William Christian Shearer was born 1759 in Wilkes County or Rowan County, North Carolina to Christian Shearer and Sarah Bargett.
He married M. Sallie Walters. They had children:
1. William Shearer
2. Solomon Shearer
3. Walter Shearer
4. Katherine Shearer
5. Jester Shearer
He married M. Hannah Hoover. They had children:
1. Mary Shearer
2. David Shearer
3. Jacob Shearer
4. Henry J. Shearer
5. Daniel B. Shearer
He died and was buried in Bethesda Cemetery, Wayne County, Kentucky.