George Read Pearsons

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GEORGE R. PEARSONS (1830-1904). Fort Dodge mayor, involved with early railroad history and was an Indian Reservations Inspector ? portrayed by JOHN BONNER.

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GEORGE R PEARSONS Great credit is due to the men of courageous spirit of determined purpose of laudable ambition and honorable purpose who have the courage to face and overcome the difficulties and hardships of life on the western frontier to establish business enterprises and carry civilization into a hitherto wild region There is much to contend with in so doing for though nature is bountiful in her gifts they are only bestowed after earnest labor and it is the man who has to meet the natural conditions that has the hardest part to perform in claiming a district for the uses of the white race Mr Pearsons however came to northwestern Iowa when the task of development and progress had scarcely been begun and with strong resolution he entered upon the work of winning success here With keen foresight he realized that the future was bright with promise and he was content to await the coming of the harvest of his labors Since 1868 he has lived in Webster county and has conducted some of the most important real estate transfers which have led to the settlement and improvement of this portion of the state while his identification with railroad building has been of the greatest possible benefit to the region Mr Pearsons was born in Bradford Orange county Vermont August 7 1830 and comes of a family of Scotch lineage His parents were John and Hannah Putnam Pearsons the latter a granddaughter of General Putnam the distinguished officer of the Revolutionary war Both parents were natives of the Green Mountain state and at death were laid to rest in the cemetery at Bradford The father died at the age of fifty seven years but the mother reached the very advanced age of ninety six In the schools of his native town George R Pearsons pursued his education and remained in Bradford until twelve years of age His youth was spent upon the farm and at the age of twenty five he entered the service of the Vermont Central Railroad in the capacity of station and fuel agent and train master Thus he first became associated
with railroad work In 1865 he removed to Chatsworth Livingston county Illinois where he remained for three years in the employ of the Illinois Central Railroad I n 1 868 he came to Fort Dodge and has since engaged in buying and selling land with the exception of three years when he gave his undivided attention to the building of a railroad which is now a part of the Minneapolis & St Louis Railroad system He was one of seven men who successfully projected and executed the plan his associates being A McBane William Grant George Bassett JM Mulroney I Garmoe and E Prussia The company was incorporated under the name of the Fort Dodge & Fort Ridgely Railroad Company with W Brown as the first president while George Bassett later filled the office and the others were directors of the company Its treasurer was I Garmoe and Mr Pearsons became superintendent and had entire charge of the construction of the road which was operated by the company until 1879 when it was sold to the Minneapolis & St Louis Railroad Mr Pearsons also owned an interest in the Iowa Pacific grade from Fort Dodge to Bel mont Wright county and kept the claim gtxxl by changing titles until the road was sold to the Great Northern in 1884 During most of the time Mr Pearsons continued his real estate business and through his efforts the county has been largely settled In 1884 he began draining two great swamps containing twenty five hundred acres in Humboldt county known as Owl Lake an impassable marsh At a cost of six thousand dollars he succeeded in making all this tillable land digging a ditch nine miles long thirty feet wide and seventeen feet deep in the largest part and sixteen feet wide and six feet deep in the smallest part This is the largest ditch ever dug by an individual in Iowa Mr Pearsons owns most of the land thus drained constituting one of the finest farms m the west In addition to this he owns over two thousand acres in Humboldt county and has fine farm adjoining Fort Dodge with the Illinois Central he sold land to value of one hundred and eighty dollars in eight days In 1869 he from Fort Dodge to Sioux City when were but four houses between the two points these being at Cherokee Twice these stirring times was Mr Pearsons lost in blizzards first in 1873 when only a from his home He was in a snow bank for hours and for two days confined in the caboose of a coal train until help came to his assistance His other experience was in Montana when together with the stage driver he was lost on a high open prairie and had a narrow escape from death He can sit for hours and with stories of frontier life entertain one so vividly can he recall the incidents of those times Since that time he has witnessed a great transformation of the county as the land has been claimed by enterprising farmers and transformed into rich farms dotted here and there with fine homes schools and churches while in their midst villages and towns have sprung up and extensive commercial and industrial interests have been introduced From 1885 until 1888 inclusive Mr Pearsons held the office of Indian inspector traveling from one agency to another During that time he visited all the Indian reservations in the United States except in the Indian Territory thus going among the wilder tribes While still in Vermont Mr Pearsons was united in marriage to Miss Wealthie Porter a native of the Green Mountain state who died in 1880 Their children were John H who is engaged in farming near Fort Dodge George A a real estate dealer at Los Angeles California Daniel K who is managing the extensive farm in Humboldt county and Louisa the wife of Hon JP Dolliver All were born in Vermont In 1882 Mr Pearsons was again married his second union being with Miss Lulu P Waldron of Fort Dodge Aside from his business Mr Pearsons has contributed in large measure to the upbuilding and improvement of northwestern Iowa and has given hearty co operation to all the various movements and measures which have benefited Fort Dodge In 1873 he was elected and served as mayor of the city and in 1890 and 1891 he was again chosen to the office His administration was practical progressive and business like and won him high commendation For many terms he has served on the school board and the cause of education has found in him a warm friend He gave his political support to the Republican party until 1882 since which time he has been independent For thirty three years he has lived in this city and his life is as an open book Those with whom he has so long been associated entertain for him the highest regard and respect for he has been active and honorable in business loyal in citizenship and reliable in all life's relations

