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306    HARRIS - SHEARIN FAMILY

Location - off Eaton Ferry Rd (SR-1344) about 5 miles from Eaton Ferry Rd (SR-1345).


Directions: From Warrenton courthouse on Hwy 158 E Bus, travel 9.9 miles to Vaughan and turn left onto SR 1345 (Eaton Ferry Rd). Travel 0.1 mile and bear left onto SR 1344 (Eaton Ferry Rd). Travel 0.6 mile and continue right onto SR 1344 (Eaton Ferry Rd). Travel 3.4 miles and turn right onto a gated timber road in an S shaped curve. Travel approximately 1 mile to the circle at the road's end. Enter the circle at 6 o'clock and exit at 1 o'clock into very thick pines and bramble. Walk down the hill, cross a ravine, and climb a hill to tall pines, oaks, cedars and holly trees. The cemetery has been abandoned. Race-White.

There are at least 15 graves marked with head and foot fieldstones. One triangle stone has markings that appears to be WNH WIFE OF WSH. In a separate area, a rectangular stone appears to read DAESS or PAESS died July 6, 1901.

1. Shearin, John D.   (b. Unknown - d. 1864)
Died in prison, Elmira, N. Y. CSA. John left a wife, Fannie A, and two children, Stella W. and John D.