William M. Pierson (1822 - 1883)

Born 23 Mar 1822 in Stafford, Genesee County, New York

Ancestors

Died 5 Feb 1883 at age 60 in Hot Springs, Garland County, Arkansas

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Biography

William was born in 1822.^[1] He was the son of Isaac Pierson and Pluma Freeman.

In 1865 he settled in El Paso and was a lawyer, and later a judge. In 1882 he built the Pierson Hotel^[2], which became a landmark hotel in El Paso. After his death, he left the bulk of his wealth to his nephew's widow and family - E. M. Bell and her 2 children Frank and Nellye. ^[3][4]

He passed away in 1883.^[1][5][6]

Life Story

From 1850 to 1853, he commanded steamers on the Mississippi and Ohio rivers. He moved to El Paso TX from 1857 to 1859. He then lived in Denver CO from 1859 to 1862 when he returned to El Paso TX for a short time. During the war from 1862 to 1865, he lived in San Antonio TX, returning to El Paso afterwards. In 1875 he moved to Grant County NM until moving back to El Paso in 1881 and built the Pierson Hotel.^[7][8]

Residence 1830 - Orangeville, Genesee Co, NY

US Census, 1830 in Orangeville, Genesee County, New York^[9]

Onesimus Hitchcock household

1 - Males - 5 thru 9: (William Pierson)

1 - Males - 10 thru 14: (Timothy Pierson)

1 - Males - 30 thru 39: (head Onesimus Hitchcock)

1 - Females - Under 5: (Harriet Pierson)

1 - Females - 5 thru 9: (Lucinda Pierson)

2 - Females - 10 thru 14: (Celina Pierson, Sarah Pierson)

1 - Females - 30 thru 39: (wife Pluma Hitchcock)

Residence 1850 - Orleans Parish, LA

US Census, 1850 in Orleans Parish, Louisiana^[10]

In the Nancy Burk household

Wm Pearson, 25, b NY

Residence 1860 - Platte Village, Arapahoe Co, KS

US Census, 1860 in Platte Village, Arapahoe County, Kansas Territory^[11]

Wm Pearson, 32, b NJ

• Note: Denver Colorado was part of Kansas Territory in 1860.

Residence 1880 - Georgetown, Grant Co, NM

US Census, 1880 in Georgetown, Grant County, New Mexico^[12]

Pierson, Wm M, 58, b NY

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} Find A Grave: Memorial #116366479. Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 18 January 2020), memorial page for William M. Pierson (1822–Feb 1883), Find A Grave Memorial no. 116366479, citing Evergreen Cemetery, El Paso, El Paso County, Texas, USA ; Maintained by Julia Cruz (contributor 48038195).
2. ↑ Picture of hotel from SMU collection, direct linked here.
3. ↑ Profile of AP Coles - El Paso Herald, El Paso, Texas, 11 Dec 1897, Page 8, clipping linked here.
4. ↑ Hotel fire article - El Paso Herald, El Paso, Texas, 14 Feb 1901, Page 4, clipping linked here.
5. ↑ Death notice - The Times-Picayune, New Orleans, Lousiana, 14 Feb 1883, page 3, clipping linked here.
6. ↑ Obituary - The Galveston Daily News, Galveston, Texas, 10 Feb 1883, page 2, clipping linked here.
7. ↑ Profile part 1 - El Paso Times, El Paso, Texas, 10 Jun 1881, page 8, clipping linked here.
8. ↑ Profile part 2 - El Paso Times, El Paso, Texas, 10 Jun 1881, page 8, cilpping linked here.
9. ↑ "United States Census, 1830," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHPN-PHR : 29 July 2017), Oesimus Hitchcock, Orangeville, Genesee, New York, United States; citing 221, NARA microfilm publication M19, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 90; FHL microfilm 17,150.
10. ↑ "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MCJ4-5Z7 : 4 April 2020), Wm Pearson in household of Nancy Burk, Orleans parish, part of, Orleans, Louisiana, United States; citing family 1619, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
11. ↑ "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M667-JLG : 19 March 2020), Wm Pearson, 1860.
12. ↑ "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MZTV-C92 : 5 September 2017), Wm M Puison, Georgetown, Grant, New Mexico, United States; citing enumeration district ED 17, sheet 378D, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 0802; FHL microfilm 1,254,802.