Individual Details

Orsa Clair DeWitt

(Jun 1875 - 5 Dec 1956)

Orsa Clair married Oscar Pierson 20 Feb 1901. They went by train to Missouri for their honeymoon, to Rutledge and other places. Orsa's mother died in 1900. Orsa and Oscar lived south of Timewell and ran Pierson Fruit Farm. Their children were Ray William and Mina Mae. Orsa died 5 Dec 1956 and is buried in Mounds cemetery. Oscar died 13 Aug 1946 and is also buried at Mounds cemetery.

Events

BirthJun 1875Illinois, United States
Marriage20 Feb 1901Adams, Illinois, United States - Oscar Pierson
Census (family)28 Apr 1910Lee Township, Brown, Illinois, United States - Oscar Pierson
Census (family)1920Lee Township, Brown, Illinois, United States - Oscar Pierson
Census (family)1930Lee Township, Brown, Illinois, United States - Oscar Pierson
Census (family)1940Clayton, Clayton Township, Adams, Illinois, United States - Oscar Pierson
Death5 Dec 1956
BurialMounds Cemetery, Timewell, Brown, Illinois, United States

Families

SpouseOscar Pierson (1875 - 1946)
ChildRay William Pierson (1903 - 1981)
ChildMina Mae Pierson (1906 - )
FatherWilliam Price DeWitt (1847 - 1918)
MotherNancy Jane Carr (1846 - 1900)
SiblingRosetta "Rose" DeWitt (1868 - 1926)
SiblingClinton DeWitt (1870 - 1931)
SiblingJohn Louis "Giles" DeWitt (1871 - 1894)
SiblingElva Nora DeWitt (1873 - 1951)
SiblingLafayette "Fayette" DeWitt (1877 - 1897)
SiblingWilliam Bates "Willie" DeWitt (1881 - 1953)
SiblingAlvah IshmeI DeWitt (1883 - 1957)
SiblingAlvin D. DeWitt (1883 - 1883)
SiblingIva Mae DeWitt (1885 - 1886)
SiblingMarvin Price DeWitt (1886 - 1961)
SiblingFloyd Edward "Ed" DeWitt (1889 - 1972)

Notes

Census (family)

128, 1360, Pierson, Oscar, Head, MW 34, Married1- 9 yrs, IL OH IL, Farmer
Orsa, Wife, FW 34, M1-9 yrs, 2 children born & living, IL IN KY
Ray, Son, MW 7, single, IL
Mina, Daughter, FW, 4, sngle, IL

Census (family)

Oscar Pierson Head M 45 Illinois
Orsa Pierson Wife F 44 Illinois
Roy W Pierson Son M 16 Illinois
Mina L Pierson Daughter F 13 Illinois

Census (family)

Oscar Pierson Head M 54 Illinois
Orsa C Pierson Wife F 54 Illinois
Mina M Pierson Daughter F 24 Indiana

Census (family)

Oscar Pierson Head M 65 Illinois
Orsa Pierson Wife F 64 Illinois
Mina Pierson Daughter F 34 Illinois

Endnotes

1. Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints., Transcription of the United States Federal Population Census - 1880 (http://www.familysearch.org/ Oct. 2002).

2. Hoover, Lillian Pierson., DeWitt History. (From Lillian Pierson Hoover, Rt.1 Box 69, Huntsville IL. 62244 shared by James R. Carr 6/2000).

3. , "Mounds Cemetery," database, Find A Grave (http://www.findagrave.com : accessed 1 October 2011), .

4. Hoover, Lillian Pierson., DeWitt History. (From Lillian Pierson Hoover, Rt.1 Box 69, Huntsville IL. 62244 shared by James R. Carr 6/2000).

5. "Illinois, County Marriages, 1810-1934,," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org: accessed 6 February 2015), Oscar Pierson and Orsa Dewitt, 1901; citing Adams, Illinois, United States, county offices, Illinois.

6. U.S. Census images. Heritage Quest Online. Subscription database through the Sonoma County Public Library. (ProQuest LLC, 2009.), 1910 > ILLINOIS > BROWN > LEE TWP Series: T624 Roll: 231 Page: 205.

7. Hoover, Lillian Pierson., DeWitt History. (From Lillian Pierson Hoover, Rt.1 Box 69, Huntsville IL. 62244 shared by James R. Carr 6/2000).

8. , "Mounds Cemetery," database, Find A Grave (http://www.findagrave.com : accessed 1 October 2011), .

9. , "Mounds Cemetery," database, Find A Grave (http://www.findagrave.com : accessed 1 October 2011), .