Pearl Emma Clara Robertshaw,  b. 18 Feb. 1907 in Detroit,
Michigan and d.15 Nov. 1979 in St. Petersburg, Florida,  was the third
child born to John and May Robertshaw. She grew up in Detroit and, as a
teen, accompanied her two younger sisters as a chaperone during their
'show biz' careers with "Pete MacCurty's Bonton Girls" in the early
1920's, where they did dancing and comedy skits - a regular vaudeville
show for the youngsters. They would do their stint on the stages of the
glamorous movie palaces of the day, such as the Adams Theater and the
Michigan Theater.
       It was during a tour with this show in I believe Albion, Michigan
that she met Bertram Wessell  b. about 1902  d. ?, who just happened to
be a 'stage door Johnny.' Bert and Pearl married very soon after they
met, on 24 June 1925 in Detroit. The two had four daughters together -
Shirley, Dorothy, Marcella, and Gloria Jean (b. 10 June 1931 in Laporte,
Indiana  -  d. 16 July 1995 in Michigan).
       Bert and Pearl divorced in the early 1930's, and Pearl married
Raymond McNall  26 August 1938. Ray and Pearl had two children together
- Berneatta and John.
       Pearl and Ray were together until Ray passed away in the mid
1970's. Pearl herself died in 1979.