopher were divorced prior to 1880.
Following the divorce Sallie began her own business referred to in local newspapers as Sallie's House, disorderly house, and more. Her employees were referred to as inmates. (18850602). At this she was very successful and it provided her a lucrative income. She died of diabetes, age 61, listed as divorced. Her obituary was very brief. In his will, Christopher left $100 each to his two sons and $12,000, his total estate,to wife Linda. Daughter Amy, who had deserted her family was not mentioned. She could have been deceased.
In 1876 Christopher remarried to Linda Heckendorn, of Maryland. They had a child Amy. Amy married Earl G Schaeffer and they had a daughter Thelma Thelma Krivanek. ~ who married Carlton Krivanek, of Ohio. The sons of Christopher and Sally never married.
His best known works were large landscapes. In his youth he spent much of his free time in the studios of artists Francis Daniel Devlan and John Heyl Raser. By the time he was 18 years of age, he had obtained the skill to paint professionally and studied under Devlan and Raser.
His father built a studio for him on their farm in Shearertown, now Muhlenberg Twp. By the time he reached 21 he opened his own studio in Reading. He became very successful locally. When he was 27 he had became recognized nationally. Later he studied in Dusseldorf and Munich. his works were displayed at the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts and an exibition for the U.S. Centennial in 1876. In 1878 he was awarded a gold medal by the Dusseldorf School of Art. he was also a teacher and held many art classes in Reading with the intention to develop the arts in Berks County as well as the state of Pennsylvania.
Shearer was one of the founders of the Reading Public Museum and was appointed the museum's chief art curator until he died. he was an avid collector of butterflies, moths and other insects and did detailed drawings of them. Much of his work is displayed at the Reading Public Museum and in private collections.
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