Henry Elias Faison

(1859-1945)

At a Glance

Henry Faison worked as an attorney in North Carolina. He is the brother of Sallie Faison and Mollie Faison, who both attended the Charlotte Female Institute.

Biographical Data

Important Dates

Henry Elias Faison was born on December 4, 1859, in Sampson County, NC. He died on April 23, 1945, and was buried in Springvale Cemetery.

Relatives

• Parents: Henry William Faison (1823-1885) and Martha Winifred Hicks (1832-1900).
• Siblings:
  • six brothers, Albert Dewey Faison (1866-1871), 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).
  • 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).