Pearson Extended Family

Pearson - Extended Family

William Pearson
(Apr 1, 1754 in VA - Apr 26, 1800 in Newberry, SC)
Son of Samuel Pearson (1724-1790) and Martha Worthington (c1732-1752)
Birth Record, Death Record; Quaker Meeting Records of Marriage

Married Ann P. Steddom (1756-1817) on Aug 31, 1775 in SC
Their 10 children with birth dates are listed in:
Quaker Meeting Records and
"A Brief History of the Miles Family" by Samuel William Miles (1937), pp. 64-65 (image)
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The 10 children of William and Ann are :

1. Mary Ann Pearson (Aug 5, 1776 in Newberry, SC - ) - Birth

2. Edna Pearson (Dec 1, 1778 in Newberry, SC - ) - Birth

3. Martha Pearson (Feb 14, 1780 in Newberry, SC - Nov 7, 1863 in Jaysville, OH) - Birth
Married Isaac Jay (1785-c1840) abt. 1807 in SC, son of William Jay, Jr. (1745-1797)
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4. Sidney Pearson (Nov 2, 1783 in Newberry, SC - ) - Birth

5. Sarah Pearson (February 22, 1786 in Newberry, SC - ) - Birth

6. Jesse Pearson (Nov 11, 1788 in Newberry, SC - ) - Birth

7. Samuel Pearson (May 27, 1791 in Newberry, SC - Aug 4, 1860 in South Bend, IN) - Birth
      Census: 1850, 1860
Married Mary B. Wharton (1799-1876) abt. 1821
      Samuel was murdered by his son-in-law Alexander Wilson. - Source
           1. Jane Pearson (Abt. 1822 in OH - )
           2. Angeline Pearson (Jan 1826 in IN - Sep 6, 1896 in ID)
           3. Mahlon B. Pearson (Aug 16, 1828 in OH - Aug 28, 1900 in IN) Civil War vet
               Married (1) Synthia Jenkins (-1867)
                    1. Melinda A. Person (Sep 23, 1855 in IN - Oct 23, 1860 in IN) age 5
               Married (2) Betsy Inman-Hummer (-) on Mar 4, 1869
                    2. William Arthur Pearson (Oct 30, 1873 in NE - Dec 23, 1961 in IN)
                    3. Cora E. Pearson (Jun 27, 1877 in IN - Sep 4, 1961 in IN)

           4. Amelia Pearson (Jun 3, 1830 in OH - Mar 6, 1917 in IN)
               Census: 1850
               Married Hezekiah Biddle (1809-1860) - 5 children
                    1. Mary A. Biddle (1855 in IN - Jan 29, 1924 in IN)
                        Married John T. Cole (1842-1917) in 1872 - 2 children
                    2. Oscar W. Biddle (Nov 13, 1857 in IN - Mar 2, 1934 in IN)
                        Married Sophia Bailey (1860-1895) in 1885 - 4 children
                    3. Lizzie Biddle (1865 in IN - Aug 23, 1891 in IN)
                        Married Theodore A. Phillips (-) on Oct 15, 1885 in MI

           5. Lydia Pearson (Jul 1833 in OH - Jun 6, 1905) - Census: 1850
           6. William Pearson (Abt. 1836 in IN - Mar 3, 1854) age 17/18 - Census: 1850
           7. Harriet Pearson (Abt. 1840 in IN - ) - Census: 1850
           8. Samuel A. Pearson (Jan 21, 1842 in IN - Feb 8, 1920 in IN) - Census: 1850, 1860
               Married Mary Ann (1849-1923) in 1867
                    1. Mahlon Pearson (Jan 16, 1870 in OH - Apr 24, 1939 in MI)
                        Married (1) Lorette Stevens McCleary (1875-1931)
                        Married (2) Lovica M. Lamphier (1878-1948)
                    2. Charles Alfred Pearson (Nov 1, 1876 - Mar 17, 1943)
                        Married Tessie Pearl Stevens (1904-1980) in 1919 - 3 children
                    3. Ollie May Pearson (1879-1960)
                        Married Clinton Hamilton Stump (1881-1955) in 1904 - 5 children

