Pierson - Family History & Genealogy Message Board

Re: James E. Pearson of Brooklyn and Hempstead, NY

ballardtammy — 2009-11-07 03:44:22Z

There are articles in the NY Times about him. He committed suicide after being accused of fraud. Google his name and I think the date was around 1907. There was a lawsuit involving Mr. Pearson and Olive S. Day.

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Clayburn Pierson

JKESTEP1 — 2009-11-03 03:09:35Z

Am looking for information on Clayburn Pierson 1825-1902.
anything would be helpfull. He is from Braxton or Nicholas county's West Virginia.

Re: Rush Sylvester Pierson

okannmc — 2009-10-29 21:42:50Z

I just happened to read your post,regarding Rush Sylvester Pierson, My grandfather is Herbert Rush Pierson, who was from Indiana,he had a brother,who is buried next to him in Kingfisher, Ok. I also remember twin sisters Emma and Gertrude who were twins that lived in Indiana,they visited often,as I remember, as a child. I don't recall their last names,but both lived and died in Indiana. I would be very interested in talking to you.

PIERSON Betty J CUSHING and John W and Leslie A

t42MountOlivet — 2009-10-26 11:12:55Z

PIERSON Betty J CUSHING and John W and Leslie A

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Re: PIERSON FAMILY FROM KOKOMO, INDIANA

pattyderrow45 — 2009-10-24 14:56:43Z

from the old letters and notes that my mother had,,i will give you,what she had wrillen down.(here goes)
alpheus pierson born 1846 died 1927...he married
sarah jane bayles born 1845 died 1929..
here are their children.
goldie,, who married a beaty (i dont know if thats her real name)
mary ellen
margaret, who married a mcmasters
rose who married a woods, had 1 son clarence
boyed, who had 2 sons john and arley who spelled their last name pearson,
nick,
john riley..who was my grandfather born in 1880 died in 1963. he married dessie bell birch and had 11 children. 1 daughter still living,

bearegard..who married mary toland and had 12 children. i have the name of his children and he has 2 daughters still living.
william. who married a elizabeth (ott) i think had 6 children the last of these in kokomo ind...when i looked at the 1900 census they were all living in wv..their oldest child aden.i never heard about him,,and i have heard my mother speal of rose..my mother betty lou pierson was 10 out of 11 children of john riley so im the very last grand child.of them.there are g grandchildren older than me and cousins old enough to be my parents.. i have my grandparents old bible also and some old pictures and more info.. but as far as the ones in ind,,aall my mom wouls say is i have a lot of family in ind.. let me know if you want more info. patty

Re: PIERSON FAMILY FROM KOKOMO, INDIANA

JeffreyVaillant69 — 2009-10-24 14:25:54Z

What time period is being discussed?

Re: PIERSON FAMILY FROM KOKOMO, INDIANA

pattyderrow45 — 2009-10-23 19:15:07Z

yes i do, william pierson married a elizabeth ott..they had 6 children..and the children, lived in kokomo ind..william and his wife elizabeth. are buried in pa..william was my grandfathers brother...i have more info,if you still want it ..e-mail me
patty

Re: Descendants of Moses Pierson, Morris/Essex Co NJ b abt 1781

justinep111 — 2009-10-22 05:21:38Z

I don't know if this will help. Mr. & Mrs. Pierson (as I knew them when I was young)
Lived on Johnson Ave. Staten Island, NY. I had contact with them from 1935-1960. They had tow daughters Caroline abt. 88 & Ruth abt 85 today. Caroline's marriage name was Musgrave also of Staten Island. My Uncle Bert McCormick was a Dentist and when he had a strok in 1939 Mr. Pierson would come over and give him a shave. My aunt said the were distant cousins of my McCormick line. I have not been able to confirm this. Justine McCormick

Re: searching for

pattyderrow45 — 2009-10-17 03:40:31Z

john riley pierson was my grandfather and he had 11 children and i have never heard of a christopher columbus pierson in our family, at least not in the direct line i have a lot of info..that is correct..let me know what you need,,

