Pearson Family History, Genealogy & Ancestry

The Pearson Family

12,517 Pearson records from public death, burial and census records and the old county histories, in all 12 Midwestern states we cover. Every name is a real person in the public record, and we follow set rules to leave living people out (how).

12,517Records in our database

1823Earliest birth

1Documented families

6Biographies

See the Pearson family trees →1,078 Pearson families pieced together from public birth and death records, county histories and old newspapers

At a glance

12,517 Pearson records in our database

From public death, burial and census records across 12 Midwestern states. We follow set rules to leave living people out (how). Tap a state or a decade to narrow the list of ancestors below.

Where

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When they were born

Most records: Illinois (2,245 of 12,517)
Most common birth decade: the 1900s
Earliest birth in the database: Betty Pearson, born 1823, Ohio

Most common first names

John319 Robert219 Mary212 William206 Carl186 Charles152 James138 George136 Anna118 Ruth116 Helen114 Harold107

Documented families

Pearson families we have traced

Written from county histories and public records, every fact cited. We follow set rules to leave living people out (how).

Family histories, generation by generation (1)

The Pearson family of Washington CountyIowaStarts: Jesse Pearson (b. 1825)Most recent: Anna B. (Pearson) Brown (b. 1869)

The earliest Pearsons in the county histories

John A. PearsonBorn 1797, Rowan countyAudrain County, Missouri Arza PearsonBorn 1797Medina County, Ohio Eli PearsonBorn 1800Child of Noah Pearson and Florentine PearsonMiami County, Ohio Allen PearsonBorn 1806Darke County, Ohio Mark PearsonBorn 1807Fayette County, Ohio Isaac PearsonBorn 1810Cooper County, Missouri

Family trees from the public record

1,078 Pearson families: parents, brothers and sistersFrom state birth and death indexes, county histories and old newspapers, most recent deaths first

In old newspapers

22 Pearson death notices, 1837 to 1925Obituaries and funeral notices from Midwest papers scanned by the Library of Congress, with the original pages

In the county history family index

53 Pearson people in 21 countiesBirth years, birthplaces, parents and spouses, from the old county histories

Biographies from the county histories (6)

John PearsonBorn 1827 · Clark County, Ohio Joseph PearsonBorn 1827 · Clark County, Ohio Ephraim PearsonBorn 1834 · Miami County, Ohio Abram PearsonBorn 1837 · Washington County, Iowa Samuel C. PearsonBorn 1841 · Washington County, Iowa John H. PearsonBorn 1849 · Washington County, Iowa

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Common questions

Pearson genealogy: FAQ

Where were Pearson ancestors recorded?

Our database holds 12,517 Pearson records from all 12 Midwestern states. The most are in Illinois (2,245), then Minnesota (1,888) and Missouri (1,777).

How far back does the Pearson family tree go?

The earliest Pearson birth in our database is 1823: Betty Pearson, Ohio. We have pieced together 1,078 Pearson family trees from public birth and death records.

Are living Pearson family members listed here?

Not knowingly. We follow set rules to leave living people out of our public pages. If you find a living relative listed here, email us and we will take the record down.

Is this my Pearson family?

Maybe. Many people share a name, so treat any match as a possible match until the dates and places line up with what you know about your family. Every person here links to their own page with the details, and we can trace your line for you.