Martin Luther Pierson (1830 - 1909)

Born 23 Oct 1830 in Bergen, Genesee, New York, United States

Ancestors

Died 9 May 1909 at age 78 in Mansfield, Richland, Ohio, United States

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Biography

When Martin Luther Pierson was born on October 23, 1830, in Bergen, New York, his father, Luther, was 30 and his mother, Sabrina, was 22. He married Sophronia Jane Deming on October 5, 1859, in Byron, New York. They had one child during their marriage. He died on May 9, 1909, in Mansfield, Ohio, having lived a long life of 78 years, and was buried in Byron, New York.

There is a direct ancestral relationship. Martin Pierson is the great, great, great, great grand son of Edward Elmer.

Edward is the fourth great grandfather of Martin

1. Martin is the son of Sabrina (Elmer) Pierson [unknown confidence]
2. Sabrina is the daughter of Eliakim (Elmer) Elmore [unknown confidence]
3. Eliakim is the son of David Elmer [unknown confidence]
4. David is the son of Jonathan Elmer DNA confirmed
5. Jonathan is the son of Samuel Elmer DNA confirmed
6. Samuel is the son of Edward Elmer DNA confirmed

This makes Edward the fourth great grandfather of Martin.

Birth

23 October 1830 • Bergen, Genesee, New York, USA ^[1]

Marriage

5 October 1859 • Martin married Sophronia Jane Deming in Byron, Genesee, New York, USA ^[1]

Children

Martin and Sophronia had children: ^[1]

1. Harry Martin Pierson 1872–1949

Death

9 May 1909 • Mansfield, Richland, Ohio, USA

Burial

11 May 1909 • Byron Cemetery • Byron, Genesee, New York, USA

Sources

• Elmore, Theodore James Family Memorials in Prose and Verse Published 1880 by Morning News Steam Printing House; Savannah, GA; Part 3, Section 1, Page 306-7

6. SABRINA ELMORE, youngest daughter of Eliakim and Lois Elmore, b. at Hartford, Conn., February 12, 1808. On March 23, 1825, at LeRoy, N.Y., m. Luther C. Pierson (who was b. at Killingworth, Conn., March 27, 1800, and d. Hannibal, Mo., November 25, 1862). They had issue (three in all), as follows:

- MARTIN L. PIERSON, b. Bergen, N.Y., October 23, 1830, m. Sophrona Jane Deming, at Byron, N.Y., October 5, 1859, and they had issue:

- Henry M. Pierson, b. Hannibal, Mo., May 27, 1872.

- JEROME S. PIERSON, second son of Luther C. and Sabrina Pierson, b. Bergen, N.Y., November 23, 1833, m. Louisa Jane Davis, at Hannibal, Mo., October 13, 1863. Louisa Jane (Davis) Pierson d. at Hannibal, Mo., March 28, 1872. They had issue:

- Minnie S. Pierson, b. Hannibal, Mo., December 3, 1865.

- LOIS MALVINA PIERSON, daughter of Luther C. and Sabrina Pierson, b. Bergen, N.Y., February 19, 1841, m. at Warsaw, N.Y., Wesley H. Loomis, of Champion, N.Y., April 28, 1858. They had issue (five in all), as follows:

- Lewis J. Loomis, b. Hannibal, Mo., June 14, 1860.

- Edwin Luther Loomis, b. Hannibal, Mo., August 2, 1865, and was drowned in the Mississippi river, July 31, 1879.

- Frederick Pierson Loomis, b. Hannibal, Mo., November 29, 1872.

- Effa DeEtta Loomis, b. Hannibal, Mo., October 5, 1877.

- Lora Elmore Loomis, b. Hannibal, Mo., October 26, 1879.

Acknowledgements

This biography was auto-generated by a GEDCOM import. Pierson-1116 was created by Robert Elmore through the import of Elmore.ged on Jan 8, 2015.

Note

This bio is just started and is begging for a closer family member to take over and add all the rest of the sources, facts and memories.

See Also

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Footnotes

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2} Family Memorials