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Nancy Jane Pearson 1836 – 1860 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 20 Apr 1836

Birth Location: Athens, Harrison, Ohio

Death Date: 28 May 1860

Death Location: Bourbon County, Kansas

Father: John Pearson

Mother: Jane Pearson

Spouse(s): William Willits

Children(s): John Willits

In 1836, Nancy Jane Pearson entered the world in Athens, Harrison, Ohio, born to John Warren Pearson and Jane Pearson. In 1850, Nancy Jane Pearson resided in District 29, Lee, Iowa. Nancy Jane Pearson married William Willits, and had children including John Henry Willits. Nancy Jane Pearson passed away in 1860 in Bourbon County, Kansas.

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Biography

  • In 1836, Nancy Jane Pearson entered the world in Athens, Harrison, Ohio, born to John Warren Pearson and Jane Pearson.
  • In 1850, Nancy Jane Pearson resided in District 29, Lee, Iowa.
  • Nancy Jane Pearson married William Willits, and had children including John Henry Willits.
  • Nancy Jane Pearson passed away in 1860 in Bourbon County, Kansas.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Pearson
1811 – 1880
Birth Location: Virginia
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Jane Pearson
1817 – 1875
Birth Location: Athens County, Ohio
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Spouses(s)

William Willits
1836 – 1874
Birth Location: Commerce, Oakland, Michigan
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Children(s)

John Willits
1860 – 1913
Birth Location: Cato, Crawford, Kansas
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Nancy Pearson's Ancestors

Self
Nancy Pearson
1836 – 1860
Birth Place: Athens, Harrison, Ohio
Parents
John Warren Pearson
1811 – 1880
Virginia
Jane Pearson
1817 – 1875
Athens County, Ohio
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Nancy Pearson's Descendants

