I am looking for anyone that has information on Bessie Pearl. She was born on Feb. 14, 1909. I have a census with her on it in Grant township, Dekalb Co,Mo. I am trying to figure out if she was born in Dekalb Co or not. Any help is appreciated.

Hi, I'm looking for Pearls in the NW Missouri area too. One of them, Frank I think, married my great great aunt Rebecca Bowman. They had several children, one named J.C. Pearl. I don't know much else. Rebecca's sister Sadie was my great grandmother. Any help would be appreciated.

Frank was born in Illinois 1879
Parents were Robert Pearl 1856-???? and Alice C Oyler 1856-1940
Brothers were
Edward (my Great-Great Grandfather)
Ross
Ray
Roy
Guy

Hope it helps

Do you have any additional information on Frank's children? Do you believe we're talking about the same Frank Pearl?

I do not think that we are talking about the same Frank Pearl, but I will check back with my Aunt and see if I can find the Bowman name anywhere in the family records.

Here is what I have on your Frank Pearl:
Robert Pearl b. 30 Oct 1801, OH - 22 Aug 1874, OH
m. Nancy Morrow (dau. of James and Jane Ludington
Morrow) b. 1808, Greenbrier Co., WV - 1848 prob. OH
first child, Basil W. Pearl b. Jul 1829, OH - ?,
DeKalb Co., MO m. Julia Heath b. Apr
1832, OH - ?
first child, Robert Carl Pearl b. June 1856,
OH -1931, MO m. Alice Carrie Oyler
(dau. Samuel and Harriett
Wickersham Oyler) b. 30 May
1855, IL - 28 Jun 1940, Fairport,
DeKalb, MO
third child, Frank Pearl, b. Aug 1879,
IL - ? m. Effie Epperson
(dau. Leif and Mary Burris
Epperson) b. 30 May 1884,
DeKalb Co., MO - 11 Jul
1936, DeKalb Co., MO

There is another Franklin (Frank) Pearl, but he will be more distantly related to you. Also, just an FYI: I have not been able to connect Alice Carrie Oyler to the Gentry Co. Oylers yet.

Does this help you?