City: Rogersville
PIERCE, Will., general insurance; born Rogersville, Tenn., March 1, 1879; French and Scotch-Irish decent; son of John M. and Helen L. (Caldwell) PIERCE; father, retired druggist; paternal grandparents Ezra Smith and Mary Eleanor (Sneed) PIERCE, maternal grandparents, Abel Pearson and Margaret (Dick) CALDWELL; educated at McMinn Academy; entered retail drug business in 1895 and engaged in same until 1911, when he became interested in general insurance; member of Knights of Pythias; Republican; elected Mayor of Rogersville, Feb. 12, 1904, for term of two years, again elected in 1910, which position he now holds; member of Presbyterian church.
Source: Who’s Who in Tennessee: A Biographical Reference Book of Notable Tennesseans of To-Day. Memphis: Paul & Douglas Co, 1911.
