Sarah H (Wiseman) Pearl (1829 - 1908)

Born 27 Dec 1829 in Logansport, Cass, Indiana, United States

Ancestors

Wife of Joseph A. Pearl — married 25 Aug 1847 in Andrew County, Missouri, United States

Descendants

Died 31 Jan 1908 at age 78 in Linn County, Oregon, United States

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Biography

Birth

Sarah H. Wiseman was born on 27 December 1829, reportedly in Logansport, Cass, Indiana, United States, to John Wesley Wiseman (1801-1882) and Hannah Venner (1805-1839). Her birth location may have been in Harrison, Harrison County, Indiana based on Census records. In the 1830 Census^[1], her father John Wiseman (free white male 20-29) was reported in Harrison County, Indiana, with one white female 20-29 (his wife Hannah) and three females under age 5: daughters Elizabeth born 1827, Catherine born 1828, and Sarah born 1829.

Early Life

Sarah lived in Harrison County, Indiana with her parents in the 1830s. Her younger sisters Lydia A and Elizabeth J Wiseman born in 1836 and 1838, were both born in Indiana^[2] Her mother died in 1839 and her father remarried in 1841 in Cass, Indiana^[3]. The family likely left Indiana after 1843 when her half-sister Harriet Wiseman was born in Indiana, and resettled in Andrew County, Missouri. In 1847, Sarah was married in Andrew County, Missouri. No Census record for 1840 has yet been found for John Wiseman and his family.

In 1850, Sarah and her husband Joseph Pearl were living in Jackson, Andrew County, Missouri^[4] . Their household consisted of themselves and their first child James Pearl born in 1849. Her husband Joseph was listed as a farmer. Living nearby were James Pearl (father of John) and his second wife Elizabeth J Wiseman Pearl (sister of Sarah). Sarah's father John Wiseman and his second wife Catherine were also living in Andrew County, Missouri.

Travel to Oregon Via the Oregon Trail

She arrived in Oregon in October 1852^[5] with her husband and their two eldest children: James Alexander Pearl and John Rush Pearl. Sarah and Joseph travelled the Oregon Trail by wagon train. Their wagon train party included Sarah's father John Wiseman, several of her siblings, and her husband's father James Pearl and his family.

Marriage and Family

She married Rev. Joseph A. Pearl (1829-1894) on 25 August 1847 in Andrew County, Missouri.

Children of the Pearl-Wiseman Marriage

Details from Pearl Family Research Pages by Clyde M. Senger, Orlie Gerdes, and Evelyn Gerdes. ^[6]

1. James Alexander Pearl was born on 10 September 1849 in Missouri, United States. He married 1) Sydney Adeline Miller (1854-1928) on 19 March 1873 in Linn County, Oregon and 2) Amanda M. Jessie (1864-1888) on 23 August 1882 in Linn County, Oregon and 3) Katie M. Standish (1870-1948) in 1891 and 4) Nancy Oats (Ball) Nicholson (1859-1929) in 1905. He died on 5 September 1928 in Bray, Siskiyou, California, United States.
2. John Rush Pearl was born on 19 July 1851 in Missouri, United States. He married Mary Florence Weger (1853-1936) in 1873. John died on 19 July 1931 in Portland, Multnomah, Oregon, United States.
3. Orpha Jane Pearl, known as Jennie, was born on 24 January 1854 in Linn County, Oregon, United States. She married 1) Thomas Jefferson Cooper (1842-1888) on 5 August 1875 in Linn County, Oregon and 2) Robert Andrews (1853-1940) after August 1888. Jennie died on 2 June 1922 in Portland, Multnomah, Oregon, United States.
4. Silas Henry Pearl was born on 18 December 1856 in Linn County, Oregon, United States. He married Marie Adeline Leslie (1859-1929), known as Mollie and Mary, on 14 February 1880 in Linn County, Oregon. They divorced in 1889 in Douglas County, Washington. Silas died on 27 September 1931 in Redmond, King, Washington, United States.
5. Martha Ann Pearl was born on 18 March 1858 in Linn County, Oregon, United States. She Married James Albert Miller (1851-1931) on 27 October 1875 in Linn County, Oregon. Martha died on 12 September 1897 in Linn County, Oregon, United States.
6. Joseph William Pearl was born on 25 June 1860 in Oregon, United States. He doesn't appear to have married. Joseph died on 21 March 1939 in Portland, Multnomah, Oregon, United States.
7. Ida C. Pearl was born in June 1862 in Linn County, Oregon, United States. She married John H. Robb (1844-1903) c. 1882. Ida died on 14 July 1943 in Portland, Multnomah, Oregon, United States.
8. Elizabeth J. Pearl was born on 18 November 1864 in Linn County, Oregon, United States. She died on 15 February 1877 in Linn County, Oregon, United States.
9. Melinda Alice Pearl, known as Alice, was born in January 1867 in Oregon, United States. She married Albert H. Davis (1861- ) c. 1905. Alice died on 9 December 1952 in Portland, Multnomah, Oregon, United States.
10. Fannie Olive Pearl was born in December 1869 in Linn County, Oregon, United States. She married Charles Napoleon DuPuis (1865-1939) in 1909 in Multnomah County, Oregon. Fannie died on 13 April 1942 in Portland, Multnomah, Oregon, United States.
11. Edwin Cleve Pearl was born on 24 September 1873 in Linn County, Oregon, United States.

