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BROOKS FAMILY HISTORY 7-93............John William Pearson, b. 1924, Springfield, Missouri............One SonLillian (Blackwood) Pearson died on February 6, 1944 in Richmond, Virginiaand was buried in Lynchburg, Virginia. In April, 1945, John Pearson married asecond time to Emily Phillips (born ca. 1887). John Pearson died on June 3,1954 in St. Petersburg, Florida and was buried in the Springhill Cemetery inLynchburg, Virginia. Lucy Pearson died in 1916. Rachael Pearson died in1921. John Pearson died in 1925.Reference: 1) Ancestral File, extracted November, 1999SARAH E. THOMAS (1.9.6.3) is the daughter of Leonard Thomas and Tinney“Tinsy” (Winn) Thomas. Sarah was born around 1833 in Virginia. On December8, 1850, Sarah Thomas married John J. Tudor in Mecklenburg County, Virginia.John was born in 1824 in Virginia and is the son of John Tudor and Lucy(Freeman) Tudor. On November 21, 1855, Sarah Thomas married a second timeto Francis J. “Frank” Ellis in Mecklenburg County, Virginia. Frank was born in1830 in Virginia Frank and Sarah Ellis were the parents of at least five children:............Lucy T. Ellis, b. 1856, Virginia............Mary Frances Ellis (1.9.6.3.2), b. 1859, Virginia............John Ellis, b. 1861............William H. Ellis, b. 1866............Benjamin Ellis, b. June, 1868Lucy T. Ellis, married her first cousin, William Henry Thomas. For additionalinformation on the descendants of William and Lucy Thomas, see the sketch ofWilliam Henry Thomas (1.9.6.1.2). Mary F. Ellis married her first cousin, StephenPearson. For additional information on the descendants of Stephen andMary Pearson, see the sketch of Stephen Pearson (1.9.6.2.6).References: 1) Internet Web Site, Register Report of Robert Brooks, by Warren Forsyth,August, 2002; 2) Web Site, by Cindy Huggett, January, 2005