Sketch of the Pearson Family, Audrain County, Missouri >From "A History of the Pioneer Families of Missouri, with numerous sketches, anecdotes, adventures, etc., relating to Early Days in Missouri" by William S. Bryan and Robert Rose, Published by Bryan, Brand & Co., St. Louis Missouri, 1876. ********************************************************************** Stephen Pearson, of Burch County, N.C., married Mary Potts, and they had two sons, John A. and Joseph, both of whom settled in Audrain County, MO., where the city of Mexico now stands, in 1835. When the town was laid off the following year, Joseph donated three acres of land to help it along. John A. married Nancy Carlton, of North Caro- lina, by whom he had: Rufus S., Leander P., John V., Marschall C., Joseph W., Clinton P., Julia A., Mary E., Emily L. and Elizabeth L. In addition to his own family Mr. Pearson had eight negro slaves, and they all lived in two small cabins for a number of years. He served eight years as a member of the County Court, and was an esteemed and influential citizen. ==================================================================== USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, data may be used by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material. These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or for presentation by other persons or organizations. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material for purposes other than stated above must obtain the written consent of the file contributor. This file was contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by: Penny Harrell ====================================================================