Re: Searching for any info. on Charles Leslie Pierson Maude Weatherwax 1875-1971

WWEATHERWAX1 — 2009-10-12 15:02:57Z

Hi I am a Weatherwax looking for info on Elizabeth cornrick Weatherwax. Where she came from. Maude was my aunt,last time i saw he was 1954. went into us army and in ky now.when i was 13yrs old i was at here home in scotia and she had a deer skim covered bible with our line going back hundreds of yrs.Elizabeth,i was told wa indian????thank youEmail at wweatherwax@mchsi.com

Re: Searching for any info. on Charles Leslie Pierson Maude Weatherwax 1875-1971

WWEATHERWAX1 — 2009-10-06 18:11:41Z

thank you. i need info on maude weatherwax life going back to 1887 to see if their is any info on elizabeth cornrick weatherwax. where see came from as their is everbody with the same names and times.i last saw aunt maude in 1954,been along time.thank you.william c weatherwax

pierson.

pattyderrow45 — 2009-10-06 16:29:13Z

info on pierson,Bayles,bailes,bales) from around the littleton wv, area to the weatern pa area and more.alpha(alpheus) pierson, married sarrah jane bailes...have much mor info..comtact me at tannerderrow@aol.com

Ephraim Pierson (Peirson/Pearson) conundrum

tdfugere — 2009-10-06 10:18:11Z

I'm hoping someone out there has one of the older Pierson books to help sort me out ....

I have David Pierson, s/o Ephraim Pierson & Hannah Barrett
Ephraim Pierson, s/o Ephraim Pierson & Dorothy Bishop

My two quandries: One source (Cleveland genealogies) gives spouse of the junior Ephraim as Hannah Barret (with forefathers as Ephraim Sr, Joseph, Henry), and I found their marriage in Windsor, CT in 1754. However, other sources give the younger Ephraim's spouse as Submit Stowe, m. in 1758. David wasn't born until 1769 (Litchfield CT), so if the Ephraim's are one in the same, there's no way Hannah Barrett is his mother.

My other quandry is that a third source states that Ephraim (h/o Sumbit) died at sea prior to his daughter's birth in 1760, and from what I've found of Ephraim h/o Hannah, he died in 1776 (in Savannah GA?)

My gut tells me I have two separate men, but I can't find one source that definitively spells out their ancestry.

Can anyone help straighten me out? :)
Thanks!
Tiffany

Re: searching for

pattyderrow45 — 2009-10-06 02:06:26Z

in ref to my mistakes above..goldie was married to a beaty
and according to my notes sarah jane was a evangelist and a great singer..im still trying to figure out these letters to see how adam bayles comes into the pierson clan.. i know he does as i keep reading on .its really old paper ..hard to figure out but i will..it goes back pretty far, and more people and names to the pierson family ,,i will keep posting as i go thanks.. oh i also know where some of them are burried..alpheus and sarah pierson ,in littleton wv.
margaret mcmasters..hundred, wv..
rose woods..claysville pa,,
boyd. pierson...littleton wv
john riley and dessie pierson..washington pa
guardy and mary. pierson .claysville pa.
william and elizabeth.pierson .west middletown ,,pa

Re: Searching for any info. on Charles Leslie Pierson Maude Weatherwax 1875-1971

WWEATHERWAX1 — 2009-10-06 01:38:30Z

Hello I am trying to find out elizabeth cornrick,bn1854 d 1900 Vale cem Schenectady N.Y.Married TO CHRISTOPHER WEATHERWAX son of Phillip Weatherwax.what is the parentage of her?is she mohawk indian?? could the name have been picked up?? Elizabeth in 1880/1920 ?as Mary E Weatherwax in Cliffton Park N.Y . Thank you William C weatherwax

