WDC GenWeb - Samuel Pierson b. 1814 PA > WV/OH/NH
WDC GenWeb - Descendants of Samuel Pierson
* Samuel Pierson b. 1814 PA
aka Samuel Pearson. Children show up as Pierson, Peirson, Purson,
Prierson in later county records. Samuel packed up his Virginia
family sometime after 1850 census and moved to Meigs Co OH by 1851
m. Sarah A White Dec 11 1840 Jackson Co WV, b. 1823/24
[d/o - White and Susan b. 1785 PA]
* James Morgan Pierson
b. Jul 1841 Jackson Co WV, d. Nov 22 1907 Little Island Run, Wirt Co WV
buried Long's Run Presbyterian Cem, East Liverpool OH
Civil War: Enrolled Aug 7 1861 in Co. G, 4th Volunteer WV Infantry,
also served with Co. C, 2nd WV Vet. Infantry
m. Elizabeth Mary Birch Aug 31 1866 Jackson Co
b. 1849 Allegheny Co PA, d. Nov 3 1871 Meigs Co OH
* Ulysses S Grant Pierson b. Sep 23 1868 WV, d. aft 1924
Born in WV but birth regisitered in Meigs Co OH
At age 50 he was a blacksmith in Ritchie Co WV
m. Georgianna Lemon Jul 14 1895 Wirt Co WV, b. 1871 Wirt Co
* Willis Russell Pierson
b. Jun 10 1896 Freeport WV, d. 1976 Wirt Co WV
buried K of P Cem, Wirt Co
Worked as rigbuilder on oil rigs
m. Flora Edith Cooper Apr 26 1923 Calhoun Co WV
b. May 1905 Freed WV, d. 1974 Wirt Co WV
* Warren Obren Pierson b. 1924 Melon WV
* Juanita Maude Milliu Pierson b. Apr 1 1926 Ritchie Co WV
p. _ _
* Lola Mae Pierson b. Apr 12 1945 Ritchie Co
Willis Russell Pierson raised Lola as his daughter
* Mary Emaline Pierson b. Oct 12 1927 Ritchie Co WV
* Hilda Edith Mellin Pierson b. Aug 30 1929 Ritchie Co WV
* Virgil Gray Pierson
b. Jul 28 1931 Ritchie Co WV, d. May 28 1993
* Iowanna Ruth Pierson b. Dec 31 1933 Ritchie Co WV
* Ora Ione Pierson b. Feb 1 1936 Ritchie Co WV
* Russell Holly Pierson b. Jan 11 1938 Ritchie Co WV
* Jesse Olin Pierson b. Feb 22 1940 Ritchie Co WV
* Evert Carl Pierson b. Dec 16 1941 Ritchie Co WV
* Larry David Pierson b. Sep 18 1944 Ritchie Co WV
* Carolyn Irene Pierson b. May 17 1948 Ritchie Co WV
m. Steve Shafer
* Myrtle E Pierson
b. Apr 25 1898 Freeport WV, d. Jan 28 1899 Freeport
buried Freeport Cem, Freeport
2nd wife of Ulysses S Grant Pierson:
m. Mary Naomi Lemon b. May 1885 Wirt Co WV, d. 1970 Petroleum WV
* Wilbert Pierson b. 1903
m. Beatrice Straight b. 1904
* Helen Louise Pierson b. Oct 17 1927 Ritchie Co WV
* Betty Pierson
* "Toots" Pierson
* Dessie Iris Pierson b. Apr 28 1909 Wirt Co WV
m. - -
* Billy
* Patty
* Emory C Pierson
b. May 29 1916 Petroleum WV, d. Sep 13 1917 Petroleum
* Myrtle Louise Pierson b. Nov 14 1918 Petroleum WV
m. - Marshall
* Donald Marshall
2nd wife of James Morgan Pierson:
m. Mary L Biram Sep 28 1871 Meigs Co OH
b. Apr 8 1856 Meigs Co, d. Sep 29 1896 Little Island Run, Wirt Co WV
* Andrew J Pierson
b. Jan 24 1873 Lebanon Twp OH
d. Feb 19 1895 Little Island Run, Wirt Co WV
buried Perrin Cem, Deem's Ford, Freeport, WV
* William Pierson
b. May 15 1875 Lebanon Twp OH, d. Jun 24 1877 Lebanon Twp
* Lewis Edmond Pierson
b. Sep 23 1877 Lebanon Twp OH
d. Mar 12 1895 Little Island Run, Wirt Co WV
buried Perrin Cem, Deem's Ford, Freeport WV
