Mary Elizabeth Gann1,2,3

Family Chart
ID# 8340, (1849 - 1914)
FatherJohn Gann Jr.4,5,6 (13 Dec 1807 - 10 Jun 1869)
MotherRachel Kauffman7,5,6 (17 Jan 1813 - 15 Jan 1871)

Key Events:

Birth: 8 Apr 1849, Oval, Lycoming Co., Pennsylvania8,9,10
Marriage: about 1872, George Washington Pearson Jr. (7 May 1844 - 28 Jan 1919)11,12,13
Death: 2 Nov 1914, Limestone Twp., Lycoming Co., Pennsylvania6,14
Burial: 5 Nov 1914, Oval Cemetery6
ChartsThe Ganns of Lycoming Co. Pennsylvania

Copyright Notice

Narrative:

     Mary Elizabeth Gann was born on 8 Apr 1849 in Oval, Lycoming Co., Pennsylvania.8,9,10 Mary Elizabeth and Sarah Jane were twins.5
     Mary appeared on the 1850 Federal Census of Limestone Twp., Lycoming Co., Pennsylvania, in the household of her parents, John Gann Jr. and Rachel Kauffman.15 She appeared on the 1860 Federal Census of Oval, Limestone Twp., Lycoming Co., Pennsylvania, in the household of her parents.16
     Her father died on 10 Jun 1869, when Mary was 20 years old.17,18 She appeared on the 1870 Federal Census of Collomsville, Lycoming Co., Pennsylvania, in the household of her mother.19
     Mary married George Washington Pearson Jr., son of Dr. George W. Pearson and Anna Maria Coleman, and older brother of the husband of her twin sister Sarah, about 1872.11,12,13
     Mary and George 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.20
     Mary and George 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.21
     Mary and George 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.22
     Mary died on 2 Nov 1914 in Limestone Twp., Lycoming Co., Pennsylvania, at age 65.6,14 She was buried on 5 Nov 1914 in Oval Cemetery.6

Children:
     Children with George Washington Pearson Jr.:

  • George William Pearson23,24 (21 Apr 1877 - 15 Apr 1946)
  • William Jefferson Pearson23 (abt 1879 - 1953)
  • John G. Pearson24,25 (Apr 1884 - )
  • Mary J. Pearson26,27 (Jul 1890 - )

Citations

  1. [S5962] Mary Elizabeth Pearson, Certificate of Death, shows father's surname as Gann.
  2. [S155] John Gann household, 1850 U.S. Census, Lycoming Co., Pennsylvania, shows name as Mary E. Gann.
  3. [S5914] Collins and Jordan, Genealogical and Personal History of Lycoming County, vol II pg 329, shows name as Mary Gann.
  4. [S155] John Gann household, 1850 U.S. Census, Lycoming Co., Pennsylvania, shows her in household with John and Rachael.
  5. [S5914] Collins and Jordan, Genealogical and Personal History of Lycoming County, vol II pg 329.
  6. [S5962] Mary Elizabeth Pearson, Certificate of Death.
  7. [S158] Racheal Gan household, 1870 U.S. Census, Lycoming Co., Pennsylvania, shows them apparently living as parent and child.
  8. [S5962] Mary Elizabeth Pearson, Certificate of Death, shows date, town, and county.
  9. [S5964] George W. Pearson household, 1900 U.S. Census, Lycoming Co., Pennsylvania, shows month, year, as 1850, age 50, and state.
  10. [S155] John Gann household, 1850 U.S. Census, Lycoming Co., Pennsylvania, shows age 1 and state; shows Sarah and Mary as twins.
  11. [S5963] G. W. Pearson Jr. household, 1880 U.S. Census, Lycoming Co., Pennsylvania, shows married.
  12. [S5964] George W. Pearson household, 1900 U.S. Census, Lycoming Co., Pennsylvania, shows married 28 years.
  13. [S5966] G. Washington Pearson household, 1910 U.S. Census, Lycoming Co., Pennsylvania, shows married 38 years.
  14. [S5914] Collins and Jordan, Genealogical and Personal History of Lycoming County, vol II pg 329, shows her as deceased.
  15. [S155] John Gann household, 1850 U.S. Census, Lycoming Co., Pennsylvania.
  16. [S156] John Gann household, 1860 U.S. Census, Lycoming Co., Pennsylvania.
  17. [S5909] John Gann grave marker, Saint Peter's Lutheran Church Cemetery, shows date.
  18. [S500] Findagrave.com, online, memorial # 42450946, John Gann, shows date, with year as 1861, birth as 13 Dec 1807, inscription of age as 61 yr 5 mo 23 days (which computes to 5 Jun 1869), county and state, and includes tombstone photo which is unreadable.
  19. [S158] Racheal Gan household, 1870 U.S. Census, Lycoming Co., Pennsylvania.
  20. [S5963] G. W. Pearson Jr. household, 1880 U.S. Census, Lycoming Co., Pennsylvania.
  21. [S5964] George W. Pearson household, 1900 U.S. Census, Lycoming Co., Pennsylvania.
  22. [S5966] G. Washington Pearson household, 1910 U.S. Census, Lycoming Co., Pennsylvania.
  23. [S5963] G. W. Pearson Jr. household, 1880 U.S. Census, Lycoming Co., Pennsylvania, shows him as the son of her husband.
  24. [S5964] George W. Pearson household, 1900 U.S. Census, Lycoming Co., Pennsylvania, shows him as the son of her husband and that the parents had been married longer than the age of the child.
  25. [S5966] G. Washington Pearson household, 1910 U.S. Census, Lycoming Co., Pennsylvania, shows him as the son of her husband and that the parents had been married longer than the age of the child.
  26. [S5964] George W. Pearson household, 1900 U.S. Census, Lycoming Co., Pennsylvania, shows the girl as daughter of Mary's husband and that the parents had been married longer than the age of the child.
  27. [S5966] G. Washington Pearson household, 1910 U.S. Census, Lycoming Co., Pennsylvania, shows the girl as daughter of Mary's husband and that the parents had been married longer than the age of the child.