George Washington Pearson Jr.1,2,3

Family Chart
ID# 19941, (1844 - 1919)
FatherDr. George W. Pearson4,5,1 (abt 1818 - )
MotherAnna Maria Coleman4,5,1 (Mar 1823 - )

Key Events:

Birth: 7 May 1844, York, Pennsylvania6,7,8
Marriage: about 1872, Mary Elizabeth Gann (8 Apr 1849 - 2 Nov 1914)9,10,11
Death: 28 Jan 1919, Limestone Twp., Lycoming Co., Pennsylvania1
Burial: 31 Jan 1919, Oval Cemetery1
ChartsThe Ganns of Lycoming Co. Pennsylvania

Copyright Notice

Narrative:

     George Washington Pearson Jr. was born on 7 May 1844 in York, Pennsylvania.6,7,8
     He appeared on the 1850 Federal Census of Middlecreek Twp., Union Co., Pennsylvania, in the household of his parents, Dr. George W. Pearson and Anna Maria Coleman.12 He appeared on the 1860 Federal Census of Limestone Twp., Lycoming Co., Pennsylvania, in the household of his parents.13 He appeared on the 1870 Federal Census of Limestone Twp., Lycoming Co., Pennsylvania, in the household of his parents.14
     George married Mary Elizabeth Gann, daughter of John Gann Jr. and Rachel Kauffman, and twin sister of the wife of his younger brother William, about 1872.9,10,11
     George and Mary appeared on the 1880 Federal Census of Limestone Twp., Lycoming Co., Pennsylvania, enumerated 11 Jun 1880. Their children George and William were listed as living with them, as was George Rader, age 19, a servant.15
     George and Mary appeared on the 1900 Federal Census of Limestone Twp., Lycoming Co., Pennsylvania, enumerated 7 Jun 1900, reporting that they owned their farm, free of mortgage. Their children George, John and Mary were listed as living with them.16
     George and Mary appeared on the 1910 Federal Census of Limestone Twp., Lycoming Co., Pennsylvania, at Oval Hill Rd., enumerated 28 Apr 1910, reporting that they owned their farm, free of mortgage. Their children John and Mary were listed as living with them.3
     His wife died on 2 Nov 1914 in Limestone Twp., Lycoming Co., Pennsylvania.17,18
     He was a farmer.14,15,16,3
     George died on 28 Jan 1919 in Limestone Twp., Lycoming Co., Pennsylvania, at age 74.1 He was buried on 31 Jan 1919 in Oval Cemetery.1

Children:
     Children with Mary Elizabeth Gann:

  • George William Pearson15,16 (21 Apr 1877 - 15 Apr 1946)
  • William Jefferson Pearson15 (abt 1879 - 1953)
  • John G. Pearson16,3 (Apr 1884 - )
  • Mary J. Pearson16,3 (Jul 1890 - )

Citations

  1. [S5965] George Washington Pearson, Certificate of Death.
  2. [S5975] George W. Pearson household, 1850 U.S. Census, Union Co., Pennsylvania, shows name as George W. Pearson.
  3. [S5966] G. Washington Pearson household, 1910 U.S. Census, Lycoming Co., Pennsylvania.
  4. [S5975] George W. Pearson household, 1850 U.S. Census, Union Co., Pennsylvania, shows them apparently living as parent and child.
  5. [S5974] J. W. Pierson household, 1860 U.S. Census, Lycoming Co., Pennsylvania, shows them apparently living as parent and child.
  6. [S5965] George Washington Pearson, Certificate of Death, shows date, with year as 1844, town, and state.
  7. [S5975] George W. Pearson household, 1850 U.S. Census, Union Co., Pennsylvania, shows age 6 and state.
  8. [S5964] George W. Pearson household, 1900 U.S. Census, Lycoming Co., Pennsylvania, shows month, year, as 1845, age 55, and state.
  9. [S5963] G. W. Pearson Jr. household, 1880 U.S. Census, Lycoming Co., Pennsylvania, shows married.
  10. [S5964] George W. Pearson household, 1900 U.S. Census, Lycoming Co., Pennsylvania, shows married 28 years.
  11. [S5966] G. Washington Pearson household, 1910 U.S. Census, Lycoming Co., Pennsylvania, shows married 38 years.
  12. [S5975] George W. Pearson household, 1850 U.S. Census, Union Co., Pennsylvania.
  13. [S5974] J. W. Pierson household, 1860 U.S. Census, Lycoming Co., Pennsylvania.
  14. [S5976] George Pierson household, 1870 U.S. Census, Lycoming Co., Pennsylvania.
  15. [S5963] G. W. Pearson Jr. household, 1880 U.S. Census, Lycoming Co., Pennsylvania.
  16. [S5964] George W. Pearson household, 1900 U.S. Census, Lycoming Co., Pennsylvania.
  17. [S5962] Mary Elizabeth Pearson, Certificate of Death.
  18. [S5914] Collins and Jordan, Genealogical and Personal History of Lycoming County, vol II pg 329, shows her as deceased.