Re: searching for

pattyderrow45 — 2009-10-06 01:35:49Z

alpheus elwood pierson was my great grandfather.
dob.7-19-1846
dod.8,16,1927
he married sarah jane bales(bails,bales,bayles,)in 1866 i got these dates of their births and deaths from you, as i really wasnt sure of them,, also i thought his name was alpha because my ubcle was named after him.as to my history given to me by my mother, the youngest daughter here goes
apheus and sarah had 9 children.
goldie who married a beat
mary ellen
margaret who married a mcmasters
rose who married a woods
boyed
nick
john riley who married dessie bell burch
guardy or beaureguard who married marry toland
william who married elizabeth
my grandfather john riley pierson and dessie had 11 children
alpha elwood,stella alberta,john shirl,alda ioland who died aat 3,william marion,dessie bell,albert leroy,neomi elizabeth,george howard,betty lou paul wayne
rose wood had 1 son clarence
boyed had two sons john and arley who spelled their last name pearson,
guardy and mary had 12 children ,gardy,clifford.fred,james,robert,goldie,mary ellen(bilby),rose(kinnamon)birdie(bell)elizabeth(bob bird), edith(claud smith) and jean..
william and elizabeth had 6 i dont know their names but as my notes states they are in kokomo ind..i still have much more info..like my great great grandfather adam bayles came from england and married a shawnee indian named serionnes.. i think that would be alpheus father or grandfather i need to get the papers out..please e-mail me if you want more info..tannerderrow@aol.com if you feel any of this is wrong let ne know it has been in my family for years.. patty

elizabeth cornrick/christopher weatherwax 1854/1900

WWEATHERWAX1 — 2009-10-04 02:06:48Z

need info on elizabeth bn 1854 ny?MARRIED CHRISTOPHER WEATHERWAX 1878 SCHENECTADY NY.IS SHE A CORNRICK OR INDIAN,

Huldah Moira PEARSON (born abt 1836 in Ontario and died Nov.2, 1918 in West Hope, North Dakota)

carolewhelan55 — 2009-09-23 20:49:54Z

Subject: Huldah Moira PEARSON (born abt 1836 in Ontario and died Nov.2, 1918 in West Hope, North Dakota)

Huldah PEARSON was married abt 1854 in Ontario to William NETTERFIELD (1833-904). Looking for information about her parents, Robert PEARSON (also spelled PIERSON) and Huldah (maiden name unknown) and her 5 siblings--George, John (1828-1922), Mary (1829-?) William and Addie.

Re: Confused Pierson Line

JeffreyVaillant69 — 2009-07-09 16:00:00Z

Help us with dates and places......

Re: Confused Pierson Line

SGodlewski8777 — 2009-07-23 03:44:56Z

DHanke at prodigy dot net has genealogy information on James Pierson's wife Sarah Hand, daughter of Capt. David Hand.
See http://worldconnect.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op...

Re: Samuel Pierson and descendants

maptfs — 2009-07-08 12:40:35Z

Without additional information about your Samuel, I can't tell if we have connections or not.
Merry Anne

Re: Stanley Pierson/Boston>California

kaari_ — 2009-09-24 13:12:05Z

I have Paris' line back another 2 generations. His real name is Per Bengtsson

PIERSON Albert J and Lorena D

t42MountOlivet — 2009-08-22 19:12:39Z

PIERSON Albert J and Lorena D

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PIERSON Daniel D and Marie MEEK

t42MountOlivet — 2009-07-14 15:50:17Z

PIERSON Daniel D and Marie MEEK

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Re: Early PIERSON Coat of Arms

gapier66 — 2009-09-13 13:19:01Z

Thank you for the info.

I have seen the Southampton Arms (I too have a photo of it somewhere) but it was explained to me by the SHS that they were collected by a volunteer about 25 years ago, from general Family Arms information at the time. They were not certifiable as Arms that any of the settlers might have carried.

Also remember that Arms were controlled by strict rules, and that not everyone had the rights to carry them. For instance, if Henry Pierson's grandfather had been armigerous , he might have had the rights to bear it, but if his uncle had been granted, he probably did not. So many of the settlers may have simply not born arms.

Re: Confused Pierson Line

ntxcousin — 2009-07-09 23:35:22Z

You might might to check the family History of the Condit family for information. The Condits were in New Jersey and had several Pearson/Pierson intermarriages. I, myself am a Condit descendant but not through the Pearson line.