* Sue Ella Mary Pierson
b. Jul 28 1880 Wirt Co WV, d. Feb 6 1893 Little Island Run, Wirt Co
buried Perrin Cem, Deem's Ford, Freeport, WV
* Isabell Naomi "Belle" Pierson
b. Sep 21 1882 Wirt Co WV, d. May 30 1952 East Liverpool OH
buried Long's Run, Presbyterian Cem, East Liverpool
m. Charles V Buchanan Jul 5 1901 Elizabeth WV
b. 1879 Richmond VA, d. 1929 buried Long's Run Cem
various records give birth date as 1866, 1872, 1879
* Elsie V Pierson b. May 1900 Wirt Co WV
* Ellis R Buchanan b. 1903 WV
* Charles L Buchanan b. 1905 Wood Co WV
* James Troy Buchanan b. Mar 11 1907 Wood Co WV
m. Anna May Morgan Dec 24 1924 East Liverpool OH
b. Jul 22 1909 Shippingport PA
[d/o Robert Wright and Ella B Wallace]
* Clyde Buchanan
b. May 18 1909 East Liverpool OH, d. Jan 4 1910 East Liverpool
buried Long's Run Cem, East Liverpool
* George Buchanan b. Feb 10 1911 East Liverpool OH
* Cecil Buchanan
* Chester Buchanan d. 1996
* Robert Buchanan
* Ruth Buchanan
m. - Spurlock
* George Spurlock
* Clifford Spurlock
* Pauline Spurlock
* Frances A Buchanan
m. - Criswell
* Clinton Jesse Pierson
b. Feb 15 1885 Wirt Co WV, d. Jul 18 1957 East Liverpool OH
buried Locust Hill Cem, Chester WV
m. Nora Lee Hall
b. Apr 16 1877 Graysville OH, d. Nov 28 1924 East Liverpool OH
buried Locust Hill Cem
[d/o Phillip Hall and Rebecca Gayton]
* Eliza Ruth Pierson
b. Jan 18 1911 East Liverpool OH, d. Plattsburgh NY
m. Alfred Hinks
* Arthur James Pierson
b. Jun 5 1887 Wirt Co WV, d. 1924 Columbiana Co OH
m. Frances I Madison May 26 1913 East Liverpool OH
b. Jan 12 1885 Salienville OH, d. Feb 24 1947 Salienville
buried Salienville
[d/o John Madison and Hannah Crumley]
* Paul E Pierson
* - Duane
* Arthur Pierson
* Joyce Pierson
* Sandy Pierson
* Timothy Pierson
* Carl Pierson b. May 1914 (twin to Earl, below)
m. Geraldine Hall
* Richard Pierson
* "Tucker" Pierson
* Earl Vincent Pierson
b. May 1914 East Liverpool OH, d. Jun 11 1950 Salienville OH
Twin to Carl (above). Died at 36y 1m 22d
m. Alice Dorrance
* Carol Pierson
* Eileen Kay Pierson b. Dec 29 1947 East Liverpool OH
* Donna Jean Pierson
* Earl Pierson Jr
* twins b. and d. Mar 19 1914 East Liverpool OH
* John Clifford Pierson b. Mar 3 1921 Carroll Co OH, d. Jul 27 1978
m. Wilma Geraldine Baker Jul 3 1946 Columbiana Co OH
b. Oct 25 1924 d. Feb 5 1995
[d/o Forrest Baker and Daisy Louk]
Wilma m.1st Gale Baker
* John Michael Pierson
p. _ _
* child
* Earl Dennis "Denny" Pierson b. Nov 1 1949 East Liverpool OH
m. Tracey Elaine Norris Apr 8 1976 Arlington VA
b. Sep 7 1955 Salem OH
[d/o Charles Franklin Norris d. Apr 12 1996 and
Phyllis Ann McKarns Ruff]
* Casey Corrine Pierson b. Jun 11 1976 Alliance OH
* Levi Carl Pierson b. Dec 7 1979 Alliance OH
* Cody James Pierson b. Jan 15 1982 Alliance OH
* Jacob Thomas Pierson b. Aug 31 1984 Alliance OH
* James Patrick Pierson
m. Candice Sue Smith b. Jul 28 1950
[d/o William Smith and Sarah _]
* John Allen Pierson b. Oct 24 1970 Salem OH
* Jason William Pierson b. Jul 31 1974 Salem OH
* Patricia Ann Pierson
