James Hicks Faison

(1857-1887)

At a Glance

James Faison worked as a physician after attending University of North Carolina in the 1870s. He is the brother of Mary Hicks Faison and Sallie Eliza Faison , who both attended the Charlotte Female Institute.

Biographical Data

Important Dates

James Hicks Faison was born on October 13, 1857, in North Carolina. He died on January 25, 1887, and was buried in Faison Cemetery.

Relatives

• Parents: Henry William Faison (1823-1885) and Martha Winifred Hicks (1832-1900).
• Siblings:
  • six brothers, Albert Dewey Faison (1866-1871), Henry Elias Faison (1859-1945), Isham Rowland Faison (1855-1938), John Miller Faison (1862-1915), Percy V. Faison (b. 1868) and William Miller Faison (1864-1953).
  • three sisters, Sallie Eliza Faison (1851-1939) , Martha Winifred Faison (1873-1937) and Mary Hicks Faison (1853-1897).
• Others: Thomas Buckner Peirce (brother-in-law, 1847-1912), Henry Faison Peirce (nephew, 1874-1931), Margaret Hill Peirce (niece, 1876-1940), Wentworth Willis Peirce (nephew, 1878-1923), Thomas Buckner Peirce, Jr. (nephew, 1880-1859), James Hicks Peirce (nephew, 1882-1921), Isham Rowland Peirce (nephew, 1886-1913), Christopher Dudley Peirce (nephew, 1886-1972), Martha Winifred Peirce (niece, 1888-1943), Sarah F. Peirce (niece, 1890-1957), Anna Taylor Peirce (niece, b. 1892) and John Miller Peirce (nephew, 1893-1968).