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John Chester Pierson 1917–1968 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 13 Jun 1917

Birth Location: Highlands, Macon County, North Carolina, United States of America

Death Date: 13 May 1968

Death Location: Highlands, Macon County, North Carolina, United States of America

Father: Joseph Jr

Mother: Lily Pierson

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John Chester Pierson was born in 1917 in Highlands, Macon County, North Carolina, United States of America, the child of Joseph Walter Reese Jr And Lily French Moore Pierson. John Chester Pierson passed away in 1968 in Highlands, Macon County, North Carolina, United States of America.

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Biography

  • John Chester Pierson was born in 1917 in Highlands, Macon County, North Carolina, United States of America, the child of Joseph Walter Reese Jr And Lily French Moore Pierson.
  • John Chester Pierson passed away in 1968 in Highlands, Macon County, North Carolina, United States of America.

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John Pierson's Ancestors

Self
John Pierson
1917–1968
Birth Place: Highlands, Macon County, North Carolina, United States of America
Parents
Joseph Walter Reese Jr
1907–1999
Jackson, Union County, North Carolina, United States of America
Lily (French Moore) Pierson
1883–1974
Macon Co NC
Grandparents
James (T) Moore
1850–1940
Martha (C) Moore
1858–1949
Graham County, North Carolina, United States of America
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

John Pierson's Timeline

2 Records

1917
13 Jun 1917
Birth of John Chester Pierson in Highlands, Macon County, North Carolina, United States of America
Highlands, Macon County, North Carolina, United States of America
1968
13 May 1968
Age 51
Death of John Chester Pierson in Morganton, Burke County, North Carolina, United States of America
Morganton, Burke County, North Carolina, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 13 Jun 1917
    Event Place: Highlands, Macon County, North Carolina, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 13 May 1968
    Event Place: Morganton, Burke County, North Carolina, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Highlands, Macon County, North Carolina, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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