Annie Haywood Bryan Faison (née Badger) was born in North Carolina on April 4, 1841. Faison was twice a widow during the course of her adult life. Her first husband was Dr. William S. Bryan (1832-1869), and her second husband was Paul F. Faison (1840-1896). She died in Hickory (Catawba County), North Carolina, on November 18, 1898.