m. Ronald W Wickersham b. Dec 30 1951 East Liverpool OH
* Melinda Sue Wickersham b. Jun 2 1970 Salem OH
m. Michael Fry Jan 21 1989
* Troy Charles Wickersham b. Apr 30 1975 Canton OH
* Sharon Francine Pierson b. Jan 15 1954 East Liverpool OH
m. Robin E Kenst b. Nov 27 1956 Salem OH
[s/o Albert Kenst and Rosella Helman]
* Joshua Albert Kenst b. Jan 2 1979 Salem OH
* Justin James Kenst b. May 29 1980 Salem OH
* Charles John Hawkins b. Feb 26 1989 Alliance OH
* twins b. and d. Jun 28 1923 East Liverpool OH
* child b. and d. Jun 2 1889 Wirt Co WV
* Raymon Pierson b. and d. Jun 21 1889 Little Island Run, Wirt Co WV
* Ruth Hannah Pierson
b. Jan 1 1890 Wirt Co WV, d. 1958 East Liverpool OH
m. Albert William Moore Jun 16 1908 St. Clair Twp OH
b. Sep 30 1885 Freeport WV, d. East Liverpool
Descendants of Ruth Pierson and Albert Moore
* Charles Morgan Pierson
b. Apr 11 1893 Wirt Co WV, d. Jul 20 1970 East Liverpool OH
buried Riverview Cem, East Liverpool
m. Pauline Rambo Feb 10 1914 East Liverpool
b. Mar 30 1895 Fairfield OH
[d/o George Rambo and Evelyn Mayes. George m.2nd Eva
Greenamer and had son Harold M Rambo b. 1902]
* Evelyn Ruth Pierson
b. May 13 1915 East Liverpool OH, d. May 2 1916 East Liverpool
buried Spring Grove Cem, East Liverpool
2nd wife of Charles Morgan Pierson:
m. Louise Louie Hinks Mar 22 1926 Weirton WV
b. Dec 11 1907 Farnworth, Bolton, Little Alton, England
d. Aug 6 1982 East Liverpool OH
* Charles Morgan Pierson Jr b. Feb 9 1927 Warren OH
m. Claudia Elizabeth Ann Melott Jan 6 1947 Cumberland MD
b. Oct 25 1928 East Liverpool OH
* George Nelson Pierson b. Oct 22 1947 East Liverpool OH
m. Sarah Jane Barker Jul 9 1971 Hampton Falls NH
b. Apr 29 1949
[d/o Earl Jonas Barker and Meda Jane Mark]
* Marcie Lynn Pierson b. Nov 9 1974 Hampton Falls NH
* Julie Anne Pierson b. Jul 22 1978 Exeter NH
* Karen Louise Pierson b. Jan 20 1956 Portsmouth NH
m. Herbert Frederick Fallon Jr Feb 14 1975 Hampton NH
b. Dec 19 1951 Pasco WA
[s/o Herbert Frederick Fallon and Jessie Arlene Plaisted]
* Erick Frederick Fallon b. Apr 23 1976 Portsmouth NH
* Tyna Louise Fallon b. Mar 21 1980 Portsmouth NH
* Alfred James Pierson b. Aug 21 1928 Falls Creek PA
m. Feb 20 1949 Elizabeth Ione "InI" Ebert b. Apr 18 1930 Akron OH
* Allen Richard Pierson b. Oct 15 1951 Salem OH
m. Peggy Ann May May 6 1970 East Liverpool OH, b. Jun 15 1952
[d/o Pat May and Patricia]
* Jill Ann Pierson b. Oct 17 1973 Salem OH
* Jodi Lynn Pierson b. Aug 1 1976 Salem OH
* Juli Nicole Pierson b. Aug 14 1979 Salem OH
* Penny Jo Pierson b. Jun 1953 Salem OH, d. Feb 1954
buried Lisbon Cem, Lisbon OH
* Merry Anne Pierson b. Feb 9 1955 Salem OH
m. Dr. Thomas Francis Shultz Jul 27 1991 Nashville TN
b. Oct 23 1949
* Nancy Lee Pierson b. Jul 2 1956 Salem OH
m. Robert Eugene Arnold Sep 6 1975 Glenmoor OH
b. Jan 6 1955 Bluefield WV
[s/o Jack Arnold b. Bluefield WV, and Joanne. They
also had Jacquelin Arnold b. Cleveland OH, and a son]
* Nicholas Andrew Arnold b. Feb 25 1979 Salem OH
* Randi Lee Arnold b. Sep 10 1983 Salem OH
