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Pearson Cemetery

Upper Fairmount / Nevette Muir Road · Fairmount District No. 6 · Somerset County, Maryland

Cemetery No. 911-Y-25-SE
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pierson. Select the image for a larger view.

Ed’s folder is titled Pierson Cemetery, but the original transcription is headed Pearson Cemetery. Both spellings occur on memorials within the same burial ground.

The survey places the plot near the former Fairmount Academy, in a wooded area along an early route toward Landonville Road. It records a plot approximately 30 by 50 feet in size.

  • Latitude 38° 06′ 03.9″ N
  • Longitude 75° 48′ 49.4″ W

Graves Recorded

Headstone or supporting photograph for Geneva Powell
Photograph: Powell, Jeneva M..

Geneva Powell

Transcription / field record

POWELL

Geneva
1877-1960

Field note: A newer granite marker; the photo filename spells the forename Jeneva.

Headstone or supporting photograph for William S. Powell
Photograph: Powell, William S..

William S. Powell

Transcription / field record

POWELL

William S.
1859-1919

Field note: A newer granite marker.

Headstone or supporting photograph for James W. Walker
Photograph: Walker, James W..

James W. Walker

Transcription / field record

[hand, finger pointing upward]
James W. Walker
Died
Feb. 11, 1878
Aged
27 Yrs. 5 Mos. & 3 Ds.

Our brother the Heaven hath gained
Outflying the tempest and wind
This rest he hath sooner obtained
And left his companion behind
[alpha-omega symbol]

Headstone or supporting photograph for Armintha B. Walker
Photograph: Walker, Armintha B..

Armintha B. Walker

Transcription / field record

[lamb]
Armintha B.
Daughter of J.W. & M. Walker
Died
Jan. 15, 1879
Aged 2 Yrs. 11 Mos & 7 Ds.

Take this little lamb said he
And lay it on my breast;
Protection it will find in me
In me be ever blest.

Headstone or supporting photograph for Samuel J. Pearson
Photograph: Pearson,Samuel J. .

Samuel J. Pearson

Transcription / field record

Samuel J. Pearson
1852-1896

Headstone or supporting photograph for Ada F. Pearson
Photograph: Pearson, Ada F..

Ada F. Pearson

Transcription / field record

Ada F. Pearson
1861-1893

Headstone or supporting photograph for Edward D. Pearson
Photograph: Pearson, Edward D. .

Edward D. Pearson

Transcription / field record

Edward D. Pearson
1820-1895

Headstone or supporting photograph for Herbert Pierson
Photograph: Pierson, Herbert .

Herbert Pierson

Transcription / field record

[obelisk]
Herbert
Son of
Samuel J. & Ada
Pierson.
Born Feb, 15, 1881
Died July 5, 1881
Thou art gone little Herbert
Sweet child of our love
From Earth’s fairy strand
To bright mansions above
J.D. Stevens
Salisbury

Headstone or supporting photograph for Eliza Ann Pearson
Photograph: Pearson, Eliza Ann .
Additional view of Eliza Ann Pearson’s gravestone

Eliza Ann Pearson

Transcription / field record

[open book, rose & Tulip on right
banner and hand with finger pointing upward]
Our Mother
Eliza Ann
wife of
Edward D. Pearson,
Died September 2, 1872,
Aged 48 years.

Sweet is the sleep our mother takes;
Till in Christ Jesus she awakes;
Then will her happy soul rejoice
To hear her blessed Saviour’s voice.
She was a tender mother here,
And in her life the Lord did fear;
We trust our loss will be her gain,
And that with Christ has gone to reign.
Gaddess, Balt.

Unmarked graves and vaults

Transcription / field record

The transcription notes later-placed markers, other graves, and two vaults behind the Eliza Ann and Edward Pearson stones, without identifying additional individuals.

Documentation and Sources

Transcription date: 24 March 2001. Contributors: Becky Miller, Ed Smith, and Phil Goldsborough.

Original cemetery survey and transcription (PDF)

The original title says Pearson; the folder says Pierson, and Herbert’s inscription uses Pierson. These spellings have been retained rather than harmonized.