Henry Martin Pierson, b: 1873 -

^{1908 Ford produces Model T}
^{1913 Edison invents movies w/sound}
^{1914 - 1918 World War I}
^{1929 The Great Depression begins}
^{1939 - 1945 World War II}

^{1867 Alaska Territory purchased}
^{1869 Transcontinental Railroad complete}
^{1879 Edison invents phono/light bulb}
^{1898 Spanish-American War}
^{1903 Wright brothers 1st plane flight}

^{1803 Louisiana Territory Purchased}
^{1805 Lewis and Clark reach Pacific}
^{1812 - 1814 War of 1812 with Britain}
^{1846 War w/Mexico,Calif & NM acquired}
^{1861 - 1865 Civil War, North vs. South}


		^{Jonathan Pierson}^{b.1795 Greenbrier Co., VA d.}

	^{Henry Pierson}^{b.1824 d.1881}	^{Elizabeth Given}^{b.1796 d.1873}

^{Henry Martin Pierson}^b.1873 d.

	^{Sarah Jane Rose}^{b.1824 d.1881}	^{Martha Persinger}^{b. d.}





^{Selena Tinney}^{b. d.}