8. Exile William Pearson (Mar 7, 1793 in Newberry, SC - ) - Birth

9. Henry Steddom Pearson (Oct 5, 1796 in Newberry, SC - Mar 6, 1881 in Newberry, SC) - Birth
      Census: 1850, 1860, 1870, 1880
Married Abigail Bradway (1797-1872)
           1. Sophia Pearson (Feb 7, 1818 - Aug 13, 1869)
               Married Henderson Plummer (1813-1869)
                    1. Henry P. Plummer (Sep 26, 1842 in IN - Feb 18, 1899 in IN)
                        Married Martha Ann Rhodehamel (1846-1921) in 1863 - 1 child
                    2. Jonathan H. Plummer (Feb 28, 1845 - Aug 25, 1865) age 20
                    3. Levi Thomas Plummer (Apr 8, 1853 in IN - Apr 1, 1920 in IN)
                        Married Nancy Angeline Bowman (1856-1944) in 1875 - 3 children
                    4. Martha A. Plummer (1854 - Aug 25, 1864) age 9-10
                    5. William H. Plummer (Aug 14, 1858 - Feb 20, 1861) age 2

           2. William Pearson (Abt. 1820 in OH -)
           3. Isaac Pearson (Abt. 1822 in IN - Aft. 1865)

           4. Alfred Pearson (Jan 8, 1832 in IN - Dec 4, 1882 in NE)
               Census: 1850
               Married Rachel Harriett Agnes Leonard (1829-1894) in 1852
                   1. William Alfred Pearson (Oct 20, 1853 - Dec 25, 1886)
                   2. John Courtland Pearson (Dec 13, 1855 in IN - Oct 22, 1920 in IN)
                       Married Elizabeth Hollingsworth (1860-1917) - 3 children
                   3. George Quincy Pearson (Feb 27, 1858 in IN - Jul 30, 1934 in OR)
                   4. Mahlon Ellsworth Pearson (Apr 13, 1862 - Oct 9, 1930)
                       Married Dora Catherine Allen (1872-1958) - 4 children
                   5. Orra William Pearson (May 2, 1864 in IN - Nov 16, 1926 in NE)
                       Married Nora Hawley (1876-1950) - 6 children
                   6. Ardella Evelena Mae Pearson (May 9, 1866 - Sep 23, 1936)
                       Married (1) Oliver Palmer Buckley (1858-1911) in 1884 - 5 children
                       Married (2) William E. Scrutchfield (1871-1955) - 1 child
                   7. Frances Rosella Pearson (Dec 5, 1871 in IN - Jul 7, 1950)
                       Married Edward Lloyd Franley (1860-1938) in 1894 - 6 children

           5. Thomas Pearson (Abt. 1835 in IN - Jun 28, 1917 in FL) - Census: 1850

           6. Mary Jane Pierson (Jul 10, 1836 in IN - Feb 11, 1881)
               Census: 1850
               Married Sylvester Keltner (1838-1883)
                    1. Allen Pyle Keltner (1859 - Jul 19, 1876) age 17
                    2. Belle M. Keltner (Aug 23, 1862 in IN - Mar 27, 1915 in IN)
                        Married William Alonzo John (1861-1955) in 1881 - 1 child
                    3. John C. Keltner (1869-1936)
                        Married Phebe Elizabeth Pulley (1868-1915) - 1 child
                    4. Etta E. Keltner (1871 - Aug 25, 1878) age 6-7

           7. Lydia A. Pearson (-) - Census: 1850

10. Anne Pearson (Dec 19, 1799 in Newberry, SC - ) - Birth
Married Henry Hawkins (-)