PEARSON BIBLE RECORDS Copyright © 1997 by Rita Jacobs. This copy contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives. ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://usgwarchives.net/mi/mifiles.htm *********************************************** PEARSON BIBLE RECORDS [The information following is from a bible which belonged to Esther = (Demaray) Pearson Burrows (1833 - 1919), who was married to James = Pearson (1829 - 1904). The bible was published in 1844. This = information is being transcribed in 1997 by Rita Jacobs of Lansing, = Michigan. The original bible is in possession of Rita Jacobs' father. = The Pearson family settled in Charlevoix County in approximately 1880.] [On the page entitled "Family Record." in two columns entitled = "Births"]: John Demaray born Electa Demaray born =09 July 20th 1791 July 4th 1829 and married Oct. 24th 1811 Harriet Demaray born Elizabeth Demaray born Apr. 9th 1831 March 14th 1792 and and died May 17th 1832. died March 28th 1855. Esther Demaray born David Demaray born Sept 21st 1833. July 1st 1812. died June 1904 Maria Jane Demaray born Nov 14th 1836 Henry Demaray born and died Aug. 9th 1837 March 14th 1814 Henry died May 18, 1903 Mary Demaray born Sept 26th, 1815. January=20 22nd 1874 Margaret Demaray born Mary Stevens died Sept 17 1896 Jan'y 11th, 1818 died June 21, 1912 Keziah Demaray born Keziah died Jan 14 1903=09 Nov. 26th, 1819 =09 Louisa Demaray born August 29th 1821 Louisa died July 5, 1912 Sarah Demaray born June 29th 1823 died March 19 1894 Elizabeth Demaray born Elizabeth died Aug 30th 1825 Aug 22 - 1915 John Demaray born July 15, 1827 died March 12 1913 [The death dates entered in the above record appear to have been entered = at a later date than the birth records, except for the death dates with = occurred prior to 1874. The date of January 22nd 1874 appears to be the = date on which the birth dates in the first column and the top part of = the second column were written in the bible.] [On a second page entitled "Family Record" in two columns entitled = "Births"]: James Pearson born Sarah E. Pearson Aug. 3rd 1828 Born August 18th 1888 [The birth date for James Pearson appears to have been originally = written with the year 1828. A "9" was then written over the "8." making = the date 1829. Then underneath the year 1829 was written "1830" in much = later handwriting.] Esther Demaray born Alex J. Pearson Sept 21st 1833 Born April 22nd 1891 Nina May Pearson Elizabeth Jane Pearson Born August 16th 1892 Sept. 2nd 1852. Eulila A Pearson Feb. 10th 1892 Sarah Althedea Pearson Esther M Pearson June 6th 1855 Dec. 19th 1894 John Leslie Pearson William John Pearson Aug 2nd 1895 May 10th 1860 Nellie Marval Pearson Nov. 30th 1902 Martin James Pearson =09 April 20th1864. =09 Frank Leslie Pearson Sept 18th 1869 [On a third page entitled "Family Record." in two columns entitled = "Marriages"]: James Pearson and Frank Pearson and Esther Demaray were Nellie Mackie were married Dec. 3rd 1851 Married Feb. 18th 1891 John Kimball Judd and William J Pearson and Elizabeth Jane Pearson Nellie Cameron were were married Married Nov. 17th 1887 Jan'y 29th 1873 Mervill W. Soule and Sarah A. Pearson were married April 21st 1874 Martin J. Pearson and Lillian B. Bradford were married June 29th 1886 William J. Pearson and Emily A. Barnes were married August 15th 1886 [On a fourth page entitled "Family Record." in two columns entitled = "Deaths." John Demaray died June 11 1880 Emily A. Pearson Died Dec 13th 1886. Sarah Demaray died March 19 1894 Nellie Pearson Died Nov 30th 1894 Nellie was born Dec 21 1869 Mary Stevens died Sept. 17 1896 Kezia Weber died Jan 14 1903 Henry Demaray died May 16 1903 Keziah Weber died March 17 1904 [This entry is crossed out with a line] Electa Campbell died March 27 1904 James Pearson died May 29 1904 Kezia Weber died Jan 18 1903 Sarah Soule died Aug 24 1909 Elizabeth Haag died Aug 22 1915 dz