* James Brian "Sam" Pierson b. Feb 6 1960 Salem OH
m. Kris Staley
2nd wife of James Brian "Sam" Pierson:
m. Kara Congrove May 15 1993 Wellsville OH, b. Jul 23 ____
Kara also had Ashley Renee (Congrove) Pierson
who was b. Apr 27 1986 and adopted by James
* McKenna Lee Pierson b. Mar 27 1995 Steubenville OH
* George Herman Pierson b. Feb 13 1932 East Liverpool OH
m. Maxine Leber 1953
* Charles Pierson
p. _ _
* Rick Pierson
2nd partner of Charles Pierson:
m. Janice -
* Amanda Pierson
* Shari Pierson
p. _ _
* Heather Pierson b. 1977
2nd partner of Shari Pierson:
m. Eric Barr
* Todd Barr b. 1980
* Michelle Ann Pierson
3rd wife of James Morgan Pierson:
m. Mary D Owens Mar 14 1898 Wirt Co WV, b. Jun 1841
Mary m.1st Randey Owens and had two children: Emma I Owens,
and one who did not live. Emma m. - Lockhart, they divorced.
Mary claimed husband James deserted her Jan 16 1901
* William Henry Pierson b. 1843 Jackson Co WV
Appears as "Pearson" on 1870 census living in Lebanon Twp OH
m. Amanda Clem May 18 1867 Meigs Co OH, b. 1848 WV
surname may be Low
* George W Low b. 1867 WV
listed as adopted son on 1880 census
* John Samuel Pierson b. Apr 1872 Jackson Co WV
m. Emma Sayre Aug 15 1897 Meigs Co OH
* Lilly C Pierson b. 1875 Lebanon Twp OH
* Cora E Pierson b. 1879 Lebanon Twp OH
2nd wife of William Henry Pierson:
m. Mary Etta Arnold b. Mar 26 1871 Monroe Co OH
* John Pierson b. 1845 Jackson Co WV, 1870 living in Meigs Co OH
* Samuel Pierson Jr b. 1848
m. Heather Elizabeth Cozart Oct 2 1870 Meigs Co OH, b. 1848 OH
* Ada F Pierson b. Jul 11 1871 Lebanon Twp OH, d. bef 1880
* Ida May Pierson b. Aug 11 1873 Lebanon Twp OH
* N Ann Pearson b. 1875 Lebanon Twp OH
* Flora Pierson b. Mar 18 1878 Lebanon Twp OH
* Sarah Pierson b. 1851 Jackson Co WV, d. bef 1875
m. Ellis W Birch Feb 6 1870 Meigs Co OH, b. 1847 Allegheny Co PA
Descendants of Sarah Pierson and Ellis Birch
* Susan M Pierson b. 1853 Meigs Co OH
m. Ellis W Birch Jan 21 1875 Meigs Co, b. 1847 Allegheny Co PA
Descendants of Susan Pierson and Ellis Birch
* Lucy F Pierson b. May 26 1858, d. Nov 3 1912 East Liverpool OH
buried Riverview Cem, East Liverpool
m. John H Woodward Nov 2 1881 Meigs Co OH, b. 1859 OH
On 1880 census for Lebanon Twp, Meigs Co, John listed as
a border living in household with Lucy and her parents
* Luther Elda Woodward b. Jul 18 1882 Meigs Co OH
m. Sophia Stella Ethridge Jul 10 1917 East Liverpool OH
b. Dec 29 1896 Baltimore MD
[d/o James F Ethridge and Eva M Myers]
* Luther Elda Woodward Jr
m. Stella Ruth -
* two children
* William F Woodward
b. May 19 1918 East Liverpool OH, d. May 23 1919 East Liverpool
buried Riverview Cem, East Liverpool
* Estella Ruth Woodward b. Apr 13 1925 East Liverpool OH
m. Paul Shuman
* William B Woodward b. 1898 Darlington PA
m. Margaret Crasnblett Baumgardner Oct 4 1919 East Liverpool OH
b. Dec 4 1890 Belmont Co OH
[d/o W D Crasnblett and Rachel E Murser]
* Albert Woodward b. 1900
* Winfield S Pierson b. 1860 Meigs Co OH
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