When William Frank Tise Sr was born on 10 October 1888, in Stokes, North Carolina, United States, his father, Joseph Jasper Tise, was 27 and his mother, Sarah Boggs, was 27. He married Louvie Kyle Rogers on 17 June 1920, in Guilford, North Carolina, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons. He lived in High Point Township, Guilford, North Carolina, United States for about 5 years. He died on 5 September 1964, in High Point, Guilford, North Carolina, United States, at the age of 75, and was buried in Davidson, North Carolina, United States.