1850 U.S. Census, Essex County, Virginia
Page 71
Dwelling 93, Family 93
Shearwood, Richard, 39, bricklayer, born in Virginia
Shearwood, Lucy, 38, born in Virginia
Shearwood, James, 15, born in Virginia, in school
Shearwood, Mary, 13, born in Virginia, in school
Shearwod, Ann, 10, born in Virginia, in school
Shearwood, Lucy, 9, born in Virginia, in school
Shearwood, Margaret, born in Virginia, 6
Shearwood, Thursday, born in Virginia, 2

1860 U.S. Census, Essex County, Virginia:
Dwelling 828, Family 803
Shearwood, Lucy, 45, farmer, $500 real estate, $915 personal estate
Shearwood, Mary, 22
Shearwood, James, 21
Shearwood, Fannie, 19
Shearwood, Lucy, 16
Shearwood, Ella, 12
Shearwood, Thyna, 10
Shearwood, Richard, 7

On 3 April 1873, John M. Owen married Mary E. Shearwood in Essex County, Virginia. He was 36, a widower, born in Essex County and living there, a steam saw mill engineer; she was 26, single, born in Essex County and living there. His parents were listed as Joseph Owen and Lura Mercer, hers as Richard Shearwood and Lucy Boughan. The minister was Peter Ainslie. [Essex County, Virginia, Marriage Register 1, page 33.]