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Wellington Carter Pearson

Birth
Greensburg, St. Helena Parish, Louisiana, USA
Death
19 May 1888 (aged 26)
Kentwood, Tangipahoa Parish, Louisiana, USA
Burial
Burial Details Unknown. Specifically: May be buried in Allen Cemetery, St. Helena Parish LA near his parents. But died in Kentwood, Tangipahoa Parish LA. Add to Map
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Wellington was the last of eleven children of Simon Holden Pearson and his first cousin, Amelia (Milly) Holden. In 1885 in Greensburg, he married Letitia (called Tish, Lou, or Lutishie) Grice (1869-1964). The couple had two daughters before Wellington's untimely death: Frances Amelia (Fanny) and Lou Carter (Polly) Pearson. The John David Grice Bible record
(http://files.usgwarchives.net/la/state/bible/lghsbible/bible1-2.txt) indicates that Wellignton was killed accidentally by a gunshot as he got off a horse on May 19, 1888. His wife did not remarry. Letitia was a daughter of John David Grice and Frances J. (Fanny) Hall.
Wellington was the last of eleven children of Simon Holden Pearson and his first cousin, Amelia (Milly) Holden. In 1885 in Greensburg, he married Letitia (called Tish, Lou, or Lutishie) Grice (1869-1964). The couple had two daughters before Wellington's untimely death: Frances Amelia (Fanny) and Lou Carter (Polly) Pearson. The John David Grice Bible record
(http://files.usgwarchives.net/la/state/bible/lghsbible/bible1-2.txt) indicates that Wellignton was killed accidentally by a gunshot as he got off a horse on May 19, 1888. His wife did not remarry. Letitia was a daughter of John David Grice and Frances J. (Fanny) Hall.

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