Pierson photographs 1907-1935 Missouri

ElaineDeSalvo — 2009-09-07 23:56:58Z

My husband is an amateur photography and bought a box of old photos and negatives at an estate sale several years ago. Recently, while cleaning out our attic, I rediscovered the photos. The majority are of a Pierson family living in Kansas City, MO. The Pierson's are identified as Leslie B. (male), Frances (female), Margot, Paul, "Father" and "Mother." The name of the photographer is not recorded. Other people with addresses on the same street have been photographed as well. There are also photographs taken in several scenic spots such as Green Mtn. Falls, CO. And there are several photos of Leslie Pierson taken in Buffalo, NY and Crystal Beach, Ontario in 1927 and 1928. If you have information about the people in these photos or they are your family members, contact me. I can give a complete list of names to anyone interested. It's a shame these are not in the possession of a descendant.

Re: Pierson photographs 1907-1935 Missouri

ElaineDeSalvo — 2009-09-08 15:49:09Z

You can send me the photo but I may not be able to match it to one of my photos because they are mostly negatives. This makes it hard to see details and facial features. There are a few actual photo prints but some are faded or damaged. Do you have any information about the person in your photo? This may help since the negative enevelopes had notes about when, where, addresses, pet names, neighbors names, etc. I can also probably estimate an age range for most of the people. Send me what you have and I'll do my best.

Looking for Charles Pierson

lovelight0971 — 2009-08-20 21:10:11Z

Hi my name is Tracey and I'm looking for a Charles Pierson that used to reside in Detroit area and was close friends with the Brown family. I'm looking to reconnect with my mothers family (Arlene Brown) from my understanding Mr.Pierson was good friends with my uncles Randy and Franky Brown and new my grandfather who was known as FB. It is also known that Mr.Pierson had an aunt named Billie that gave birth to a baby boy on 9-14-71 at Zieger hospital. If you could contact me my email address is lovelight0971@yahoo.com. I'm not sure of his exact age but I estimate him to be about 58-60 years of age now.

Re: Pierson photographs 1907-1935 Missouri

4star8 — 2009-09-08 00:20:16Z

Hi Elaine,

I am looking for a missing Pierson. I do have a pic of him, can I send it to you privately to see if he might be the same guy as in any of your photos?

Thanks
Julie

Re: Pierson photographs 1907-1935 Missouri

4star8 — 2009-09-08 16:01:38Z

Hi,
I can't send the pic privately since I don't have your eamil address.
This Pierson was born about 1922 possibly in TX. He was Navy WWII .I don't know his first name but his Navy nickname was Slick.

Amanda Pierson - b 1848 Coleraine Twp., Hamilton Co.,OH

Lauth — 2009-08-20 17:45:06Z

Amanda Pierson was the only child of John and Millison (Lemmon) Pierson in Coleraine Twp., Hamilton Co., OH. Maternal grandparents were Alexis and Patience (Foster) Lemmon. The parents and the maternal grandparents died from cholera in 1849. Amanda was named in settlement of Alexis Lemmon estate and lived with Foster family members until ca 1860. Among those were Mary (Foster) Haisch, sister of Patience. Then I loose her. Who did she marry and who were the parents of John Pierson?

Re: Looking For Pierson Ancestors

stiltsclan1 — 2009-08-13 14:55:21Z

I'm not sure about your family but I did find a family tree that my cousin did that dates back to the early 1800's.. if anyone is interested, please let me know. my grandmother was a taylor and i have her side also. i just found this all out a few months ago and thought i would offer some information. please let me know if i can be of any help.

Confused Pierson Line

pendragon361 — 2009-07-08 00:14:45Z

Can anyone help with this line ? My Grandfather was Harold Pierson,his Father was Horace N Pierson,Married to Charlotte Condit.his Father was Samuel C Pierson,Married to Eliza A Van Ness,His Father was Nathan H Pierson Married to Caroline Pierson,and his father was James Pierson married Sarah Hand. please any confirmed info will be greatly appricieated

Re: Pierson

pendragon361 — 2009-07-07 23:48:15Z

i hve a great great great grand mother caroline Pierson married to Nathan H Pierson,there is a mary Dodd,in my past married to Daniel Condit this help?