Life in Oregon

Sarah and her husband Joseph settled Oregon Donation Land Claim No. 1833 in Linn County, Oregon Territory on 30 Aug 1853. Affidavits to their claim included Silas Keeney (later married Malinda Pearl, sister of her husband Joseph), John Wiseman (her father), James Pearl (her father-in-law and husband of her sister Elizabeth J Wiseman), and Columbus Deal (husband of her sister Lydia Ann Wiseman). A plat map circa 1870-1890 shows property owned by Joseph Pearl located in Linn County, T13S R3W, Section 33.^[7] This location is about halfway between modern day Brownsville (on the east) and Halsey (on the west).

Sarah and Joseph lived in Linn County for the rest of her life. By 1860, they had four additional children: Orpha Jane, Silas Henry, Martha Ann, and Joseph William (listed as 2 months old on the Census record). Joseph was listed as a farmer. Sarah and the children were reported in Linn County with the nearest Post Office being Brownsville, Oregon^[8]. Joseph was reported in Linn County with the nearest Post Office being Pine, Oregon^[9]

In 1870, Sarah and Joseph were reported in Peoria, Linn County, Oregon^[10] with all ten of their children born before 1870. Children born between 1860 and 1870 included: Ida, Elizabeth J, Melinda Alice and Fannie Olive Pearl. Joseph's occupation was listed farmer. Peoria was a prosperous town in the 1870s, located on the bank of the Willamette River. Now an unincorporated community, it is located northwest of modern day Halsey, Linn County, Oregon.

In 1880, Sarah and Joseph were reported in Halsey, Linn County, Oregon^[11] with five of their children including their youngest child Edwin C Pearl born in 1873. Their household included Sarah's father John Wiseman and Joseph's orphaned niece Laura Keeney (daughter of Silas Keeney and Melinda Pearl Keeney), with her relationship listed as "ward". The family was living in town, east of railroad, and Joseph's occupation was listed as dry goods merchant.

Sometime after her husband Joseph died in 1894, Sarah moved to Baker County, Oregon where she resided, in 1900, with her daughter Fannie Olive and Fannie's husband Charles Dupuis.^[12]

Death and Burial

Sarah died on 31 January 1908 in Linn County, Oregon, United States at the age of 78. She was buried in the Brownsville Pioneer Cemetery, Brownsville, Linn, Oregon. Find A Grave: Memorial #48899055^[13]

