His name was Pleasant Alexander Pirtle Earls (b.1823,Tennessee) he was my Second Cousin 5x Removed. His Grandfather which would be my 5th Great Grand Uncle was Pleasant Earls (b.1780,NC) and he was married to Nancy Pirtle (abt 1807,SC).

My line is Gamaliel Earls>William H. Earls>Bennet Earls>Allen Earls>John O. Burton Earls>Stephen Arnold Douglas Earls>Henry Allen Earls>
Silas Montgomery Earls>Linda Susan Earls>John Anthony Pereira