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Shear-Mitscher family of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

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Oscar A. Mitscher (1861-1926) — of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma County, Okla. Born in Hillsboro, Vernon County, Wis., June 7, 1861. Republican. Merchant; mayor of Oklahoma City, Okla., 1892-94; delegate to Republican National Convention from Oklahoma Territory, 1896 (member, Credentials Committee). Died in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma County, Okla., July 24, 1926 (age 65 years, 47 days). Entombed in mausoleum at Fairlawn Cemetery, Oklahoma City, Okla.

		Relatives: Married to Myrta Viola Shear (sister of Byron Delos Shear); father of Marc Andrew Mitscher.
		Political family: Shear-Mitscher family of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.
		See also Find-A-Grave memorial
		Image source: City of Oklahoma City

Byron Delos Shear (1869-1929) — also known as Byron D. Shear — of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma County, Okla. Born in Hillsboro, Vernon County, Wis., April 12, 1869. Republican. Lawyer; mayor of Oklahoma City, Okla., 1918-19; delegate to Republican National Convention from Oklahoma, 1924. Unitarian. Died, from a heart attack, in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma County, Okla., June 9, 1929 (age 60 years, 58 days). Interment at Rose Hill Burial Park, Oklahoma City, Okla.

		Relatives: Son of Thomas J. Shear and Emergene (Woodbury) Shear; brother of Myrta Viola Shear (who married Oscar A. Mitscher); married, February 26, 1892, to Hulda Ludwig; married 1899 to Ida Malinda Cunningham; uncle of Marc Andrew Mitscher.
		See also Find-A-Grave memorial
		Image source: City of Oklahoma City

Ida M. Shear (1874-1936) — also known as Ida Malinda Cunningham; Mrs. Byron D. Shear — of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma County, Okla. Born in Burden, Cowley County, Kan., April 16, 1874. Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Oklahoma, 1928. Female. Died in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma County, Okla., March 15, 1936 (age 61 years, 334 days). Interment at Rose Hill Burial Park, Oklahoma City, Okla.

		Relatives: Married 1899 to Byron Delos Shear.
		Political family: Shear-Mitscher family of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.
		See also Find-A-Grave memorial

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