Re: Nathan Pierson, Sag Harbor

pendragon361 — 2009-07-07 23:42:38Z

Nathan H PIERSON was my great great great grandfather.married to caroline.son was samuel C Pierson,samuels son was Horace N Pierson,and his son was my grandfather harold,,this help? i am uncertain of my mothers records,trying to track it down anything you got would be helpful

Re: Samuel Pierson and descendants

pendragon361 — 2009-07-07 23:35:04Z

Samuel C Pierson,was my great great grandfather according to my mothers records,if same one i got a few more names for you

James A. Pierson b. 1828

donnapurdy25 — 2009-09-02 19:14:52Z

I have the last will and testament of James A. Pierson of N.Y. Executors of the will are Wellington J. Pierson and Elizabeth W. Jackson. If anyone connects to these names, please let me know. The will was filed in Caro, MI

Re: James Pierson, NY to MI

donnapurdy25 — 2009-09-08 21:08:07Z

Hi, Looking for James Pierson, b. NY abt. 1846. Lived in Tuscola County, Michigan and married Martha R. Conley. Any connections? they had my granfather Edward. Thank you if you reply. Donna

Re: Descendants of Moses Pierson, Morris/Essex Co NJ b abt 1781

sailpipe — 2009-09-29 00:10:12Z

Edward Pierson married Maria A. Smith
she was born in Aug. 1830 in NY or VT.

Re: Early PIERSON Coat of Arms

longisland413 — 2009-09-09 21:20:53Z

The Southampton NY Historical Society has coats of arms of the original settlers on display, one of which was Pierson. I have a photo of it somewhere. You can contact me at danieland sharon@comcast.net. I think it had a large sunburst on it.

Re: Confused Pierson Line

bonniesaltlong661 — 2009-08-04 01:17:27Z

I noticed the name Charlotte Condit associated with Pierson and must say I'm intrigued. We MAY be related (distantly). My great grandfather was William Pierson & his second wife was Charlotte Porter Crowell. HER mother, however, was Mary Jane Condit,(1817-1863) who married Elias L Crowell (1812-1883). They all lived in Rahway, NJ (Union county). Charlotte gave the middle name Condit to several of her children (the 3 females lived to adulthood, the one boy died at less than a year). I believe the Piersons, Condits may have been 2nd or 3rd cousins. Very confused line & Pierson is such a common name. There is an historic cemetary in Rahway New Jersey, St. Georges Avenue, in which they may be buried. Also, Christ the Holy Comforter Espicopal Church in Rahway, New Jersey may be a source to begin research. Pls. feel free to view my tree and look at William Pierson's line.

Piersons in Indiana and Ohio

shawn_m_pierson — 2009-08-11 02:31:10Z

Hello,

I'm trying to find information out about my family. My grandfather died when I was very young, and I know his extended family didn't really associate much with the rest of my family after he died, so I have very little information to go on. Basically, all I have is the following:

My grandfather was George Robert Pierson, born 23 Jan 1932 in either Ohio or Indiana. He died on 01 Sep 1984 in Springfield, Ohio.

His parents were named Charles Pierson born 21 Jul 1898, and Anna Johnson born 28 Jul 1895 and died 29 Aug 1959 in Springfield Ohio.

They had several other children, Frank Elwood Pierson, Ada Louise Pierson, Raymond Pierson, and Paul Pierson. I don't think any of them are alive today, unfortunately.

My uncle told me that he had gone to some family reunions in Indiana as a child, but he didn't really remember much else beyond that.

Any assistance would be greatly appreciated. I've looked on FamilySearch and Ancestry (with a paid subscription) and can't find anything evidence of either of my great grandparents other than the draft card for my great grandpa, and no information on who their parents were or anything else.

Thanks,

Shawn Pierson

Re: John Pierson, father of Joseph W. Pierson

shawn_m_pierson — 2009-09-29 00:47:34Z

I got access to the page of the 1850 census that you were discussing. The name and information there is:
John Sharp - born about 1803 in Kentucky, whose occupation was a farmer.

I'll send you an email as well so we can discuss any other information that may help both of our searches.

John Pierson, father of Joseph W. Pierson

shawn_m_pierson — 2009-09-28 01:23:45Z

Hello,

I'm looking for information on a John Pierson, who married Leanna Sharp. I have no dates or other information other than one of their children is Joseph W. Pierson, born 09 Nov 1858 (I think in Ohio) and died on 22 Dec 1931 in Van Wert, Ohio. Joseph married Ada June Matson on 26 Mar 1885.

