He was Lost in battle in the Civil War. Nobody knew exactly who killed him but it’s said that a Union Lieutenant and Pear Farmer by the name of Williams Pear killed him in cold blood.
Notes:
Pearmain is the name of a cultivar of apple grown in England. It’s not related to the pear family
I’m trying to import the pear/apple feud from Fim onto EqG, though here, it started under different circumstances.
Applejack is a direct descendant of Julius Applebee.
When fanmade lore is much deeper than the online shorts and specials Hasbro produces