Robert Pearson

    Robert Pearson, a native of Maryland, was born April 13, 1808. Learned his trade of carpenter and joiner in Wilmington, Delaware. Married Rebecca Barnes in December, 1834, and the summer following emigrated to Indiana. July 8, 1835, they landed in Warren County, which has ever since been their home. Mr. Pearson had been in this country in 1832, and had purchased 160 acres of land on Pine Creek, in Liberty Township. They lived in Williamsport a number of months; there erected a cabin on their land and moved to that place. He hired the greater part of the improvements done here, while he worked at his trade. At the expiration of five years, they moved back to town, where they have ever since resided.

    Mr. Pearson was a fine mechanic and many of the best buildings of the county were erected by him or under his instructions. After a wedded life of forty-eight years, Mrs. Pearson died, March 2, 1883, a member of the Presbyterian Church. They were the parents of five children -Eliza, now Mrs. Richard W. Claypool; George L.; Carrie, deceased; John G., and Julia M., deceased. Of the children living, all reside in Williamsport. John G. Pearson was born at this place April 27, 1846, and after attending the public schools of his native town, became a student of Wabash college, and remained in the scientific department for three years. He then returned to Williamsport, and began the study of law with Maj. L. T. Miller. After reading with him two years he began practicing, having been admitted to the bar in September, 1871, and to practice in the Supreme Circuit of Indiana in September, 1872.

    Mr. Pearson has met with considerable success, and is the present Master commissioner of the Circuit Court of Warren County, having been appointed in November, 1882. He is a member of the I. O. O. F., the K. of H., is a Republican in politics, and one of Williamsport's progressive citizens.

Source: Counties of Warren, Benton, Jasper and Newton, Indiana. Historical and Biographical. F.A. Battey & Co., 1883.