Sources

1. ↑ 1830 United States Federal Census. Year: 1830; Census Place: Harrison, Harrison, Indiana; Series: M19; Roll: 27; Page: 74. Fifth Census of the United States, 1830. (NARA microfilm publication M19, 201 rolls). Records of the Bureau of the Census, Record Group 29. National Archives, Washington, D.C.
2. ↑ 1850 United States Federal Census. Year: 1850; Census Place: Jackson, Andrew, Missouri; Roll: 391; Page: 118b. Seventh Census of the United States, 1850; (National Archives Microfilm Publication M432, 1009 rolls); Records of the Bureau of the Census, Record Group 29; National Archives, Washington, D.C. Detail: John Wiseman and wife Catherine, plus seven children.
3. ↑ Dodd, Jordan, comp.. Indiana Marriages to 1850. Electronic transcription of marriage records held by the individual counties in Indiana. Detail: John Wiseman married Catherine Vandoren, 10 Jan 1841, Cass County, Indiana.
4. ↑ 1850 United States Federal Census. Year: 1850; Census Place: Jackson, Andrew, Missouri; Roll: 391; Page: 127a. Seventh Census of the United States, 1850; (National Archives Microfilm Publication M432, 1009 rolls); Records of the Bureau of the Census, Record Group 29; National Archives, Washington, D.C. Detail: Joseph Pearl and wife Sarah plus one child.
5. ↑ Genealogical material in Oregon donation land claims. Portland, Oregon: The Forum, 1957.
6. ↑ Senger, Clyde M., Orlie Gerdes, and Evelyn Gerdes. Pearl Family Research Pages. http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~sengercm/pearlja.html#ja1
7. ↑ Public Land Survey Township Plats, compiled 1789–1946, documenting the period 1785–1946. NARA microfilm publication T1234, 67 rolls. Records of the Bureau of Land Management, 1685–2006, Record Group 49. National Archives and Records Administration, Washington, D.C.
8. ↑ 1860 United States Federal Census. Year: 1860; Census Place: Linn, Oregon; Page: 328, Eighth Census of the United States. NARA microfilm publication M653, 1,438 rolls. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d. Detail: Sarah Pearl and six children.
9. ↑ 1860 United States Federal Census. Year: 1860; Census Place: Linn, Oregon; Page: 321. Eighth Census of the United States. NARA microfilm publication M653, 1,438 rolls. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d. Detail: Joseph Pearl
10. ↑ 1870 United States Federal Census. Year: 1870; Census Place: Peoria, Linn, Oregon; Roll: M593_1286; Page: 636B. Ninth Census of the United States. NARA microfilm publication M593, 1,761 rolls. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.
11. ↑ 1880 United States Federal Census. Year: 1880; Census Place: Halsey, Linn, Oregon; Roll: 1082; Page: 433C; Enumeration District: 076. Tenth Census of the United States, 1880. (NARA microfilm publication T9, 1,454 rolls). Records of the Bureau of the Census, Record Group 29. National Archives, Washington, D.C.
12. ↑ 1900 United States Federal Census. Year: 1900; Census Place: Baker, Baker, Oregon; Page: 8; Enumeration District: 0162. United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Twelfth Census of the United States, 1900. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1900. T623, 1854 rolls.
13. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (www.findagrave.com/memorial/48899055/sarah-h.-pearl : accessed 21 July 2021), memorial page for Sarah H. Wiseman Pearl (27 Dec 1829–31 Jan 1908), Find a Grave Memorial ID 48899055, citing Brownsville Pioneer Cemetery, Brownsville, Linn County, Oregon, USA ; Maintained by Carrie and Allen (contributor 46963612) .

• 1830 United States Federal Census in Harrison, Harrison, Indiana. Tally only. Head of household is John Wiseman. 5 total family members consisting of 1 male 20-29, 1 female 20-29, 3 females under age 5. The people would be John Wiseman, Hannah (Venner), wife and daughters Elizabeth born 1827, Catherine born 1828, and Sarah H born 1829.
• 1850 United States Federal Census on 19 December 1850 in Jackson, Andrew, Missouri. Detail: 1850: Pearl, Joseph 21, farmer, head; Sarah 20, wife; James 9 months, son.
• 1860 United States Federal Census on 14 July in Linn County, Oregon. Family 375.1860: Pearl, Joseph 31, farmer, head.He's the only one of his family on this page. Sarah is on another page with children on the next day. Pages are not right.
• 1860 United States Federal Census on 15 July in Linn County, Oregon. Family 375.1860: Pearl, Sarah 29, wife; James 10, son; John 8, son; Orpha 6, daughter; Silas 3, son; Martha 2, daughter; Joseph 2 months, son.
• 1870 United States Federal Census on 18 August in Peoria, Linn, Oregon. Page 6 & 7, lines 37-40 & 1-8. Pearl, Joseph 45, farmer, head; Sarah 40, wife; James 20, farmer, son; John 19, farm, son; Orpha 16, daughter; Silas H. 13, son; Martha A. 11, daughter; Joseph W. 10, son; Ida 9, daughter; Elizabeth J. 5, daughter; Melinda A. 3, daughter; Fannie O. 1, daughter.
• 1880 United States Federal Census on 23 June in Halsey, Linn, Oregon. 1880: Pearl, Joseph 51, dry goods merchant, head; Sarah 49, wife; Joseph W. 19, son; Ida C. 17, daughter; Melinda A. 13, daughter; Fannie O. 9, daughter; Edwin C. 6, son; Wiseman, John 79, widowed, father-in-law.
• Find A Grave. A headstone is available.
• U.S. Indexed Early Land Ownership and Township Plats, 1785-1898. Donation Lands in Willamette Meridian, Oregon for Joseph Pearl.
• Pearl Family Research Pages by Clyde M. Senger, Orlie Gerdes, and Evelyn Gerdes. Rootsweb Pearl Pages are an excellent source for early Oregonians with sources provided. The authors state that descendants are arranged by generations and within each generation by relationship to the 20 children of James Pearl. Find here

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• Oregon Donation Land Claim No. 1833: PEARL, Joseph, LInn Co; b 1829, Oh; Arr. Ore. Oct 1852; SC 30 Aug 1853; m Sarah, Aug 1847, Andrew Co, Mo. Aff: Silas Keeny, John Wiseman, James Pearl, Columbus A. Deal.

Footnotes

• My mother's research (Becky Kraemer).