David Shafer Pearson

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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Family Time Line

David Shafer Pearson
1862–1935
Idella M Jay
1866–1921
Marriage: 23 September 1882
Shurl Raymond Pearson
1883–1943
Mearl Lee Pearson
1885–1885
Hurl John Pearson
1886–1973
Harry Isaiah Pearson
1888–1946
Gladis Pearson
1888–
Zola Charlene Pearson
1896–1936

Sources (31)

  • David S Pearson, "United States Census, 1930"
  • David S., "Ohio, Births and Christenings, 1821-1962"
  • David F Pearson, "Indiana Marriages, 1811-2019"

World Events (8)

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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