Brief Life History of Autis Ethridge
When Autis Ethridge Pierson was born on 18 May 1898, in Franklin, Izard, Arkansas, United States, his father, Arthur Clarence Pierson, was 21 and his mother, Martha Lee Jones, was 17. He married Lue Anna Herron on 25 December 1922, in Izard, Arkansas, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons. He lived in Violet Hill, Izard, Arkansas, United States for about 5 years and Franklin Township, Izard, Arkansas, United States in 1950. He died on 2 October 1964, in Little Rock, Pulaski, Arkansas, United States, at the age of 66, and was buried in Violet Hill Cemetery, Violet Hill, Izard, Arkansas, United States.
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- Autis E Pierson, "United States 1950 Census"
- Autis Pierson, "United States, GenealogyBank Obituaries, Births, and Marriages 1980-2014"
- Autis Pierson, "Arkansas, County Marriages, 1837-1957"
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Name Meaning
English: variant of Pearson .
North German: patronymic from the personal name Pier, a variant of Peer, vernacular shortened form of Peter . Compare Peerson .
History: Born in Yorkshire, England, Abraham Pierson (1609–78) was the first pastor of the settlements at Southampton, Long Island, NY; Branford, CT, and Newark, NJ. He left his library of more than 400 books, one of the most extensive in the colonies, to his son Abraham, who was one of the first trustees of Yale College.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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