William Irlo Pierson

1896 - 1975  (79 years)

• Name	William Irlo Pierson  [1, 2, 3]
  Birth	22 Jun 1896	Comanche County, Texas, USA   [2, 3]
  Gender	Male
  Death	26 Aug 1975	Plainview, Hale, Texas, USA   [2, 3]
  Burial	Strip Cemetery, Hale County, Texas, USA   [2]
  Person ID	I32429	A Tree Called Smith
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

  
  

  Father	William James Pierson,   b. 13 Jun 1866, Maury County, Tennessee, USA d. 19 Mar 1940, Abernathy, Hale, Texas, USA (Age 73 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Sarah Elizabeth Smith,   b. 14 Oct 1872, Texas, USA d. 8 Jun 1934, Lubbock, Lubbock, Texas, USA (Age 61 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	16 Jan 1887	Erath County, Texas, USA   [4, 5, 6]
  Family ID	F15769	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Maggie Ella Durham,   b. 12 Apr 1899   d. 23 Jun 1987, Hale County, Texas, USA (Age 88 years)
  Marriage	6 Sep 1914  [7]
  Children	1. Dee Wayne Pierson,   b. 18 Mar 1925, Abernathy, Hale, Texas, USA d. 27 Sep 2002 (Age 77 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   2. Joe William Pierson,   b. 25 Jun 1915   d. 7 Nov 1991, Tarrant County, Texas, USA (Age 76 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   3. Charley Walter Pierson,   b. 29 Nov 1919, Hale County, Texas, USA d. 14 Dec 2011, Dumas, Moore, Texas, USA (Age 92 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   4. Stella Mae Pierson,   b. 19 Aug 1916   d. 23 Feb 2018, Abernathy, Hale, Texas, USA (Age 101 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   5. Hulda C Pierson,   b. 21 Aug 1928, Hale County, Texas, USA d. 27 Jul 2013, Hale County, Texas, USA (Age 84 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   6. Elmer R Pierson,   b. 29 May 1923, Hale County, Texas, USA d. 22 Sep 1933, Hale County, Texas, USA (Age 10 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   7. Opal Marie Pierson,   b. 20 Jun 1926, Abernathy, Hale, Texas, USA d. 24 Dec 2001, Plainview, Hale, Texas, USA (Age 75 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   8. Billy Clayton Pierson,   b. 13 May 1935   d. 29 Jun 1968 (Age 33 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   9. Ethel Lee Pierson,   b. 12 Oct 1921, Hale County, Texas, USA d. 5 Oct 2007, Plainview, Hale, Texas, USA (Age 85 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   10. Virgal Irlo Pierson,   b. 21 Mar 1930, Petersburg, Hale, Texas, USA d. 23 Sep 2009, Lockney, Floyd, Texas, USA (Age 79 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F15768	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 22 Jun 1896 - Comanche County, Texas, USA Death - 26 Aug 1975 - Plainview, Hale, Texas, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Ancestors

  ~b PIERSON William I William Irlo Pierson

  
  

  People

  PIERSON-Maggie and William Maggie Ella Durham (1899-1987) and William Irlo Pierson (1896-1975) married 6 Sep 1914

  
  

• Sources

  [S8] Ancestry.com, U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT ; Date: 2015;). [S11598] Smith, Brooke Yarbrough, Find a Grave - Ancestor (Pierson): PIERSON William I, (Name: SmithLC.com;), PIERSON William Irlo. Maggie Durham and William Pierson married 6 Sep 1914 https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/12652915/william-irlo-pierson [S11599] Ancestry.com, Texas, U.S., Death Certificates, 1903-1982, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2013;), Texas Department of State Health Services; Austin Texas, USA; Texas Death Certificates, 1903–1982. Texas, U.S., Death Certificates, 1903-1982 Texas Department of State Health Services; Austin Texas, USA; Texas Death Certificates, 1903–1982 [S10672] Ancestry.com, Texas, U.S., Select County Marriage Records, 1837-1965, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2014;), Johnson County Clerk's Office; Denton, Texas; Smith County Marriage Records. [S11603] Smith, Brooke Yarbrough, Find a Grave - Ancestor (Pierson): SMITH Sarah Pierson, (Name: SmithLC.com;), SMITH Sarah Elizabeth Pierson 1872-1934. Sarah was the daughter of John David and Allie Holford Smith. She married William Pierson 14 October 1871 in Erath County, Texas. To this union were born six children. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/135917722/sarah_elizabeth_pierson [S10672] Ancestry.com, Texas, U.S., Select County Marriage Records, 1837-1965, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2014;). [S11600] Smith, Brooke Yarbrough, Find a Grave - Ancestor (Pierson): DURHAM Maggie Pierson, (Name: SmithLC.com;), DURHAM Maggie Ella Pierson 1899-1987. Maggie Durham and William Pierson married 6 Sep 1914 https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/12652916/maggie-ella-pierson