I know several people have inquired on this surname.These were found in the Savannah Reporter.The dates are the dates they were in the paper.NJ PEARSON,MRS.NANCY,(4 Aug.1899)Born 2 Feb.1824.Died 22 JULY 1899 in Chillicothe,Mo.Daughter,Mrs.Stephenson from Savannah,went to Chillicothe and arrived before her mother died.Member of Baptist Church.Funeral in Chillicothe,Mo. Sunday evening.Brought to Savannah and buried Monday in the Savannah Cemetery. PEARSON,SAMUEL,(13 MAR.1896)Died 22 Feb.1896,age 77years."One of the first settlers of this part of Missouri,living and working where St. Joseph now stands when the only building there was the Robidioux house.We have time and again been an interested listener to his graphic accounts of the scenes and doings in the earley days of Andrew County".Buried Savannah Cemetery,Sunday 23 Feb. 1896.