Shear, William

• Name	Shear, William
  Gender	Male
  Occupation	Abt 1873	Coudersport, Potter, Pennsylvania, USA   [1]
  	near Woodlawn Ave, 1860(?) Mill race which furnished water to operate the" the old tannery on Woodlawn avenue, run by William Shear 60 years ago; Gay Cornelius, Chris Zimmerman and John Calkins were some of the employees."
  	20210206HAv- Lanny Nunn Coudersport... · 05 February 2021 Site of Woodlawn Ave, 1860(?) showing mill race which furnished water to operate the Shear Tannery. Square house at left built by Owen Metzger, 1874. Now occupied by Bill Fish, Sr. Opposite is house belonging to Coletta Patterson. One story bldg was Sobieski Ross' Land Office; first brick office in county (Potter), built 1853. Comments Cindy Speroni The street I grew up on. · Reply · 1d Joan Nelson Gulden Kaminski Awesome photos. · Reply · 1d Penny Goodenough Thank you for sharing this! · Reply · 1d Paul Lynn Gardner Marty Maiuro, your great grandfather's home.???? · Reply · 3h John C Wetzel Fascinating! But this photo is not 1860 if it includes a bldg built by Owen Metzger in 1874. (Born in 1853, he was 21 years old when he built it.) Or was the building ghosted in? (oops! That ghostly house must be Ross' Land Office (Bingham Land Office?). Metzger's a little further back, 2 story) Having a little trouble with the caption, but it's an awesome picture. · Reply · 25m · Edited John C Wetzel Reference to the Shear Tannery, "Way Back When', Potter County Journal, 01 Jan 1933: "... One other old time place, the old tannery on Woodlawn avenue. William Shear ran it 60 years ago; Gay Cornelius, Chris Zimmerman and John Calkins were some of the employees." photo: [Coudy- Lymansville- PC Journal 19330119 FB180326LN.jpg] · Reply · 1m
  Built	1874	Coudersport, Potter, Pennsylvania, USA   [1]
  	near Woodlawn Ave, 1860(?) Mill race which furnished water to operate the Shear Tannery. Square house at left built by Owen Metzger, 1874. Now occupied by Bill Fish, Sr.
  	20210206HAv- Lanny Nunn Coudersport... · 05 February 2021 Site of Woodlawn Ave, 1860(?) showing mill race which furnished water to operate the Shear Tannery. Square house at left built by Owen Metzger, 1874. Now occupied by Bill Fish, Sr. Opposite is house belonging to Coletta Patterson. One story bldg was Sobieski Ross' Land Office; first brick office in county (Potter), built 1853. Comments Cindy Speroni The street I grew up on. · Reply · 1d Joan Nelson Gulden Kaminski Awesome photos. · Reply · 1d Penny Goodenough Thank you for sharing this! · Reply · 1d Paul Lynn Gardner Marty Maiuro, your great grandfather's home.???? · Reply · 3h John C Wetzel Fascinating! But this photo is not 1860 if it includes a bldg built by Owen Metzger in 1874. (Born in 1853, he was 21 years old when he built it.) Or was the building ghosted in? (oops! That ghostly house must be Ross' Land Office (Bingham Land Office?). Metzger's a little further back, 2 story) Having a little trouble with the caption, but it's an awesome picture. · Reply · 25m · Edited John C Wetzel Reference to the Shear Tannery, "Way Back When', Potter County Journal, 01 Jan 1933: "... One other old time place, the old tannery on Woodlawn avenue. William Shear ran it 60 years ago; Gay Cornelius, Chris Zimmerman and John Calkins were some of the employees." photo: [Coudy- Lymansville- PC Journal 19330119 FB180326LN.jpg] · Reply · 1m
  Person ID	I84542	WETZEL-SPRING

  
  

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  Occupation - near Woodlawn Ave, 1860(?) Mill race which furnished water to operate the" the old tannery on Woodlawn avenue, run by William Shear 60 years ago; Gay Cornelius, Chris Zimmerman and John Calkins were some of the employees." - Abt 1873 - Coudersport, Potter, Pennsylvania, USA Built - near Woodlawn Ave, 1860(?) Mill race which furnished water to operate the Shear Tannery. Square house at left built by Owen Metzger, 1874. Now occupied by Bill Fish, Sr. - 1874 - Coudersport, Potter, Pennsylvania, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

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  Coudy 1860 WoodlawnAve OwenMetzg FB210205LNCou 20210206HAv- Lanny Nunn Coudersport... · 05 February 2021 Site of Woodlawn Ave, 1860(?) showing mill race which furnished water to operate the Shear Tannery. Square house at left built by Owen Metzger, 1874. Now occupied by Bill Fish, Sr. Opposite is house belonging to Coletta Patterson. One story bldg was Sobieski Ross' Land Office; first…

  
  

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  [S1259] FaceBook- Coudersport, Site of Woodlawn Ave, 1860(?)showing mill race which furnished water to operate the Shear Tannery. Lanny Nunn · 05 February 2021. Owen Metzger (1) fact 20210206HAv- 20210206HAv- Lanny Nunn Coudersport... · 05 February 2021 Site of Woodlawn Ave, 1860(?) showing mill race which furnished water to operate the Shear Tannery. Square house at left built by Owen Metzger, 1874. Now occupied by Bill Fish, Sr. Opposite is house belonging to Coletta Patterson. One story bldg was Sobieski Ross' Land Office; first brick office in county (Potter), built 1853. Comments Cindy Speroni The street I grew up on. · Reply · 1d Joan Nelson Gulden Kaminski Awesome photos. · Reply · 1d Penny Goodenough Thank you for sharing this! · Reply · 1d Paul Lynn Gardner Marty Maiuro, your great grandfather's home.???? · Reply · 3h John C Wetzel Fascinating! But this photo is not 1860 if it includes a bldg built by Owen Metzger in 1874. (Born in 1853, he was 21 years old when he built it.) Or was the building ghosted in? (oops! That ghostly house must be Ross' Land Office (Bingham Land Office?). Metzger's a little further back, 2 story) Having a little trouble with the caption, but it's an awesome picture. · Reply · 25m · Edited John C Wetzel Reference to the Shear Tannery, "Way Back When', Potter County Journal, 01 Jan 1933: "... One other old time place, the old tannery on Woodlawn avenue. William Shear ran it 60 years ago; Gay Cornelius, Chris Zimmerman and John Calkins were some of the employees." photo: [Coudy- Lymansville- PC Journal 19330119 FB180326LN.jpg] · Reply · 1m Coudy- Lymansville- PC Journal 19330119 FB180326LN 20180326 RVA- Lanny Nunn?Potter/McKean County, Pennsylvania Genealogy 47 mins · 26 March 2018 Like Comment 2You and Tina Johnson Daughenbaugh Potter County Journal January 19, 1933 -WAY BACK WHEN- by H.W.N. Remember the old East Second street, then called the Lymansville Road- beginning with the Keystone Grist Mill, which was run by a 14-foot… Coudy 1860 WoodlawnAve OwenMetzg FB210205LNCou 20210206HAv- Lanny Nunn Coudersport... · 05 February 2021 Site of Woodlawn Ave, 1860(?) showing mill race which furnished water to operate the Shear Tannery. Square house at left built by Owen Metzger, 1874. Now occupied by Bill Fish, Sr. Opposite is house belonging to Coletta Patterson. One story bldg was Sobieski Ross' Land Office; first…

  
  

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