Margaret Hill Peirce

(1876-1940)

At a Glance

Margaret Pierce was the daughter of Sallie Eliza Faison  who attended the Charlotte Female Institute. She married the William Grayson Orme.

Biographical Data

Important Dates

Margaret Hill Peirce was born on November 30, 1876, in Duplin County, NC. She died on March 23, 1940, and was buried in Pinecrest Cemetery.

Relatives

• Parents: Thomas Buckner Peirce (1847-1912) and Sallie Eliza Faison (1851-1939) .
• Siblings:
  • seven brothers, Henry Faison Peirce (1874-1931), Wentworth Willis Peirce (1878-1923), James Hicks Peirce (1882-1921), Isham Rowland Peirce (1886-1913), Christopher Dudley Peirce (1886-1972), John Miller Peirce (1893-1968) and Thomas Buckner Peirce, Jr. (1880-1859).
  • three sisters, Martha Winifred Peirce (1888-1943), Sarah F. Peirce (1890-1957) and Anna Taylor Peirce (b. 1892).
• Uncles: Albert Dewey Faison (1866-1871), Henry Elias Faison (1859-1945), Isham Rowland Faison (1855-1938), James Hicks Faison (1857-1887), John Miller Faison (1862-1915), Percy V. Faison (b. 1868) and William Miller Faison (1864-1953).
• Aunts: Martha Winifred Faison (1873-1937) and Mary Hicks Faison (1853-1897).
• Others: Henry William Faison (grandfather, 1823-1885) and Martha Winifred Hicks (grandmother, 1832-1900).