James H Pearl, Sr.

1858 - 1945  (86 years)

• Name	James H Pearl
  Suffix	Sr.
  Born	4 Dec 1858	Columbus, Warren County, Pennsylvania
  Gender	Male
  Died	12 Apr 1945	Rossville, Shawnee County, Kansas
  Buried	14 Apr 1945
  Person ID	I5742	Rossville
  Last Modified	22 Aug 2018

  
  

  Family	Rosa A Kiernan Pearl,   b. 2 Jan 1861, White Side County, Illinois ,   d. 1947  (Age 85 years)
  Married	26 Jan 1886	St. Marys, Pottawatomie County, Kansas
  Children	+ 1. John L Pearl,   b. 1886,   d. 1981  (Age 95 years) + 2. Frank X Pearl,   b. 19 Jul 1890,   d. Jun 1962, Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas  (Age 71 years) + 3. Thomas Michael Pearl,   b. 15 Apr 1892,   d. 1 Mar 1960  (Age 67 years) + 4. Mary May Pearl Thomas,   b. 30 May 1894, St. Marys, Pottawatomie County, Kansas ,   d. 20 Jun 1969, Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas  (Age 75 years)   5. Rose C Pearl,   b. 2 Jan 1901, St. Marys, Pottawatomie County, Kansas ,   d. 22 Apr 1985, St. Marys, Pottawatomie County, Kansas  (Age 84 years)   6. James A Pearl, Jr.
  Documents		Anniversary- Pearl, James and Rosa FIFTY YEARS ON SAME FARM Fifty years of married life, all spent on the same farm, were celebrated by Mr. and Mrs. James H. Pearl, who live five miles southwest of Rossville, with a family dinner at noon and a reception from 2 to 5 o’clock Sunday afternoon, Jan. 26. The Pearls were married and moved to their present home Jan. 26 1886. Mr. Pearl has been a Kansan for sixty-four years. Mrs. Pearl for fifty-four years. He was born in Columbus, Warren county, Pa., December 4, 1858, and came to Kansas in February of the year of 1872 Mrs. Pearl was born in Sterling. Whiteside county, Ill., January 2 1861, and came to Kansas in February, 1882. The relatives present for the occasion, were five of their six children and their families Mr. and Mrs. John Pearl and family; Mr. and Mrs. Frank Pearl and family; Mr. and Mrs. Tom Pearl and Family; Mr. and Mrs. George Thomas, of Kansas City, Miss Rose Pearl, Miss Katherine Halloran, Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Ronsse, Mr. and Mrs. A. A. Ronsse, Mr. James Doyle, Mr. Leo Doyle.
  Last Modified	7 May 2018 14:51:13
  Family ID	F4566	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

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  Born - 4 Dec 1858 - Columbus, Warren County, Pennsylvania  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

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  Obituary- Pearl, James H. James H. Pearl James H. Pearl, a Kansan for 73 years and a resident of the west end of Rossville township for a year less that period died April 12 on the farm he had occupied for 57 yrs. Mr. Pearl was born at Columbus, Pennsylvania, Dec. 4, 1858 and passed his 86th birthday last December. He was married to Rosa A. Kiernon on Jan. 26, 1886 in Immaculate Conception church at St. Marys. Besides attending James School west of Rossville in his boyhood days he attended two years at St. Marys college. For the past four years Mr. Pearl has been totally blind, but he never lost his usual cheerful disposition, but his Rossville friends missed his friendly calls. Funeral services were held Saturday, April 14, at Immaculate Conception church in St. Marys where a requiem high Mass was sung. Surviving him are his widow, and six children, John and Tom, living near Rossville; Frank of St. Marys; James A. of Greenville, Mich.; Mrs. George Thomas of Woodston, Kans.; and Rose of the home. There are also 19 grandchildren and one great-grandchild. The pallbearers were Messrs. Lee Doyle, Ernest Ronsse, Clarence Yocum, Percy Delancy, Andrew Koppes and William Gutshall. Out-of-town relatives present for the services were Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Pearl, Greensville, Mich.; Mr. and Mrs. George Thomas and Phillip Thomas Woodston, Kansas; Miss Catherine Halloran, Denver; Fred Considine, Osborne; Miss Marjorie Pearl, East St. Louis; Pvt. Robert L. Pearl, Camp Robinson, Ark.; Mrs. James Gregory, Kansas City, Mo.; Mr. and Mrs. Joe Mees and Theresa Jo of Manhattan.