Martha Winifred Faison

(1873-1937)

At a Glance

Martha Faison was the sister of Mary Hicks Faison and Sallie Eliza Faison  who attended the Charlotte Female Institute. She worked as a shcool teacher.

Biographical Data

Important Dates

Martha Winifred Faison was born on February 28, 1873, in Faison. She died on November 20, 1937, cerebral hemorrhage, and was buried in Faison Cemetery.

Relatives

• Parents: Henry William Faison (1823-1885) and Martha Winifred Hicks (1832-1900).
• Siblings:
  • seven 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), Percy V. Faison (b. 1868) and William Miller Faison (1864-1953).
  • two sisters, Sallie Eliza Faison (1851-1939)  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).