History of Pearson Ranch
History of Pearson Ranch
Written by Karen R. Thompson Wednesday, 14 May 2008
The lucrative price received from the sale of Angora goat mohair left Ivean Pearson with enough funds to purchase ranch land of his own. He heard of land near Round Rock or Georgetown that might be suitable and rode off on his horse to see what was available.
In 1949, near the intersection of present day Ranch Road 620 and Parmer Lane, he got off his horse under an oak tree to pray for guidance. It was here that he made his decision to purchase the land. The Pearson family refers to this tree as the “Pearson Prayer Tree.” The original acreage was purchased from Karl Erhardt, a German who settled in the area in the late 1800s.
Ivean was the oldest son of Samuel “Dink” and Ida Mae Puryear Pearson. “Dink” was born in 1870 in far Travis County on Lohman’s Crossing Road. His father, Isaac Pearson, settled in that area in about 1853. Eventually, the Pearson family owned several thousand acres in that part of Travis County where they made a living selling mohair from Angora goats and sheep.
Ivean (1907-2001) married Pauline E. Naumann (1913-2006) on May 19, 1934. They had two daughters, Claretta and Ivalene. In 1949, the family moved to the newly acquired property where Ivean began raising cattle. He soon added goats and sheep.
When it was possible, Ivean purchased adjacent land, eventually reaching a total of 850 acres. The old two-story white frame house of the Erhardt family was sold and moved down RR 620 and remodeled into the present day “Mane Tamers” hair salon. In 1958, the Pearson’s built a pink brick ranch-style home that remains on the ranch.
The Ivean Pearson brand was I V, which he placed on the side of cattle, not on the hip as was more common.
Daughters Claretta and Ivalene attended Pond Springs School and high school in Round Rock. Ivean served on the Pond Springs Common County Line School District board of trustees.
Claretta married Joe England and Ivalene married Jeff Banks. Both the Banks and England families continue to live on the Pearson Ranch land.
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