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<strong>Riley</strong> Cephas <strong>and</strong> Rumina Elizabeth Pearson<br />
<strong>Riley</strong> Cephas <strong>and</strong> Rumina Elizabeth Pearson<br />
<strong>Riley</strong> Cephas Pearson, or "RC" as he was sometimes called, was born January<br />
3, 1847<br />
in Croton, Lee County, Iowa, the seventh <strong>of</strong> twelve children <strong>of</strong> John Warren<br />
<strong>and</strong> Jane<br />
(Paulk) Pearson. Having <strong>com</strong>e from Athen s County,<br />
Ohio, the Pearson's had been in<br />
Iowa for about three years at the time <strong>of</strong> <strong>Riley</strong>'s birth. The 1856 State Census <strong>of</strong> Lee<br />
County, Iowa lists John <strong>and</strong> Jane Pearson living in Iowa for twelve years.<br />
In 1857, when <strong>Riley</strong> was ten years old, his family continued west <strong>and</strong> settled in<br />
Cra wford County, Kansas. Makingthe trip from Iowa to Kansas with the Pearson's<br />
were the Dalton <strong>and</strong> Hatch families. They chose homesteads near each other. Many<br />
descendants <strong>of</strong> the three families remain in the area today. <strong>Riley</strong>'s older sister,<br />
Cha rlotte Tempel Pearson, married <strong>Riley</strong> Dalton. <strong>Riley</strong> Dalton appears to be the first to<br />
bear the name "<strong>Riley</strong>"; he was 23 years old when <strong>Riley</strong> Pearson was born. The Dalton<br />
family has a family reunion in Girard, Kansas every summer.<br />
Rumina Elizabeth Guss, or “Mina”, was born April 30, 1852 in Livingston County, Illinois,<br />
the first <strong>of</strong> nine children <strong>of</strong> Samuel <strong>and</strong> Mary Elizabeth (Hadley) Guss. Rumina<br />
was<br />
named after her gr<strong>and</strong>mother Rumina (Hill) Hadley. Samuel Guss, having <strong>com</strong>e from<br />
Pennsylvania, met <strong>and</strong> Married Mary in Illinois, <strong>and</strong> had been in Illinois for only a few<br />
years at the time <strong>of</strong> Rumina's birth. When Rumina was about twelve years<br />
old her<br />
family moved to Crawford County,<br />
Kansas.<br />
<strong>Riley</strong><br />
<strong>and</strong> Rumina were married at<br />
Rumina's parent's<br />
house January 17, 1869<br />
in Girard, Crawford<br />
County, Kansas, by<br />
William<br />
Hoggatt, a Baptist Minister. The<br />
1870 census for Girard shows <strong>Riley</strong> <strong>and</strong><br />
Rowena (Rumina)<br />
with four month old<br />
Mary<br />
as living with <strong>Riley</strong>'s father John.<br />
The 1880 census shows <strong>Riley</strong> <strong>and</strong> Mina<br />
(Rumina) with children Mary, Fannie, John,<br />
<strong>and</strong> Charles living very near John. The<br />
1900 census shows <strong>Riley</strong> <strong>and</strong> Mina with<br />
children George,<br />
Robt, Earl, <strong>and</strong> Ansie<br />
(Ancel).<br />
The 1900 census also shows<br />
<strong>Riley</strong>'s<br />
son John Samuel <strong>and</strong> wife Laura,<br />
married 0 years,<br />
renting a farm a few<br />
miles<br />
away in Vernon County, MO.<br />
<strong>Riley</strong> <strong>and</strong> Rumina.<br />
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