Elizabeth Given, b: 1796 -

^{1861 - 1865 Civil War, North vs. South}
^{1867 Alaska Territory purchased}
^{1869 Transcontinental Railroad complete}
^{1879 Edison invents phono/light bulb}
^{1898 Spanish-American War}

^{1789 George Washington first president}
^{1803 Louisiana Territory Purchased}
^{1805 Lewis and Clark reach Pacific}
^{1812 - 1814 War of 1812 with Britain}
^{1846 War w/Mexico,Calif & NM acquired}

^{1740 Colony population = 1.5 million}
^{1754 - 1763 Anglo-French War}
^{1773 Boston Tea Party tax rebellion}
^{1775 - 1783 Revolutionary War}
^{1776 Declaration of Independence}


^{William C. Pierson}^b.1817 d.

^{Henry Pierson}^{b.1824 d.1881}

^{George Washington Pierson}^{b. d.1879}	^{Jonathan Pierson}^{b.1795 Greenbrier Co., VA d.}

^{Albert Pierson}^{b. d.}

^{Burton C. Pierson}^{b.1836 d.1901}			^{William Given}^b.1746 d.

^{Charlotte Pierson}^b.1827 d.		^{William Given}^b.1773 d.	^{Nancy Agnes Bratton}^{b. d.}

^{Virginia Pierson}^b.1819 d.	^{Elizabeth Given}^{b.1796 d.1873}

^{Mary Pierson}^b.1822 d.		^{Virginia Jane Frame}^{b. d.}

^{Evaline Pierson}^{b.1840 d.1926}