The History of Hendricks County (Chicago: Interstate Publishing, 1885)--Center Township, pages 532-533
Frank Pierson, druggist, of Danville, was born in Washington Township, Hendricks County, Indiana, July 30, 1856, a son of Isaac H. and Mary (Clark) Pierson. His mother died when he was an infant, and at the age of ten years he came with his father to Danville, where he attended the public school until he was fourteen years of age. At that age he began to provide for himself by working by the month, and when he was sixteen he began working in a saw-mill with his father during the summers and attending school in the winters till he was twenty years old. He then clerked in Indianapolis one year and in 1877 returned to Danville, where he was employed in John Misler's heading factory for a short time. Mr. Misler then placed him in his drug store as a clerk, where he was employed by him and by his successor, J.M. Roach, several months, when in August, 1878, he purchased the drug store of Mr. Roach and established his present business. He was married April 3, 1884, to Miss Madie McKee, of Center Township, Hendricks County. They have an infant daughter--Ruth Alice. Mr. Pierson is a Knight of Pythias and has passed all the chairs of Danville Lodge, No. 48, and is a member of the Grand Lodge of the State of Indiana.