Walter PEARSON^[1]

1863 - 1950  (86 years)

• Name	Walter PEARSON
  Birth	3 Oct 1863	Hillsborough, Albert, NB   [2, 3, 4]
  Gender	Male
  Name	George Edwin Barton
  Name	George Edwin Barton
  Death	13 Feb 1950	St. Paul, Ramsey, MN   [5]
  Person ID	I245706	A Few Relatives of Bob and Mary Hegerich
  Last Modified	27 Feb 2017

  
  

  Father	Elisha PEARSON,   b. 5 Sep 1826, Hopewell Parish, Albert, NB d. 27 Nov 1901, White City, Morris, KS (Age 75 years)
  Mother	Susanna THOMPSON,   b. 31 Aug 1828, Chester, Lunenburg, NS d. 13 Aug 1887, White City, Morris, KS (Age 58 years)
  Marriage	Abt 1854	NB
  Family ID	F97686	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Sarah Katherine ROGERS,   b. 5 Mar 1861, St. Paul, Ramsey, MN d. 3 Sep 1932, Bremen, Cook, IL (Age 71 years)
  Marriage	4 Jun 1887	St. Paul, Ramsey, MN   [6]
  Children	1. Pearl Emoline BARTON,   b. Jul 1888, St. Paul, Ramsey, MN d. 18 Feb 1929, Tucson, Pima, AZ (Age ~ 40 years)   2. Mildred Isabelle BARTON,   b. 5 Oct 1890, St. Paul, Ramsey, MN d. 6 Mar 1957, New Haven, Crook, WY (Age 66 years)   3. Anna Margeurite BARTON,   b. Mar 1893, St. Paul, Ramsey, MN d. 16 Oct 1926, Chicago, Cook, IL (Age ~ 33 years)   4. Edith P. BARTON,   b. Jun 1895, St. Paul, Ramsey, MN d. Yes, date unknown   5. Edwin Allen BARTON,   b. 6 Jun 1898, St. Paul, Ramsey, MN d. 24 Jul 1921, Oakdale, Johnson, IA (Age 23 years)   6. Elisabeth Emilissa BARTON,   b. Sep 1899, St. Paul, Ramsey, MN d. 22 Feb 1979, Keokuk, Lee, IA (Age ~ 79 years)
  Family ID	F97745	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	20 Jun 2025

  
  

  Family 2	Mary A. MARSHALL,   b. 1874, NY d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F97782	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	20 Jun 2025

  
  

• Notes

  Walter PEARSON appears with his family in the 1875 State Census of KS, and his father's 1901 will leaves him the sum of one dollar. However, he is not seen in the 1880 or subsequent censuses. However, in the 1895 censu of St. Paul, MN, a man named George BARTON appears who cannot be found in any previous census. In various documents, he states that he was born 1864 in Canada, and he tells his descendants that he ran away from home as a teenager. Also, per a note received from Jan Weaver in Feb 2017, DNA from his descendants is a match to that of descendants of other children of Elisha and Susan (THOMPSON) PEARSON. Thus the evidence would appear to show that Walter PEARSON and George BARTON are the same person. Walter PEARSON appears with his family in the 1875 State Census of KS, and his father's 1901 will leaves him the sum of one dollar. However, he is not seen in the 1880 or subsequent censuses. However, in the 1895 censu of St. Paul, MN, a man named George BARTON appears who cannot be found in any previous census. In various documents, he states that he was born 1864 in Canada, and he tells his descendants that he ran away from home as a teenager. Also, per a note received from Jan Weaver in Feb 2017, DNA from his descendants is a match to that of descendants of other children of Elisha and Susan (THOMPSON) PEARSON. Thus the evidence would appear to show that Walter PEARSON and George BARTON are the same person.

  
  

• Sources

  [S12554] !NS Historical Vital Statistics. [S14967] 1870 Census of IL, Cook County, Chicago, Ward 15, family #3656. [S14078] Social Security* Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007. [S15005] MN Frederal Naturalization Records, Declaration of Intention #3489. [S12766] MN Death Index 1908 - 2017. [S13980] MN County Marriages, 1860-1949, Ramsey County, page 89.