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Francis Marion Pearson
1860 - 1945 (84 years)-
Name Francis Marion Pearson Born 12 Jun 1860 Sheridan, Yamhill, Oregon, United States 
[1, 2, 3, 4, 5] Gender Male AFN B83G-2G Buried Jan 1945 Lewiston, Nez Perce, Idaho, United States [6] Died 11 Jan 1945 Orofino, Clearwater, Idaho, United States [7, 8] Person ID I2115 Wagner-Thomas | Hallmark Last Modified 11 Jan 2014
Father Joseph Nathaniel Pearson, b. 17 Sep 1829, Boone, Missouri, United States , d. 3 Aug 1894, Palouse, Whitman, Washington, United States (Age 64 years) Mother Eletha Eads, b. 16 Oct 1836, Cole, Missouri, United States , d. 11 Aug 1916, Peck, Nez Perce, Idaho, United States (Age 79 years) Married 6 Jul 1851 Yamhill, Oregon, United States [9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15] Family ID F628 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family Adelia Ann Smith, b. 20 Apr 1867, Roseburg, Douglas, Oregon, United States , d. 18 Dec 1941, Peck, Nez Perce, Idaho, United States (Age 74 years) Married 2 Dec 1883 Pilot Rock, Umatilla, Oregon, United States [16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23] Children + 1. Austa Alice Pearson, b. 8 Dec 1884, Grant, Oregon, United States , d. 13 Feb 1984 (Age 99 years)2. Olney Sherman Pearson, b. 19 Sep 1886, Scotty Creek, Grant, Oregon, United States , d. 1959 (Age 72 years)+ 3. Ada Crystal Pearson, b. 31 Dec 1889, Scotty Creek, Grant, Oregon, United States , d. 1 Jul 1975, Everett, Snohomish, Washington, United States (Age 85 years)+ 4. Edna Ellen Pearson, b. 25 Jun 1892, Seneca, Grant, Oregon, United States , d. 7 Jan 1975 (Age 82 years)5. Fred Francis Pearson, b. 30 Mar 1894, Seneca, Grant, Oregon, United States , d. 13 Mar 1908, Peck, Nez Perce, Idaho, United States (Age 13 years)6. Verne Francis Pearson, b. 23 Jun 1902, Seneca, Grant, Oregon, United States , d. 29 Apr 1936, Orofino, Clearwater, Idaho, United States (Age 33 years)+ 7. Erma Mary Pearson, b. 13 May 1905, Peck, Nez Perce, Idaho, United States , d. 27 Jan 1993, Peck, Nez Perce, Idaho, United States (Age 87 years)Last Modified 22 Nov 2014 Family ID F756 Group Sheet | Family Chart
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Born - 12 Jun 1860 - Sheridan, Yamhill, Oregon, United States 
Married - 2 Dec 1883 - Pilot Rock, Umatilla, Oregon, United States 
Buried - Jan 1945 - Lewiston, Nez Perce, Idaho, United States 
Died - 11 Jan 1945 - Orofino, Clearwater, Idaho, United States = Link to Google Earth
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Notes - 1860 BIRTH: OR,Yamhill Co-Sheridan: Francis Marion Pearson born 12 June 1860, called Frank
1860 CENSUS: OR, Polk Co-Douglas Prec,Dw#430: FM Pearson 1/12-OR, son of JN & Elizabeth Pearson
1870 CENSUS: OR,Umatilla Co-Pendleton Prec,Jun, Dw105: Francis M Pearson 10/OR, son of Joseph N & Elletha Pearson
1880 CENSUS: OR,Umatilla Co,Alta:6-17,Dw 172: Frank Pearson 20/OR single laborer, son of Joseph N & Eletha Pearson
1883 MARRIAGE: OR,Umatilla Co-Pilot Rock: Francis Marion Pearson md Adelia Ann Smith [dau of Samuel S Smith & ... Burch] on 2 Dec 1883
1900 CENSUS: OR, Grant Co-Bear Valley Prec., LDS FHL film #1241347, 23 Jun, p58, Dw# 159?:
PEARSON, Frank M 39/OR-June 1860 md 16 yrs (IA/MO), farmer,R&W,rent;
Delia wife 33/OR-Apr 1867, 5/5 children living (TX/MO); Austa dau 15/OR
Dec 1884(OROR); Olney son 13/OR-Sep 1886 (OR/OR); Ada dau 10/OR
