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Benjamin Franklin Pearson 1837–1925 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 17 Mar 1837

Birth Location: Jackson, Madison, Tennessee, USA

Death Date: 17 January 1925

Death Location: Tulia, Swisher, Texas, USA

Father: Jesse Pearson

Mother: Mary Harrison

Spouse(s): Rebekah Thompson, Mary Montgomery

Children(s): John Pearson

The story of Benjamin Franklin Pearson began in 1837 in Jackson, Madison, Tennessee, USA. Benjamin Franklin Pearson married Mary Angeline Montgomery, Rebekah Elizabeth Sarah Thompson, and had children including John Benjamin Pearson. Benjamin Franklin Pearson passed away in 1925 in Tulia, Swisher, Texas, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Benjamin Franklin Pearson began in 1837 in Jackson, Madison, Tennessee, USA.
  • Benjamin Franklin Pearson married Mary Angeline Montgomery, Rebekah Elizabeth Sarah Thompson, and had children including John Benjamin Pearson.
  • Benjamin Franklin Pearson passed away in 1925 in Tulia, Swisher, Texas, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Jesse Pearson
1806–1883
Birth Location: Brunswick, Virginia
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Mary Harrison
1808–1894
Birth Location: Brunswick, Virginia
MH

Spouses(s)

Rebekah Thompson
1843–1897
Birth Location: Indian Territory, Tennessee, USA
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Mary Montgomery
1857–1944
Birth Location: Parker, Kaufman, Texas
MM

Children(s)

John Pearson
1862–1932
Birth Location: Quitman, Cleburne, Arkansas
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Benjamin Pearson's Ancestors

Self
Benjamin Pearson
1837–1925
Birth Place: Jackson, Madison, Tennessee, USA
Parents
Jesse Allen Pearson
1806–1883
Brunswick, Virginia
Mary (Elizabeth) Harrison
1808–1894
Brunswick, Virginia
Grandparents
John (A Pearson) Jr
1754–1830
New Kent County, Virginia, USA
Martha ("Pattie") Britt
1773–1816
Brunswick, Virginia, USA
Joseph (Tillman Harrison) Sr.
1783–1840
Meherrin, Brunswick County, Virginia, USA
Anthania Hancock
1794–1863
Brunswick County, Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Benjamin Pearson's Descendants

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Benjamin (Franklin) Pearson (17 Mar 1837–17 January 1925) m. Rebekah (Elizabeth Sarah) Thompson (16 Jan 1843–6 Apr 1897) m. Mary (Angeline) Montgomery (17 March 1857–3 August 1944)
  1. 1. John (Benjamin) Pearson 1862–1932 m. Martha (Ann) JACKSON 1868–1960
    1. 1. Zora (Ella) Pearson 1892–1941 m. Grover (Cleveland) Carroll 1885–1963
      1. 1. Lola (Mae) Carroll 1910–1986 m. William (Silas "Bill") Leeper 1905–1978
        1. 1. William (Billy Leeper) Jr 1928–1990 m. Jackie (Dee) Straer 1929–2020

Benjamin Pearson's Timeline

2 Records

1837
17 Mar 1837
Birth of Benjamin Franklin Pearson in Jackson, Madison, Tennessee, USA
Jackson, Madison, Tennessee, USA
1925
17 January 1925
Age 88
Death of Benjamin Franklin Pearson in Tulia, Swisher, Texas, USA
Tulia, Swisher, Texas, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 17 Mar 1837
    Event Place: Jackson, Madison, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: Texas, U.S., Death Certificates, Texas Department of State Health Services; Austin Texas, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 17 January 1925
    Event Place: Tulia, Swisher, Texas, USA
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