SEE MEMORIAL 196910453 The marker in Saint Charles, Winona County, Minnesota is cenotaph per death records in New York state.

He is the Son of Daniel Persons and Betsey Stannton

He married Phoebe Louisa Calkins 14 Sep 1847 in Fort Ann, Washington, NY.

((It appears - however we need to prove- that Hiram married a second time to Caroline L Graves-Persons - Memorial 97622780))

Cause of death is Dropsey

Known Children:
- Marcus N Persons;
- Aaron Franklin "Frank" Persons;
- Fred W. Persons; (B:~1854 in New York)
- Charles H Persons;
- Eugene Persons;
- Rosa/Roselle L. Persons;
- Erving/Irevine E. Persons;(B:~1880 in Minnesota)

Obituary:
The funeral services of Mr. Hiram Persons were held Monday of last week at the residence of Julius Shalor, where he had suffered for several months from heart disease. Rev. George C. Morehouse officiated, assisted by Rev. C.C. French. [Published Friday, September 15, 1899 in "The County Post" Cambridge, New York]

Places He Lived:
: 1895 Minnesota Census: Pilot Mound, Fillmore, Minnesota; with wife Mrs. Persons; and children; Ervin, May; As: Hiram Persons.
: 1885 Minnesota Census: Pilot, Fillmore, Minnesota; with wife Phebe and children; Charles, Rosa, Irving; As: Hiram Persons.
: 1880 US Census: Pilot Mound, Fillmore, Minnesota; with wife Pheobe, and children; Charles; Eugene; Rosa; Erving; As: Hiram Persons.
: 1875 Minnesota Census: Pilot Mound, Fillmore, Minnesota; With wife Phebe and Children, Rosa, Marcus, Charles, Eugene, Ervin; As: Hiram Persons.
: 1870 US Census: Pilot Mound, Fillmore, Minnesota; with wife Phebe, and children; Marcus; Frank; Fred; Charles; Eugene; Roselle; Irevine; As: Hiram Persons.
: 1860 US Census: Lorraine, Jefferson, New York; with wife Phebe S. and son Marcus, As: Hiram Persons.
: 1857 Minnesota Territorial Census: Township 104; Fillmore, Minnesota: with Wife Phebe S. and children M.N.; A.F.; A.D.; F.W.; C.H.; with N.O. Wendall; As: Hiram Persons.

Estate Papers:
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OP NEW YORK. -To Caroline L. Persons, Rozelia L Statser, Aaron Franklin Persons, Eugene A. PErsons, Charles H. Persons, Irvin E. Persons, Fred W. Persons, Mark N. Persons, the widow, heirs-at-law and next-of-kin of Hiram Persons, late of the town of Salem, in the county of Washington, and State of New York, deceased, send greeting: Whereas, Alfred M. Young, the executor named in a certain instrument... CTd. [Published in the "Washington County Post" Cambridge, N.Y. October 20, 1899. Vol CII - No. 42 page 1]