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 […]