William Miller Faison

(1864-1953)

At a Glance

William Faison was the brother of Sallie Eliza Faison  and Mary Hicks Faison who both attended the Charlotte Female Institute.

Biographical Data

Important Dates

William Miller Faison was born on September 9, 1864, in Sampson County, NC. She died on March 18, 1953, 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), James Hicks Faison (1857-1887), John Miller Faison (1862-1915) and Percy V. Faison (b. 1868).
  • 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).