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His brother, Daniel Kimball Pearsons:
The Life of Dr. D. K. Pearsons: Friend of the Small College and of Missions
By Edward Franklin Williams

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George married Wealthea Porter on 8 Oct 1856. Wealthea (daughter of William Porter and Anna (Unknown)) was born in 1829 in Vermont, USA; died on 11 Aug 1881 in Fort Dodge, Webster Co, Iowa, USA; was buried in Fort Dodge, Webster Co, Iowa, USA (Oakland Cemetery). [Group Sheet]

George married Lulu Waldron on 4 Dec 1883 in , Clinton Co, Iowa, USA. Lulu (daughter of George Prentiss Waldron and Lydia E. Jones) was born in Apr 1850 in Massachusetts, USA; died in 1929; was buried in Fort Dodge, Webster Co, Iowa, USA (Oakland Cemetery). [Group Sheet]

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John married Helena Hennings on 21 Mar 1894 in Fort Dodge, Webster Co, Iowa, USA. Helena (daughter of Henry Hennings and Margaret Herancourt) was born in 1865 in , Dubuque Co, Iowa, USA; died in 1960; was buried in Fort Dodge, Webster Co, Iowa, USA (Oakland Cemetery). [Group Sheet]

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"California, Great Registers, 1866-1910"
Name:George Alonzo Pearsons
Event Type:Voter Registration
Event Date:13 Sep 1892
Event Year Range:
Event Place:Monrovia, Los Angeles, California, United States
Age:32
Birth Year (Estimated):1860
Birthplace:Vermont
Page:335
GS Film number: 976929
Digital Folder Number: 005028152
Image Number:00352

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Age 40, Single, Boarder

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Daniel married Hattie M. Nudd on 28 Feb 1901 in Hancock, , Illinois, USA. Hattie (daughter of Pinkham Wilkes Nudd and Anna Mealy) was born on 3 Oct 1877 in Illinois, USA; died on 3 Dec 1973; was buried in Oak Brook, Dupage Co, Illinois, USA (Bronswood Cemetery). [Group Sheet]

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LOUISE PEARSONS DOLLIVER (1866-1937). Started the local chapter of Daughters of American Revolution, served in many DAR offices and was the wife of longtime US Senator ? portrayed by CHERYL SHERRY.

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DOLLIVER, Louise Pearsons (Mrs. Jonathan Prentiss Dolliver), 915 Second Av., Fort Dodge, Ia.Born Hartford, Vt.; dau. George Read and Wealthea (Porter) Pearsons; grad. Dana Hall, '83; Wellesley Coll., B.A. '89; m. Nov. 20, 1895, Jonathan Prentiss Dolliver, U.S. Senator (died Oct. 15, 1910); children: Margaret Eliza, b. 1900; Frances Pearsons, b. 1901; Jonathan Prentiss, b. 1905. Taught in Presbyterian Coll., Fort Dodge, Ia., 1890-91; Northwestern Acad., Evanston, 1893-95. Historian general D.A.R., 1903-06; organized Fort Dodge Chapter D.A.R.; organized Webster Co. Historical Ass'n and Pioneers' Day, also Y.W.C.A.; charter mem and assisted in organizing Woman's Congressional Club, Washington, D.C.; mem. board of Rust Training School, Washington, D.C. Favors woman suffrage. As historian general of the D.A.R. compiled volumes 18 to 26, inclusive, of the Lineage Books of the D.A.R. Methodist. Republican. Mem. Collegiate Alumnae Ass'n, Rust Training School for Nurses, Washington; pres. Y.W.C.A. board at Fort Dodge, Ia.; mem. Woman's College Club, Woman's Congressional Club, Fort Dodge Country Club.

