Isaac Pearson Family

The Pearson family name has at least two other spellings -Pehrson and Person. The first ancestor in America was Isaak Pearson who was born in 1849 in Stockholm, Sweden. He died in 1916 in Donaldson, Minnesota. He was married to Ellen (Elna) Swanson (also two other spellings-Swenson, Svenson). She was born April 28, 1858 in Wanneberga, Kristianstade, Sweden and died 1906 in Donaldson, Minnesota.

The couple came to the U.S. about 1888. The U.S. Census of June 1905 stated that Ellen Pearson had resided in Minnesota for 17 years and 2 months. This would calculate to immigration in April 1888. At that time Ellen Pearson was 29 years old. Note that their son Axel was born in Sweden in 1886 while daughter Anna was born in Minnesota in 1890. It was said that Isaak Pearson was a stablemaster to the King of Sweden. The Pearsons spent some time in Omaha before moving to Minnesota.

Their children:

Axel Pearson born January 1, 1886 in Sweden, died 1962 in Minneapolis. He was married to Laura Sundquist and they had three children.

Anna Ingeborg Pearson was born March 4, 1890 at Kennedy, Kittson Cty, MN. She died January 1967 at Duluth, MN. She married William S. Johnston on November 21, 1914. They had two daughters.

Walter C. Pearson was born August 26, 1893 in Kennedy, MN. He died in 1963 no issue.

Laura Ellen Pearson was born April 4, 1894 in Donaldson, MN. She died January 9, 1978. She was married to William Halvorseth and had no children.

Hannah Stella Pearson was born August 24, 1898 at Donaldson, MN. She married George A. Duclos in November 1921 in St. Cloud, MN. She died August 19, 1992 in Anoka, MN.

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