Christopher, son of Aaron and Rachel (Moore) Pearson, was born 16 Feb 1838 in Miami County, Ohio. He appears in Odell Twp. Livingston County, IL in the 1860 census with his brother Eli and his wife Rachel.

Record Source Illinois Civil War Muster and Descriptive Rolls

Name Christopher Pearson Rank Private Company G 129th Illinois Infantry

Height 5' 8 Hair BROWN Eyes BLUE Complexion FAIR

Marital Status Single Occupation Farmer

Birth Date Abt 1838 Place Butler, Miami CO, OH

Service Entry Age 24 Date 5 Aug 1862 Place Pontiac, IL

Joined By Whom A J CROPSY Period 3 YRS

Muster In Date 8 Sep 1862 (5 Aug 1862) Muster In Place Pontiac, IL

Muster Out Date 22 Jun 1865 (8 Sep 1862) Muster Out Place Quincy, IL

Remarks WOUNDED JUL 20, 1864 ABSENT IN HOSPITAL

Discharge Date (22 Jun 1865) Residence Place Pontiac, Livingston CO, IL

Christopher Pearson married Helen Delila Wheatland 24 Oct 1870 in Iroquois County, Illinois. They moved from Illinois to Kansas about 1878. In the 1880 federal and in the 1885 State of Kansas census records this family is in Harper County, Kansas. He died 1 Nov 1889 and is buried in Bethel Cemetery, Benton County, Arkansas. In 1880 their children were Lafayette 7, Mary 4, and Wesley 1. Another child named Ernest is born in 1884.

Christopher C. Pearson