Marc Mitscher
Shear was born on May 12, 1869 in Hillsboro, Wisconsin, conflicting reports have been given on the exact date. His father, Thomas J. Shear, was a member of the Wisconsin State Assembly. In 1892, Shear married Hulda Ludwig. She died in 1901. He would marry Ida Malinda Cunningham. Shear's brother-in-law, Oscar A. Mitscher, was also Mayor of Oklahoma City and his nephew, Marc Mitscher, was an Admiral in the United States Navy. He died on June 9, 1929.