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James Joseph Levi Pierson 1858–1937 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 6 May 1858

Birth Location: Willow Hill, Jasper, Illinois, USA

Death Date: 6 Feb 1937

Death Location: Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, USA

Father: Henrietta Booth

Mother: Joseph (Pearson)

Spouse(s):

Children(s): Bernard Pierson

In 1858, James Joseph Levi Pierson entered the world in Willow Hill, Jasper, Illinois, USA, born to Henrietta Anna Booth And Joseph George Pierson Pearson. James Joseph Levi Pierson had children including Bernard Preston Pierson. James Joseph Levi Pierson passed away in 1937 in Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1858, James Joseph Levi Pierson entered the world in Willow Hill, Jasper, Illinois, USA, born to Henrietta Anna Booth And Joseph George Pierson Pearson.
  • James Joseph Levi Pierson had children including Bernard Preston Pierson.
  • James Joseph Levi Pierson passed away in 1937 in Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Henrietta Booth
1813–1891
Birth Location: Kentucky
HB
Joseph (Pearson)
1808–1887
Birth Location: Pennsylvania, or, Kentucky, USA
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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Bernard Pierson
1896–1979
Birth Location: Sullivan County, Indiana
BP

James Pierson's Ancestors

Self
James Pierson
1858–1937
Birth Place: Willow Hill, Jasper, Illinois, USA
Parents
Henrietta Anna Booth
1813–1891
Kentucky
Joseph (George Pierson) (Pearson)
1808–1887
Pennsylvania, or, Kentucky, USA
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

James Pierson's Descendants

1.
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James (Joseph Levi) Pierson (6 May 1858–6 Feb 1937)
  1. 1. Bernard (Preston) Pierson 1896–1979 m. Lillis (Pauline) Followell 1905–1978
    1. 1. Carl (Fredrick) Pierson 1922–1999 m. Viola (Charleen) Pierson 1927–
    2. 2. Ruth Pierson 1918–
    3. 3. Bernard (Pierson) Jr 1921–
    4. 4. Mary Pierson 1924–
    5. 5. Elizabeth Pierson 1925–

James Pierson's Timeline

3 Records

1858
6 May 1858
Birth of James Joseph Levi Pierson in Willow Hill, Jasper, Illinois, USA
Willow Hill, Jasper, Illinois, USA
1937
3 Feb 1937
Age 79
Death of James Joseph Levi Pierson in Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, USA
Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, USA
1937
6 Feb 1937
Age 79
Burial of James Joseph Levi Pierson in Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, USA
Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 6 May 1858
    Event Place: Willow Hill, Jasper, Illinois, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 3 Feb 1937
    Event Place: Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, USA

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 6 Feb 1937
    Event Place: Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, USA
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