William James Pierson

1866 - 1940  (73 years)

• Name	William James Pierson  [1, 2, 3]
  Birth	13 Jun 1866	Maury County, Tennessee, USA   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Death	19 Mar 1940	Abernathy, Hale, Texas, USA   [1]
  Burial	Petersburg Cemetery, Petersburg, Hale, Texas, USA   [1]
  Person ID	I32431	A Tree Called Smith
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

  
  

  Father	Wayman Fredrick Pierson,   b. 20 Jun 1835, Henderson County, Tennessee, USA d. 6 Aug 1909, Collinsville, Grayson, Texas, USA (Age 74 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Nancy Jane Morton
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	21 Feb 1857	Maury County, Tennessee, USA   [4, 5]
  Family ID	F15770	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Sarah Elizabeth Smith,   b. 14 Oct 1872, Texas, USA d. 8 Jun 1934, Lubbock, Lubbock, Texas, USA (Age 61 years)
  Marriage	16 Jan 1887	Erath County, Texas, USA   [2, 6, 7]
  Children	1. William Irlo Pierson,   b. 22 Jun 1896, Comanche County, Texas, USA d. 26 Aug 1975, Plainview, Hale, Texas, USA (Age 79 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F15769	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 13 Jun 1866 - Maury County, Tennessee, USA Marriage - 16 Jan 1887 - Erath County, Texas, USA Death - 19 Mar 1940 - Abernathy, Hale, Texas, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Ancestors

  ~b PIERSON William J William James Pierson

  
  

  People

  PIERSON-William J William James Pierson

  
  

• Sources

  [S11602] Smith, Brooke Yarbrough, Find a Grave - Ancestor (Pierson): PIERSON William J, (Name: SmithLC.com;), PIERSON William James 1866-1940. Born to Wayman & Nancy Jane Norton Pierson. Married Sarah Elizabeth Smith Pierson Jan, 16, 1887 in Erath County, TX. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/135915551/william_james_pierson [S10672] Ancestry.com, Texas, U.S., Select County Marriage Records, 1837-1965, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2014;), Johnson County Clerk's Office; Denton, Texas; Smith County Marriage Records. [S11599] Ancestry.com, Texas, U.S., Death Certificates, 1903-1982, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2013;). Texas, U.S., Death Certificates, 1903-1982 Texas Department of State Health Services; Austin Texas, USA; Texas Death Certificates, 1903–1982 [S10016] Ancestry.com, Tennessee, U.S., Marriage Records, 1780-2002, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2008;). Tennessee, U.S., Marriage Records, 1780-2002 [S11604] Smith, Brooke Yarbrough, Find a Grave - Ancestor (Pierson): PIERSON Waymon F, (Name: SmithLC.com;), PIERSON Wayman Fredrick 1835-1909 (veteran). Wayman married 3 times. First to Nancy J. Morton December 21, 1857 in Muray County, TN. To this union were born six children. children. Second 1880 Lampsas Co. Tx. census wife Jane Slaughter, one child. Third 1888 Susan Galspey House, to this union were born were born five children. He raised a stepson, Monroe Wilson, Susan had in her first marriage. Wayman enlisted for 2 yrs.on Oct. 1, 1861 in Bowling Green, TN. "Wheeler's" 6 Cavalry. Confederate. when Vicksburg, Ms was taken Wayman was a prisoner till exchanged and sent back to Shelby, TN. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/28052630/wayman-fredrick-pierson [S11603] Smith, Brooke Yarbrough, Find a Grave - Ancestor (Pierson): SMITH Sarah Pierson, (Name: SmithLC.com;), SMITH Sarah Elizabeth Pierson 1872-1934. Sarah was the daughter of John David and Allie Holford Smith. She married William Pierson 14 October 1871 in Erath County, Texas. To this union were born six children. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/135917722/sarah_elizabeth_pierson [S10672] Ancestry.com, Texas, U.S., Select County Marriage Records, 1837-1965, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2014;).