James Brown "Buster" Pearson
1908 - 1996 (88 years)-
Name James Brown "Buster" Pearson Birth 17 Sep 1908 NC 
- 17 Sep 1908 per his headstone.
Gender Male Death 28 Nov 1996 Burial Red Springs, Robeson, NC - BURIAL Community Rest Cemetery
Red Springs, Robeson County, North Carolina
Person ID I35936 Drollinger Genealogy Last Modified 8 Apr 2024
Father Cornelius "Neill" Pearson, b. Oct 1860, SC d. 1 Jun 1925, Smiths, Robeson, NC (Age ~ 64 years) Mother Mary Trollinger, b. 1 Mar 1876, Scotland County, NC d. 2 Apr 1946, Laurel Hill, Richmond, NC (Age 70 years) Family ID F13323 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family Carrie Louise Godfrey, b. 10 Nov 1913, Marlboro County, SC d. 7 Feb 1982, Pembroke, Robeson, NC (Age 68 years) Children 1. Willie Mary Pearson, b. 1925, NC 2. Mary E. Pearson 3. Francis Drake Pearson, b. 6 Feb 1939, Robeson County, NC d. 27 Sep 1940, Pembroke, Robeson, NC (Age 1 year)4. Lonnie Houston Pearson, b. 24 Jun 1946, Pembroke, Robeson, NC d. 1964, Pembroke, Robeson, NC (Age 17 years)Family ID F13325 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 8 Apr 2024
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Event Map 
Birth - 17 Sep 1908 - NC 
Burial - - Red Springs, Robeson, NC = Link to Google Earth
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Headstones 
Headstone
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Notes - His birth name is probably James Brown Pearson. His nickname was apparently "Buster" in later life and "Buster Brown" in early life no doubt after the famous newspaper comic strip character, Buster Brown, created in 1902 by Richard F. Outcault.
1940 United States Census
Name James Pearson
Sex Male
Age
29 years
Birth Date 1911
Birthplace North Carolina
Residence Date 1935
Residence Place Rural, Robeson, North Carolina
Marital Status Married
Race Negro
Relationship to Head of Household Head
Event Type Census
Event Date 1940
Event Place
Pembroke Township, Robeson, North Carolina, United States
Enumeration District Number 78-35 Pembroke Township, Pembroke Town, Cherokee Indian Normal School (part)
Line Number 58
Sheet Letter B
Sheet Number 5
Affiliate Publication Number T627
James Pearson's Spouses and Children
Carrie G Pearson
Wife
F
27
South Carolina
Mary E Pearson
Daughter
F
4
North Carolina
Sir Frances Drake Pearson
Son
M
1
North Carolina
- His birth name is probably James Brown Pearson. His nickname was apparently "Buster" in later life and "Buster Brown" in early life no doubt after the famous newspaper comic strip character, Buster Brown, created in 1902 by Richard F. Outcault.