Bailey PEARSON

1807 - 1872  (65 years)

• Birth	24 Apr 1807	NC   [1, 2, 3]
  	Birth records for the Duck Creek Monthly Meeting record Bailey's birth as the 24th day, 2nd month, 1807; son of Nathan and Mary. I presume, since these are Quaker records, this means his birthday was April 24, 1807. Other genealogist have recorded Feb. 24 which is likely an error.
  Census	26 Sep 1850	Center Township, Grant, IN   [4]
  	1850 census at Center Township, Grant, IN shows: Baily, 43, farmer, b. NC; Elizabeth, 41, b. OH; children all born IN; Aseneth (f), 22; Levi, 17; Phebe, 16; William, 11; Jesse, 6; A. Stewart, 5; Stephen M., 3; Jemima Jones, 16; Mary Jones, 14; Eunice Jones, 12; Reuben Jones, 11.
  		1850 Census Bailey and Elizabeth (Small) Pearson
  Census	1855	Marston Township, Sauk, WI   [5]
  	Bailey Pearson is listed in the 1855 Wisconsin State census index at Marston Township, Sauk, WI.
  Census	12 Jul 1860	Ironton, Sauk, WI   [6]
  	1860 census at Ironton, Sauk, WI shows: B. Pierson, 53, farmer, b. NC; Elizabeth, 52, b. OH; children b. IN: Wm., 20; Stewart, 15; Stephen M., 13. Also in the household is R. Jones, 21, b. IN, farm laborer.
  		1860 Census Bailey and Elizabeth (Small) Pearson
  Census	3 Jun 1870	Woodland Township, Baraboo, Sauk, WI   [7]
  	1870 census at Woodland Township, Baraboo, Sauk, WI shows: Bailey Pearson, 63, b. NC, farmer; Elizabeth, 62, b. OH. They are next door to Stephen Pearson and his wife Mary.
  		1870 Census Bailey and Elizabeth (Small) Pearson
  Note	1853	Woodland, Sauk, WI   [8]
  	From History of Reedsburg 1853 - No year in the early annals of pioneering brought more permanent settlers into the Little Baraboo Valley, than this. Many of them were Quakers, and hailed from the aguey lowlands of Indiana. These were the esteemed old Quaker families, and it is written that they "drove in covered wagons westward in search of a more healthy country and climate, and for some unknown reason, perhaps because of the pure water supply, took up landing the Little Baraboo Valley. This was the beginning of the Settlement of the Friends, though many came later who were not Quakers. James STANLEY and his wife, Jemina, and family were among these. Mr. STANLEY, like Mr. DAVIS, was an inspired minister and often preached in the Quaker church which was later founded. He had two children, one of whom, Hulda, married William, also a child of Benjamin PICKERING. Jesse and Hanna DENNIS, the former a minister, Frances and Louisa JONES, Zimri and Pheriba SMALL, Mr. and Mrs. Joseph SMALL, Bailey and Betsy PEARSON, Solomon and Martha PEARSON, Mr. and Mrs. Elijah PICKERING, Mr. and Mrs. William BADGLEY, John HORINE, Henry and Rachael HORINE, Wilson and Martha SMITH, Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Gaylord BLAKESLEE, Mr. and Mrs. Irvin TENNALL, George HENRY, Adam FIGHT, Burford TUNNEL, William ALL and Jessie MALLOW and Simeon MORTIMER came that year.
  Note	1863  [9]
  	According to Interment.net cemetery transcriptions there are 4 stones located together in the Resting Green Cemetery in Sauk County, WI. They are Baily, d. 1872; Calvin W., d. 1864 in 32nd year; Asenath, d. 1853 at 25 and Alvin S., d. 1863, 21st year, Co. A., 6th Regiment, WVI. I cannot place this Alvin S. at this time. The name seems to fit his son listed as A. Stewart in the census but the date of birth is a little off.
  Death	Dec 1872
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  Burial	26 Dec 1872	Resting Green Cemetery, Ironton, Sauk, WI   [9, 10]
  	The transcription of cemetery records indicate that the stone of Bailey Pearson is broken and that he was buried on December 26, 1872 at the age of 60y, 10m, 1day. This does not jive with his birthdate of 2 Feb 1807, it is exactly years off, perhaps because the stone is broken the transcriptionist was unable to clearly read the stone. Find A Grave e-Memorial

  
  

  Father	Nathan PEARSON,   b. Abt 1770, Wayne Co., NC d. Abt 1847, Wayne Co., IN (Age 77 years)
  Mother	Mary BAILEY,   b. 1778, 3 mo 21 da, Randolph Co., NC d. 1821, 9 mo, Wayne Co., IN (Age 43 years)
  Family ID	F1380	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Jane RATLIFF,   b. 28 Dec 1808   d. 1846 (Age 37 years)
  Marriage	4 Oct 1827  [1]
  Children	1. Asenath PEARSON,   b. 4 Oct 1828, IN d. 19 Dec 1853, Sauk Co., WI (Age 25 years)   2. Anna PEARSON,   b. 13 Apr 1830, Marion, Grant, IN d. 8 Jun 1881 (Age 51 years)   3. Calvin W. PEARSON,   b. 7 Jul 1831, IN d. 12 Apr 1864, Sauk Co., WI (Age 32 years)   4. Levi PEARSON,   b. 12 Feb 1833, IN   5. Phebe PEARSON,   b. Abt 1834, IN   6. William PEARSON,   b. Abt 1839, IN   7. A Stewart PEARSON,   b. 1841, IN d. 1863 (Age 22 years)   8. Jesse PEARSON,   b. Abt 1844, IN   9. Stephen M PEARSON,   b. Abt 1846, IN d. 1890, Hartford Township, Minnehaha, SD (Age 44 years)
  Family ID	F1378	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	Elizabeth SMALL,   b. Abt 1809, OH
  Marriage	26 Sep 1849	Grant Co., IN   [1, 11]
  Family ID	F1379	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 24 Apr 1807 - NC Marriage - 26 Sep 1849 - Grant Co., IN Note - 1853 - Woodland, Sauk, WI Census - 12 Jul 1860 - Ironton, Sauk, WI Burial - 26 Dec 1872 - Resting Green Cemetery, Ironton, Sauk, WI  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S153] Austin, Randall, Peter Pearson FGS, 153. [S1850] 1850 United States Federal Census, (National Archives and Records Administration, Washington D. C., 1850), Indiana, Grant Co., Centre Township, enumerated 9/26/1850, 1850. [S1078] U.S., Quaker Meeting Records, 1681-1935, 1078. [S1850] 1850 United States Federal Census, (National Archives and Records Administration, Washington D. C., 1850), 1850. [S252] Wisconsin Census Index, 252. [S1860] 1860 United States Federal Census, (National Archives and Records Administration, Washington D. C., 1860), 1860. [S1870] 1870 United States Federal Census, (National Archives and Records Administration, Washington D. C., 1870), 1870. [S410] Krug, Myrton Edwin, History of Reedsburg, (Privately published, Madison, Wisc., February 1929), 410. [S307] Interment.net, (http://www.interment.net/Default.htm), 307. [S500] Find A Grave, 500. [S141] Indiana Marriage Records 1800-1941, 141.