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MRS LOUISE PEARSONS DOLLIVER
Born in Hartford Vermont Wife of Hon Jonathan Prentiss Dolliver
Descendant of Sergt Amos Pearsons Capt William Barron William Johnson William Porter Capt Seth Hodges and John Putnam
Daughter of George Read Pearsons 1830-1904 and Wealthea Porter 1829-1881 his wife Granddaughter of John Pearsons 1792-1857 and Hannah Putnam 1797-1892 his wife m 1817 William Porter Jr b 1784 and Anna his wife
Gr granddaughter of Daniel Pearsons and Patience Kimball his wife John Putnam and Olive Barron 1765-1858 his wife m 1784 William Porter and Mary Hodges 1758-1809 his wife
Gr gr granddaughter of Amos Pearsons and Elizabeth Nichols his wife William Barron and Olive Johnson his wife Samuel Porter and Sarah Caulkins his wife m 1748 Seth Hodges and Anna Hoar his first wife m 1744
Gr gr gr granddaughter of William Johnson and Elizabeth Pierce his wife William Hoar and Sarah Macomber his wife
Amos Pearsons 1734-85 was sergeant of the Third Parish Company of Andover He was born in Andover Mass died in Lyndeboro NH
William Barron 1738-1804 commanded a company of New Hampshire militia in the Canadian expedition 1776 He was born in Lyndeboro NH where he died
William Johnson 1710-93 served in the Alarm list of Woburn Mass where he was born and where he died.
William Porter 1749-1813 was born in Lebanon Conn removed 1780 to Hartford Vt where he turned out 1781 at the Royalton Alarm in Capt Joshua Hayes's company
Seth Hodges 1722-1809 was a member of the Committee of Safety of Pomfret Vt 1776 He raised a company 1777 in Col Joseph Marsh's regiment and served on the Hudson He was born in Norton Mass died in Pomfret Vt
John Putnam 1763-1837 enlisted 1781 in the First New Hampshire Regiment and at New Windsor was transferred to the Commander in Chief's Guard This body was organized by Washington to be composed of selected men well drilled and to be handsomely and well built He was at the battle of Yorktown and honorably discharged at York Pa 1783 He received a pension for service in the New Hampshire Continental Line He was born in Lyndeboro NH died in Hyde Park Vt

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Louise married Jonathan Prentiss Dolliver, Sr. on 20 Nov 1895 in Fort Dodge, Webster Co, Iowa, USA. Jonathan (son of James Jones Dolliver and Eliza Jane Brown) was born on 6 Feb 1858 in , Preston Co, Virginia, USA; died on 15 Oct 1910 in Fort Dodge, Webster Co, Iowa, USA; was buried in Fort Dodge, Webster Co, Iowa, USA (Oakland Cemetery). [Group Sheet]

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Name: Ralph Kimball Pearson
Event Type: Birth
Event Date: 27 Feb 1907
Event Place: Fort Dodge, Webster, Iowa, United States
Gender: Male
Father's Name: Daniel Kimball Pearson
Mother's Name: Hattie M. Nudd
Certificate Number:
GS Film number: 1401748
Digital Folder Number: 004265704
Image Number: 00477

U.S., Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010
Name:Ralph Pearsons
Gender:Male
Birth Date:27 Feb 1907
Death Date:29 Nov 1988
Cause of Death:Natural
SSN:319059656
Branch 1:A
Enlistment Date 1:6 Jun 1942
Release Date 1:26 Oct 1945

SSDI:
Name:Ralph W. Pearsons
SSN:319-05-9656
Last Residence:60601 Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA
Born:27 Feb 1907
Died:29 Nov 1988
State (Year) SSN issued:Illinois

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Surname Given Name Birth Date Death Date Additional Information Section/Lot
Pearsons Ralph Waldo 1907 1986[1988] US Army WWII, burial 12-5-1988 I 122


































































































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Margaret married Walter Allen Anneberg on 17 Jun 1923 in Fort Dodge, Webster Co, Iowa, USA. Walter (son of August C. Anneberg and Mary Allen) was born about 1899 in Des Moines, King Co, Washington, USA. [Group Sheet]

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Jonathan married Geraldine (Unknown). Geraldine was born about 1910 in South Dakota, USA. [Group Sheet]

Jonathan married Claudia Ann (Unknown). Claudia was born about 1920 in Virginia, USA. [Group Sheet]