Obituaries
MARY PIERSON DIED
Owen County Leader, February 26, 1880
Sister Mary Pierson was born March 16, 1807. Died Saturday morning at five o'clock, February 14, 1880. Sister Pierson's maiden name was Mary Listen. She married Moses Pierson in the year 1826 and became the mother of 12 children, eight of whom are now living and four having died in early life. In 1840 the entire family charge fell upon her hands. On the 24th of July 1845, her husband fell a victim to yellow fever in the City of New Orleans where he had gone on a trading expedition in which he not only lost his life, but also his wife and children lost the money collected from his goods on consignment in the city where he so suddenly died. His circumstances were comparatively easy at home where he had made a good farm and a comfortable home. But leaving a wife and eight children to be provided for by a widowed mother it became necessary for her to change her comfortable home for one mainly unimproved and with her young children made a determined and successful contest for an honorable and competent living. Sister Pierson professed faith in Christ at the age of 18 and joined the Baptist church with her husband at Union Church. Her membership was transferred from there to Friendly Grove in Clay County, Indiana, and from there to Zions Mt., the name of the church where we have now met. When her children were grown and began to settle off in life, she chose to make her home with her youngest son, Taylor. She has been chronically diseased and a great sufferer for 25 years, at no time free from pain until about five o'clock last Saturday morning when she found a perfect release; her groans to be heard no more. Her health was worse last winter than common, and still worse this. About one week ago, lung fever set in that resulted in her death.
Submitted by Randi Richardson