Jan 1890; Edna dau 7/OR-Jun 1892; Fred son 6/OR-Mar 1894
1910 CENSUS: ID,Nez Perce Co-Peck,Peck Pct, FHL flm#1374239 ed 229,sh3A, 20 Apr, Dw 44/46:
PEARSON, Frank M 50/OR ((MO,IA) md 26 yrs, laborer-odd jobs; Delia-wf
43/OR (IL,IL) 6/7 children living; Edna-dau 17/OR, chambermaid-
hotel; Vern-sn 7/OR; Erma-dau 4/ID
1920 CENSUS: ID,Nez Perce Co-Peck, Peck Pct, FHL flm# 1820293 ed151, sh1A, 2 Jan, Dw#4:
PEARSON, Francis M 59/OR (MO,IA) md, truck farmer, own home free;
Delia A-wf 52/OR (IL,IL); Olney S-sn 33/OR, salesman dept store;
Vern F-sn 17/OR; Erma M-dau 14/ID
1930 CENSUS:ID,Nez Perce-Peck,Anc.com Img 1/4,Sheet 1A,p178,Rw 44-46,7 Apr,Dw15/6 Bell St:
PEARSON, Frank M-head 69/OR (MO,IA) md dairy farmer, 23 1st mg ($1500);
Delia N-wife 63/OR (IL,MO) 17 1st mg; Olney S-son 43/OR (OR,OR) single,
manager warehouse
1941 HIST, DEATH of wife: Adelia A Smith Pearson died Dec 18, 1941,74 yrs old. "Mr & Mrs Pearson had celebrated their 58th wedding anniversary on Dec 2, 1941..."
1945 HIST: Obit for Francis Marion Pearson Jan 1945: "Mr Pearson has been a member of the Odd Fellows Lodge for 50 yrs, having joined at Canyon City, Oregon and also been a member of the M.E. Church since 1895. Has been a resident of Idaho for 42 yrs... 15 grandchildren and 9 great grandchildren, & 2 great great grandchildren."
1945 DEATH,BURIAL: ID,Clearwater-Orofino: Francis Marion Pearson died on Jan 11 1945, 84 yrs old. Buried Normal Hill Cem, Lewiston, Nez Perce Co., Idaho
1860-c1900 HIST: "A History of Baker, Grant, Malheur and Harney Counties," pg 470 (provided by the Grant Co Museum - Biography of Francis M Pearson); also OR Hist Soc Lib, Portland OR:
"Francis M Pearson - Truly the west has reason to be proud of her sons, and one of the most enterprising and wife awake business men among them is the estimable gentleman whose name is at the beginning of this article, and it is with pleasure that we are constrained to grant him a representation in this volume of chronicles of the leading men of Grant county. A son of the occident, and one worthy of the boundless west, he has found here the scenes of his labors and the place of his home, believing in its unlimited resources and the conditions of prosperity that nature has so lavishly bestowed for the hand of man.
Yam Hill [Yamhill] county is the native place of Francis M., and his birth occurred in 1860, being the son of Joseph and Ella (Eads) Pearson. The father was a native of St Joseph, Missouri, whence he came across the plains in 1850 to Yam Hill county, which was the native place of the mother. This worthy couple were among the sturdy pioneers of that time and the father now lies buried at Palouse, WA, and the aged mother is still living at Fletcher ID.
At the age of 24, our subject stepped from under the parental roof and began the voyage of life as captain of his own craft. The first venture that was to attract his attention was buying and selling horses, wherein he was successful, and also in the art of agriculture, that he took up at the same time. In 1886 he took a government quarter where he now resides, 20 miles south of Canyon City, near Seneca, and gave his attention to subduing and improving the same, and also to raising sheep. In addition to these industries, his business ability to handle successfully a number of enterprises, and it is but right to say that Mr Pearson is one of the leading business men of this section, being recognized as such by all.
