Elizabeth Verlinda (Rhodes) Pearson (1836 - 1916)

Born 16 Dec 1836 in Jacks Creek, Henderson, Tennessee, United States

Ancestors

Wife of Ira James Lee Pearson — married 18 Oct 1855 in Jacks Creek, Henderson, Tennessee, United States

Descendants

Died 25 Jun 1916 at age 79 in Joshua, Johnson, Texas, United States

Problems/Questions Profile manager: Scott Bingham [send private message]

Biography

Elizabeth Verlinda Rhodes Pearson was the daughter of William Rhodes, Jr. and Sarah Hastin/Hastings. She married Ira James Lee Pearson at Jacks Creek, Henderson County, TN, 18 Oct 1855. They came to Johnson County in 1872 with the first nine of their twelve children, the last three being born in Johnson County.

Several of their children and families are buried in the Caddo Cemetery.

[Jacks Creek was originally part of Henderson County but became part of Chester County when it was created. Chester County was the last county formed in Tennessee, created by the General Assembly in 1875 from adjacent parts of neighboring Hardeman, Henderson, McNairy, and Madison Counties. This land was used to create a county named Wisdom County, but "Wisdom County" was never organized, and in March 1879 the Assembly repealed this and created Chester County out of the same land. Lawsuits by opponents of the creation of the new county delayed actual organization until 1882.]

Sources

• "Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVKN-WRTC : 14 July 2020), Elizabeth Verlinda Rhodes Pearson, 1916; Burial, , ; citing record ID , Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com.
• "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MCDJ-PDM : 19 March 2021), Elizabeth Rhodes in household of William Rhodes, Henderson, Tennessee, United States; citing family , NARA microfilm publication (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).