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Ray William Pierson 1903–1981 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 5 FEB 1903

Birth Location: Il., USA

Death Date: JUL 1981

Death Location: Quincy, Adams Co., Il., USA

Father: Oscar Pierson

Mother: Orsa DeWitt

Spouse(s): Iva Whitehead, Mary Johnson

Children(s):

Ray William Pierson was born in 1903 in Il., USA, the child of Oscar Pierson And Orsa Clair Dewitt. In 1910, Ray William Pierson was recorded in the census in Lee Twp., Brown Co., Il., USA. In 1920, Ray William Pierson was recorded in the census in Lee Twp., Brown Co., Il., USA. Ray William Pierson married Iva Marie Whitehead, Mary Ayene Johnson, and had children including Lillian Clair Pierson. Ray William Pierson passed away in 1981 in Quincy, Adams Co., Il., USA.

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Biography

  • Ray William Pierson was born in 1903 in Il., USA, the child of Oscar Pierson And Orsa Clair Dewitt.
  • In 1910, Ray William Pierson was recorded in the census in Lee Twp., Brown Co., Il., USA.
  • In 1920, Ray William Pierson was recorded in the census in Lee Twp., Brown Co., Il., USA.
  • Ray William Pierson married Iva Marie Whitehead, Mary Ayene Johnson, and had children including Lillian Clair Pierson.
  • Ray William Pierson passed away in 1981 in Quincy, Adams Co., Il., USA.

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Ray Pierson's Ancestors

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Ray Pierson
1903–1981
Birth Place: Il., USA
Parents
Oscar Pierson
1875–1946
Il., USA
Orsa (Clair) DeWitt
1875–1956
McKee Twp., Adams Co., Il., USA
Grandparents
William (G.) Pierson
Elizabeth (H.) Childers
William (Price) DeWitt
1847–1918
Scott Co., In., USA
Nancy (Jane) Carr
1856–1900
Locust Grove, Franklin Co., Ky., USA
Great-Grandparents
Price DeWitt
1798–1854
Sarah Albert
1802–1888
William Carr
Nancy Mayhall
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Peter DeWitt
–1841
Nancy Brown
George Albert
Asenath Skinner

Ray Pierson's Timeline

4 Records

1903
5 FEB 1903
Birth of Ray William Pierson in Il., USA
Il., USA
1910
25 APR 1910
Age 7
Ray William Pierson appeared in census in Lee Twp., Brown Co., Il., USA
Lee Twp., Brown Co., Il., USA
1920
2 JAN 1920
Age 17
Ray William Pierson appeared in census in Lee Twp., Brown Co., Il., USA
Lee Twp., Brown Co., Il., USA
1981
JUL 1981
Age 78
Death of Ray William Pierson in Quincy, Adams Co., Il., USA
Quincy, Adams Co., Il., USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 5 FEB 1903
    Event Place: Il., USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: JUL 1981
    Event Place: Quincy, Adams Co., Il., USA

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Census
    Event Date: 25 APR 1910
    Event Place: Lee Twp., Brown Co., Il., USA

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Census
    Event Date: 2 JAN 1920
    Event Place: Lee Twp., Brown Co., Il., USA

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