Mr Pearson and Miss Delia, daughter of Samuel S Smith, of Pilot Rock, were married at Pilot Rock, and they have become parents of 5 children: Austa, Olney, Ada, Edna and Fred. Mr Pearson's fine practical knowledge and his capabilities were brought into play for the benefit of his fellows recently, he being chosen stock inspector, and so successful was he in this line that he was chosen as his own successor. Fraternally, he is affiliated with the IOOF, at Canyon City, and is held in high esteem there as well as in all his walk among his fellows. It is of note that Mr Pearson, senior, was one of the active participants in the Cayuse Indian War, and there rendered faithful and valiant service. Our subject was a volunteer in the Bannock and Piute war of 1878 and did good work in the battle of Beasley's mill, near Pilot Rock."
ACTION - CK OUT - Francis Marion Pearson:
1. Umatilla Co MG Rcds on computer: "2 Dec 1893, Umatilla Co." CK date
- 1860 BIRTH: OR,Yamhill Co-Sheridan: Francis Marion Pearson born 12 June 1860, called Frank
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Sources - [S204] Family Rcds: MARKS, Mary GRAY.
"Francis M Pearson born June 12, 1860," no place shown.
Family information given to Mary Marks, Eads doc #6 - [S204] Family Rcds: MARKS, Mary GRAY.
"Francis M Pearson b 1860 June 12," no place shown.
Sheet in Mary Mark's handwriting, Eads doc #30
Date: about 1955 - [S204] Family Rcds: MARKS, Mary GRAY.
"Frances Marion Pearson was born at Yam Hill County, Oregon on June 12-1860"
Sheet in Mary Mark's file, writer unknown, Eads doc #31
Date: about 1955 - [S204] Family Rcds: MARKS, Mary GRAY.
"Frances Marion Pearson born 1860," no place shown.
July 1954 letter Elsie Johnson Hosmer to Mary Marks, Eads doc#59 - [S173] Family Rcds: CLAPIER, Connie.
"Francis Marion Pearson bn 12 Jun 1860, Sheridan, Yamhill Co,Oregon"
Nov 2002 email from Connie Clapier to Pam Wagner, pg 14 - [S225] Family Rcds: STARK, Wendell M.
"Francis died... buried Normal Hill Cem, Lewiston, Nez Perce Co., Idaho"
Aug 2001 email from Wendell M Stark to Pam Wagner - [S204] Family Rcds: MARKS, Mary GRAY.
"Fraancis M Pearson died 1945 Jan 11," no place shown.
Sheet in Mary Mark's handwriting, Eads doc #30
Date: about 1955 - [S204] Family Rcds: MARKS, Mary GRAY.
"Francis Marion Pearson was bn at Yam Hill County Oregon on June 12-1860 and died on Jan 11, 1945 at Orofino Idaho. Mrs Pearson was united in marriage to Delia Smith on Dec 2, 1883, Mrs Pearson having passed away Dec 18, 1941. To this union 7 children were born of whom 5 survive: Austa Pardue of Kamiah, Olney Pearson of Peck, Ada James of Snohomish Wn, Edna Puryear of Orofino, Erma West of Orofino. Mr & Mrs Pearson had celebrated their 58th wedding anniversary on Dec 2, 1941. Mr Pearson has been a member of the Odd Fellows Lodge for 50 yrs, having joined at Canyon City, Oregon and also been a member of the M.E. Church since 1895. Has been a resident of Idaho for 42 yrs. He leaves to mourn his loss, 5 children, 4 daughters and 1 son: Mrs JA Pardue of Kamiah, Mrs C L James- Snohomish Wn, Mrs E A Puryear-Orofino and Mrs M C West-Orofino. O.S. Pearson-Peck, 15 grandchildren and 9 great grandchildren, & 2 great great grandchildren."
Sheet in Mary Mark's file, writer unknown, Eads doc #31, sounds like an obituary
Date: about 1955 - [S204] Family Rcds: MARKS, Mary GRAY.
"Eletha (Ella) Eads md Joseph [or Joseph N] Pearson July 6, 1851," no place shown.
Fam rcds collected by Mary Gray Marks,gdau of Solomon & Susannah, papers in poss of Pam Hallmark Wagner in "Eads Box, doc #1-5 - [S168] History of the Eads Family, Pg 5.
