John lived in Mount Cotton,[5] Redland Bay, and Dayboro. He was a farmer.[6] At death, he was living in Virginia.[7]
John died on June 29th, 1940,[2] and was buried at the Lutwyche Cemetery after a service on July 1st.[1]
Sources
↑ 1.01.1 Brisbane City Council, Brisbane Cemeteries. John Henry Shears. Date of Birth: Unrecorded. Date of Death: Unrecorded. Age: 74 Years. Date of Service: 01-07-1940. Service Type: Burial. Cemetery: Lutwyche Cemetery. Location: Monumental-1-63A-5. Brisbane Cemeteries search page
↑ 2.02.1 Queensland Government, Births, Deaths, Marriages. John Henry Shears. Death. Date: 29/06/1940. Registration number: 1940/B/48446. Mother: Elizabeth Wain. Father: John. John Henry Shears Death Index
↑ Walker, Julie, ed. Recollections – Stories of Carbrook, page 13. Carbrook State School Parents and Citizens Association, 1999.
↑ Queensland Government, Births, Deaths, Marriages. John Henry Shears & Ada Bessie Burnell. Marriage. Date: 19/04/1899. Registration number: 1899/B/19908. John Henry Shears Marriage Index
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