Frances E "Fannie" Pearson

GEDCOM Note

Elizabeth, as she was known, married three times:
(1) Gideon O. Pearson, m. 22 December 1847
(2) Temple Cole Terry, m. ~1859 (his 2nd wife)
(3) Edward Carlisle, m. 18 June 1904 (his 2nd wife).

The 1910 US Federal census record states she was the mother of seven children, of which five were living. Six children's names are known.

Children of Frances Elizabeth Henry and Gideon O. Pearson:
1. James Pearson (1849- )
2. Frances "Fanny" Pearson Terry (1854- )
3. John Wiley Pearson Terry (1857-1890)
[The 2 younger children took the name Terry.]

Children of Frances Elizabeth Henry and Temple Cole Terry:
1. Champ Benjamin Terry (1860-1931)
2. Sarah "Sallie" Terry Carlisle (1869-1951)
3. Harvey William Terry (1872-1922)

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Family Historian Steven Brister, a gg-grandson of Frances Elizabeth Henry and Temple Cole Terry, has uncovered the following information from amongst his grandmother Anita Vivian Harvill Carlisle's papers and LDS records (14 July 2013):

1. According to my grandmother's handwritten records made in the 1930's, Frances' maiden name was Henry. I have all her papers now.

2. My grandmother did have the name of Frances' parents. Tom Henry was her father and Rachel Hardy was her mother.

3. I found this on the Morman Site:
Elizabeth Henry
Spouse
Mississippi, Marriages, 1800-1911
marriage: 22 December 1847 Noxubee, Mississippi
spouse: Gidion O. Pearson

Hi Jessica. I actually think I recently found her family. I’ve looked many times before with no luck. But I found a James A Pearson in Smith county about her age. I wondered if it could be her Brother. When I started researching him, I personally believe he is! Their mother Frances Elizabeth Henry (went by Elizabeth) was married to a Gideon O Pearson in 1848. I’m not sure what happened to him but she was remarried in 1860 to a Temple Cole Terry. They both had children before marrying each other. He had a 16 year old daughter named Frances Terry on that census and they also had a younger daughter Fannie, age 6 ( matches Fannie Pearson Yelverton’s age). But she too was listed as the stepfathers last name, Terry. Followed by the two brothers with the last name of Pearson. I then read that most of her children, except James, went by Terry throughout their lives. Which would explain why we haven’t found Fanny Pearson any where else. But her official name was Pearson, not Terry, and was used on the marriage record. This was not in Smith County but the Brother James moved to Smith county by 1870. I believe this is how Fannie ended up there too. There’s still a lot to verify and may just be speculation but it all
Seems to fit to me. I’ve added the info into my ancestry tree so I can keep researching it. Also, in 1870, the Terry’s lived 3 doors away from an Evans family- which just so happened to have a 16 year old girl (listed AFTER their children) in the home with them. There’s still a lot to prove but I believe this could be Fannie with her first Evans husband- the father of her first two children. I believe she may have been married to their son James. James’ fathers name was Thomas. Her second son was also named James Thomas Evans. So, common names, and lots of moving pieces still but still
There appears to be some connections.

Found possible relative on old taylorsville fb page--
James F Pearson 1870-1889

" James Pierson, the individual living with his brother in Temple Cole Terry's home in 1860, may have joined the Mississippi 3rd Infantry Regiment. If he did, Military records show a James Pierson joined as a private and left as a private.

The Crown Hill Cemetery and Mausoleum, Indianapolis, Marion Co.,Indiana, has a grave for a James Pierson who died in 30 Jul 1863. The inscription reads: "Company A 3rd Inf MS. The 3rd Infantry Company A - Live Oak Rifles - was recruited in Jackson County, Mississippi in 1861."

There was indeed a Confederate military expedition into Indiana under the command of John Hunt Morgan. This is the only expedition into northern states besides that of General Lee's into Pennsylvania. Morgan's Raid occured between July 8 and July 13 of 1863.

Approximately 2 weeks before the death of James Pierson. However, Morgan commanded a cavalry unit of the Army of Tennessee. It is unclear how an infantryman from Mississippi would have been assigned to this unit. Further research needs to be done.

There was another 3rd Mississippi Infantry unit that was part of the Union Army. It was a 'colored' unit. This is possibly the explanation for the inscription on the grave in Indiana. Also, the original Census document used for Temple Cole Terry's family does not indicate race for any of the respondents. The space is intentionally left blank. Presumably it is because all respondents are white. But that may not be the case. If the Pierson brothers were black the assumption that the maiden name of Elizabeth, Temple's wife, is also Pierson is doubtful. But again further reserch is required. "

KMc's note: This final speculation as to race is highly doubtful, as intermarriage between races was illegal in all states mentioned during the lives of this family. Additionally, the Terrys were a large and, in some locations, prominent family, making a white/black marriage dubious.