Brief Life History of David Shafer
When David Shafer Pearson was born on 31 January 1862, in West Milton, Union Township, Miami, Ohio, United States, his father, John Rand Pearson, was 30 and his mother, Prudence Pemberton, was 23. He married Idella M Jay on 23 September 1882, in Grant, Indiana, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 1 daughter. He lived in Marion, Marion, Oregon, United States in 1900 and Rosedale, Marion, Oregon, United States for about 20 years. He died on 3 February 1935, in Sunnyside, Marion, Oregon, United States, at the age of 73, and was buried in Rosedale, Marion, Oregon, United States.
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- David S Pearson, "United States Census, 1930"
- David S., "Ohio, Births and Christenings, 1821-1962"
- David F Pearson, "Indiana Marriages, 1811-2019"
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1863
Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
1871
Historical Boundaries - 1871: Marion, Oregon, United States
1882 · The Chinese Exclusion Act
A federal law prohibiting all immigration of Chinese laborers. The Act was the first law to prevent all members of a national group from immigrating to the United States.
Name Meaning
English: patronymic from the Middle English personal name Per(e) or Piers (see Pear and Pierce ) + son. The surname is also quite common in Ireland, where it has been established for many centuries. Compare Peerson .
Americanized form of one or more similar (like-sounding) Jewish (Ashkenazic) surnames.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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