Arvid John Pearson
1890 - 1919 (28 years)Person ID: I1995 | Tree: Lee Martinson Tree | Last Modified: 10 Sep 2009
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Name Arvid John Pearson Notes - John died from the swine flu. He was working as a hired man when the flu struck. He got on a horse and headed for his folks place. When he got there, he fell off the horse in the yard. The funeral was held in the yard in front of the livingroooom window where the family stood, watching, because of quarantine. This was the way most of the swine flu funerals were held during this time. His death certificate says Pneumonia, and Spanish Influenza. On the death certificate Axel gave Arvidds birthdate as March 5, 1890? On his WWI card, John also used March 5 as his birthdate in Ceresco NE? He was farming on his own at that time. In the 1900 census he was Johan A. His gravestone is Arvid Pearson so I put John as middle name so they agree.
The death of Arvid Pearson, son of Mr. and Mrs. N. R. Pearson, of Ceresco, occurred March 4th, 1919, of pneumonia, following a case of influenza. The funeral took place March 6th, interment at the Lutheran Cemetery at Swedeburg, Rev. C. O.n conducting the services. The young man would have been twenty-nine years of age the day following his death, his birthday occurring March 5th. He was an industrious young man and the family have the sympathy of all in the loss of their son.
Birth 5 Mar 1890 Swedeburg, Saunders, NE 
Christening , , NE Gender Male Died 4 Mar 1919 Ceresco, Saunders, NE Buried 6 Mar 1919 Swed. Luthr. Cem, Swedeburg, Saunders, NE - John died from the swine flu. He was working as a hired man when the flu struck. He got on a horse and headed for his folks place. When he got there, he fell off the horse in the yard. The funeral was held in the yard in front of the livingroooom window where the family stood, watching, because of quarantine. This was the way most of the swine flu funerals were held during this time. His death certificate says Pneumonia, and Spanish Influenza. On the death certificate Axel gave Arvidds birthdate as March 5, 1890? On his WWI card, John also used March 5 as his birthdate in Ceresco NE? He was farming on his own at that time. In the 1900 census he was Johan A. His gravestone is Arvid Pearson so I put John as middle name so they agree.
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Parents
Father Nels R Pearson (ID:I1994), b. 6 Jan 1859, , , Sweden d. 8 Apr 1932, Ceresco, Saunders, NE (Age 73 years) Mother Hilda Nelson (ID:I1876), b. 23 Nov 1858, Matterod, Kristianstads, Sweden d. 22 Sep 1943, Ceresco, Saunders, NE (Age 84 years) Marriage 3 May 1889 Swedeburg, Saunders, NE Children (Siblings) 1. Arvid John Pearson (ID:I1995), b. 5 Mar 1890, Swedeburg, Saunders, NE d. 4 Mar 1919, Ceresco, Saunders, NE (Age 28 years)2. Selma Agusta Pearson (ID:I1996), b. 26 Apr 1892, Swedeburg, Saunders, NE d. 15 Oct 1971, Lincoln, Lancaster, NE (Age 79 years)3. Victor Hilding Pearson (ID:I1718), b. 28 Apr 1894, Swedeburg, Saunders, NE d. 19 May 1977, Wahoo, Saunders, NE (Age 83 years) -
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