Joseph Pierson md Elitha (Aunt Ella) in 1851 at the age of 15, an elopement marriage. Children: I remember Perry, Frank, and Ora." [Joseph Pierson-ie was x'd out and Pearson written by Mary Marks, pencil in margin]
Date: 1945 - [S224] Oregon: Donation Land Claim, Claim #2412.
"Joseph N. Pearson md Eletha [no last name] on 6 July 1851, Yamhill Co OR"
OR Donation Land Claim #2412,1853, Yamhill Co OR
Date: 1853 - [S221] Oregon,Yamhill Co: Marriage Records, Fiche #6048273, page 6.
"Joseph Pearson md Eletha Eads 6 July 1851, Yamhill Co OR (eloped)"
Yamhill Co Mg Rcds 1844-1862
Date: July 1851 - [S226] US Military Pension Rcds.
"We have been acquainted with Joseph Pearson since about 1850 and up to the time of his death... also acquainted with his widow Eletha Pearson. Her maiden name was Eletha Eades. We were each of us present at her marriage to Joseph Pearson in Yamhill Co OR on 6 July 1851. WL Adams who now resides at Hood River OR, was the minister who married them... Neither were md before.. "
1903 MILITARY PENSION AFFIDAVIT-Yamhill Co Oregon,William Toney, age 75, and Elsie Toney age 64, res at McMinnville declaration
Date: 1903 - [S226] US Military Pension Rcds, Pension App #9159, Certif #6605.
"She is 66 yrs... she was married to him on the 6th day of July,AD 1851 at Yamhill Co Oregon by Christian Minister under the name of Eletha Eads... he had not been previously married to anyone."
PENSION CLAIM by Mrs Eletha Pearson, Grants Pass,Josephine Co OR
Date: 17 December 1902 - [S177] Family Rcds: POUND, Iva Wegner Royse.
"My grandparents' names is all I know... Eletha Pearson and Joseph Pearson - from the Bible record," no dates or places shown.
1955 letter from Iva to Mary Marks, Eads doc #87b - [S163] Oregon,Umatilla Co: Marriage Records, Fiche #6088045, Vol D pg 279.
"Francis M Pearson md Adelia Smith 2 Dec 1883,Umatilla Co Or"
MG Rcds 1862-1894
Date: December 1883 - [S230] Oregon: State Marriage Rcds, Vol D, page 279.
"Francis M Pearson md Adelia Smith 2 Dec 1883, Umatilla Co OR"
Umatilla Co MG Rcds Vol A-F, 1862-1894
Date: December 1883 - [S204] Family Rcds: MARKS, Mary GRAY.
"Delia A Smith md to Francis M. Pearson, Dec 2, 1883," no place shown.
Sheet in Mary Mark's handwriting, Eads doc #30
Date: about 1955 - [S204] Family Rcds: MARKS, Mary GRAY.
"Mr Pearson was united in marriage to Delia Smith on Dec 2 1883," no place shown. "To this union seven children were born, whom five survive: Austa Pardue of Kamiah, Olney Pearson of Peck, Ada James of Snohomish WA, Edna Puryear of Orofino, Erma West of Orofino."
Sheet in Mary Mark's file, writer unknown, Eads doc #31
Date: about 1955 - [S204] Family Rcds: MARKS, Mary GRAY.
"Francis Marion Pearson md Delia Smith Dec 2,1883," no place shown.
Small sheet of paper in Mary Gray Mark's handwriting, Eads doc#41,42 - [S163] Oregon,Umatilla Co: Marriage Records.
"2 Dec 1883. Francis M Pearson and Adelia Smith of Umatilla Co OR, were married at the house of SS Smith by Justic of the Peace, E Gilliam. HF Smith and CA Smith as witnesses."
Copy of marriage certificate
Date: 1883 - [S243] Oregon,Umatilla Co: Marriage Rcds on computer.
"Francis M Pearson md Delia Smith 2 Dec 1893, Umatilla Co." - [S225] Family Rcds: STARK, Wendell M.
"Francis Marion Pearson md 2 Dec 1883 to Adelia Ann Smith, Pilot Rock,Umatilla, Oregon."
Aug 2001 email from Wendell M Stark to Pam Wagner."
- [S204] Family Rcds: MARKS, Mary GRAY.