Germain GEARSON, b. 1853 Russia, lived Chicago 1900s
Looking for any info about Germain Gearson who was b. June 1853 in Russia. He immigrated to the United States between 1883 & 1887, according to Illinois census records, but I can find no record of his arrival in this country. His census readings (1900 & 1910 Cook County, Illinois) also list his father having been born in Russia and his mother in Poland. He evidently died before 1920 as his wife is shown as a widow in that census.
The family still uses the surname GEARSON today, but as there's no surname board for GEARSON even though I constantly request one, this board is the closest pronunciation to GEARSON I can find and perhaps new researchers might be tempted to try here, too.
I'd LOVE to make contact with anyone researching this line of Gearsons, or any Gearsons in the U.S. after 1900, for that matter. Here's what I've found on my line of research so far:
Germain GEARSON. b. June 1853 in Russia, d. 3 May 1918 in Chicago, Cook County, Illinois. Married about 1892 to Anna M. [--?--]. Do not know place of marriage, but assume it was in the U.S. Anna M. [--?--] was b. July 1869 in Maryland. d. 8 May 1925 in Chicago, Cook County, Illinois. They had a daughter named Irma N. GEARSON who was b. January 1900 in Cook County and a son, Ralph.
Ralph Joseph GEARSON. b. 1 February 1896 in Cook County, Illinois. He married about 1924 to Vera Viola [--?--} was was b. about 1900 in Grenfell, Saskatchewan, Canada. Their daughter's name was Frances GEARSON, b. March 1928 in Illinois, and their son was Ralph Frederick.
Ralph Frederick GEARSON, Sr. (more info on this person is available if you'd like to e-mail me.)
Thanks!
Juli