Debbie, feel I have responded to the same query twice, but just in case, my great grandfather, Jacob Scheerer was born in 1853 to Jacob and Mary Scheerer who had come from Germany. He was born in Lancaster, PA and had a brother, George W. I have oodles of info on him if you think there's a connection, but none on the senior Scheerers. The family also lived in Michigan, Illinois and Missouri as well. Good Luck! Marcia H.