1.
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Nancy (Jane) Pearson (20 Apr 1836 – 28 May 1860) m. William Willits (1836 – 28 Jun 1874)
  1. 1. John (Henry) Willits (28 Apr 1860 – 17 Jul 1913) m. Henrietta (Debrah) Daggett (26 Aug 1865 – 18 Jun 1943)
    1. 1. William (Farwell) Willits (16 Jul 1883 – 29 May 1955) m. Nora (Dell) Nickell (13 Jun 1888 – 26 Apr 1967)
      1. 1. Grover (C) Willits (12 Jul 1909 – 20 Jul 1909)
      2. 2. William (Roscoe) Willits (31 Jul 1910 – 24 Dec 1988) m. Vera (Juanita) Dagget (18 Apr 1915 – 4 Jan 1969) m. Frances (A) Willits (15 Apr 1913 – 26 Aug 1950)
        1. 1. Gerald (Ross) Willits (11 Aug 1939 – 16 Nov 1980) m. Patricia (Anne) Gross (13 Aug 1940 – Jun 1971)
      3. 3. Goldie (May) Willits (27 Jun 1914 – 1 Jun 1974) m. Francis (Arthur) Bolman (12 Nov 1913 – 26 Oct 1959)
        1. 1. Francis (Arthur) Bolman (12 Jul 1937 – 12 Oct 2015) m. Franka (Lynn) Gustafson (abt 1943 – ) m. Esther (Irene) Calderon (20 Oct 1931 – 2 Jun 2007)
        2. 2. Shirley (M) Bolman (4 Apr 1938 – 27 Feb 2009) m. Russell (E) Smith m. Jeffrey (Keith) Rayn
        3. 3. William (Monroe) Bolman (10 Nov 1943 – 11 Aug 2018) m. Patricia (Ann) Spurling (23 Aug 1937 – 6 Nov 1993)
      4. 4. Edna (Maxine) Willits (abt 1924 – 19 Aug 1991) m. Robert Smith m. Jess (J) Murphy
        1. 1. Sharlene (Faye) Smith (18 Jan 1948 – 2 Aug 2022) m. Patrick (Skelton) Grant
      5. 5. James (Henry) Willits (4 Jan 1929 – 1 Feb 1980) m. Doris (M) Bradshaw (22 Nov 1928 – 17 Feb 2016) m. Dixie (Loree) Harbison (1922 – 2021)
        1. 1. Linn (Dale) Willits (22 Oct 1952 – )
    2. 2. Chalmer (Orville) Willits (19 Aug 1887 – 16 Apr 1941) m. Mary (Frances) Watkins (6 Feb 1887 – 4 Jul 1971)
      1. 1. Frances (Etta) Willits (22 Jun 1911 – 11 Mar 1994) m. Hubert (Keeney) Simpson (12 Mar 1911 – 5 Apr 1986)
        1. 1. Harold (Dean) Simpson (17 Dec 1932 – 16 Nov 2012) m. Lela (June) Toepfer (21 Nov 1937 – )
        2. 2. Roberta (F) Simpson (6 Aug 1936 – ) m. Francis (Duane) Dugan (11 Jul 1926 – 1 Jan 2017)
        3. 3. Jo (Ann) Simpson (abt 1939 – ) m. Richard (Leon) Lyell (17 Mar 1936 – )
        4. 4. Carol (J) Simpson (1941 – )
        5. 5. Rudy (E) Simpson (24 Jun 1948 – )
        6. 6. Sharon (S) Simpson (abt 1949 – )
      2. 2. Helen (Viola) Willits (5 Feb 1913 – 8 Feb 2002) m. Ernest (Jerry Franklin) Engle (10 Dec 1913 – 25 Nov 1988)
        1. 1. Esther (Eileen) Engle (14 Jan 1937 – ) m. True (Edwin) Cousins (13 Dec 1933 – 3 Oct 2016)
        2. 2. Merle (Leroy) Engle (4 Feb 1940 – ) m. Sandra (Sue) Stelle (19 Dec 1940 – )
        3. 3. Jerry (L) Engle (13 Jun 1943 – ) m. Barbara (Lee) Skidmore (8 Sep 1943 – 9 Oct 2013)
      3. 3. Annie (Belle) Willits (4 Dec 1915 – 17 Dec 1915)
    3. 3. Raymond (O) Willits (13 Jan 1890 – 21 Sep 1950) m. Grace (E) McWilliams (14 Nov 1886 – 9 Feb 1963)
    4. 4. Roy Willits (1892 – 1895)
    5. 5. Louis (Francis) Willits (6 Apr 1898 – 29 Nov 1979) m. Gladys (G) Duggor (18 Nov 1903 – 28 Mar 1991)
      1. 1. Norman (Gene) Willits (26 Sep 1928 – 24 Mar 1946)
      2. 2. Patricia (Ann) Willits (7 Mar 1934 – 5 Nov 2019) m. John (Lawrence) Prouty (7 Nov 1932 – 30 Dec 2008)
        1. 1. Larry Prouty (Sep 1953 – )
        2. 2. John (Kevin) Prouty (5 Jan 1961 – )
        3. 3. Diana (Vivian) Prouty (Feb 1966 – ) m. Philip (Dale) Lawson
        4. 4. Kenneth (Wayne) Johnson (24 Nov 1969 – ) m. Angela (Doris) Workman (abt 1971 – )
        5. 5. Douglas (B) Johnson (2 Jun 1975 – 24 Dec 2014)
        6. 6. Heather (K) Prouty (27 Jul 1977 – ) m. Matt Hogan
        7. 7. Jeff (J) Johnson (Mar 1980 – )
        8. 8. David Prouty ( – bef 2008)
      3. 3. Wanda (Louise) Willits (10 Jun 1936 – 25 Feb 2011) m. Robert (A) Jones (19 Aug 1933 – 3 Jun 2011)
        1. 1. Gary (Duane) Jones (27 Feb 1966 – Bef 2011)
        2. 2. Greg Jones m. Dee Jones
        3. 3. Kim Jones m. Dave Hill
    6. 6. Helen (Edna May) Willits (11 Aug 1903 – 27 Apr 1979) m. Oscar Helmlinger (30 Jan 1902 – 7 Jul 1983)
      1. 1. Rosetta (Nadine) Helmlinger (13 Feb 1921 – 28 Jun 1998) m. Leslie (Raymond) Fanning (22 Aug 1917 – 3 Jul 1996)
        1. 1. Vivian (M) Fanning (abt 1941 – ) m. William (Alexander) Mcmenemy (16 Jan 1950 – 8 Aug 2007)
        2. 2. Janice (Leslie) Fanning (24 Mar 1942 – 1 Feb 2003) m. Alfred (DeWayne) Jones (9 Jan 1939 – 5 Mar 2005)
      2. 2. Vena (Edna) Helmlinger (22 Mar 1923 – 15 Sep 1990) m. Fredrick (Wallace) Campbell (18 Sep 1921 – 4 Dec 1974) m. Lewis Balch
        1. 1. Linda (Ruth) Campbell (28 Nov 1944 – ) m. James Wenrick (abt 1943 – )
        2. 2. Rosemary Campbell (23 Apr 1949 – 18 Nov 2005) m. Dennis (E) McWhinney (abt 1947 – ) m. John (W) Martin
      3. 3. Vera (Esther) Helmlinger (22 Mar 1923 – May 1923)
      4. 4. Oscar Helmlinger (1927 – 1933)
    7. 7. Cecil (Hershel) Willits (22 Jun 1906 – 24 Dec 1941) m. Verba (Irene) Tavlor (abt 1910 – )
      1. 1. Kenneth (Eugene) Willits (17 Sep 1927 – 4 Nov 2002) m. Marion (R) Horner (abt 1936 – )
      2. 2. Carol (May) Willits (Feb 1942 – )

Nancy Pearson's Timeline

3 Records

1836
20 Apr 1836
Birth of Nancy Jane Pearson in Athens, Harrison, Ohio
Athens, Harrison, Ohio
1850
1850
Age 14
Nancy Jane Pearson resided here in District 29, Lee, Iowa
District 29, Lee, Iowa
1860
28 May 1860
Age 24
Death of Nancy Jane Pearson in Bourbon County, Kansas
Bourbon County, Kansas

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 20 Apr 1836
    Event Place: Athens, Harrison, Ohio
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Federal Census Mortality Schedules Index, 1850-1880
    [2] 1850 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington, DC; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M432; Residence Date: 1850; Home in 1850: District 29, Lee, Iowa; Roll: 186; Page: 468b

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1850
    Event Place: District 29, Lee, Iowa
    Record Source: 1850 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington, DC; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M432; Residence Date: 1850; Home in 1850: District 29, Lee, Iowa; Roll: 186; Page: 468b

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 28 May 1860
    Event Place: Bourbon County, Kansas
    Record Source: U.S., Federal Census Mortality Schedules Index, 1850-1880

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Cato, Crawford, Kansas
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