Anna Wayles (Hemmings) Pearson (1836 - 1866)

Born 1836 in Virginia, United States

Ancestors

Died 11 Apr 1866 at about age 30 in Burke, Dane, Wisconsin, United States

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Biography

Anna Wayles born Hemmings, surname changed by deed pole when her parents moved to Wisconsin abt 1852.

A 1998 DNA study found that a male descendant of Eston Hemmings Jefferson matched the rare Y-chromosome of the Jefferson male line. Most historians took this result as affirming other historical evidence related to the paternity issue, and have acknowledged that the president and Sally Hemmings had a 38-year relationship in which he fathered her six children of record. While some historians disagree, most Jeffersonian scholarship has changed to incorporate this.

Pearson and his Jefferson cousins were great-grandchildren of Thomas Jefferson.

Inscription: Aged 29 Yrs.

Burial: Forest Hill Cemetery, Madison, Dane County, Wisconsin, USA  : Plot: Section 3-Lot 019

Sources

• Find a Grave, database and images accessed 20 December 2023), memorial page for Anna Wayles “Annie” Jefferson Pearson (1837–11 Apr 1866), citing Forest Hill Cemetery, Madison, Dane County, Wisconsin, USA; Maintained by RavenHawk (contributor 47099650).Find A Grave: Memorial #41536529

Acknowledgements

Profile created by Leslie Ridley 16 Jan 2014