Any information on John Pierson or Leanna Sharp would be greatly appreciated.

PIERSON Clara B 1910 2000 Holy Bible

t42GreenAcres_JohnsonCoTX — 2009-09-09 15:55:24Z

PIERSON Clara B 1910 2000 Holy Bible

The Johnson County Genealogical Society photographed this gravestone in the Green Acres Cemetery, Cleburne, Johnson Co., Texas. Feel free to use this picture for your personal records. This is one of the 206,802 cemetery photos free at http://teafor2.com

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PIERSON Joe W 1915 1991 praying hands

t42GreenAcres_JohnsonCoTX — 2009-09-10 11:57:21Z

PIERSON Joe W 1915 1991 praying hands

The Johnson County Genealogical Society photographed this gravestone in the Green Acres Cemetery, Cleburne, Johnson Co., Texas. Feel free to use this picture for your personal records. This is one of the 206,802 cemetery photos free at http://teafor2.com

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Re: Looking For Pierson Ancestors

jdyingram — 2009-08-14 01:54:13Z

Hi Jennie,
This is the information I was given for Calvin Henry Pierson.

1. Michael Pierson b. 1767 NC d. bet. 1850-1860 Cass Co., IL
+ Susan Michelle Pierson b. 1781 Virginia d. 2 Jul 1864
Cass Co., IL
2. John Pierson b. 1805 SC d. 8 Aug 1871 Cass Co., IL
+Betsy Pierson and Lydia Pollock
2. Jacob Pierson b. 1814 NC d. 7 Mar 1879 Fairmont,
Leavenworth, KS
+ Diana Marshall and Mary A. Marshall
3. Jacob Henry Pierson b. 20 Mar 1851 IL d. 27 Apr
1923 Saidora, Mason co., IL
+ Martha E. Lane b. Mar 1858 IL d. unknown
4. Sarah Ann Pierson b,. 15 Feb 1870 Mason Co,
IL d. 17 Feb 1951 Beardstown, Cass Co., IL
m Jules E. Davis 22 Nov 1888 Cass Co., IL
4 Minnie E. Pierson b. 8 Jan 1878 Lynchburg,
Mason Co., IL d. Unknown
4. Calvin Henry Pierson b. 15 Oct 1888 Mason
Co., IL d. 13 Jun 1972 Beardstown,Cass Co.,
IL m. Mable Taylor 10 Jan 1929 Mason Co.,
IL
4 Lucy Pierson b. Mar 1892 Mason Co., IL
d. Unknown
2. Mary Pierson b. 1815 d. unknown
2. Joseph Pierson b. 1823 d. 1886 CA
Source: Joann Lynn lynnco@theramp.net She is a member of
the Cass and Mason Co., IL Genealogy Society.
Hope this helps. I do have more on these Piersons.
Judy Ingram Schuur
jdyingram@aol.com

Re: John Pierson, father of Joseph W. Pierson

PaulCPalmer10 — 2009-09-28 22:44:41Z

Leanna Sharp was born c. 1833 in Ohio. In 1850 she lived in Clinton Co. Ohio. She is recorded in the 1850 Federal Census for Clinton in Dwelling #288, on line #3 of the page on which she appears. Her mother is Keziah, aged 40. Unfortunately her father's name is on the previous page, which I do not have and cannot access at the moment. Siblings are Rachel (19), Solomon (14), Eliza (7), and Reuben B. (3). Keziah was widowed before the 1880 census, and still in Clinton.
Leanna Sharp Pierson was still living in Clinton Co in 1900 with her daughter Ella. The census states she was born in April 1833, and that Ella was born October 1873.
The 1860 census shows John Pierson and 'Anne' living in Clinton Co. with son Joseph, shown as FOUR years old, suggesting a possible problem with that date or the one on his death certificate. On the 1900 census Joseph is shown as 44 years of age, born September 1856, living in Adams Co. Indiana with his wife Ada June and six children, all born in Ohio.
I haven't nailed down John's father yet, but believe he was one of two Benjamin Piersons or Pearsons.
You can contact me at pcpalmer@gvtc.com.
Paul C. Palmer (Comal County, TX)