Edward Walton Pearson Sr. (1872 - 1946)

Born 25 Jan 1872 in Glen Alpine, Burke, North Carolina, United States

Husband of Annis E. (Bradshaw) Pearson — married 24 Jan 1917 in Buncombe, North Carolina, United States

Died 4 Jul 1946 at age 74 in Asheville, Buncombe, North Carolina, United States

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Biography

Edward Pearson Sr. is Notable.

Edward Walton Pearson, Sr. was an African-American entrepreneur, Buffalo Soldier, Spanish–American War veteran and a civil rights leader.^[1]

Edward Walton Pearson was born on January 25, 1872, in Burke, North Carolina, the son of Edward Pearson and Cindee Anery.

He married Annis E Bradshaw on January 24, 1917, in Buncombe, North Carolina.^[2] They had three children during their marriage. He died on July 4, 1946, in Asheville, North Carolina, at the age of 74, and was buried there.

Sources

1. ↑ Wikipedia: Edward W. Pearson Sr.
2. ↑ North Carolina, U.S., Marriage Records, 1741-2011. Name: E W Pearson; male; Race: Colored (Black); age 43; birth year: 1874; marriage date: 24 Jan 1917; marriage place: Buncombe, North Carolina; spouse: Annis E Bradshaw; spouse race: Colored (Black); spouse age: 20.

• 1930 United States Federal Census. Name: Edward W Pearson; birth year: 1871; male; Race: Negro (Black); age 59; birthplace: North Carolina; married; head of house; home in 1930: Asheville, Buncombe, North Carolina; Street Address: 135 Buffalo St.; home owned; home value: 3000; age at first marriage: 25; attended school: No; able to read/write; father's birthplace: North Carolina; mother's birthplace: North Carolina; occupation: Proprietor; grocery store; Veteran: yes; War: SP. Household members: Jennie Parker, age 90; Edward W Pearson, age 59; Annis E Pearson, age 34; Ila M Pearson, age 24; Annette Pearson, age 12; Iola Pearson, age 10; Edward W Pearson, age 9.

• https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/90867759/edward-walton-pearson?_gl=1*8agn7b*_ga*MjA0OTEwOTAyNi4xNjQ3MjY3NzUz*_ga_4QT8FMEX30*MTY1Mzk0OTkzOS4xMTEuMS4xNjUzOTUxMTgyLjA.#

• U.S. Headstone Applications for Military Veterans, 1925-1970. Name: Edward Walton Pearson; birth date: 25 Apr 1872; Unit: 9th Cavalry; company: Troop E; Enlistment Date: 15 Feb 1893; discharge date: 14 Feb 1898; death date: 4 Jul 1946; Cemetery: Violet Hill Cemetery; cemetery location: Asheville, North Carolina.

Repository

• https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/GXC8-R8G

• https://theurbannews.com/lifestyles/2014/renaissance-man-edward-w-pearson/?fbclid=IwAR2WCDt6ppisVjvjFv_wPG1yMWw0M8jNCtsKbbrjcJtukDMsxLLSfG4ksgg

• https://www.ancestry.com/family-tree/person/tree/10158230/person/260000064108/facts

• https://www.citizen-times.com/story/news/local/2016/02/22/black-history-month-edward-r-pearson/80772350/